[OGD] Zyklon

Mr Mvhlmann wrote I know what zyklon means but comparing it the way you do to agent orange is stupid and adding your background information does not make it less stupid!! Uri Baruk France ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD)

Re: [OGD] Zyklon

A well thought out and controlled response Mr Baruk .I thought the background of this person added a interesting perspective to the discussion Stuart - Original Message - From: baruk [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Orchids@orchidguide.com Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 9:13 PM Subject: [OGD]

[OGD] ré Zyklon : Cyclone

For the uninitiated, the use of the name Cyclone for a roller coaster has a long history. When I was a lad my family spent summers in Coney Island. There was a venerable roller coaster named Cyclone. It is still there: http://www.robbiebecklund.com/pop.2122.cyclone.html Since the word

[OGD] invigoration of societies

Hi Does anyone know about an article/book or have usable information on how to invigorate an orchid society which have become stagnant, old and non-responsive? I think this is a huge problem all over the world and our committee would like to start withan endeavour to keep our society

[OGD] AW: Orchids Digest, Vol 7, Issue 125

Subject: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [OGD] WOC Website Competition Dear Colin, it is necessary to write more detailed about the winner of the Grand Champion with Calanthe sieboldii. The winner was benched by Franz Glanz - Wossner Orchideen, a well known cultivator and hybridizer from Unterwossen in the

[OGD] Cross Cultural Miss-Statements

Charles' eloquent reply follows this message to the OGD... Following 9/11 one of our group expressed the feeling felt by many that the United States had finally reaped it's harvest. It was poor timing (and most politically incorrect) but it did accurately reflect the deep seated feeling of many,

[OGD] rebut to ugly American

Way to go Charlie. Would that more on this list would think a little before punching up the old keyboard. Buzz ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com

[OGD] Re: Typos

In a message dated 3/16/05 5:18:54 AM, Sandra T Hardy writes: Wildcatt has a Phal. Mystik Golden Leopard Thanks, I found it. As I wrote in a subsequent message, sometimes you have to check both Wildcatt the RHS site. What gave me even more trouble is that it is misspelled all over the Web, so I

[OGD] Invigorating an O.S.

Frikkie who asked for useful information on: how to invigorate an orchid society which have become stagnant, old and non-responsive? There can be many reasons why your society has reached this stage. It is hard to address your specific problems, without knowing the details. The most

[OGD] Re: Invigoration

Frikkie, I do not have a book, but I do have some good suggestions. Here in the US, we have a few tactics to try to wake up orchid societies, and we are happily awaiting the results: 1. Blatant corruption of judges and officials. Have to keep up with the Smithes, you know. 2. Complete

[OGD] Fruits and seed dispersal

Michael Corn [EMAIL PROTECTED] queried thusly: I am curious whether anyone on OGD is aware of any literature or report that would indicate that germination of orchid seed, particularly for temperate zone terrestrial species, requires or is facilitated by passage through the gut of an

[OGD] A dynamic orchid society

Peter [Croezen] in his post 'Invigorating an O.S. provided many interesting remarks and suggestions. It could be said that any organization is as vigorous as the least dynamic of its members [A chain is only as strong as its weakest link]. I guess that one should keep in mind that learning

[OGD] Re: Best off-line -- Reaping Its Harvest

Title: Re: Best off-line -- Reaping Its Harvest on 3/16/05 10:18 AM, Gerald H Fisher at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Charles, Please believe that I did not mean to condone any unlawful act. I even have trouble with the Nuns blocking traffic at the School of the Americas. I only meant that the

[OGD] WOC Grand Champion Orchid

Olaf Gruss wrote: Dear Colin, it is necessary to write more detailed about the winner of the Grand Champion with Calanthe sieboldii. The winner was benched by Franz Glanz - Wossner Orchideen, a well known cultivator and hybridizer from Unterwossen in the south of Bavaria in Germany. Best

[OGD] Re: off topic issues

on 3/16/05 6:51 PM, Peter wrote: Charles, your response to Gerald H Fisher : It amazes me that statements like this can be made by anybody. anyone can take any event in which a few hundred individuals (or in other cases very many more) die, and making it seem as 'due and

[OGD] Peter, Peter, Peter

is extremely clear. I hope you include the USA's revenge attack on Afghanistan in your list of shameful events. Peter O'Byrne Singapore Sometimes it is better to keep silent and be thought a fool than open your mouth and leave no doubt. Buzz Windsong Orchids

[OGD] Vigorous and active orchid societies

God does not oblige the ignorant to learn until having obliged the learned to teach. ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com

[OGD] Thanks

Hi Folks, Thanks to those who responded to my query about Brachiada x Ada. I am now sure that it should be 'Brassia brachiata x Ada aurantiaca.' Somewhere along the way the Brassia has been left off and the brachiata has been mispelled. Thanks again Max. -- No virus found in this outgoing

[OGD] Vining habit in orchids

[EMAIL PROTECTED] spaketh thusly: Aaron [J. Hicks] wrote : vanillas are the only vining orchids. Some sources describe some species of the following genera as having a 'vining habit' : Angraecum, Arachnis, Barbosella, Cryptopus, Jumellea, Pelatantheria, Pleurothallis, Stelis,