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in Orchids from Brazil, you came to the right place. Here you will find different subjects ranging from Taxonomy
to Botanical Illustration and also a list of selected plants available. For this and more just </FONT></SPAN></I><A
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<TD WIDTH="180"><U><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica">Scroll down for not-so-new news</FONT></SPAN></U><SPAN
STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica">...<BR>
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</FONT></SPAN><B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"><FONT COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial, Helvetica">2012/01/26:<BR>
<BR>
</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">We have a new telephone for contact
(863-852-4290), the old number now dedicated for faxes. You still can leave a message there though.<BR>
<BR>
</FONT></SPAN><B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"><FONT COLOR="#000066" FACE="Arial, Helvetica">2012/01/21:</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"><FONT COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial, Helvetica"><BR>
<BR>
</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">We are going to visit the Tamiami
Show in Miami next weekend. It will be a good opportunity to get potted plant delivered in person.<BR>
<BR>
</FONT></SPAN><B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"><FONT COLOR="navy" FACE="Arial, Helvetica">2012/01/17:</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"><FONT COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial, Helvetica"><BR>
<BR>
</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">As a lot of you have noticed, the
link to the new pre-order list was not working. The problem is solved now, and I would like to thank all of you
that pointed me the problem and helped solving it.<BR>
<BR>
</FONT></SPAN><B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"><FONT COLOR="#000066" FACE="Arial, Helvetica">2012/01/13:<BR>
<BR>
</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Our new preorder list is ready for
the shipment that will arrive in early March. We decided to do it again after the very positive feedback from the
first one last year. You can check it out </FONT></SPAN><A HREF="PreOrderList201201xga.htm"><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman">here</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">.<BR>
<BR>
Also, we updated our main division list, which includes only plants that we have pictures of. If you are interested,
just let me know.<BR>
<BR>
I will send a message regarding these by the weekend.<BR>
<BR>
</FONT></SPAN><B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"><FONT COLOR="navy" FACE="Arial, Helvetica">2012/01/01:<BR>
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</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Finished removing the out of stock
items, several new items have been added. Everything else is being included on a pre-order list for the next shipment
in late February / early March.<BR>
<BR>
</FONT></SPAN><B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"><FONT COLOR="navy" FACE="Arial, Helvetica">2011/12/29:<BR>
<BR>
</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">The new layout for the site is under
development, I might update a few pages as test but most likely will wait until everything is ready; hopefully
by February.<BR>
<BR>
A great 2012 for everybody.<BR>
<BR>
</FONT></SPAN><B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"><FONT COLOR="navy" FACE="Arial, Helvetica">2011/12/21:<BR>
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</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Back from Brazil and working on the
list update. Meanwhile, removing out of stock items..<BR>
<BR>
</FONT></SPAN><B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"><FONT COLOR="#000066" FACE="Arial, Helvetica">2011/08/24:<BR>
<BR>
</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Preparing to add new stuff to the
list. Updated lecture list.<BR>
<BR>
</FONT></SPAN><B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"><FONT COLOR="navy" FACE="Arial, Helvetica">2011/06/21:<BR>
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</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">More items are now out of stock,
thus have been removed. Updated lecture list.<BR>
<BR>
</FONT></SPAN><B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"><FONT COLOR="navy" FACE="Arial, Helvetica">2011/06/07:<BR>
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</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Several items are now out of stock,
so have been removed. Lecture list added.<BR>
<BR>
</FONT></SPAN><B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"><FONT COLOR="navy" FACE="Arial, Helvetica">2011/03/31:<BR>
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</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Several items going already, the
first one out of stock being </FONT></SPAN><I><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Sophronitis
brevipedunculata</FONT></SPAN></I><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">.<BR>
<BR>
</FONT></SPAN><B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"><FONT COLOR="navy" FACE="Arial, Helvetica">2011/03/28:<BR>
<BR>
</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">After a long period where I was essentially
away from home and nursery full-time due to shows and lecture trips, we finally have a site update. Actually, this
is the most significant update ever on our price list. See more detail on the "Updates" section.<BR>
<BR>
- We would like to thank friends and customers who came for our open house this last Friday and Saturday. We had
a great time and people got some nice plants I hope.<BR>
<BR>
- Regarding the trips to Brazil to see and photograph orchids, I am resuming the work on them, taking care of a
lot of details and will get back to the people interested soon. If you might be interested but still are not on
my specific mail list, just </FONT></SPAN><A HREF="mailto: fmiranda@att.net"><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman">send me an e-mail</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">
so I can include you.<BR>
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</FONT></SPAN><B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"><FONT COLOR="navy" FACE="Arial, Helvetica">2011/02/11:<BR>
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</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Spring is starting to get really
busy, and March and April are getting totally full.<BR>
<BR>
- Besides the events scheduled on the "Orchid Shows" and "Lecture Trips" bars, we have decided
on the date for our first Open House of the year. It is going to happen on March 25-26 from 9 AM to 5 PM. More
information on the "Updates" section, under those bars.<BR>
<BR>
- An update on the scheduled orchid photo tours for this year is also on the "Updates" section.<BR>
<BR>
- We are also accepting pre-orders now for all our scheduled Orchid Shows (San Francisco, Jacksonville).<BR>
<BR>
</FONT></SPAN><B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"><FONT COLOR="navy" FACE="Arial, Helvetica">2010/12/19:<BR>
<BR>
</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">As we are getting to the end of the
year, there were a few things I wanted to wrap up before it.<BR>
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- First one is that the </FONT></SPAN><A HREF="listVGA.htm"><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Price
List</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> has been updated, as we have
a lot of things that were waiting on the pipeline. My recent trip to Brazil didn't allow me much time to do this
until now.<BR>
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- Second is that the additional Division List has also been updated with a few more large divisions. If you are
interested please let me know.<BR>
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- Third is that the first photo tours for next year are being finalized and I hope to send the complete information
about them before the year ends.<BR>
<BR>
I added a few pictures and comments on a one-week long trip I made with a couple of American friends last month.
They are on the "updates"section on this page, just scroll down a bit. Hope you all enjoy, that gives
an idea of the kind of stuff we'll see on these trips.<BR>
<BR>
</FONT></SPAN><B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"><FONT COLOR="navy" FACE="Arial, Helvetica">2010/11/18:<BR>
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</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">- Our additional Division List, the
one with the large divisions, have been updated with several new big plants. In case of interest just let us know.<BR>
<BR>
Also, the first trip to Brazil next year in April has its first schedule ready. Although not finalized yet, it
gives a good idea of where we are planning to go and the main orchids we will see. Just let us know if you want
to check it out.<BR>
<BR>
</FONT></SPAN><B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"><FONT COLOR="navy" FACE="Arial, Helvetica">2010/10/24:<BR>
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</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">- The </FONT></SPAN><A HREF="divisionlist2.htm"><SPAN
STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Division List</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman"> has been updated, with the inclusion of several new items and marking of plants already
sold. This list will continue to be added to in the next couple of weeks.<BR>
<BR>
- The two first .pdf brochures for the planned guided orchid photo tours are ready. For more information just send
me an </FONT></SPAN><A HREF="mailto: fmiranda@att.net"><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">e-mail</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN
STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">. We are very excited to start this, as people have been
asking us about it for years now.<BR>
<BR>
</FONT></SPAN><B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"><FONT COLOR="navy" FACE="Arial, Helvetica">2010/09/23:<BR>
<BR>
</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">- Have a few large divisions available
for a very good (low, considering what they are) price, results of some very large plants being chopped. Those
are not on the division list as I don't have pictures of most of them. If interested, just send me a message for
the list.<BR>
<BR>
- We are planning a Fall Open House on the last weekend of October (29-30). 10% discount on our list prices at
the time for those who attend.<BR>
<BR>
</FONT></SPAN><B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"><FONT COLOR="navy" FACE="Arial, Helvetica">2010/09/20:<BR>
<BR>
</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">- We are well advanced in planning
our orchid photo tours to Brazil next year. At this point, we have two already scheduled for the first half of
2011, and will have their .pdf brochures ready by next weekend. These will take you to the habitats of some of
the most showy orchids in the country and should be some experience. If you are interested and/or want to be part
of our special mailing list on the subject just let us know.<BR>
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<B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"><FONT COLOR="navy" FACE="Arial, Helvetica">2010/09/16:<BR>
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</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">- A few very nice labiatas continue
to bloom, although the season is about to end. Here is one, with a bigger picture in the "updates" section.<BR>
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<SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">- Also, we found out we have a few mericlones flowering
of Lc. Sheila Lauterback 'Equilab' FCC/AOS, a nice semi-alba indeed.<BR>
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<B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"><FONT COLOR="navy" FACE="Arial, Helvetica">2010/09/01:<BR>
<BR>
</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">- Seems that interest in books is
high these days, and we have been selling quite a few of our Amazon book. There are very few left and it is not
going to be reprinted, so soon there won't be a chance to get a signed copy.<BR>
<BR>
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<BR>
<SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Get one while you can, price is still $100.00 postpaid
anywhere in the U.S.<BR>
<BR>
</FONT></SPAN><B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"><FONT COLOR="navy" FACE="Arial, Helvetica">2010/08/28:<BR>
<BR>
</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">- A little rearrangement of the front
page. As in the past ten years, we have been trying to keep the width of the pages not too wide so lateral scrolling
wouldn't be needed. With this in mind, we started with 640 pixels wide and some five years ago switched to 800
pixels. As these days even the smallest LCD monitors or laptop screens are wider than 1024 pixels, we are widening
it again (in this case, to 1024 pixels wide) so more information can be seen at once. Having the news on the right
column also allow us to concentrate on more pictures and less text on the main area of the page. We are still using
the same basic layout and color scheme as, according to feedback, is clean and fairly easy on the eyes; it is also
fast loading. We might change it in the future, but at this time there are other priorities. Any suggestions are
welcome, have you all a nice day.<BR>
<BR>
- The lecture trips in the last couple of weeks went flawlessly. It seems that cattleyas are the favorite subjects
these days, as it is the first time I recall giving the same presentation three times in a row.</FONT></SPAN></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="450" BGCOLOR="white"><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt">- Montreal, Canada - March 24-25, 2012<BR>
- Illinois Orchid Society, Chicago, IL - April 28-29, 2012</SPAN></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="450" BGCOLOR="white"><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt">- Norfolk, VA - March 4, 2012<BR>
- Montreal, Canada - March 21, 2012<BR>
- Dayton, OH - April 11, 2012<BR>
- Melbourne, FL - October 8, 2012</SPAN></TD>
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<P><B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 14pt"><FONT COLOR="maroon" FACE="Arial, Helvetica">March 28, 2011</FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">- As mentioned on the "News" section,
we just posted a major update on the </FONT></SPAN><A HREF="listVGA.htm"><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Price
list</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">, there are new plants of some
items that we had before but were out of stock for some time, but more importantly there is a lot of new stuff.
Our </FONT></SPAN><A HREF="cattleyaVGA.htm"><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Selected
Cattleya List</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> is now about twice
as long as it was in the past so we hope people can find something they like. On the </FONT></SPAN><A HREF="otherbrazilianVGA.htm"><SPAN
STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Other Brazilian Species</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman">, we added a few pseudolaelias for the first time. As we are new growing them, I still don't
have any pictures of them but for this I would like to post a </FONT></SPAN><A HREF="http://www.delfinadearaujo.com/generos/pseudolaelia/pages/pseudolaelia02.htm"><SPAN
STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">link to the excellent article</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman"> from our friend Delfina de Araujo's site where all the species are described and pictured.
You will certainly enjoy.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 12pt"><FONT COLOR="navy" FACE="Arial, Helvetica">February 11, 2011</FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">- As mentioned in the "News" , we have
our first Open House of the year scheduled for March 25 (Friday) and 26 (Saturday), from 9 AM to 5 PM. We are going
to have snacks and refreshments (and free parking of course), and flowering should be heavy on </FONT></SPAN><I><SPAN
STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Cattleya intermedia</FONT></SPAN></I><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman"> and hopefully other species. Orchid Society members have a 10% discount on our list prices,
just bring your society card. We will be posting more details as time goes by, as we are planning for example classes
on </FONT></SPAN><I><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Cattleya</FONT></SPAN></I><SPAN
STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> culture and maybe other things too.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">- It is about time for an update on the photo tours
to Brazil. Firstly, the one planned to the Chapada Diamantina on April is postponed for next year at the same time.
The main reason is that there are still several important details that have to be decided, and what I am going
to do is to make that trip by myself sometime this year to be able to see these things. I don't want my guests
to be a test group and want to make sure everything goes great. On the other hand, the trips to Minas Gerais are
confirmed for May, July, September and November. These are areas that I know like the palm of my hand and can be
sure that the experiences are going to be most enjoyable. The places we'll go are essentially the same, but time
on each varies depending on the time of the year according to the main plants in flower. As an idea, this trip
in May will include a visit to one of the best </FONT></SPAN><I><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Cattleya
walkeriana</FONT></SPAN></I><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> shows in the country (some
people say it is the best, I tend to agree) amd visits to Itutinga and São Tomé das Letras to see
</FONT></SPAN><I><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Laelia endsfeldzii</FONT></SPAN></I><SPAN
STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> and </FONT></SPAN><I><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman">L. flavasulina</FONT></SPAN></I><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">
respectively. Itutinga and STL are out of the schedule of the other trips as the main species won't be in flower
by then. July will see us spend more time in the Caraça for some incredible hiking on the dry season. September
and November are the times when most rupicolous laelias flower, so we will spend more time in the Diamantina region.
I am finishing the detailed schedules, and will post here when they are confirmed... which will be very soon.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">- Finally, we are accepting pre-orders for our trip
to Canada in April. So far, lectures are confirmed for Edmonton and Calgary, but plants can be shipped to other
parts of the country from wherever I am going to be. More info about this trip soon.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 12pt"><FONT COLOR="navy" FACE="Arial, Helvetica">December 19, 2010</FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">- As mentioned in the "News" sidebar,
we made a one-week trip to Minas Gerais to see what was in flower and as preparation for next year's tours. Of
course I knew that we would see a lot in flower at this time of the year, I just didn't remember that it would
be raining a lot... I mean A LOT. But come to think of it, during Fall and Winter it gets very dry and cold at
the higher elevations so plants have to do with very little water during this time. I have been seeing the way
the plants live so to overcome these conditions, but they have to compensate for this during Spring and Summer.
The result is that we had to try to protect ourselves and our cameras a bit but it was definitely worth it. Below
are a few pictures of what we saw, essentially rupicolous laelias and other rock-growing orchids and other plants...
a good snapshot of what to expect.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">We went to the Caraça Sanctuary and through
the Cipó Mountains all the way to Diamantina. As the main road from Espírito Santo to Belo Horizonte
was closed the day before due to some serious landslides, the options was to go to Belo Horizonte through Caeté.
Now, I know better than to do that, as all the highway traffic with plenty large trucks going through the narrow
streets of little Caeté would be total chaos. Mind you, this is one of the main highways in Brazil so I
feel for the truck drivers having no other option. For us in a small car though, I decided do go through the back
roads around Itabira. I have done this only once in the past, and many years ago so I forgot about a few things.
The most important one is that there are about 80 miles of dirt roads and I thought it would be ok to endure the
dust but I forgot that with all this rain our problem wouldn't be the dust... In fact, a couple of times we had
to go through areas where even trucks couldn't pass as the muddy sections were uphill. In the end, this affair
took us the best part of a day and with this we couldn't really stop for long in the Cipó. We arrived in
Diamantina at night and the next day was the really wet one. That is why we need more than a week to do this right
and really enjoy the surroundings.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">But rain or no rain, there were so many </FONT></SPAN><I><SPAN
STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Laelia briegeri</FONT></SPAN></I><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman"> plants in flower it was not even funny. I have been there so many times and never saw so
many in bloom, but thinking back I remember that last time was in 2000, a fairly dry year. It is amazing what the
amount of rain can do to the plants, when there is not enough rain the plants look like halfway dead and we see
fewer in flower. But with all the rain this year they just exploded in flower... nice!</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">But this is enough wording, let's see some pictures.
I am thinking about creating a page just for trip comments, but I will probably end up making a new website just
for that. we'll see... Hope you enjoy.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt">Besides the orchids, there are some nice places for us to enjoy
the view. This is the "Cascatona" (meaning "Big Waterfall), the highest waterfall in the Caraça
and a good 4-mile hike (each way) through rock fields and altitude forest where we can see quite a few orchids.
This picture only shows a bit more than half of it.</SPAN>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt">There was a lot of rain, but the blue sky actually showed up a
few times. Carapuça Peak, Caraça.</SPAN>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><I><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt">Laelia longipes</SPAN></I><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"> (</SPAN><I><SPAN
STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt">lucasiana</SPAN></I><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt">) is one of the favorites in flower
this time of the year. Caraça.</SPAN>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt">The most common </SPAN><I><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt">Oncidium</SPAN></I><SPAN
STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"> species in the Caraça range is </SPAN><I><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt">O. blanchettii</SPAN></I><SPAN
STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"> and all in flower this time of the year.</SPAN>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt">Ever wonder what a </SPAN><I><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt">Vellozia</SPAN></I><SPAN
STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"> looks like? Well, there it is. There are lots of species of </SPAN><I><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt">Vellozia</SPAN></I><SPAN
STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"> in the region, quite a few in flower at this time.</SPAN>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt">Another favorite species in full flower this time of the year
is </SPAN><I><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt">Laelia ghillanyi</SPAN></I><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt">. Here we
see the form without flares on the segments. Cipó Mountains.</SPAN>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt">Now this is something you don't see in every day, but we were
able to find </SPAN><I><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt">Constantia microscopica</SPAN></I><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt">
in full flower. See how small they are, barely noticeable among the little lichens.</SPAN>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt">The main species in flower in the Diamantina region was </SPAN><I><SPAN
STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt">Laelia briegeri</SPAN></I><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt">. There were flowers everywhere,
and as you can see these ledges are easy to explore.</SPAN>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt">Here we see </SPAN><I><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt">Laelia briegeri</SPAN></I><SPAN
STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"> growing in a crack of the ledge, with no protection except on the rhizome and roots.</SPAN>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt">In this case, </SPAN><I><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt">Laelia
briegeri</SPAN></I><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"> was growing inside a large </SPAN><I><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt">Vellozia</SPAN></I><SPAN
STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"> clump, so only the flower spike could be seen. This is the way a lot of plants of the
species grow.</SPAN>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt">And here is </SPAN><I><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt">Laelia briegeri</SPAN></I><SPAN
STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"> by the pool. Those rock depressions can hold water for months and the plants frequently
extend their roots to use this valuable source of moisture.</SPAN>
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<P><B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 12pt"><FONT COLOR="navy" FACE="Arial, Helvetica">September 16, 2010</FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">- Here is a larger picture of this exceptional labiata
pictured in the "News" section. Hope you like it.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P><B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 12pt"><FONT COLOR="#000066" FACE="Arial, Helvetica">August 14, 2010</FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">- The </FONT></SPAN><A HREF="listVGA.htm"><SPAN
STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Price List</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman"> has been updated, with the inclusion of new items and some that are available again. The
</FONT></SPAN><A HREF="divisionlist2.htm"><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Division
List</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> has also been updated, and will
be again on the next 2-3 weeks. At this point we included several labiatas, which is a species that is starting
to flower now.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 12pt"><FONT COLOR="navy" FACE="Arial, Helvetica">August 1, 2010</FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">- At this very hot time of the year, we have been
doing regular maintenance on the site like removing out of stock items on the </FONT></SPAN><A HREF="listVGA.htm"><SPAN
STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Price List</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman"> and updating the </FONT></SPAN><A HREF="divisionlist2.htm"><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman">Division List</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">.
Have been traveling quite a bit, and especially the last round of lectures in the Carolinas was a success</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT COLOR="maroon" FACE="Times New Roman">.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman"> We are preparing now for a couple of lectures this month and also a week-long multi lecture
trip to Texas in October. A couple more different presentations should be ready by then.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 12pt"><FONT COLOR="navy" FACE="Arial, Helvetica">June 13, 2010</FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">- The purpuratas are still going strong, but at
this time the tenebrosas and leopoldiis are starting to come into flower too, so color on the benches is shifting
from white, pink and purple to brown and magenta. The photos in the bar above are all from first blooming seedlings</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT COLOR="maroon" FACE="Times New Roman">.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 12pt"><FONT COLOR="navy" FACE="Arial, Helvetica">June 9, 2010</FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">- As the purpuratas continue to bloom, we have just
updated our </FONT></SPAN><A HREF="divisionlist2.htm"><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Division
List</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> to reflect the inclusion of
new plants of the species. Next species to flower are tenebrosas and leopoldiis, and we hope to be able to include
some divisions of those soon. Thanks for looking, hope you enjoy.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">- For our California customers, we are going to
attend the Santa Barbara Orchid Fair so we can deliver pre-orders at the event.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 12pt"><FONT COLOR="navy" FACE="Arial, Helvetica">May 31, 2010</FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">- The purpuratas are starting to bloom. Please check
frequently the photo bar above as we are going to be updating it frequently. Hope you enjoy.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> Have to love first blooming seedlings...</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P><B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 12pt"><FONT COLOR="navy" FACE="Arial, Helvetica">May 20, 2010</FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">- We just made a major update to our </FONT></SPAN><A
HREF="listVGA.htm"><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Price List</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN
STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">, with more than thirty high quality items added. Most of
these are, as always, cattleyas and laelias but a few other things sneaked in. As we mentioned before, this year
we will be updating the list more frequently, so keep watching. Repotting is well underway, so the </FONT></SPAN><A
HREF="divisionlist2.htm"><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Division List</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN
STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> will continue to be updated more frequently. Hope you all
enjoy.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">- As for other subjects, we are finishing a couple
of new presentations, the first one to be ready is on the habitats of </FONT></SPAN><I><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman">Cattleya nobilior</FONT></SPAN></I><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">
in Central Brazil.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 12pt"><FONT COLOR="navy" FACE="Arial, Helvetica">April 9, 2010</FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">- </FONT></SPAN><I><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman">Cattleya intermedia</FONT></SPAN></I><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">
continues to flower in full force, a few weeks late this year. Here are a few pictures from the last couple of
days. And before I forget, this is the perfect time of the year to come visit and take a look at these plants in
flower. I will be in the U.S. until the 19th so if anyone wants to stop by just </FONT></SPAN><A HREF="mailto: fmiranda@att.net"><SPAN
STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">e-mail</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman"> or call us.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P><B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 12pt"><FONT COLOR="navy" FACE="Arial, Helvetica">April 2, 2010</FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">- We just updated our </FONT></SPAN><A HREF="divisionlist2.htm"><SPAN
STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Division List</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman">. At this time, most items added were of </FONT></SPAN><I><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman">Cattleya intermedia</FONT></SPAN></I><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">
(although not all). The reasons are very simple and two-fold: first of all, this is the species we grow in more
numbers, for several reasons, and secondly they are all in flower now so are being photographed for the list. In
the next two-three months, as other species flower we will certainly add more variety to the list. In the meantime,
enjoy the vast array of shapes and colors of </FONT></SPAN><I><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Cattleya
intermedia</FONT></SPAN></I><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 12pt"><FONT COLOR="#000066" FACE="Arial, Helvetica">March 12, 2010</FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">- We just updated our </FONT></SPAN><A HREF="listVGA.htm"><SPAN
STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Price List</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman">, hope you enjoy the several high quality items added. We hope to keep updating the list
quite frequently this year, so to have lots of new stuff available. Repotting time is also starting, so the </FONT></SPAN><A
HREF="divisionlist2.htm"><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Division List</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN
STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> will also be updated accordingly.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 12pt"><FONT COLOR="navy" FACE="Arial, Helvetica">Older Pictures and news that are
still new:</FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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<P><B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 12pt"><FONT COLOR="navy" FACE="Times New Roman">June 19, 2008</FONT></SPAN></B>
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<TD WIDTH="150"><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 9pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">And here we have one of the watercolors that was added
to the </FONT></SPAN><A HREF="illustrationVGA.htm"><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 9pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Botanical
Illustration</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 9pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> page. It depicts the
regular color form of </FONT></SPAN><I><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 9pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Laelia dayana</FONT></SPAN></I><SPAN
STYLE="Font-Size : 9pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">, a very interesting </FONT></SPAN><I><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 9pt"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman">Hadrolaelia </FONT></SPAN></I><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 9pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">species.
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<P><B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 12pt"><FONT COLOR="navy" FACE="Arial, Helvetica">April 15, 2008</FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">- We have been having some incredible flowerings
of </FONT></SPAN><I><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Cattleya intermedia</FONT></SPAN></I><SPAN
STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> on recent years, and for the delight of the </FONT></SPAN><I><SPAN
STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Cattleya</FONT></SPAN></I><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman"> species lovers among you we are including some pictures from lest year's season. Not that
many pictures this year as I was in Brazil during the season's peak. However, some more incredible intermedias
flowered for the first time this year, and these we were able to photograph. So here it goes, hope you enjoy!</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">- From 2007:</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">and from 2008:</FONT></SPAN>
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<P><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">- The new multi-CD is ready and shipping. It includes
</FONT></SPAN><I><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Catasetum</FONT></SPAN></I><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman">, </FONT></SPAN><I><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Cattleya</FONT></SPAN></I><SPAN
STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> and </FONT></SPAN><I><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman">Laelia</FONT></SPAN></I><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">, and
for more information, please go to the </FONT></SPAN><A HREF="cdsVGA.htm"><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman">CDs</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> page.
Here is an excerpt from what is there.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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This is the cover view on the box and CD. The CD of course is round, but have essentially the same information.
Everything is printed in real colors.</FONT></SPAN></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="300"><B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 10pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Back cover view:</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 9pt"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman"><BR>
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This is the back cover of the box. The picture shows </FONT></SPAN><I><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 9pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Laelia
purpurata</FONT></SPAN></I><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 9pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> in the natural habitat.</FONT></SPAN></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">- Due to increased FedEx shipping charges during the last 8 years, which effectively
almost doubled in price, we have to increase a bit our shipping and handling charges for the first time, from US$15.00
to US$20.00. This will not be enough to cover shipping, especially on small orders, but it is a reasonable compromise.
For the same reason, the minimum order also increased from US$25.00 to US$35.00. Thanks for the understanding.</FONT></P>
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