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Where Orchids Originally Came From
Orchid Geeks

Where Orchids Originally Came From

Orchid Geeks

Where did orchids originate? One may as well ask where man
originated, for like man, the ubiquitous orchid is found on
nearly every continent in nearly every climate. Also like man,
the orchid has a myriad varieties and forms - so many that one
botanist has stated, "There is no such thing as a typical
orchid."

There are over 30,000 varieties of orchid not including manmade
hybrids. Most people think of orchids as tropical plants, but
there are mentions of orchids in Chinese writings as early as
500 B.C. In the Western world, the Greek botanist Theophrastus
mentioned Orchis in manuscripts around 300 B.C. An Aztec herbal
dating from the 1600s mentions vanilla, a type of orchid. From
Egypt to the Americas, from the South Seas to the mountains of
Switzerland, there are native varieties of orchids that grow in
the woods, the rain forests, the mountains and even the seashore.

The modern day history of orchid cultivation, however, begins in
the 1880s when William Cattley of England received a shipment of
ornamental plants from the Brazilian jungles. The plants were
packed in bulbs of another plant for protection, and out of
curiosity, Cattley placed one of those plants into his glass
house (what we now call a greenhouse). That plant was the
Cattleya labiata orchid - the plant that most people think of as
the 'orchid'.

Some of the most enchanting members of the orchid family are far
less showy. The delicate lady slipper and brightly colored
Calypso fairy slipper are found in the Northern woods from New
England through Canada, and the Thai spider (bulbophyllum
medusae) with its mane of 'hair' grows in the lowlands of
Thailand. To learn more about orchids and other plants please
visit www.orchidgeeks.com

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	GreenHouse Holdings, Inc. to Partner With PepsiCo(R) as a Qualified Service Provider for Southern California Edison ... Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:00:00 -0700 SAN DIEGO -- GreenHouse Holdings, Inc. , a San Diego, California based integrated energy solutions provider and developer of eco-friendly infrastructure, today announced that PepsiCo will partner with GreenHouse to utilize Southern California Edison's Automated Demand Response program at its Buena Park bottling plant.
	Greenhouse Holdings to Present at the Rodman and Renshaw Annual Global Investment Conference Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:45:39 -0700 SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwire - September 1, 2010) - GreenHouse Holdings, Inc. ( OTCBB : GRHU ) ("GreenHouse"), a San Diego, California-based integrated energy solutions provider and developer of eco-friendly infrastructure, announced today the Company will be presenting at the Rodman and Renshaw Annual Global Investment Conference in New York City on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at 11:40 a.m. EDT.
	Lynn Orr: Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions: The Role of Geologic Storage of CO2 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:56:20 -0700 In an NRG0.1 lecture called "Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions: The Role of Geologic Storage of CO2," Lynn Orr, professor of energy resources engineering at Stanford University, explored the potential for the use of large-scale storage of CO2 in porous rocks in Earth's crust. He considered questions including "Can we capture the CO2 efficiently?", "Do we have enough variety of geologic settings ...
	Copia greenhouse and garden exhibits move to Connolly Ranch Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:32:16 -0700 Saturday update A greenhouse that once nurtured tiny seeds at the former Copia property will soon be nurturing new life at Napa’s Connolly Ranch. Workers began dismantling the 1,440 square-foot greenhouse in the Copia gardens on Aug. 17 and moving it to the ranch.
	Greenhouse emissions endanger human health: EPA Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:53:25 -0700 The EPA said five other greenhouse gases also endanger health and contribute to global warming in addition to carbon dioxide -- which is emitted by natural and human-made sources, including coal-fired power plants, oil refineries and fossil-fueled vehicles.
	Fire Erupts At Reserve Twp. Greenhouse Overnight Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:39:13 -0700 A greenhouse in Reserve Township was damaged by fire overnight.
	Inland business leaders want greenhouse-gas cuts suspended Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:10:35 -0700 Riverside County Supervisor Jeff Stone, joined by local business leaders, urged voters Thursday to support the suspension of California's greenhouse gas law.
	Fifth annual MotorMania car show benefits the GreenHouse Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:35:17 -0700 The North Georgia Fairgrounds will be the site of hot cars, cool trucks and mighty motorcycles at the fifth annual MotorMania on Saturday, Sept. 25. Proceeds from the annual auto show benefit The GreenHouse, the child advocacy center serving sexually and physically abused children in Whitfield and Murray counties.
	Regional planning board scales back greenhouse gas reduction targets Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:54:21 -0700 Members of Southern California's regional planning body voted Thursday to endorse lower greenhouse gas reduction targets than state regulators had proposed to comply with legislation that seeks to ease emissions by fighting sprawl and boosting public transit.
	Greenhouse-Gas Regulation Backed by a Majority in Defense Council's Poll Mon, 30 Aug 2010 03:43:10 -0700 A majority of U.S. voters say the government should regulate greenhouse gases linked to global warming and that the Environmental Protection Agency is up to the job, a poll for the Natural Resources Defense Council found.