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Old 31-07-2003, 10:18 PM
Erica Gardener
 
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Default anyone have a foul smelling orchid?

Rank and nauseous orchids listed in The Compleat Botanica
(www.crescentbloom.com)

Bulbophyllum becharii
Bulbophyllum fletcherianum
Bulbophyllum virescens
Gastrodia cunninghamii
Habenaria unalascensis
Masdevallia gargantua
Orchis coriophora
Orchis hircina
Orchis pyramidalis

There are another 170 non-orchids listed in the software that fall
into either the "rank" or "nauseous" category. The relative strengths
of the smell are listed as faint, mild, strong, or overpowering.

The database also contains a list of the sweet smelling orchids with
descriptions and common names. See "Perfumers still rely on
traditional plants for base notes"
(http://www.crescentbloom.com/X/E/B/116.htm) for more.

Erica Gardener