RE:LADY'S SLIPPER

Alastair Robinson (100611.1627@CompuServe.COM)
29 Dec 96 20:59:59 EST

Dear Robert, you mention the orchid's symbiotic relationship with fungi
(mycorhhizal association) but suggest that it may not be a valuable source of
'nutrition' - quite the opposite, I am led to believe. Though 'yields' may be
comparatively small, a vast number of orchids would not germinate, let alone
survive, without a fungal symbiont.

Best wishes,
Alastair.