Our April 13th meeting will be in FARMINGTON at the Farmington Senior Center located at 321 New Britain Ave in Unionville, CT 06085<\/p>\n
Doors open at \u00a0\u00a0 pm and the meeting starts at \u00a0 pm<\/p>\n
Come early and help us set up.<\/p>\n
Our speaker will be Francisco Miranda.\u00a0 A short bio is below.\u00a0 Also, he will be bringing plants!!!!<\/p>\n
Hope to see everyone there!<\/p>\n
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Bio: Francisco Miranda was born in Rio de Janeiro on February 6, 1956. He got his degree
\nin Biology and began his taxonomic studies in the orchid family in 1981. During the
\nnext 4 years, he lived most of the time in Manaus where he studied Amazon orchids
\nand began his Master\u2019s degree. Shortly after returning to Rio de Janeiro, the Master\u2019s
\nwas completed on \u201csection Cattleyodes of the genus Laelia\u201d. Since then, the main
\ninterest has been on the Brazilian laelias and cattleyas. He is the author of several
\npapers ranging from species descriptions to subjects of growers\u2019 interest in Brazilian,
\nGerman and U.S. publications. He is also the author of two books. Since 2000, he lives in
\nHaines City, Florida, where he operates Miranda Orchids, an orchid nursery
\nspecializing in Brazilian species and the Cattleya alliance. He also guides trips to
\nBrazil and frequently visits Brazilian habitats to find new and\/or interesting orchid
\nspecies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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