[OGD] from Venezuela for Jay

DEAR JAY congratulations from Venezuela Many times your great pictures have been a great help solving ID problems Keep the good work your fan julie, caracas, venezuela ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.co

[OGD] maturation time for Phaius seed capsules

Hi folks I need to find out the maturation time for green pod seed retrival for Phaius tankervilleae. The flower was fertilized middle of February and the capsule is growing nicely. We will try to plant the seeds under sterile lab conditions. Appreciate any information julie cabonell, caracas, NO

[OGD] on the matter of Mtssa.

Google did I nothing did find! That is why I asked what a Mtssa. is. Many kind souls have answered, from all corners of the world. My thanks to all. Julie, Caracas, the rainiest place on earth bar none! ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidg

[OGD] What is a Mtssa.?

Dears Just bought a seedling by the name of Mtssa. C.M. Fitch "Hilo Triple Lip" and I have tried to find what Mtssa. stands for (I have done my homework!)  but so far no luck. So I am wondering if some kind soul woud have an answer. TYK julie, caracas, venezuela _

[OGD] Fw: Let's be careful

DEAR FOLKS!  As a reminder for the new year I am taking the liberty to post on the OGD this e-mail received from my other "LIST"and passion, water plants. HAPPY GROWING and lots of flowers for 2006 julie, caracas, venezuela   - Original Message - From: Kit Knotts To: Adventure Sent

[OGD] systemic fungicide

DEAR folks! It is still raining hard and copious here in Caracas. I am very sorry that I can not send post haste them very heavy clouds to my good friend Colin in Australia. THEREFORE as all good advice given so far by my dear OGDers has already been applied, I took myself yesterday to one of

[OGD] on the deleterious effect of constant rain!

Hi FOLKS! The info on Epi. ciliare was very helpful, thanks to all. NOW I need info on a systemic fungicide that will work on Pythium. This black mold is killing my Vandas as it has killed many of my Phalaenopsis. All because of the constat rain that keeps falling, day in and day out, every week,

[OGD] Two or three?

Hi folks! I have a question: How many types of Epidendrum ciliare are there? I have three different plants that show the same spiderlike flowers 1. Very old plant from my father´s garden that has single long leaves and the flower branch is the same size of the leaf. I think this plant could have

[OGD] gaudy=Gaudi

HI FOLKS! regarding Iris´s recent  posting: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]In a message dated 10/2/05 12:27:55 PM, Dot writes:Does the word "gaudy" have meaning here?   Just for the heck: Does anyone know if this word comes from the name of a famous early 20th century Spanish architect from Barcel

[OGD] Searching for Graf

Dear Mary Lou >From Plantio La Orquidea´s web page the following info: for Henrique Graf e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: 58 212 9637731 Fax: 58 212 9612863 s-mail Adress:Aerocav # 1567 P.O. Box 02-5304, Miami, Florida, 33102-5304 http://www.plantiolaorquidea.com/home.asp?lengua=Ing julie, caracas

[OGD] galvanized iron

Hi folks! It seems there is always something new to learn about old stuff. For the past thirty years I have been using pins, hangers and hooks made from regular galvanized iron but at the monthly meeting of our SOEM we were told never to use metal baskets or metal anythings because the metal oxidi

[OGD] for Leon at Hoosier Orchid

Dear Leon Three weeks ago on my last trip north I ordered from your catalog (Julie Carbonell, Weston Fl, 33327) some plants, among them your cross Sl. Jinn x Encyclia edithiana because it is something different and I like to grow and flower the odd plant. Now it is home in Venezuela, not yet in th

[OGD] bear with me, pls

Dear and patient friends Sometime ago I asked this forum about the name of a cross and Prem Subrahmanyam kindly gave me the right answer. Now I need to know what is a cross between a Sl. (Jinn) and an Encyclia (edithana) named and also I need the address of the RHS on-line database so that I can

[OGD] back home

dear folks Now that I am back in ccs and my babies are safe I would like to say MUCHAS GRACIAS to those who have answered my queries about you know what (I have been advised not the mention any names!) julie ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orc

[OGD] Blc. x Epi.?

Please, what is a cross between a Blc. (Helen Brown) and an Epi. (ciliare) called? TYK julie, caracas ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com

[OGD] Neobenthamia gracilis

Dears Ray and Prem TYK. It indeed is Neobethamia gracilis and the picture in http://www.orchidspecies.com/neobgracillus.htm shows exactly a plant similiar to the one from which I was given the keiki TANZANIA! This shows how small the world really is. Now Neo. gracilis is growing wild in gardens i

[OGD] catch roots and Catasetinae

To all and sundry Just a remainder, Catasetums also produce catch roots and they are starting to flower here in Caracas, with the C. mossiae that have run wild. so nice to read and write about orchids, for a change! julie, caracas, venezuela ___ the Or

[OGD] Orchid Express

Dear folks here is the link to the exhibit Orchid Express presented by the Smithsoniam which I forgot to post. http://www.gardens.si.edu/orchidshow2005/index_train.htm julie, caracas ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orch

[OGD] National Arboretum USA orchid show

Dear folks NO offense intended! I would like to POLITELY ask this forum if someone has visited the orchid show that runs to May 1st at the Smithsonian´s National Arboretum, Washington, DC. Please pardon if I have inadvertently stepped on any sensitive toes. You can never be too careful when you wri

[OGD] species ID: who has the last word?

ORCHID FOLKS pardon my ignorance but: is there a higher authority in the matter of species identification?Who has the last word?   julie, caracas, venezuela   ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/lis

[OGD] Muchas gracias

To all who answered my query about ghost orchids: MUCHAS GRACIAS julie, caracas, venezuela ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com

[OGD] ghost orchid

Dear folks!   Just saw Mike Owen´s interesting tour in search for the ghost orchid at http://www.floridastateparks.org/fakahatcheestrand/default.asp   http://www.floridastateparks.org/fakahatcheestrand/photos/ghost_orchid9.exe   and I´ve  decided I want to try to grow it.   Will someone know w

[OGD] Re: Orchids Digest, Vol 7, Issue 38

- Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 7:05 AM Subject: Orchids Digest, Vol 7, Issue 38 Send Orchids mailing list submissions to Orchids@orchidguide.com To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://orchidguide.com/mailman/

[OGD] B. nodosa

Dear orchidnuts Wishing all a happy and floriferous new year! I have three plants of Brassavola nodosa. Two are regular size, the other much larger altogether, which I have as B. nodosa var. grandiflora. Is it a different species? The smaller plants   come from Cozumel, Mexico and Lara, Vene

[OGD] ROTFLMAO

you guys (like my american grandkids call me) in PLAIN English pls. what is: ROTFLMAO and LOL another good thing about the OGD it increases my knowledge of English j.ccs ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/l

[OGD] curiosity killed the cat, in a light vein

A little knowledge can be a dangerous thing. and curiosity killed the cat! BUT Things I find on the OGD that picque my curiosity What is a: http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com

[OGD] 10º latitude north

On Cattleyas and daylight Since I live here (Caracas, Venezuela, Latitude 10º N) I see the days lengthen from January on to June when they start getting shorter come December when it is dark still at more or less 6:00 am and the sun sets around 6:00 pm, twelve hours daylight being the shortest d

[OGD] a very enlightened julie

DEARS that took the time to explain and teach me the "strange" (for lack of another word) use of Latin in botanical nomenclature THANK YOU ALL I once wrote on the matter of Dr. Guido Braem: - Original Message - From: "Juli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAI

[OGD] Papilio luteum?

DEAR Steve Thanks for the alacrity 1. the picture smashing but the Papilio alba not http://www.sdahldtp.com/papilioalba.jpg Correct me if I err but is it not album (singular) alba (plural) Latin for white? and this Papilio is very yellow would it be more correct to call it Papilio ... v. luteum? 2.

[OGD] papilio alba and a dumb question

DEARS on Saturday, July 10, 2004 10:52 AM I wrote: Dear Folks 1. Since I´ve never seen in the flesh or otherwise a papilio alba would some kind soul direct me to a picture. 2. A dumb question: do deposits (from fertilizer or pesticides) on leaves impede photosynthesis or respiration? eternally gr

[OGD] DITTO

From: "marianne.fleurimont" To: "Rob" From "Julie, CCS" To: "Rob" DITTO if you or anyone on the list needs any paper to which I have access, copywright or not, I will provide as I have done so far. ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [EMAIL PROTECTED] ht

[OGD] Stanhopea x Coryanthes

Dear Folks A rainy Sunday afternoon in Caracas and as I enter in my log the new plants just arrived from Carter and Holmes, a problem has arisen in the matter of this new (for me) cross: Stanhopea x Coryanthes What is the genus for this plant? Has someone grown this cross? Need output! Julie, Ca

[OGD] pls MERIDA not MIRIDA

Dear Charlie (Baker) Your advise on climatic conditions for Cyrtochilum meirax are just the thing but I have noticed in several postings that people tend to misspell MERIDA, writing MIRIDA instead. Merida is the capital city and the State of the same name high in the Venezuerlan Andes. A beautifu

[OGD] on George Norris

on George Norris I think the Feds really and truly went overboard in sentencing Norris to 18+ months in a Fed prison Can he appeal? Somewhere from my dim past a song from The Mikado (?) comes to my mind MAKE THE PUNISHMENT FIT THE CRIME What next? The firing squad? julie ccs, venezuela ___

[OGD] for Iris and Simon

Dear Iris ty for: Zonitoides arboreus more ty for: The Typographic Error I took the liberty to copy and send to many in my life .The remainder of the issue May be clean as clean can be, But that typographic error Is the only thing you see. I could add http://lists.orchidguide.com/mailman/l

[OGD] BUSH SNAILS

dear orchidfolks on Yahoo BUSH SNAILS Search Results Results 1 - 20 of about 78,100 for bush snails. what are bush snails? I have no time to look at 78,100 entries (besides I am too lazy) if you give the latin cognomen I will look it up (the only snails I have live on the underside of the pads of

[OGD] hurricane Frances

Dear folks in Florida For those of you in the path of Frances godspeed and good luck julie, caracas, venezuela ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids

[OGD] Brassavolas in general

for Paul on flowering Brassavola Nodosa and other Brassavolas Not only do they need strong ligh and lots of it and for a longer period than other species, also they like dry medium and lots of humidity. I have seen nodosas growing on palm tree trunks in Isla Mujeres, Yucatan. The year Kennedy was

[OGD] The Mystic Rose

Cher Viateur you have asked: it is too late ? You could pray to the Virgin who is making the rounds in Venezuela. the Rosa Mistica (the Mystic Rose). She seems to be able to intercede in human problems (beware: not in politics, that is not her field) so who knows, she may willing to le

[OGD] saludos bolivarianos but no orchid emblem

on orchids as emblems (cities etc.) Cher Viateur http://lists.orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids

[OGD] C.. mossiae: Venezuela´s national flower

Cher Viateur You have asked for news on orchids as city flowers. Does an orchid that stands for a country qualify? C. mossiae who grew wild in our Avila Mountains in Caracas before Mrsss Xx of England and neighboring places intervened, is our national flower. julie, Caracas, Venezuela

[OGD] SCISTOSOMA MANSONI

DEAR FOLKS BEWARE!!!1 I have been reading about leeches and assorted nasties BUT Scistosoma mansoni is in a different league >From: Phil Diamond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Even in Australia, leeches are part and parcel of a rainforest walk. And >in Sabah, if you went into the water, there a

[OGD] OUR LOSS

Dears What a shame that Guido had to leave again! OUR LOSS julie carbonell caracas, venezuela ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids

[OGD] Orquideas Nativas del Tachira

dears all and sundry "Orquideas Nativas del Tachira" What a wonderful book! A must for any orchid library or orchid nut The amount of information is awesome, well written and concise, easy to understand even for those who have no knowledge of Spanish. The pictures, quite good, with excellent true c

[OGD] Man Gets 21 Months for Smuggling Orchids

SAD NEWS http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&ncid=519&e=21&u=/ap/2004 0727/ap_on_re_us/orchid_smuggling_1 ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids

[OGD] New Vanda species; peppermint candy lollipops!

Re: New Vanda species Peter, Scrumptious flowers. Reminded me of red and white peppermint candy lollipops. The sort we use for decorations on Christmas trees. Congratulations julie, caracs, venezuela ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[OGD] alba papilio and an idiotic question

Dear Folks 1. Since I4ve never seen in the flesh or otherwise a papilio alba would some kind soul direct me to a picture. 2. An idiotic question: do deposits (from fertilizer or pesticides) on leaves impede photosynthesis or respiration? eternally grateful julie, in caracas