Re: [OGD] Orchids Digest, Vol 8, Issue 220

Ed is away on vacation from 6/22 thru 7/3/05 and will not be able to retrieve email. Please be patient if you do not receive a response during that time. Thank you. ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/

[OGD] Lothar A. Braas

In 1984 Guido proposed the genus 'Braasiella' in Die Orchidee 35 (3)113-115. It was named for Lothar A. Braas. Does anyone know what the 'A' in the name stands for? icones ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.

[OGD] travelling to Ecuador

"Walter Off... His family has been in the orchid business for more than 80 years... Waldor Orchids... several times every year, Off goes off on trips to... places such as Hawaii and Florida, hunting for new lines to restock Waldor's Linwood greenhouses [New Jersey, US]. ... left earlier this wee

[OGD] vanilla

"As many as 5,000 pounds of vanilla beans from Madagascar, Tahiti, Mexico and other tropical countries are shipped weekly to the family owned Nielsen-Massey Vanillas plant in Waukegan [Illinois, US]. The beans are ground or milled into smaller pieces, processed into pure vanilla extract, bottle

[OGD] Desperate cry for (slug-) help

Hello everyone,   after losing my greenhouse 2 1/2 years ago I am forced to grow my collection mostly outside. This works reasonably well here in the favorable coastal California climate. Unfortunately I am now threatened by extinction due to slug domination. I have been fighting the good fig

Re: [OGD] Desperate cry for (slug-) help

Excerpt from Paphiopedia: Signs of their presence are holes in plant parts, flowers especially, thin glistening slime trails and pieces missing of the plant. Chemical Treatment: Iron phosphate, Metaldehyde Home Remedy: Fresh potato slices left on top of media overnight, or spread yogurt will att

[OGD] Steve Topletz

Hi Steve,   Please contact me off list. [EMAIL PROTECTED]   In the past four days I  have sent you several e-mails at [EMAIL PROTECTED]  and received no reply. I believe the e-mail address is proper.   peter ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@

[OGD] Autogamy in orchids - self-pollination by movement of the column.

I haven't been following OGD threads as diligently as in the past so excuse me if this has already been discussed. Someone asked me the other day about autogamy in orchids - particularly the Chinese orchid Holcoglossum amesianum which apparently has the ability to pollinate itself by the stipe movi

[OGD] Seedpod maturity

Dear all,I have selfed several of my orchids but have no idea how long before I can harvest them for flasking. Any info is kindly appreciated:-1. Dendrobium lowii2. Trichoglottis fasciata 3. Trichoglottis retusa4. Paphiopedilum exul5. Phalaenopsis parishii6. Dendrobium pachyanthumThanks in advance.

[OGD] Best Orchid nurseries?

Hi everyone,there are countless Orchid nurseries and it is difficult to choose.Now, a simple question: Which ones are considered the best for USA,  Europe etc.? Hauserman, Tropyflora??What are your recommendations and why. We are interested in top quality, pest and disease free species. Who shou

Re: [OGD] Orchids Digest, Vol 8, Issue 221

Ed is away on vacation from 6/22 thru 7/3/05 and will not be able to retrieve email. Please be patient if you do not receive a response during that time. Thank you. ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/

[OGD] Liparis

"Stephen Kemp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> queried thusly: >Does anyone know about the Liparis mentioned or of other taxa that has the >ability to self-pollinate by movement of the column? Not very helpful, I'm sure, but the species would be Liparis hawaiensis, one of three species na

[OGD] Plant suppliers

One way to check out plant sources is to use the following site: http://davesgarden.com/gwd/advanced.php?category=18&submit=Go&offset=0 I have favored suppliers that I have bought from regularly over the years. If you want to have additional information about them, please contact me directly.

Re: [OGD] Orchids Digest, Vol 8, Issue 221

> From: "Bettina Sohst" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [OGD] Desperate cry for (slug-) help > > Hello everyone, > > after losing my greenhouse 2 1/2 years ago I am forced to grow my > collection mostly outside. This works reasonably well here in the > favorable coastal California climate. Unfortu

Re: [OGD] autogamy

The Chinese discovery of an orchid that reproduces itself was reported not only in Nature, but in the Toronto Globe and Mail this week. This morning they also reported a thank you letter from a correspondent who suggested that the discovery has also enlightened the English language, although t