2017/10 October ORCHIDS Magazine

Roland Schettler takes us on a trip to Papua New Guinea, home of the Oxyglossum dendrobiums. Papua New Guinea is perhaps the most culturally diverse nations on earth and the island, ranging from sea level to nearly 15,000 feet (4,500 m) over a remarkably short distance gives this island a treasure trove of microclimates and orchid habitats. David Rosenfeld fills us in on the life and times of Frederick Sander in part three of his series Who Were These Guys?

Chuck McCartney reports on efforts to save a very rare orchid (Tropidia polystachya) native to Florida. How rare is it you might ask? Chuck includes pictures of three plants in his article and those three plants represent 3/5ths of the entire known population in South Florida! Rounding out the issue, Dotty Woodson and Nile Dusdieker describe collection systems for harvesting rainwater; from large "industrial" applications to simple home-collection systems.

Also in this issue

• Genus of the Month - Gomesa
• Orchids Illustrated - Pogonia
• New Refugium Botanicum - Trigonidium lankesteri
• For the Novice - Winter-Dormant Orchids Requiring a Dry Rest
• Book Review - Slipper Orchids of the Tropical Americas
• The Biltmore Estate's Orchid Collection
• Tropidia Polystachya - Saving the Rare Young Palm Orchid
• Who Were These Guys: Part 3 - Henry Frederick Conrad Sander
• Rainwater Harvesting
• A Visit to Papua, New Guinea