[OGD] would you mortgage your house to save orchids ? / UK

"a couple ... remortgaged their house three times to save a valley of orchids... John and Annette Bovington, from Sevenoaks, Kent, have ended up with nearly 100 acres of land after stepping in to save Magpie Bottom at Otford. ... The couple ... receive ... award from English Nature... The couple

Re: [OGD] Line drawing/description of Vanda coerulescens

Hi, I wish to thank all that have e-mailed me privately providing me with links and reference for the above. Very special thanks to Mr Peter O'Byrne who was very kind in providing me with a scan of the description and line drawing of both V. coerulea and V. coerulescens from a book which high

[OGD] Source for custom printed ID labels

Hi Julie, Having recently ordered some labels myself, I can highly recommend Woodland Creek Labels in Washington state. Their customer service was friendly and professional, and I am very pleased with the labels I received. Corinne can imprint logos and up to three lines of text on various size l

[OGD] Jim Comber passed away.

It is with great sadness that I inform you that Jim Comber passed away last Wednesday in Southampton at age 76, leaving behind wife Riam, son John and daughter Elizabeth. Jim was the author of "Orchids of Java" (1990) and "Orchids of Sumatra" (2001). Peter O'Byrne

Re: [OGD] Polycarbonate Source?

>Can anyone suggested a quick, reliable source of good quality >clear twin-wall polycarbonate, not too far from Virginia? Try www.farmtek.com ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_or

[OGD] Polycarbonate Source?

Can anyone suggested a quick, reliable source of good quality clear twin-wall polycarbonate, not too far from Virginia?  This is for use in the construction of a new large home greenhouse, and cost is a consideration. As it will be delivered by truck freight, we are looking for a reputable source

Re: [OGD] Neogardneria

Tell him to look in IPNI and the RHS registration site. Orchidaceae Neogardneria Schltr. ex Garay in Orquideologia. 8 (l): 32 (1973). Links hybridparent of: Orchidaceae × Fisherara J.M.H.Shaw Orchid Rev. Suppl., 111(1254): 95 (2003). hybridparent of: Orchidaceae × Zygoneria hort. in Orchid Rev.

[OGD] anoectochilus lowii = Macodes lowii

Dear OGD's, In working on IOSPE [www.orchidspecies.com] I have run into a boondoggle on Anoectochilus lowii Kew says /Anoectochilus// lowii/ E.J.Lowe, Beaut. Leaved Pl.: 81, f. 40 2: 1492 (1868 = /Macodes// lowii/ (E.J.Lowe) J.J.Wood, Orchid Digest 48: 155 (1984 W3 Tropicos says /Anoectochilus