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Old 19-09-2006, 02:01 PM posted to rec.gardens.orchids
Susan Erickson Susan Erickson is offline
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Default What's in a Genus?

On Mon, 18 Sep 2006 01:30:49 GMT, "Gene Schurg"
wrote:

And to make it even more confusing some of the stores will put a tag that
only says "Oncidium Orchid" on a plant indicating it's in the Oncidium
alliance.

Gene


Don't forget "Tag Switchers" - In a Big Box store it is not unusual
to have Oncidium on a Dendrobium. After all most of the staff only
knows 'it is green and came in with that Orchid stuff. With the so
this must be the right tag theory, anything can wear any label.'
SuE
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