Orchid Digest Issue 76-1

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VOLUME 76, NO. 1—January, February, March 2012

IN THIS ISSUE

4	Editorial
5	Donors
6	Café—News From Around the Orchid World
10	Orchids: Beautiful Symbols of Beautiful Places Orchids are floral symbols of many nations	Carol Siegel
22	**Lepanthes Novae Tapantienses** New Lepanthes species found in Costa Rica.	Franco Pupulin & Diego Bogarín
32	Paphiopedilum Subgenus Megastaminodium Braem & Gruss A New Subgenus to Accommodate Paphiopedilum canhii.	Guido J. Braem & Olaf Gruss
36	*Dendrobium dickasonii* Size and the structure of the lip differentiates Dendrobium dickasonii from unicum and lamyaiae.	Roland Schettler
38	Eria lasiopetala (Willdenow) P. ormerod A species wearing many hats.	Rudolf Jenny
44	A New Name for an Old Species One of the most common and widespread species of Encyclia in the Bahama Islands has a new name proposed.	Ruben P. Sauleda
50	The Orchids of Crete and Their Conservation The foundation, Flowers of Crete, fights to save native orchids.	Julia Jones and Rosemary John
58	Endua the Holy Orchid—Bulbophyllum barbigerum A wonderful story from the 1901 book The Woodlands Orchids.	Roland Schettler
62	Orchid Digest Diamond Awards
67	Orchid Digest Slide Programs, Back Issues & Special Issues

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