Category: Orchid Doctor

ORCHID GROWERS: Ten Commandments for Them

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago 1.Learn basic culture. 2.Provide proper facilities. 3.Watch for creeping obsolescence. 4.Learn about diseases and pests . 5.Buy good stock . 6.Learn the names and watch the labeling. 7.Be aware of ... Read More

ORCHIDS AFTER OWNER'S DEATH: Think About it Now

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Add a codicil to your will; request your local orchid society to sell your plants at a commission, with the proceeds to go to your family estate. A66-808 Read More

ORCHIDS EVER AFTER: A Form of Conservation

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Mount a sign in every greenhouse stating they need expert care and in case of death get in touch with the secretary of the Orchid Society of Great Britain. OR86-17 Read More

ORCHIDS: Description

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago They are monocotyledons, the flowers have three sepals, two of which may combine to form a large dorsal sepal as in paphiopedilums, and three petals, two of which are alike and one modified into a ... Read More

ORCHIDS: International Trade

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Its control through international cooperation; history; CITES and how it is implemented in Australia and elsewhere; documentation; protected species listed; progress reported; refer to AU84-252 Read More

ORCHIDS: Largest

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago It is GrammatophyHum wallissii and the clone 'Burnham' is listed as such in Guiness Book of records. AU85(4)-38 relationship with insects = in addition to aspects of pollination, there are other sy... Read More

ORCHIDS: Leafless, Listed

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago For the names and some cultural remarks, refer to Orquideoiogia (Colombia) 1982, 227 Read More

ORCHIDS: Starting Your Own Hybrids

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Start with a plan, learn the mechanics of pollenization, remov ing the pod, flasking, etc., all briefly noted. OD87-61 Read More

ORCHIDS: Symbiosis with Fungi

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago They exchange vitamins and parts of their molecules; seeds release para-aminobenzoic acid and thiamine, at least the thiazole moiety, providing vitamins to the fungi; Rhizoctona fungus releases nia... Read More

ORCHIDS: What They Are and What They Do

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago An overview of the family with all their many remarkable features highlighted in the inimitable Dunsterville style. A86-604 Read More