[OGD] hallucinogenic ethnobotanicals

Actually, the solution to Peyote nausea is an enema, rather than a suppository. they have actually found Mayan (I believe...I may be wrong and they could be Aztec) engravings of people getting enema's. I also recall at least one college friend who enthused about peyote enema's.However, the nau

[OGD] full moon

Everybody take a break. There's a full moon, and it seems that everyone is under its influence. 1. The WOC is over, and we can't do anything to change whatever happened there. Get over it. 2. Andy will opine at will, and we can't do anything about it. Get over it. 3. Kathy will tilt at win

[OGD] Phalaenopsis gigantea : leaf / petal

Wolfgang [H. Bandisch] : You wrote : "Did you actually read and understand the quoted news item?" Yes. You wrote : "It is complete and utter nonsense". Your opinion. You wrote : "such 'news' should not be circulated on this forum". You need to explain. You wrote : "The author of the quoted article

[OGD] Sheesh

Bonfire of the Vanities! Clash of the Titan egos! Give it a rest folks. You people are diminishing yourselves to being almost invisible to those of us who are just interested in orchids. Buzz Windsong Orchids ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@o

[OGD] Open Mouth Insert Bare foot Again!

Kind readers,   I do apologize to you all & Andy in particular for using a term some would find offensive. My grandma used it regularly as a term for a mishief maker/stirrer upper! I get exasperated sitting down to read a couple weeks worth of the OGD & finding so much sniping & I should learn to

[OGD] Re: Thermometer/Hygrometer

I don't know if this will help, but ...  I have a simple dial type hygrometer which I calibrated by sticking it in a glass jar with some wet moss, putting on the lid and waiting a couple hours.  At the end of this time I twisted the dial so it read as high as it would go (about 95% RH) and th

Re: [OGD] a gigantic Phalaenospis...

Viateur, Did you actually read and understand the quoted news item? It is complete and utter nonsense and such 'news' should not be circulated on this forum. The author of the quoted article obviously does not even know the difference between petal and leaf. More here: http://www.phalaenopsis.n

[OGD] Oncidium cebolleta / a note of thanks

Thanks to Aaron J. Hicks for sharing a copy in PDF format of the article F.R.Stermitz, T.R.Suess, C.K.Schauer, O.P.Anderson, and R.A.Bye, Jr., "New and Old Phenanthrene Derivatives from Oncidium cebolleta, A. Peyote-Replacement Plant", J. Nat. Prod., 46, 417-423 (1983). *** Aaron's collabor

[OGD] rare orchid species found in Malaysia

"The Loagan Bunut Lake is home to a ... a new type of orchid ... This lake is a treasure trove of unique animals and plants, many of which cannot be found anywhere else in the world. ... A joint expedition conducted by the Forest Research Institute of Malaysia, the United Nations Development Prog

[OGD] Vandaceous Medals in Dijon.

Title: Vandaceous Medals in Dijon. Despite some online comments to the contrary, it certainly appears to me that two Gold Medals were awarded in the Vandaceous section in Dijon. As both trace to South Florida, I can only feel this bodes well for an outstanding display from this group of orchi

[OGD] FW: Dr. Oakeley's comments.

Title: Message                 -Original Message-From: Andrew Easton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 1:16 PMTo: Andy EastonSubject: Fw: Dr. Oakeley's comments.   - Original Message - From: Andrew Easton To: Orchids@orchidguide.com Cc: [EMAIL PROT

[OGD] Robert Fuchs' Response

Dear OGD Subscribers, Now that I have returned from the 18WOC and France, I want to clarify some issues that have been bandied-about here in the past week or so, especially as my name has come up on several occasions. First, with respect to Bert Pressman's allegations of improprieties before and

[OGD] Rectification Committee.

Title: Rectification Committee. Bert, Can you list the people on this committee? I have seen the list and I felt they were widely experienced judges from a broad cross spectrum. I think you are trying to evade my earlier questions. Were you a judge in good standing of the SFOS at the time o

[OGD] Phalaenopsis gigantea

Hi Viateur,   My comments were not directed at your post, but at the article you provided a link to.   I should have read your entire post, which I did not. Sorry.   Peter ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.co

RE: [OGD] Need Help

Jose, I can photocopy the article and send it to you if you'd like. If someone else has online access, that might be easier. Let me know off-list ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). Cheers, Kathryn Kathryn Theiss Research Intern Institute for Plant Conservation Chicago Botanic Garden -Original Messa

[OGD] Phalaenopsis gigantea J.J. Sm.

Thanks Peter [Croezen] for your note of appreciation. Glad to know that you found the article interesting. ** You wrote : "Not trying to be critical, but the name (Phalaenopsis Gigantia) is spelt wrong" 1) No problem with being critical, as long as you remain courteous and respectful as

[OGD] Phalaenopsis gigantea articles

Hi Viateur,   Thanks for the link to the article about Phalaenopsis gigantea.    Not trying to be critical, but the name (Phalaenopsis Gigantia)  is spelt wrong; the article carries no picture of this huge plant; the reporter appears not to know difference between petal and leaf.   Here is a

[OGD] Fuchs and Dijon, OGD V7#146

Sheldon, Fuchs did not exactly "...clean up at Dijon with his Vandas."  At the end of the regular round of judging, three Vanda awards were given, including a gold to Martin Motes, Fuchs' South Florida rival, for best Vanda in Show [V. Blue Grig x V. Arjuna], a bronze to Motes for V. Motes T

[OGD] Taiwan orchid production to grow 10-fold

"Taiwan's annual orchid production has exceeded US$100 million and is expected to grow by 10-fold in five years ... Taiwan's orchid exports have been growing at an annual rate of more than 50 percent..." source and complete news item : http://english.www.gov.tw/index.jsp?action=cna&cnaid=7996 **

[OGD] Kathy Creger.

Title: Kathy Creger. Kathy, Have never met you, really could care less whether I ever do or not. If you are Pleurothallid nut, maybe I would suggest leaving out the adjective! But, different strokes for different folks. All I would be interested in with the Paph. rothschidianum was whether

[OGD] Need Help

In traking a copy of the article or the publication. Classification of Orchidaceae in the Age of DNA data Author: Mark W. Chase Source: Curtis's Botanical Magazine, February 2005, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 2-7(6) TIA Jose ___ the OrchidGuide Digest

[OGD] Taiwanese orchids

"According to... the Taiwan External Trade Development Council, Taiwan has recently become the world's No. 1 orchid producer, with nearly a quarter of all orchids sold globally having at least started out as seedlings in Taiwan. ... The 2005 Taiwan International Orchid Show is taking pla

[OGD] a gigantic Phalaenospis...

"rare orchid variety back from near extinction ... the Phal. Gigantia variety [Phalaenopsis gigantea, a species...] of orchid from Southeast Asia, which was on the brink of extinction, has been successfully nurtured and grown by Chen Lung-hui, who has won an agricultural award in Tainan County f

[OGD] endangered bird threatens Tasmanian orchids

"Lyrebird [also called Native Pheasant] ... is becoming a pest in Tasmania's world heritage area. The lyrebird is not native to Tasmania but it is protected and cannot be culled. In the 1930s it was brought over from Victoria where foxes were threatening to wipe out the species. Since then, the