Journal of the Native Orchid Society of South Inc

Print Post Approved .Volume 30 Nº 9 PP 543662/00018 October 2006 NATIVE ORCHID SOCIETY OF POST OFFICE BOX 565 UNLEY SOUTH AUSTRALIA 5061

www.nossa.org.au.

The Native Orchid Society of South Australia promotes the conservation of orchids through the preservation of natural habitat and through cultivation. Except with the documented official representation of the management committee, no person may represent the Society on any matter. All native orchids are protected in the wild; their collection without written Government permit is illegal.

PRESIDENT SECRETARY Bob Bates: Cathy Houston Telephone 8251 5251 telephone 8356 7356

VICE PRESIDENT Bodo Jensen

COMMITTEE Malcolm Guy Brendan Killen John Bartram Bill Dear

EDITOR TREASURER David Hirst Peter McCauley 14 Beaverdale Avenue ASSISTANT TREASURER Windsor Gardens SA 5087 Bill Dear Telephone 8261 7998 telephone 8296 2111 Email [email protected] mobile 0414 633941

LIFE MEMBERS Mr R. Hargreaves† Mr D. Wells Mr H. Goldsack† Mr G. Carne Mr R. Robjohns† Mr R Bates Mr J. Simmons† Mr R Shooter Mr. L. Nesbitt Mr W Dear

Conservation Officer: Thelma Bridle Registrar of Judges: Les Nesbitt Field Trips Coordinator: Susan Secomb phone 0409 091 030 Trading Table: Judy Penney Tuber bank Coordinator: Malcolm Guy telephone 8276 7350 New Members Coordinator: Malcolm Guy telephone 8276 7350

PATRON Mr L. Nesbitt

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Front cover from an original drawing by Jane Hutchinson. Used with her kind permission.

JOURNAL OF THE NATIVE ORCHID SOCIETY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA INC.

OCTOBER 2006 VOL. 30 NO 9

CONTENTS THIS JOURNAL

Title Author Page

Diary Dates 78 September Meeting 79 For Your Information – NOSSA News 80 How it is Done Reg Shooter 82 NOSSA Spring Show Report Reg Shooter 82 Major Spring Show Results 2006 83 Orchid Grid – August-September 2006 Les Nesbitt 84 Ten New Orchids for South Australia R. Bates 84 Report on the Kersbrook trip, 9th September Susan Secomb 85 The Sub Tropical Orchid Council of 's Triennial OrchidFest "Island Orchid Fantasy" 2007. 86 For the Younger members - Structure of an Orchid Rosalie Lawrence 88

NEXT MEETING 24 OCTOBER 2006 Tuesday, 24 October, St Matthew's Hall, Bridge Street, Kensington. Meeting starts at 8:00 p.m. Doors to the hall will be open from 7:15 p.m. to allow Members access to the Library and trading table. A Special General Meeting has been called to determine 2007 Subscription Rates. The speaker for the meeting is Brendan Killen

DIARY DATES 21st and 22nd of October Pewsey Vale / Kaiser Stuhl, Lobethal Sunday 29th October Terrestrial study group - duck orchids 4th to the 6th November Grampians with ANOS Saturday 18th of November Mount Lofty Sunday 26th November Duck Orchids at Kuitpo (10:00 a.m.) Sunday 26th November Xmas BBQ (11:30 a.m.) November Meeting Annual Auction

NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING Wed, 1st November at the home of Bob Bates. Meeting commences at 7:30 p.m. SEPTEMBER MEETING - Plants Benched

Epiphyte species: Dendrobium jonesei; Dendrobium kingianum (5 plants); Dockrillia linguiformis (4 plants); Sarcochilus falcatus. Epiphyte hybrids Dendrobium Bardo Rose; Dendrobium Double Two x speciosum; Dendrobium Ellen; Dendrobium Gillian Leaney; Dendrobium Kingrose; Dendrobium Minispec; Dendrobium Wonga; Dendrobium x Gracillimum; Dockrillia Stephen.

Terrestrial species Caladenia carnea; Caladenia latifolia; Caladenia tentaculata (2 plants); Chiloglottis platyptera; Chiloglottis trapeziformis; laxiflora; ; ; ; ; Glossodia major; Hymenochilus (Pterostylis) cycnocephalus; Phaius bernaysii; Thelymitra nuda. Terrestrial hybrids Pterostylis Cutie ‘Harolds Pride’; Pterostylis Joseph Arthur; Pterostylis x ingens; Thelymitra Tall Blue x rubra.

Judging results Epiphyte species 1st Dockrillia linguiformis No1 grown by Noel Oliver 2nd Dockrillia linguiformis No2 grown by Noel Oliver 3rd Dendrobium jonesei grown by Reg & Gill Shooter Epiphyte hybrid 1st Dendrobium Bardo Rose grown by Wally Walloscheck 2nd Dendrobium Minispec grown by Bodo Jensen 3rd Dendrobium Ellen grown by Wally Walloscheck

Terrestrial species 1st Diuris orientis grown by Don & Jane Higgs 2nd Diuris punctata grown by Les Nesbitt 3rd Chiloglottis trapeziformis grown by Les Nesbitt Terrestrial hybrids 1st Pterostylis Joseph Arthur grown by Les Nesbitt 2nd Pterostylis x ingens grown by Les Nesbitt 3rd Pterostylis Cutie 'Harold's Pride' grown by Don & Jane Higgs

Plant of the night Dockrillia linguiformis grown by Noel Oliver Popular vote results Terrestrial species Two plants tied for points Diuris orientis grown by Don & Jane Higgs Diuris punctata grown by Les Nesbitt Terrestrial hybrid Pterostylis x ingens grown by Les Nesbitt Epiphyte species 1st Dockrillia linguiformis grown by Noel Oliver Epiphyte hybrid Dendrobium Minispec grown by Bodo Jensen

Commentary provided by Noel Oliver (Epiphytes) and Graham Eakins (Terrestrials)

SEPTEMBER SPEAKER Lesley Gunn gave a talk and electronic slide show of the Orchid Conference in Perth, 2005 but mostly of the wonderful orchids seen during a tour through the South-West towards Albany.

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SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING

A Special General Meeting will be held on Tuesday 28th November at 8pm at St. Matthews Hall, Bridge St, Kensington. The purpose of the meeting is to set the subscription rates for 2007.

TUBER BANK – 2006-2007

This is a reminder to Terrestrial growers to check your pots to see what tubers you can donate to the tuber bank. Please remember to include locality data with the tubers. The tuber bank depends on growers supplying tubers for the younger or new growers and to ensure a good stock of plants is widely available. Please advise Malcolm Guy – by 3rd December 15 Naomi Tce, Pasadena, SA 5042 Phone: 8276 7350

Approaching Field Trips – Susan Secomb

Sun Orchids on the Saturday or Sunday of the weekend of the 21st and 22nd of October See details September Journal. Ring me at home 85246248 or on the mobile 0409 091030 close to the day to confirm which day and to help with catering.

Grampians, November 4th to 6th. If there is anyone still having late thoughts about this trip, email Margaret Margitta urgently (the address is [email protected]).

Mount Lofty - Saturday 18th of November, meeting at 1pm in the Mount Lofty Summit carpark to look at the controlled burn area.

EXTRA: Sunday 26th of November. The committee have decided to repeat last year’s morning field trip to Kuitpo Forest to look for duck orchids (prior to the BBQ lunch at Wally and Shirley’s). Meet at 10am in Kangarilla.

Orders are once again being taken for the Eighth Edition of Australian Native Hybrids. Order and Pay at the October Meeting.

Terrestrial Study Group The next meeting of the "Terrestrial study group” will be held at the President's place 38 Portmarnock St, Fairview Park Sunday October 29th starting at 5pm for a barbecue tea followed by slides of 'Duck orchids from across Australia' and discussion on recent new orchid books. All members and friends welcome! Bring meat, salads and drinks.

80 Giant Christmas Raffle

Goods can be brought in to the October meeting; you will see the basket for the reception of goods alongside the raffle table at the meetings. If bringing perishable goods please ensure the “use by” date has not expired [or will not expire] and the goods are intact. This raffle will be drawn at the November meeting. Gill Shooter

The November meeting is also the much anticipated Annual Auction which is followed by a Xmas Supper for the last meeting of 2005. Now is the time to start looking at those unwanted items that could be of value to another person and to begin putting them to one side. More details will be in the November Journal.

NEW MEMBERS

A number of new members have joined the Society this year and on behalf of the Committee and members of NOSSA, welcome to Lachlan Farrington, John & Rosemary Field, Paul Harvey, Pam O’Malley, Linda & Peter Rogan, A. Schulze, Marj Sheppard, Jackie & Eric Talmet, Lucas Thornton and Ken Wilson. Apologies if I have not listed all recent new members.

XMAS BBQ

As last year the Xmas BBQ will be held at the home of Wally and Shirley Walloscheck’s at Cherry Gardens.

Sunday 26th November; 11:30 am

NOSSA will be providing the meat.

Please bring A salad or dessert to share and $2.00 donation

Also bring a chair, folding table, plates, eating utensils and drinks inc. tea-bags, coffee, milk & sugar. Hot water will be provided.

Note: This notice is one month earlier than usual as the BBQ falls before the November Meeting so mark the date on your Calendar.

Your Editor will again produce a CD of photographs of all the awarded plants at the 2006 Spring Show. It is expected this will be available at the November Meeting.

81 How it is Done Reg Shooter

There was a very good display of both epiphytes & terrestrials at the September meeting. Noel Oliver brought in two large mounted specimen sized Dockrillia linguiformis (note the spelling, this species used to be Dendrobium linguiforme). We were lucky to see these plants at this meeting as Noel intended to take them to a show at the weekend but in the early morning rush to get to the show venue forgot them, hard luck for Noel but fortunate for us. This species is very easy to grow. It prefers slab culture. A piece of melaleuca branch large enough to cater for several years growth is ideal, and if given good light, adequate air movement & ample humidity will, over a few years, grow into a specimen size . However it is very tolerant of neglect and will give the odd flower under the most difficult conditions. The species used to consists of three varieties, Dock. linguiformis var huntianum (this variety is uncommon in its native habitat of South-eastern Qld and is rarely seen in cultivation). Dock. linguiformis var nugentii is so different to Dock. linguiformis that the taxonomists have raised it to species status it is now Dockrillia nugentii. the main difference is that Dock. linguiformis leaves are smooth and slightly pointed with white spidery flowers that are larger and produced in greater numbers whereas Dock. nugentii has more rounded leaves with a rough sandpapery surface, flowers are smaller and creamy yellow, it is not as floriferous as Dock. linguiformis. Noel grows his plants hanging up high in his shade house under 70% shade cloth where they receive the ideal conditions I have described.

A terrestrial that we do not often see was benched at this meeting Phaius bernaysii. Commonly called ‘The Nun Orchid’ referring to the segments of the flower that resembles the fly away Nuns head dress. There are approximately 50 species in this wide-ranging extending from Africa to Madagascar, through Asia and into Australia, which boasts of four species three of which are endemic. Unlike most of the terrestrials we see on our benches that grow quite happily in a shade house species from this genus do require a heated environment during the winter months with a minimum temperature of 12ºC. Given these conditions plus ample watering at all times and fairly heavy fertilising they are easy to grow and flower. When the flowers have finished the flower stems can be cut into short lengths, laid on a bed of damp sphagnum peat moss kept in a warm damp area and new plants will appear from the dormant nodes. Phaius bernaysii has a very restrictive habitat in the wild only being found on the islands of Morton Bay at the mouth of the Brisbane River where it prefers low lying, swampy areas for most of the year. Unfortunately it is now becoming rare in the wild due to extensive sand mining over many years on these islands. It is a very attractive orchid and deserves to be cultivated more.

NOSSA Spring Show Report

The annual spring show was held once again at St Bernadette’s Hall, South Rd, St Mary’s. Plants were received for display and sale on Friday afternoon 15th September. There were a few difficulties experienced as to obtain access to the hall the school playground had to be crossed so admittance was not allowed until after 3.30pm. Once that time arrived lying out of trestles, covering of these trestles and all the frantic activity that takes place prior to a show was on. It was not long before some of the show plants were benched and by 7pm most of the trestles were full. The trading area had all available tables full of sale plants and I wondered whether they would all sell. 8am Saturday morning judges arrived and began the pleasant but daunting task of deciding the winning plants. The show was to be opened to the public at 10am so judging had to be completed by that time.

82 Lesley Gunn won the champion Terrestrial species and the Roy Hargreaves Trophy with a beautiful pot of Diuris orientis. This is the first time Lesley had won at a NOSSA show and was awarded The Margaret Fuller Trophy for Champion Novice Terrestrial Species. Steve Howard won the Champion Novice Epiphyte Species Trophy also donated by Margaret Fuller with a delightful little plant of Dockrillia striolata. Bodo Jensen with Diuris Earwig a hybrid made by Les Nesbitt in 1998 won the Kay Nesbitt Trophy for Champion Terrestrial Hybrid. Don & Bubs Wells took out their own Trophy for Champion Epiphytic Species with a magnificent specimen of Dendrobium speciosum var grandiflora. This plant was also nominated for the Bill Murdoch & Les Nesbitt awards. Dendrobium Amber Banks was a large plant carrying many of buttery yellow flowers excellently displayed in a large pot. It won the AOC Trophy for Champion Epiphytic Hybrid, was nominated for the Ira Butler & Reg Shooter awards and subsequently went on to win Grand Champion of the Show. Congratulations to Brendan Killen. In the floral art section John Gay once again went on to win the champion card with a delightfully arranged vase of Dendrobium flowers. The displays were all very well done; Noel Oliver won best Tabletop Display with a show of many different orchids all skilfully grown giving a kaleidoscope of colour. Lesley Gunn & Jane Higgs combined to mount a very attractive display that won them the Best Floor display. A large selection of both terrestrial and epiphytic orchids cleverly arranged around a mossy bed created a lot of interest and comment from visitors. Congratulations to the winners but also to all the members who exhibited enabling the general public to see and appreciate the native orchids we all love.

Reg Shooter

Major Spring Show Results 2006

Grand Champion of the Show (NOSSA Trophy) Dendrobium Amber Banks ‘June’ grown by Brendan Killen Champion Terrestrial Species (Roy Hargreaves Trophy) Diuris orientis ‘Kuitpo’ grown by Lesley Gunn Champion Terrestrial Hybrid (Kay Nesbitt Trophy) Diuris Earwig grown by Bodo Jensen Champion Epiphytic Species (The Wells Trophy) Dendrobium speciosum var. grandiflora grown by Don & Bubs Wells Champion Epiphytic Hybrid (AOC Trophy) Dendrobium Amber Banks ‘June’ grown by Brendan Killen Champion Novice Terrestrial Species (Margaret Fuller Trophy) Diuris orientis ‘Kuitpo’ grown by Lesley Gunn Champion Novice Epiphytic Species (Margaret Fuller Trophy) Dockrillia striolata grown by Steve Howard Ira Butler Trophy and Reg Shooter Award Nominations Dendrobium Amber Banks ‘June’ grown by Brendan Killen Bill Murdoch Trophy and Les Nesbitt Award Nominations Dendrobium speciosum var. grandiflora grown by Don & Bubs Wells Champion Floral Art Vase of flowers arranged by J.& B. Gay Best Floor Display Lesley Gunn and Jane Higgs Best Tabletop Display Noel Oliver

83 ORCHID GRID – August-September 2006 Les Nesbitt

Those who have been following this saga will know that the orchid grid is a patch of land on my hills property 12m x 6m that is divided into 1m squares. I have achieved my aim of trying to introduce into the grid 30 species of Adelaide Hills orchids this year. Not that all will thrive or even survive. Some tiny seedlings of rare species went straight from flask into the ground and this is not always successful. Plants from pots or dormant tubers have a better chance of establishment.

I had to wait until August to see the first flowers this Autumn-Winter when Pterostylis nana, Ptst. pedunculata and Corybas diemenicus bloomed. Ptst. pedunculata has been the most successful orchid in the grid, spreading out over 8 grids and flowering profusely in the shade of a native cherry tree. Ptst. nana must be growing from seed because it has appeared this year in new grids.

Although most of the State is in the grip of drought, there has been enough rain in the hills to keep the orchids growing. In early September Acianthus caudatus, Cyrtostylis robusta and flowered. They were followed a week or two later by , Diuris orientis and Caladenia carnea. Towards the end of the month Diuris Pioneer, Ptst. plumosa and Thelymitra luteocilium were out. There are 2 strong plants of Thelymitra grandiflora with buds showing to look forward to in late October or November. There are also several seedlings around these adult plants that I hope are the same species and not Thel. pauciflora which is plentiful in the grid.

Ten New Orchids for South Australia R. Bates

The much anticipated and delightful Native Orchids of Australia by DL Jones is the best book on Australian native orchids yet! Jones describes ten new orchids for South Australia and these are listed below

Firstly the spider orchids! 1: Arachnorchis flindersica which is the most common of the white spider orchids in the Flinders Ranges, hence the name. It occurs from Telowie Gorge north to Mount Brown with the largest populations in the Alligator Gorge-Battery area. It flowers in September and forms hybrids with several other Arachnorchis. This species can be found in Orchids SA electronic as A. aff. arenaria.

2: A. fuliginosa we have previously called this A. fragrantissima but it seems the latter species is restricted to western and south-eastern SA. A. fuliginosa is illustrated in Orchids of SA (1990) and OSA electronic (2005) as Caladenia fragrantissima. It is a coastal species from southern Yorke Peninsula and once grew on EP and south of Adelaide too.

3: A. leptochila ssp. dentata a red flowered, mostly southern Flinders form with teeth on the labellum margins. See picture in Orchids of SA (1990) under Caladenia leptochila. Ssp. dentata is also mentioned in Orchids SA electronic but without a name.

4: A. saxatilis we have previously called this one A. stellata in SA. The type location is Alligator Gorge. I don’t know the full distribution of this in SA as we have populations previously referred to A. stellata from YP, NL, and MU regions which may be this.

84 5: A. x ensigera which is a hybrid between A. gladiolata and A. woolcockiorum. Other gladiolata crosses with A. saxatilis and A. flindersica can also be placed here. This hybrid has only been found in the Alligator Gorge area. Jones does not mention its hybrid origin. A picture can be seen in Orchids SA electronic in the chapter on hybrids. It is most interesting that four of these new spider orchids are found near Alligator Gorge!

Next the green-hoods!

6 and 7: Bunochilus prasinus and Bunochilus littoralis. I am unsure of the differences between these two. We have long recognised the limestone loving, mostly coastal often self pollinated and single flowered Bunochilus as an undescribed species (see Orchids SA electronic for an image) Jones says B. prasinus grows throughout the mallee and even in the northern Flinders and that B. littoralis is only known from south of Nora Creina (SE). A proper study is needed next year!

8: Pterostylis cucullata ssp. sylvicola is the tall Adelaide Hills variant of the leafy greenhood and as such is well known. See picture in Orchids SA (1990). Ssp. cucullata also grew in SA on coastal sandhills and at Fairview Park but is perhaps extinct here now.

9: Pterostylis lustra is a species related to P. falcata which also occurs in SA. An image of P. lustra can be found in Orchids SA (1990) as P. furcata and in Orchids SA electronic as P. aff. falcata. P. lustra can be recognised from its shining flowers, straight lateral and strongly attached to the straight tip of the dorsal . It only occurs in alkaline swamps of the South-East and extends to Vic.

10: Calochilus pruinosus. this new beard orchid is something of a puzzle as it is said to replace C. campestris in SA but we already have C. cupreus as a species mostly replacing C. campestris in SA. We will have to wait until it is officially described in the next Australian Orchid Research to know what is going on. C. campestris also occurs in SA in swamps on KI and in the SE.

A number of orchids are left off the distribution for SA completely in this latest book … as an example no Hymenochilus species are listed for South Australia and there are no Linguella species either. Presumably this means that every one of the 7 different Linguella and 4 or 5 different Hymenochilus recognised in Orchids SA electronic remains un-named!

Orchids of SA electronic (July 2006) treats some 100 undescribed orchid species from SA but after reading Native Orchids of Australia (2006) it seems that many of the ten new SA orchids in Native Orchids of Australia were not even treated as un-named in Orchids SA electronic!

Report on the Kersbrook trip, 9th September Susan Secomb

This trip was not as productive as the visit there 2 years ago, but we were a little earlier in the season this year. Still, 9 adults and 5 children, the youngest, 2 year old Jaimie Moriarty braved the cold wind on one side of the hill and were relieved to escape it on the other. There were cries of “Did you see the …?” and many photographs taken again. Our list, compiled by Margaret (recently returned to SA after years in WA) in collaboration with Libby Bartram shows what we saw at this site and after a relaxed picnic lunch, on a stroll around Roachdale.

85 Orchids Found Moriarty’s Property In Flower In Leaf/bud • Acianthus pusillus • Microtis leaves • Arachnorchis rigida • Glossodia major leaves & buds • Diuris pardina • Corysanthes diemenicus leaves & • Pterostylis nutans buds • Pterostylis nutans (albino form) • Cyrtostylis reniformis leaves & • Pterostylis pedunculata finished flowers • Linguella nana • Thelymitra rubra buds • Corysanthes (Corybas) dentata • Thelymitra bracteata buds • Nemacianthus caudata • Thelymitra grandiflora buds

Roachdale Reserve

In Flower In Leaf/Bud • Diuris pardina • Glossodia major buds (small) • Pterostylis nutans • Corybas leaves • Microtis leaves

The Sub Tropical Orchid Council of Queensland's Triennial OrchidFest "Island Orchid Fantasy" 2007.

On the Queen's Birthday weekend in June 2007, Bribie Island Orchid Society is hosting the Sub Tropical Orchid Council of Queensland's Triennial OrchidFest named "Island Orchid Fantasy" 2007. The venue for the event is the Bribie Island State High School and will be staged from 8th - 11th June. In conjunction with the Orchid Festival, there will be displays and stalls featuring various activities and commercial traders from our region as well as other parts of Australia. It is also the 20th Anniversary of the foundation of our Society which gives us another great reason to celebrate.

The fun starts with setting up on the Friday from 3.30pm with judging of the orchids on the Friday evening. The show will be open to the public on Saturday and Sunday from 9.00am to 5.00pm each day and 9.00am to 2.30pm on the Monday. During the weekend, there will be stalls with various groups involved such as folk art, woodcraft, pots for plants, floral art, cake and craft etc as well as an OrchidFest Dinner on Saturday evening and concluding on the Monday afternoon with Presentations of Awards. We will also be holding Art and Photography Competitions with sections for Students and Open Section for the community. A lecture program will run at various times during the three days to suit our Guest Speakers as well as the attendees. These sessions are free to all visitors to our show.

To ensure that our visitors are able to see a little of this wonderful island we call home, we have organised a trip on the Ferryman to enjoy the beautiful Pumicestone Passage Marine Park, a guided walk through the bushland with a local guide to see native orchids in situ as well as a guided tour of the Department of Primary Industry's Aquaculture Research Centre. There are several well known orchid nurseries within our region and trips to these can be organised. Of course, there are many other attractions to visit and we can assist you in planning your visit to maximise your time.

86 The Society has had previous experience in planning, co-ordinating and staging festivals, such as the most successful 'Mountains to Coast' Expo proved to be. This Expo was held on the June long weekend in 2002 and was hosted jointly by the Bribie Island, Caboolture and Glasshouse Orchid Societies. Our two shows each year are always well patronised by local orchid lovers and bus loads of enthusiasts from adjoining regions as well as the general public who appreciate the beauty of these wonderful plants.

By way of background information, the 'Bribie Island Orchid Society Inc.' was formed in 1987 as a place for people with an interest in orchid growing and orchid preservation to meet and enjoy the delights of growing these wonderful plants. Having grown steadily (no pun intended) over the last 19 years, the Society currently has 140 active members. Our Society holds two orchid shows each year on Bribie Island, as well as participating in orchid shows ranging from Brisbane to Bundaberg We also support local Primary and High Schools, various churches, Gardening Clubs and Floral Art Societies by attending and providing guest speakers for their meetings and festivals. Our displays at the Bribie Island Library are considered to be quite spectacular and greatly enjoyed by library staff and patrons. Regular bus trips to other shows in South Eastern Queensland are also organised to foster friendship and for the enjoyment of members.

Our Society is the only one in the region which holds day meetings, both during the week and on weekends, to provide a service to the members of the community who wish to stay involved but are no longer able to drive at night, as well as for those who are still working. At our meetings we provide a friendly, relaxed environment where people, both novice and experienced growers, can bench their orchids as well as listening to guest speakers from various groups regarding the care and preservation of orchids. We also provide assistance to any grower (be they a Society member or a member of the public) by visiting their homes to help them with the care of their plants, should they so desire. With the continuing development of the natural bush on the island, the 'Bribie Island Orchid Society Inc.' has been issued with an 'Environmental Protection Agency Harvesting Licence' to enable members to harvest and propagate native orchids from building sites.

On our website at www.bribieislandorchidsociety.com on the "Island Orchid Fantasy 2007" Page you will find all the details along with PDF Registration Forms, an Information Sheet (A4 size) and the Show Schedule. We hope that you will join us in June next year and ensure the success of our "Island Orchid Fantasy". I look forward to hearing from you and please feel free to contact me with any queries you may have.

Lynnette Hauck (Secretary) Bribie Island Orchid Society Inc PO Box 127 Bribie Island Q4507 Australia Email [email protected]

LOST CONTACT WITH THE SOUTH COAST ORCHID CLUB? The main November meeting is 1st November (at St Bernadettes Church Hall) 8:00pm Cymbidium Appreciation Group 14th November (South Brighton Community Hall) Daytime Chapter 16th November (South Brighton Community Hall) Southern Regional Group 19th November (Carrickalinga House, Victor Harbor) Species Group 20th November (South Brighton Community Hall)

Secretary is Lucy Spear Box 314 Oaklands Park 8381 4420 Treasurer Judy McRedmond 8293 3545

Members have access to the Gazette on-line

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FOR THE YOUNGER MEMBERS Rosalie Lawrence

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