Cattleya aclandiae Cattleya aclandiae Cattleya aclandiae ("Lady Ackland's cattleya") is a species of orchid from the genus "Cattleya", named in honor of Lady Lydia Elizabeth Ackland, wife of Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 10th Baronet who was the first European to grow the plant successfully. The illustration of the plant which accompanied its first description was based on a drawing by Lady Ackland. The genus was named in honour of William Cattley, a prominent British merchant and horticulturist. "Cattleya aclandiae" is found growing on tree limbs and trunks in the Brazilian state of Bahia. It has a very small natural range and is
A Flower in a Sinful Sea A Flower in a Sinful Sea A Flower in a Sinful Sea (Chinese: , Hanyu Pinyin: "Nièhǎihuā", Wade-Giles:, "Nieh-hai hua") is a novel by Jin Tianhe (also known as Jin Songcen) and Zeng Pu (also written as Tseng P'u). The work is a roman à clef. The work was partially translated to English by Rafe de Crespigny and Liu Ts'un-yan in 1982. It was also translated to French. The "nie" (C: 孽, P: "niè", W: "nieh") refers to retributions. The "hua" (C: 花, P: "huā", W: "hua") for "flower" is a polysemy as it can also refer to "woman". In