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The King, the Travelers, and the Endless Orchids
The story of the amazing life of Fredrick Sander.

Carol Siegel
Ron Parsons, Photographer

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Pinup — Cattleya Princess Clementine

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New Directions in Breeding of Cattleya walkeriana
Henry Y. Akagi of H&R Nurseries has increasingly used selected tetraploid (4N) orchid parents
to breed improved populations of Cattleya walkeriana.

Harry Y. Akagi

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A New Species of Lepanthes SW. from Venezuela
This species had been identified under several different names until Gin Gan purchased the plant
and Lisa Thoerle pursued the identification.

Carlyle A. Luer &
Lisa Thoerle

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Two new species of Mormolyca from Costa Rica and Panama
Wonderful newly discovered Mormolyca species, Mormolyca fumea, endemic to Costa Rica
and Mormolyca culebrica, known only in western Panama, are described.

Diego Bogarín & Franco Pupulin

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Webwatch—Interesting Places to Surf the Internet 

Ronald Kaufmann

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