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Peter Lin, Big Leaf Orchids Upcoming Events June 12 – MOS Monthly Meeting Plant Auction Plant list: Plant Auction MOS Picnic massorchid.org/kubickauction Harry Kubick, long-time MOS member, June 23rd, 12:30-3:30pm has donated his collection to the MOS. June 23 – Bob Richter‟s Home, MOS Annual Picnic We will be auctioning his plants at the 283 Elm St, North Reading, MA June meeting. 12:30-3:30pm The MOS will provide drinks, hot dogs, and (more info page 5) Plant list: hamburgers. The rest of the food is up to http://massorchid.org/kubickauction you! Suggested dishes (by first letter of last July 10 – name) are: MOS Monthly Meeting Speaker: Peter Lin • A-F Salads • G-L Desserts Topic: Phalaenopsis Breeding • M-Z Appetizers / Chips & Dip www.BigLeafOrchids.com 10% off pre-orders Spouses, significant others and orchid friends are welcome! August 14 – RSVP: http://new.evite.com/services/ MOS Monthly Meeting links/APMCFRYJT4 Speaker: Fred Clarke Next Month: Peter Lin, Big Leaf Orchids www.SunsetValleyOrchids.com Peter Lin, owner of Big Leaf Orchids, will Big Leaf Orchids in 1996, a family-owned speak about "Novelty and Fragrant operation in Southlake, Texas that Phalaenopsis. In this program, he will use specializes in Phalaenopsis orchids. Peter pictures of various novelty Phalaenopsis takes annual trip to Taiwan to personally to show why this group deserves to be in see the latest Phalaenopsis development, an orchid collection. Peter will also share and to hand select new varieties to add to growing tips from his experience to keep his hybridizing and for his customers. these novelty Phalaenopsis happy. Peter specializes in growing Phalaenopsis as He is offering a 10% discount on pre- their flowers are long lasting: 2 to 3 months ordered plants plus free shipping. You indoor and longer in a temperature- can order from his store here controlled greenhouse. Peter has received http://www.bigleaforchids.com/store/ numerous AOS awards. His other interest in and for a listing of his latest Phal. hybrid orchids include Vanda, Cattleya, and and species imports from Taiwan, go to Paphiopedilum. http://massorchid.org/Resources/Docum ents/BigLeafOrchids_PriceList_Summer201 2.pdf. To order from this list, send an email to: [email protected]. The pre- order deadline is Sunday, July 8, 2012. Peter started growing orchids over 30 years ago, and turned his orchid growing into hybridizing. He started the company Page 1 June 2012 ● Massachusetts Orchid Society ● [email protected] MOS Board Show table photography by President – Brigitte Fortin. Nick Pavey [email protected] Vice President – Sasha Varsanofieva [email protected] Secretary – Joan Blackett [email protected] Treasurer – Jody Maggio Tolumnia [email protected] Popoki 'Red' Directors – Adrienne Giovino [email protected] Brigitte Fortin Membership [email protected] Did you know you can now pay for Membership dues are Derek Scuteri your membership online using PayPal? [email protected] - log into your account on increasing effective July 1st Linda Abrams www.massorchid.org to $25 for a single [email protected] - click “View Profile” - click the “Renew” button. membership and $30 for a Susan Flier [email protected] Or send your dues ($20 before July 1st) dual membership. to: Committee Chairs Susan Flier, 27 Colchester Street, Brookline, MA 02446 Please see page 5 Membership – Susan Flier Or pay in cash or check at a meeting. for more information. [email protected] Newsletter – Sasha Varsanofieva [email protected] 2012 Focus on Phals Day Due to the overwhelmingly positive they're labeled as species. His presentation Annual Show – response to our 2011 back-to-back IPA is entitled “Phal Species and Their Variants.” Joanna Eckstrom meetings, we are pleased to announce Carri will bring us all up to speed on the [email protected] that the IPA Northeast Team will once newest and most unique directions in Phal again be co-hosting, on Saturday, Program – breeding as seen at the Taiwan September 8th, 2012, in cooperation Brigitte Fortin, International Orchid Show in March 2012. with the New Hampshire Orchid Society Adrienne Giovino, A nominal registration fee will provide a our annual “Focus on Phals Day.” Sasha Varsanofieva continental breakfast and lunch. The day [email protected] Dr. Ron McHatton will be our keynote will also include a roundtable discussion speaker, giving his amazingly and regional fundraising mini-auction to informative presentation on “New enable us to continue to bring in great Approaches to Pest and Disease speakers. Control,” a presentation that applies to Visit the IPA website (www.phal.org), every orchid grower. beginning in April, where the registration Barring any potential hurricanes aiming forms will be posted. The meetings are for Puerto Rico, Carlos Fighetti will be open to all, IPA members and non- speaking on the newest advances in the members alike. improvement of Phal species, covering - IPA Regions 17 & 18 Directors Marilyn some that might actually qualify as primary hybrids, despite the fact that Shapiro and Carri Raven-Riemann Page 2 June 2012 ● Massachusetts Orchid Society ● [email protected] Ask Joan Q: I‟d like to buy some orchids online. Where open to hearing your feedback or do I start? complaints. A: It‟s fun to buy orchids online. And if you are Buying on E Bay is an art unto itself. It is an careful you will find good buys and healthy auction site where you can bid on plant plants. There are important things to consider you want. Or, you may have an orchid or as you begin this adventure. Think of which family of orchids, or vendor you would like plants you want, and your growing conditions. to explore. You can start by browsing the It might be a good idea to start with vendors Orchid section In the keyword search who have come to MOS meetings, (more than four thousand entries), or you considering the quality and type of orchids can indicate a keyword search for they bring. The Orchid Mall is also a good “miniature cattleyas” or species orchids or source of vendors, especially if you are looking for a vendor such as “Mostly Species”, ( for a particular family of orchids. Marni Turkel‟s site). Save the item that you An occasional column answering are looking for and E- Bay will send you a questions and providing orchid What is your price point? Some vendors have notice for new items that match your growing information. Some of this better values than others. For example, Oak information is derived from the search. A good rule is that if the plants Hill has been notable for good value. Now AOS member site and some from advertised are by vendors you don‟t know that they are transitioning to another owner, fellow MOS members. I‟ve been you will have to depend on the criteria you it‟s hard to know what to expect. One caution growing orchids for about eight are given. For example, a top rated seller is to avoid seedlings and bare root plants, if years, still a beginner, and this is a will have a gold seal. Pay attention to the you can. I find that they are more vulnerable good way to learn and share. To shipping costs too. You may find the same than plants which are in pots or mounted and keep the column lively and item shipping for less with a different timely, please contribute your are NBS (near blooming size.) Do they vendor.. Think twice before ordering questions and comments to: package the plants carefully? Sometimes you something from Thailand, or other foreign [email protected] only find out after you have ordered and lands. Just as in a real auction, you learn received the plants. Therefore these are good by experience. And it can be fun. points to consider. In general, vendors are TAXONOMIC REVISION OF DRESSLERIA (ORCHIDACEAE, CATASETINAE) ABSTRACT is probably partially due to the difficulty of Dressleria williamsiana A taxonomic revision of the neotropical orchid maintaining plants in greenhouse culture genus Dressleria Dodson is presented. A total where they are often treated as being like the of 12 species are included, a key to identification ecologically very different catasetums. The is given, and all species are illustrated with flowers last only 5-7 days; therefore field photographs or line drawings. Dressleria collections of pressed flowers are rare. Finally williamsiana H.G. Hills, sp. nov., is described. many of the published illustrations do not ---------- show the size and shape of the opening to the The genus Dressleria was established by Dodson sac of the lip that is one of the more (1975) for a group of species previously diagnostic characters in separating species. included in a broadly defined Catasetum L.C. Some published illustrations have been made Rich. Dressleria is distinguished from Catasetum from previously dried and inadequately by having consistently bisexual flowers, persistent hydrated flowers and lack critical details. leaves, and large inflorescence bracts (Fig. 1). Dressleria differs from a second segregate from Dressleria species are most easily identified Catasetum with bisexual flowers, Clowesia Lindl. from flowers that have been allowed to By having the lip adnate to the column, fleshy mature before being photographed, drawn flowers, and pollinia under pressure but lacking a or preserved because the position of sepals trigger. and petals is useful in distinguishing species. The final position of the segments is not fixed Dressleria plants are characteristically pale green until 2-3 days after the flowers open, at which and bear white to greenish or yellowish flowers time floral fragrance is evident. Fragrance too noted for their strong fragrances. Unlike is a useful character but unfortunately it is Catasetum and Clowesia, pollinia of Dressleria available only on fresh flowers.
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