Our October issue contains the fourth installment in Jim Cootes's series on dendrobiums and their relatives with Part 4: Dendrobium section Pedilonum which includes more showy, desirable species. Tying into our supplement issue on fragrant orchid, this month's issue features an article by Ken Slump on orchid scents and Ben Dunigan and Giovanny Giraldo introduce us to Phipps Conservatory's living orchid museum. Rounding out this month's features is an article by Daniel Geiger on growing and flowering an unidentified Oberonia.

Rounding out our October 2024 issue:

• Tom's Monthly Checklist by Thomas Mirenda
• For the Novice - Habenarias; If You Can Grow Potatoes, You Can Grow Habenarias by Sue Bottom
• Collector's Item - Aerides multiflora by Judith Rapacz-Hasler
• Orchid Q&A by Ron McHatton
• Orchids Illustrated - Trichoglottis by Wesley Higgins and Peggy Alrich
• Book Review -Nashville Native Orchids; Astonishing Science and Mysterious Folklore by Nile S. Dusdieker