> Phragmipedium kovachii seedlings purchased without a legal certificate are
> likely illegal, propagated from mature plants smuggled into North America.
I think the above statement is a bit misleading. There are other sources
of legal kovachii seedlings. To say that only those sold by vendor
Peter O'Byrne who writes:
>This would indeed be prudent, because the authorities are indeed
>preparing to act. Page 265 of the current (Sept-Oct 2007) edition of
>The Orchid Review contains the following warning:
>"it is common knowledge that in addition to INRENA certified P.
>kovachii plants,
Dear OGD's
Aerangis is a great genus, 54 different, mostly small to tiny plants with
large, often many flowers that also can be quite fragrant. Generally the genus
has white flowers but there are species with cream, and green colored flowers.
One popular species, A luteo-alba var rhodistica h
" "Orchids to Know and Grow"...
a 312-page softcover book from University Press of Florida...
co-written by Thomas J. Sheehan and Robert J. Black,
... illustrated by the late Marion Ruff Sheehan"
URL : http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20070922/REALESTATE/709220606
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Dear all,
thank you very much for all the answers you've sent me, it was impressing.
If I'm not mistaking the orange Coelogyne was bought at the Popow Nursery in
Germany, but I have to check that with the owner. As soon as I'm sure I'll
let you know. And yes, it is amazingly pretty.
The names I
Snap! Hook, line and sinker! *G*
K Barrett
N Calif, USA> The question was asked, "Who is Alfredo Manrique?"[snip]
> peter
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In OGD V9, #297, Peter Croezen gave the following advice:
"If customers decide to sell their legal Phragmipedium kovachii
seedlings within North America, it would be prudent for them to supply
each purchaser with a photocopy of their own legal certificate, write
the name of purchaser and number o
"John Anthony Carbone (18651946) had been growing roses since 1888.
Carbone, who would gain fame as the Orchid King of the West, was born in
Turin, northern Italy. His father was a gardener, and young Giovanni worked
with plants from an early age. In an interview he gave in 1937, Carbone
said
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