Comments on: PHOTOS: Orchids of Latin America http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/2013/01/photos-orchids-of-latin-america/ A new Smithsonian blog covering scenes and sightings from the Smithsonian museums and beyond. Thu, 23 May 2013 11:39:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 By: Wm Paul Mitchell http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/2013/01/photos-orchids-of-latin-america/comment-page-1/#comment-10596 Wm Paul Mitchell Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:34:23 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/?p=33359#comment-10596 The exhibit surely was a nice way to introduce to the public many neo-american tropical orchids with their varied and fascinating shapes, colors, and aromas. For that the Museums are to be commended. But as a long-time orchid hobbyist what I cannot understand was your decision to start the above article with photos of two orchids which are Asian in origin, and not from Latin America. Regards. == The exhibit surely was a nice way to introduce to the public many neo-american tropical orchids with their varied and fascinating shapes, colors, and aromas. For that the Museums are to be commended.

But as a long-time orchid hobbyist what I cannot understand was your decision to start the above article with photos of two orchids which are Asian in origin, and not from Latin America.

Regards.
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]]> By: Mike http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/2013/01/photos-orchids-of-latin-america/comment-page-1/#comment-10151 Mike Wed, 13 Feb 2013 22:22:02 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/?p=33359#comment-10151 Beautiful! I hope that everyone is having a nice Ash Wednesday,and I hope that they have a nice Valentine's Day! T hat goes for last year and all the other years that I've missed. Beautiful! I hope that everyone is having a nice Ash Wednesday,and I hope that they have a nice Valentine’s Day! T hat goes for last year and all the other years that I’ve missed.

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