If it isn't too late, I would suggest listening to a lecture by Bob
Gordon or obtaining one of his books. I noticed that he will be at the
Fascination of Orchids Show in South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa, California
(Saturday, February 12, 2005 at 10 AM. His topic "Phalanopsis Orchids
are easy when you know how!" and he does. Following his lecture will be
book signings). Incidentally, this is a great show.

.. . . Pam
Everything Orchid Management System
http://home.earthlink.net/~profpam/page3.html

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Phalguy wrote:

hello Joanna!

I just bought a copy from Amazon tonight! I can`t wait to get it!

Thanks again !

Claude

"Phalguy" wrote in message
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| Thanks Joanna!
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| I will try to get a copy !
|
| Claude
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| "J Fortuna" wrote in message
| news:gsFHd.5527$CI6.4612@trnddc06...
||I would emphatically recommend the book "The Orchid in Lore and Legend" by
|| Luigi Berliocchi (translated from Italian by Lenore Rosenberg and Anita
|| Weston). I acquired this book in the bookstore of the Orchid Express
| exhibit
|| in the Natural History Museum in Washington, DC. The orchid exhibit was
| fun,
|| and so is this book. It contains a lot of intriguing stories ranging from
|| orchids in Greek mythology, exploration of the Americas and use of
orchids
|| in Catholicism there, Chinese art and orchid symbology, the use of
vanilla
|| in Aztec culture, the stories of the orchid explorers and hunters who
gave
|| their lives for orchids, beliefs in magical qualities of orchids, etc..
| The
|| book is well written and highly enjoyable, in my opinion.
||
|| Before reading this book I read "Phalaenopsis: A Monograph" by Eric A.
|| Christenson. Also enjoyed it, though it was somewhat drier (though not
|| nearly as dry as might be expected from a taxonomist), and there were
| parts
|| of this book that I had to skip because the terms were too technical for
| me,
|| and I had not realized before I bought it that this book deals almost
|| exclusively with Phal species with hybrids mentioned only a bit. I was
| glad
|| to find out more about the different Phal species, their classification,
|| origin, etymology, and such though. Definitely worth reading if Phals are
|| your genus of choice (Claude, have you read this one yet? If not, I am
| sure
|| you would enjoy it.)
||
|| Joanna
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