Sends CD seeds of Cattleya crispa as requested [see Collected papers 2: 77–8].
Anticipates success for his attempts to cross orchids artificially. Has not had a single seed germinate from a pod that was not produced by artificial crossing.
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Sends CD seeds of Cattleya crispa as requested [see Collected papers 2: 77–8].
Anticipates success for his attempts to cross orchids artificially. Has not had a single seed germinate from a pod that was not produced by artificial crossing.
Sends a capsule of Dendrobium cretaceum. [See Orchids, 2d ed.]