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Henry Frederick Conrad Sander (Heinrich Friedrich Conrad Sander; [1] 4 March 1847 in Bremen – 23 December 1920 in Bruges) was a German-born orchidologist and nurseryman who settled in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England and is noted for his monthly publication on orchids, Reichenbachia, named in honour of Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach of Hamburg, the great orchidologist.
Cattleya dowiana aurea, from Reichenbachia Series I Volume I Plate 5.. Reichenbachia: Orchids Illustrated and Described is a four-volume 19th-century text created by German-born orchidologist Frederick Sander which features life-size illustrations and descriptions of nearly two hundred orchids with text in English, French, and German.
Theodore Luqueer Mead (1852–1936), American naturalist, entomologist and horticulturist known for his pioneering work on the growing and cross-breeding of orchids; Brian John Peter Molloy (1930–2022), New Zealand botanist; Henry Moon (1857–1905), English landscape and botanical painter, noted for his orchid paintings
Vanda sanderiana is a species of orchid. It is commonly called Waling-waling [2] in the Philippines and is also called Sander's Vanda, [3] after Henry Frederick Conrad Sander, a noted orchidologist. The orchid is considered to be the "Queen of Philippine flowers" and is worshiped as a diwata by the indigenous Bagobo people. [citation needed]
Salvation Army Halt railway station was initially a private non-timetabled halt for the staff of Messrs Sander & Sons which had established an orchid-growing business in the Camp district of St Albans. A private siding (known as "Sander's Sidings") also led directly to the firm's greenhouses, enabling the swift dispatch of orchids to the market.
After teaching in the Herrenhausen Gardens in Hanover and in the Kew Gardens in London, and after being the head of the botanical garden in Kiev, Micholtz worked as an "orchid hunter" for London nursery firm J. Sander & Sons. Although his main business included the collection of orchids, he also collected other species for herbarium collections ...
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Frog's Skin (Dracula chestertonii)Chesterton ended his employment with Veitch in 1878, and joined Veitch's principal rival Henry Sander, who sent him back to search for the "lost orchid", Cattleya labiata var. Vera. [9] In 1879 he located Paphinia rugosa var. Sanderiana, which he named after his current employer. [10]