"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 week on... the orchid adventure...
... on a trip in which the 10 or so other travelers are all orchid extremists some of them Off's fellow judges for American Orchid Society competitions... species of orchids... 3,000 of them are native to Ecuador. The members of his trip have permits to collect [?] 750 individual orchid plants in their travels through the country" source : http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/story/6457060p-6312287c.html ********* Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
