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fakahatchee and orchid thief
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From: Piabinha at aol.com on 2000.09.10 at 04:11:26(5395)
> if you've read 'the orchid
> >thief,' you might want to explore the fakahatchee strand state park near
> >naples [and if you haven't read the orchid thief, shame on you] as well as
> >the corkscrew swamp sanctuary.
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forgot to mention: isn't the fakahatchee strand park OFF-limits to visitors?
also, if you want a good read, you should try "orchid fever" by eric handsen.
a different subject altogether, but a much better researched and better
written book (also much longer). susan orlean ("orchid thief") is clearly
not a science writer and her research is poor (she can't differentiate a
cattleya from a paphiopedilum), but still a good read. eric hansen's book is
much larger in scope and deals with a different topic, but a very interesting
read on CITES, conservation and orchid-mania...
tsuh yang chen, nyc, USA
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From: Jmh98law at aol.com on 2000.09.10 at 17:01:53(5404)
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<< susan orlean ("orchid thief") is clearly
not a science writer and her research is poor (she can't differentiate a
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cattleya from a paphiopedilum), but still a good read. >>
Not to mention that she doesn't know right side up! The phalenopsis on the
cover of Orchid Thief is upside down.
Jeanne Hannah
Traverse City, MI 49686
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From: Carol Ann Bonner cadastra at mindspring.com> on 2000.09.11 at 14:48:54(5411)
><< susan orlean ("orchid thief") is clearly
> not a science writer and her research is poor (she can't differentiate a
> cattleya from a paphiopedilum), but still a good read. >>
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>Not to mention that she doesn't know right side up! The phalenopsis on the
>cover of Orchid Thief is upside down.
In her defense, she probably didn't have any control over that. A
photograph of a (non-aroid) flower taken by a friend of mine was used in a
calendar. When she saw the proofs she told the editor that the flower was
upside-down, but he assured her that *he* knew which way flowers pointed.
Of course, it was her plant...
Carol Ann, learning a lot - thanks, everyone!
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