2021/06 June ORCHIDS Magazine

Our June issue is traditionally the month in which we publish the winner of the prior-year's Dillon-Peterson Essay Contest and announce the topic for the current year. Congratulations to Carol Zakahi of Kailua Kona, Hawaii.  This month also features a beautifully illustrated article by Jean-Michel Hervouet and Chantal Misandeau on Ambodiriana forest protection in Madagascar and David Rosenfeld, MD continues his series Who Were These Guys? with a historical look at James Veitch, Sr. and the brothers Thomas and William Lobb.

Also in this issue

• Adafam - Ambodiriana Forest Protection in Madagascar
• Collectors' Item - Dendrobium cuthbertsonii F. Muell. 1888
• For the Novice - Styrofoam Peanuts for Drainage
• Genus of the Month - Aeranthes and the Green-Eyed Monster
• GREATIdeas - Telephone Wire Loops to Support Phalaenopsis Spikes
• Judges' Forum - Judging Miltoniopsis
• New Rufugium Botanicum - Stanhopea ecornuta
• Orchids Illustrated - Women Illustrators: Matilda Smith
• The Orchid Stamps of the United States - The 2020 Dillon-Peterson Essay Contest Winner
• Tom's Monthly Checklist - June: The Month of Trees
• Who Were These Guys: Part 13 - James Veitch and the Lobb Brothers