Pollination myth or fact?

[orchidsarefun]

"On page 655 of volume I, there is a section that discusses a rather unusual intergeneric cross between Doritis pulcherrima and Kingiella philippinensis in which the intergeneric name is called Doriella.
Well - our good Hawaiian friend W. W. Goodale Moir was mentioned as the one who was responsible for this intergeneric cross in which the intergeneric name is called Doriella."


According to OrchidWiz, this cross - Phal Tiny - was registered and originated in 1966 by Rod McLellan Co, based in California. It is also listed in the International Orchid Register and confirms the above.
In fact this is not an intergeneric cross as Kingiella philippinensis is commonly known as Phal Deliciosa ( per OrchidWiz ) and Doritis is now Phalaenopsis.

Which data is correct ?

Mr Goodale Moir registered (as an originator ) an astounding 1202 orchids, with many AOS awards. After so many I think he was entitled to as many "silly theories" as he believed in ! After reviewing the list of orchids, in my opinion, I think he was a real pioneer in orchid hybridising.
Also, as food for thought - contrast this record with your reference expert....I can't find ONE orchid that Mr Arditti registered.....maybe he was too busy writing encyclopedias.. ( that's a lighthearted joke )

.....or probably teaching

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

Originally Posted by orchidsarefun

"On page 655 of volume I, there is a section that discusses a rather unusual intergeneric cross between Doritis pulcherrima and Kingiella philippinensis in which the intergeneric name is called Doriella.
Well - our good Hawaiian friend W. W. Goodale Moir was mentioned as the one who was responsible for this intergeneric cross in which the intergeneric name is called Doriella."


According to OrchidWiz, this cross - Phal Tiny - was registered and originated in 1966 by Rod McLellan Co, based in California. It is also listed in the International Orchid Register and confirms the above.
In fact this is not an intergeneric cross as Kingiella philippinensis is commonly known as Phal Deliciosa ( per OrchidWiz ) and Doritis is now Phalaenopsis.

Which data is correct ?

Mr Goodale Moir registered (as an originator ) an astounding 1202 orchids, with many AOS awards. After so many I think he was entitled to as many "silly theories" as he believed in ! After reviewing the list of orchids, in my opinion, I think he was a real pioneer in orchid hybridising.
Also, as food for thought - contrast this record with your reference expert....I can't find ONE orchid that Mr Arditti registered.....maybe he was too busy writing encyclopedias.. ( that's a lighthearted joke )

.....or probably teaching

Well...

The book Dr. Arditti wrote was originally written quite a while back, (I don't know the exact year the first edition was originally published). Orchid names have changed frequently since the time Dr. Arditti first published these books, so I'm not too surprised that some names are different.

To tell you the truth, I don't really know the answer to your question. I'm sure with a little more digging than what has already been done, there will be more information that can reveal the truth.

[isurus79]

Originally Posted by King_of_orchid_growing:)

I'm sure with a little more digging than what has already been done, there will be more information that can reveal the truth.

Na, I think you got it. Most people reading this thread do too.