First Ladies and Their Orchids: A Century of Namesake Cattleyas Birthday Candles and Dots (4 of each)

and Dots (4 of each) = 108• North

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First Ladies and Their Orchids: A Century of Namesake Cattleyas Birthday Candles and Dots (4 of each)For as long as orchid hybrids have been made, breeders have been naming them after prominent women of the day. European royalty were often honored and included queens, princesses, empresses, and baronesses. By the early 1900s, Queen Victoria, Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth, and Queen Alexandra all had namesake cattleyas. Royal titles are not part of the American culture so, in the United States, orchids are named for the wives of presidents. From Woodrow