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In FLASK.
Anoectochilus formosanus

Anoectochilus formosanus varigata
Bulbophyllum fletcherianum
Dendrobium amabile (Bronckartii) Photo right
Oncidium flexuosum
Oncidium gardnerii
Oncidium eurycline
Oncidium ottonis

In PLANTS . Dossinia marmorata vay Dayii, Cheirostylis cochinchinense. Paphiopedilum lowii "Sumatra"

Ready to replate.
Angraecum magdalenae var latilabellum
Paph lowii x rothschildianum. Paph Julius.
Oncidium incurvum
Trichoglottis ionosma
Laelia harpophylla aurea x self
Catasetum pileatum white x red

Culture . An Orchid Giant.

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Photos in this edition. Dendrobium amabile above. Below Bulbophyllum fletcherianum. Items in this Newsletter may be reproduced provided source acknowledged. Do you know any orchid growers who may like to receive this newsletter? Why not forward this email to them now! We commend "Orchids Online Web Design" for the excellent work on our web site. For information or prices click here or email Steve at steve@orchidsonline.com Steve is looking for Orchid Society and Orchid Nursery Information to include on his site. If you can help, why not visit his website at http://www.orchidsonline.com.au/ and fill in the online form now New in Flask. Anoectochilus formosanus. Jewel orchid. Heavy shade grower in a shallow tray or pot using coarse gravel and leafmould or perlite plus fine bark. Dont allow to dry out and in winter keep just damp, not wet. Anoectochilus formosanus varigata. This is also green with silver veins, but the edges of the leaves are yellow. Bulbophyllum fletcherianum. A robust grower, requires a good sized container, pot or basket. with a rich media that should also drain well. It needs to be kept damp but not soggy wet. New Guinea Dendrobium amabile (Bronckartii). Previously known as Dend bronckartii, and one of the parents of Dend mousmee. Also known as Dend furcatum. Oncidium flexuosum. A Brazilian species that likes a totem pole or similar to clamber up. Large panicles of many bright yellow flowers much like a smaller Oncidium varicosum. Grow warm to intermediate with lots of sunlight and water and fertiliser when in new growth. Oncidium gardnerii. A cooler Brazilian grower with large gold and rich brown flowers. A small slab or small well drained pot is required. Oncidium eurycline. A seldom seen Brazilian species with yellow flowers and tan brown sepals and petals. Intermediate grower, small pot or a slab with extra water. Oncidium ottonis. A select variety of Oncidium concolor, which produces spikes of large showy all yellow flowers enmass.Typical Oncid requirements, an intermediate grower from Brazil. Top New in Plants. Dossinia marmorata var Dayii, a beautiful jewel orchid. This seems to grow better with 3 plants together in a small pot using a mix of perlite and fine bark. Cheirostylis cochinchinense. Another velvet leafed jewel orchid also in perlite. The leaves are a velvety green with just a touch of lighter feathering along the midrib. Paphiopedilum lowii "Sumatra" a handsome slipper orchid with large showy flowers. A few flowering size plants are growing well in both spaghnam, isolite mix and bark, isolite mix. Top Ready to Replate. Angraecum magdalenae var latilabellum. A Madagascan species, dwarf compact plant with large waxy white flowers, very fragrant. Best grown in a small pot or basket, an intermediate grower in moderate shade with good air movement.
Paphiopedilum lowii x rothschildianum. Paph Julius.White, striped purple, broader purple petals. Paph Julius
Oncidium incurvum. A cool to intermediate grower from Ecuador. The flowers are in short many flowered racemes and are pink. A small pot with a well drained media and a fairly shady spot is required.
Trichoglottis ionosma. A species from Taiwan, Formosa. This is a charming easy to grow species, under warm to intermediate conditions. A well drained pot or basket is required as this species does not climb. and lots of sunlight.
Laelia harpophylla aurea x self. A Brazilian species, this is a selfing of a more yellow coloured form.
Catasetum pileatum white x red. Two colour forms, so expect ivory with redpurple spots or blotches. Species highlighted are links to photos. More photos at   www.speciesorchids.com/photos.html Top Culture. An Orchid Giant I was a wide eyed youth when I first visited Chas. He was an avid collector, worked in the railways and knew the local North Queensland native orchids and their habitats. Collected Rosenstromies from the Spec, a quid each, and bought species from Indonesia and New Guinea, where he had spent time in the 30's.    One of his cherished plants was an astounding plant to inexperienced eyes, huge leaves to a metre ( three feet plus then) long, huge round bulbs and a story to go with it. The species grows in the ravines of New Guinea, on the rock faces, in the mud and mulch of crevices where water almost continually seeped or ran, depending on the almost nightly rainfall. Chas was a little vague on how he got them, before the War, but had cherished it for years and ended up with 2 or 3 plants. More years ago than I like to remember, Chas retired to southern Queensland and decided to leave the tropical orchids behind. His phone call and offer of the huge plants promptly transfered them to my orchid house, and an impatient wait to see them flower.

Bulbophyllum fletcherianum eventually flowered. It is a robust grower, requires a good sized container, pot or basket. with a rich media that should also drain well. It needs to be kept damp but not soggy wet. The flowers are individually about 10 to 12 cms long ( 4 to 5 inch), and are borne in a short many flowered cluster. The flowers are highly scented, somewhat unpleasently so, and it is common to find flies visiting. It seems to flower every couple of years, not annually, and is slow growing. It is a plant of the wet tropics, where warmth, moisture and sunlight combine to produces these giants of the orchid world. Rosenstromies; Phalaenopsis rosenstromii the Spec; Mt Spec, Seaview Range, North Queensland habitat of Phal rosenstromii. Quid; pre decimal Australian pound currency note. More photos at www.speciesorchids.com/photos.html Top Your Message on the net. If you would like to have your message sent to over 1500 ORCHID GROWERS each month via this Newsletter, contact mailingList.html ?subject=Advert!. See Cals Orchids. Very modest rates apply and YOUR page on http://www.speciesorchids.com/ can also be arranged. With in excess of 4000 visits to the website per MONTH, you can get your message to active INTERNATIONAL orchid growers 7/24. www.speciesorchids.com/YOUR MESSAGE PAGE Top Seed of SPECIES orchids. Email Cal for the latest list of seed available in packets enough to prepare 3 to 4 flasks. Cattleya, Coryanthes, Dendrobium, Paphiopedilum, Oncidium, Laelia, Aerides with more added as harvested. All seed dated at collection, airmail post world wide and there is no restriction on orchid seed. Recently harvested the giant Bulbophyllum fletcherianum, Aerides falcatum yellow,Cymbidium canaliculatum and more. Cal's Orchids Australia. CONSERVATION BY PROPAGATION. Top ************ Seed sowing and tissue culture service Flora Biotech Specialists in orchid seed sowing and tissue culture. All species. Can supply in sterile media flasks or in potted seedling tubes for delivery all around Australia. Visit our website at http://www.angelfire.com/oz/florabtech Top Humour. EVER WONDER... ...why doctors call what they do "practice"? ...why you have to click on "Start" to stop Windows 98? ...why lemon juice is made with artificial flavor, while dishwashing liquid is made with real lemons? Best Lawyer Story Of The Year. An Irish lawyer purchased a box of very rare and expensive cigars, then insured them against fire among other things. Within a month having smoked his entire stockpile of these great cigars and without yet having made even his first premium payment on the policy, the lawyer filed claim against the insurance company. In his claim, the lawyer stated the cigars were lost "in a series of small fires." The insurance company refused to pay, citing the obvious reason: that the man had consumed the cigars in the normal fashion. The lawyer sued...and won! In delivering the ruling the judge agreed with the insurance company that the claim was frivolous. The Judge stated nevertheless, that the lawyer held a policy from the company in which it had warranted that the cigars were insurable and also guaranteed that it would insure them against fire, without defining what is considered to be unacceptable fire, and was obligated to pay the claim. Rather than endure lengthy and costly appeal process, the insurance company accepted the ruling and paid $15,000.00 to the lawyer for his loss of the rare cigars lost in the "fires." NOW FOR THE BEST PART... After the lawyer cashed the check, the insurance company had him arrested on 24 counts of ARSON!!!! With his own insurance claim and testimony from the previous case being used against him, the lawyer was convicted of intentionally burning his insured property and was sentenced to 24 months in jail and a $24,000.00 fine. This is a true story and was the 1st place winner in the recent Criminal Lawyers Award Contest Top Ian and Pat Walters, Burleigh Park Orchid Nursery 54 Hammond Way, Thuringowa, Australia 4815 Email us at mailingList.html ?Subject=General inquiry. http://www.speciesorchids.com/ Phone Fax 0747 740 008 International 61 747 740 008

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