Petochilus fuscatus Bulletin of the Orchid Society of Canberra, Inc.

GPO Box 612, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia Volume 22, Number 6 Nov-Dec 2007

Regular monthly meetings of time had all the organized. Audrey and Robert Monthly meetings of the Society are held on the first Rough yet again organized and delivered the food, which Wednesday of each month (except January) at the was a major appeal for many and was certainly a life Seventh Day Adventist Church, corner Gould and saver for those working at the show. We had about 700 Macleay St. Turner . Meetings commence at 8:00pm visitors through in the two days. On Sunday, a bus load with the library and trading table open from 7:30pm. of Sydney orchid enthusiasts arrived for a morning cuppa and a look at the show. They had been to Floriade the November 2007: Bill Ferris on “Native Cymbidiums” previous day and seemed to enjoy the orchids and in December 2007: Christmas Party-Bring a plate to particular the morning tea and scones that Audrey share provided. Trevor Hughes brought up a truck load of cymbidiums that all sold over the weekend and the other vendors did well also. Thanks to Jane Wright and all the Orchid Society of Canberra Events others who managed the sales table. Saturday, when the NOTE THAT MONTHLY MEETINGS WILL BE AT show opened there certainly was a feeding frenzy, but the THE SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH AND line moved well and most people seemed happy. We NOT THE SENIOR CITIZEN’S CENTRE. were very proud to have two recommended for Nov 11 at 11 AM: New Member Workshop. See item awards, one (Geof Dyne) and one native (Jenny later in bulletin and Theo Schutz) so the quality of plants was high. Well Upcoming Orchid Events done to all those who brought plants and all those who Sapphire Coast Orchid Club and helped run the show. Australian Native Orchid Show The Christmas meeting will be held at the Nov 2 & 3 Twyford Hall, Merimbula Seventh Day Adventist Church this year. Remember to bring a plate to share as well as your plants. We will President’s Comments : provide soft drinks and juice as in past years. Rob Rough and Jane Wright will provide the quizzes and there will It has been a busy period since the last bulletin. be plants for people to win. I hope to see you all there. We have had two Horticultural Society of Canberra shows, a weekend demonstration/display at Floriade and, Committee Members of course, our own Spring Show. President- Ben Walcott 6161 2742 In spite of an error of omission by the Bulletin Vice President- Robert Bush 6297 1427 Editor, there was a good display at the September Hort Treasurer- Robyn Noel 6258 5734 Show and thank you to those who brought in plants. Secretary- Barbara Corsini 04 24836108 Hopefully, we will have a good display at the October Bob Evans 6295 3802 show. From my experience, the orchid table is a big hit at Bill Ferris 6297 5635 these shows and gives us another opportunity to show off David Judge 6278 4806 our plants and have them judged. Jim Harper 6254 9618 I want to thank Bob Bush and Bill Ferris who Robert Rough 6241 2729 put together the Floriade display and who spent the two lunch times demonstrating and talking about orchids. The Committee meetings : demonstration area this year was not as well set out as Nov 13: Bob Bush last but still a number of people walked through, saw the Jan 12 3:30 PM: Ben Walcott orchids and listened to the demonstrations. In the Disclaimer Canberra Times, a young girl was interviewed and asked © 2007 The Orchid Society of Canberra, The Orchid what she liked best about Floriade and almost at the top Society of Canberra disclaims liability for any loss, of her list were the orchids. Well done Bill and Bob. financial or otherwise caused as a result of the contents The Show was as usual a great success even of this Bulletin though there were fewer plants this year. I want to thank all those who helped out, and there were many of you, Annual Subscriptions but particularly I want to thank Robyn Noel who $25 single, $30 joint, $5 junior membership. managed so much of the show, and Mark Fraser and Jane Wright, who were the Marshals, and in a very short space REMINDER of 2007/8 DUES often occur on private land and the takes about 9 – Please either send your dues check to Robyn Noel, P.O. 15 months to develop. The National Parks authorities are Box 612, Canberra or bring a cheque or money to the alerted when the flower is about to open and they in turn next club meeting and see her about renewing your notify the tour groups. Flowering will last for about 7 membership. Our fiscal year ended April 30. days and the highest prices to visit are paid for the first few days. The money is split among the involved parties. New Member Workshop Almost everything was for sale regarding the orchids, On Sunday November 11 at 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM, there including some very rare dendrobiums. Also for sale will be a new member workshop held at Robyn Noel’s were many legally collected orchids (windfall) but a 3 house. New members will receive a letter with the week ban on export was the cause of much frustration! address and further details. This workshop will focus on It was sad to see the evidence of illegal logging. This is a potting up plants from communal flasks that were bought trade that is very difficult to police unfortunately, and an from Dennis Diem. Those participating will get a free economic necessity for many. plant as well as the experience of handling seedlings and It was an inspiring talk and photo show. It’s always great learning how to repot them. It will also be a great time to have an expert show us around the rest of the orchid for new members to meet some of the older members and world. to talk about orchids. While the emphasis is on new members, of course, other members are more than Raffle winners: Nita Wheeler, Scott Mann, Yvonne welcome. Bring your lunch, BBQ facilities will be Day, Jim Harper, Pat Parker, Ross Anderson and Peter available, and stay “on the eleventh hour of the eleventh Cudmore. day of the eleventh month” and chat. We hope to see you Door Prize: Mark Clements there. October General Meeting 2007 September General Meeting 2007 Apologies: Tony and Janice McDonald, Lynne and Brian Attendance: 42 Phelan, Theo and Jenny Shutz, Mark Clements. Visitors: Visitors: Joan Powell, Pete Threfall, Morran Anderson, Apologies: Lorraine King, Bob and Norma Bush, Jan Marlene Wilson. Furniss, Jan McDonald, Kathryn Ovington, Carol Ede, Announcements: Sylvia Timms, Robyn Noel. - The recent Horticulture Show had a good table of orchids. The next of the Horticulture shows is on Announcements: th th - Floriade talks will be happening soon and members October 27 and 28 and will again have a table are encouraged to volunteer. reserved for our orchids. - Spring Show information should have been received - Our Spring Show was very successful with over 700 in the last bulletin. Sign up sheets for volunteers for visitors, including a busload from the jobs at the show are waiting for names. Campbelltown Cymbidium Society. A big thanks to - Registrations for the show can be done via our the main organizers Robyn Noel, Jane Wright, Mark website and is the preferred option if possible. Fraser, and Rob and Audrey Rough for their work - The sales table will need people to help out in the in running the kitchen. near future. We will need people to man it during - Thanks also to all who participated by bringing meetings and others to share the load of the items along their orchids and entering their art and for sale please. craftwork, including Meryl Limbrecht, who posted up a beautiful collage for entry in the show all the Guest speaker: way from her home in Wahgunyah. Tonight we had Mark Clements speaking on the orchids - The weekend following the show was the Sapphire of Malaysia. He travelled on ‘A Malaysian Singapore Coast show attended by Sandra, Mark, Robyn and Orchid Tour’ organised by the Shergolds from ‘Easy Jane who took some of the spring show orchids with Orchids’. them to make a display. It was a great talk accompanied by many beautiful - Our workshop was advertised in ‘Orchids Australia’ pictures of orchids and the countryside of Malaysia and and we have already one booking. Singapore. This was a tour with a packed schedule from orchid shows, to market stalls, to wild mountain forests, Guest speaker: to botanic gardens, with orchids dripping from every Tonight Scott Mann spoke on orchids of the Philippines place. Some of the highlights included photos of (it was originally to be the orchids of China, but Scott has Paphiopedilum rothschildianum, shots from Mount promised this for another night). Kinabalu and absolutely stunning displays in the Scott has spent quite a bit of time in the Philippines as his Singapore Botanic Gardens. The tour included a visit to a wife has family living there. flowering Rhaphesia in Borneo. This parasitic plant is We were treated to a beautiful slide show showing the famous for having the largest flower in the world. They orchids of the Philippines, with environments ranging 2 from tropical lowlands, to misty mountains, to the harsh Report moved by Anne Mackenzie and seconded by Ross 50m high ash face of Mount Piñata Bo – this in particular Anderson. was amazing to see. The mountain/volcano had blown its Raffle winners: Bob Evans, Pat Parker, Leanda top in 1991 leaving a large, sheer 50m wall of deposited O’Connor and Nita Wheeler. volcanic ash, but now its top is covered with lush grasses, Lucky door prize: Bill Osmand. bamboos and ferns, with orchids mixed in. On the wall face Scott had taken photos of Bulbophyllum, which Warringah Show 2007 from the growth he guessed had been there at least 6 years. He had photos also of Banane; the 1500m of The Australasian Native Orchid Society, Warringah UNESCO listed rice terraces that are about 2,000 years Group held their annual Spring Show on the 8 th and 9 th old. The Philippines is so rich with orchids, growing as September,2007. weeds in the rice terraces and dripping from trees in the Best Pterostylis city streets. We saw photos of Spathoglottis in all colours 1st Mark Clements ….Linguella karri including yellow, Dendrobiums, Bulbophyllum, 2 nd Nita Wheeler …. Pterostylis curta Epidendrum, Vanda, Oncidium, , Cymbidium, Best Other Terrestrial Phalaenopsis, and Paphiopedilum, just to name a few. 1 st Mark Clements…. Cyrtostylis reniformis Photos of the local orchids shows showed orchids of the 2 nd Nita Wheeler……Chiloglottis platyptera highest of high standards. Even the photos of orchids growing in private gardens were amazing! It was a Best Caladenia fabulous tour of the country and we certainly look 1st …Nita Wheeler….. Caladenia carnea forward to seeing Scott’s photos of the orchids of China. Best Diuris 1st ….Nita Wheeler….. Diuris punctata South and West Regional Show Bega 2007: Jane gave us a run down and a look at some photos of Best Hybrid Terrestrial this show, which this year was hosted by the Sapphire 1st …Nita Wheeler…. Pterostylis “Dusky Duke” Coast Orchid Society. Seven societies displayed (Albury 2 nd ...Nita Wheeler….Pterostylis “Dunkle” –Wodonga, Wagga Wagga, Shoalhaven, Bateman’s Bay, Sapphire Coast and Canberra). Albury – Wodonga won Mark’s plant of Linguella karri was named Champion the first place for the displays and ours came in third. The Australian Native Terrestrial , and was tree was the display, as was seen at our Spring Show, awarded Grand Champion of the Show . This will be along with the theme of a tribute to collectors of the past, gratifying to all struggling terrestrial growers, as it has represented by old overflowing chests and plant presses. been at least 15 years since a terrestrial won a grand Thanks were given to those who donated their plants for champion at this show. Congratulations, Mark. the display, and many of these won prizes. Jane had a photo of the champion species of the show, which was an impressive Cymbidium lowianum. The transport of this pendulous orchid was impressive on its own! Another request was made for plants for the coming Cronulla show. Australasian Orchid Show: Nita announced that, along with a swag of prizes and certificates for orchids brought by her and Mark Clements to this show, Mark won the Grand Champion. A request has been made to submit a photo for the prestigious Bill Murdoch Trophy. Secretary’s report: Publications – The Orchid Review (Sept-Oct), Orchids Australia (Oct), The Alpine Gardener (Sept). Newsletters – Bateman’s Bay (Sept), Gosford and District (Sept), Sapphire Coast (Sept), OSNSW (Aug), Albury – Wodonga (Oct), Royal Hort Society of Victoria (Spring). Report moved by Bill Osmand and seconded by Nita Wheeler.

Treasurer’s report: Judge’s Choice Hybrid Sept. 2007 : Masd . Pinwheel The balance is at $33,049.00, though a lot of this will go Grown by: Jane Wright out again for costs and payments related to our show.

The takings from this year’s show were similar to last year.

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Orchid of the Night Sept 2007: Judge’s Choice Hybrid Sept 2007: Den. lindleyi Grown by: Jane Wright Grown by: Terry and Julianne Turner

Orchid of the Night Oct 2007: Paph. sukhakulii Grown by: Ross Anderson

Judge’s Choice Hybrid Oct. 2007: Slc. Dal’s Halo Grown by: Bob Rough

Judge’s Choice Species Oct. 2007: Jumelea arichnantha Grown by: Bob Rough

Thanks to Bill Ferris for photos for September and Ross Anderson for October photos.

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The Horticultural Society Spring Show 2007

Plant Owner Intermediate Cymbidium 1st Cymbidium Royale Robyn Noel 2nd Cymbidium Unknown Robyn Noel Miniature Cymbidium 1st Cymbidium Unknown Robyn Noel Cattleya Alliance Species 1st B. glauca Bob Rough 2nd C. loddigessii Bob Rough Cattleya Alliance Hybrid 1st LC. Trick or Treat X self Ben Walcott 2nd SLC. Jinn 'Tiny Tot' Bob Rough Paphiopedilum 1st Paph acmodontum T & J Turner 2nd Paph insigne M. Fraser & S. Corbett Vandaceaous Alliance 1st Phal Dendi's Art M. Fraser & S. Corbett 2nd Vanda javieriae M. Fraser & S. Corbett Native Dendrobium 1st D. kingianum Inferno X Black Beauty Bob Bush 2nd D. kestevenii x speciosum grandiflora Laurie Woods

Any other Australian Orchid 1st Chiloglottis formicifera Jane Wright 2nd Sarc. Empress Jane Wright Coelogyne Alliance 1st Ben Walcott 2nd Coelogyne cristatum Bob Rough Any Other Orchid 1st Masd. wurdackii ‘Leopard’ Jane Wright 2nd Restrepia elegans Jane Wright Champion Paph acmodontum T & J Turner

SPRING SHOW CHAMPIONS Championship Plant Owner

Champion Display Robert Rough Champion Orchid of the Show Cattleya intermedia ' Orlates Imperial' Geoff Dyne Reserve Champion Orchid Dendrobium Star of Riverdene Theo and Jenny Schutz Champion Species Orchid Cattleya intermedia ' Orlates Imperial' Geoff Dyne Champion Hybrid Orchid Dendrobium Star of Riverdene Theo and Jenny Schutz Champion Cattleya Alliance Cattleya intermedia ' Orlates Imperial' Geoff Dyne Champion Cymbidium Cymbidium (Beach Girl x Gloria Streeter) Brenda Western and Rob Pollock Champion Australian Native Dendrobium Star of Riverdene Theo and Jenny Schutz Champion Paphiopedilum Alliance Paphiopedilum malipoense Sheila Cudmore Champion Vandaceous Alliance Phalaenopsis Dendi's Art Mark Fraser and Sandra (including Phalaenopsis) Corbett Champion Oncidium Alliance Oncidium ochmatochilum Bob Evans Champion Pleurothallid Alliance Masdevallia Copper Angel 'Highland' Theo and Jenny Schutz Champion Any Other Orchid Coelogyne cristata Sheila Cudmore Champion Specimen Orchid Dendrobium Star of Riverdene Theo and Jenny Schutz Champion Seedling Cymbidium (Beach Girl x Gloria Streeter) Brenda Western and Rob Pollock Best Orchid Benched by a Novice Club Brassolaeliocattleya Dinsmore 'Perfection' Kevin Dawes Member Most Pleasingly Fragrant Orchid Sophrolaeliocattleya Dal's Hero Robert Rough Hybrid

5 Popular Vote Sophrocattleya Dal's Tradition Robert Rough Best Exhibit: Art Paphiopedilum charlesworthii Watercolour Nilavan Adams

Best Exhibit: Craft Tapestry Yvonne Day Best Exhibit: Photography Phragmipedium Sedenii 'Candidum' Ann Howarth Most Successful Exhibitor Theo and Jenny Schutz

SPRING SHOW WINNERS

Class Description Place Plant Owner

SECTION A: DISPLAYS 1 Tabletop display - Large 1 Robert Rough

SECTION B: OPEN CLASSES 5 Cymbidium - Standard 1 Cymbidium (Beach Girl x Gloria Brenda Western and Rob Streeter) Pollock 2 Cymbidium (Zion Valley x Brenda Western and Rob Sleeping Nymph) Pollock 6 Cymbidium - Intermediate 1 Cymbidium Bullbarrow 'Friar David Judge and Rajani Tuck' Rai 2 Cymbidium Music Box Dancer Sheila Cudmore 'Ballerina' 7 Cymbidium - Miniature 1 Cymbidium Rio Rita Radiant x Theo and Jenny Schutz Cymbidium devonianum 2 Cymbidium Plush Canyon David Judge and Rajani 'Beenak' Rai 8 Cymbidium – Primary Hybrid 2 Cymbidium pumilum (Duo Mini Nita Wheeler Primi) x Ngaire’Russell Martin’ 9 Cymbidium - Best seedling 1 Cymbidium (Beach Girl x Gloria Brenda Western and Rob Streeter) Pollock 10 Cymbidium - Best specimen 1 Cymbidium Bullbarrow 'Friar David Judge and Rajani Tuck' Rai 11a Cattleya species 1 Cattleya intermedia ' Orlates Geoff Dyne Imperial' 2 Cattleya gaskelliana var alba Jane Wright

11b species 1 Laelia jongheana Jane Wright 2 Laelia harpophylla Robert Rough 12a Standard Hybrid - 1 Culminant 'La Brenda Western and Rob Standard Tuilerie' Pollock 2 Brassolaeliocattleya Brunswick Robert Rough Blush 'Coral' x Chinogan Laurinda 12b Laeliinae Standard Hybrid - 1 Sophrolaeliocattleya Dal's Hero Robert Rough Intermediate 2 Potinara Dal's Emperor Robert Rough 12c Laeliinae Standard Hybrid - 1 Sophrocattleya Joanne Robert Rough Miniature 2 Sophrolaelia Jinn 'Tiny Tot' Robert Rough 14 Laeliinae Hybrid - Cluster 1 Sophrocattleya Dal's Tradition Robert Rough

6 Class Description Place Plant Owner 2 Cattleya quasar x Laelia crispata Robert Rough

15 Laeliinae - Best seedling 1 Brassolaeliocattleya Brunswick Robert Rough Blush 'Coral' x Chinogan Laurinda 16 Laeliinae - Best specimen 1 Sophrolaeliocattleya Jeweler's Robert Rough Gem 17 Thelychiton kingianus 1 Thelychiton kingianus Theo and Jenny Schutz 2 Thelychiton kingianus Bill Ferris 18 Thelychiton speciosa complex 1 Thelychiton pedunculatus Jane Wright 2 Thelychiton speciosus Mark Fraser and Sandra Corbett 19 Australian Dockrillia species 1 Dockrillia linguiformis Bill Ferris 2 Dockrillia striolata Bill Ferris 20 Other Dendrobium species 1 Dendrobium discolor Bob Evans 2 Tetrabaculum tetragonum Bill Ferris 21a Dendrobium Alliance Hybrid 1 Dendrobium King Wong Theo and Jenny Schutz - small 2 Thelychiton Kalang Bill Keeley 21b Dendrobium Alliance Hybrid 1 Dendrobium Star of Riverdene Theo and Jenny Schutz - large flowers 2 Thelychiton ( Northmead x Zip) Bill Keeley

22 Native Vandaceous species 1 Sarcochilus falcatus Bill Ferris 2 Sarcochilus ceciliae Jane Wright 23 Native Vandaceous hybrid 1 Sarcochilus Burgundy on Ice Robert Rough 'Australia' 2 Sarcochilus ( Melba Big No 2 x Robert Rough Highton 'Magic Red') 25a Native Terrestrial species - 1 Pterostylis pedunculata Nita Wheeler Pterostylis 2 Pterostylis biseta Nita Wheeler 25b Native Terrestrial species - 1 Leptoceras menziessi Sheila Cudmore Other 2 Diuris punctata Nita Wheeler 26 Native Terrestrial - hybrid 1 Pterostylis Cutie 'Harold's Pride' Nita Wheeler

28 Best Native specimen 1 Dendrobium Star of Riverdene Theo and Jenny Schutz

29a Paphiopedilum species 1 Paphiopedilum malipoense Sheila Cudmore 2 Paphiopedilum insigne Mark Fraser and Sandra Corbett 31b Paphiopedilum hybrid- 1 Paphiopedilum St Low Terry and Julianne Turner multifloral pink 31c Paphiopedilum hybrid - other 1 Paphiopedilum Jade Dragon Terry and Julianne Turner 2 Paphiopedilum Conco- Terry and Julianne Turner bellatulum x Emersonii 31d Paphiopedilum hybrid - 1 Phragmipedium Eric Young Brenda Western and Rob Phragmipedium Pollock 33 Best Paphiopedilum specimen 1 Paphiopedilum insigne Mark Fraser and Sandra Corbett 37a Phalaenopsis hybrid - novelty 1 Phalaenopsis Dendi's Art Mark Fraser and Sandra Corbett 7 Class Description Place Plant Owner 2 Phalaenopsis Acmodontum oz x Terry and Julianne Turner Virginia 37b Phalaenopsis hybrid - 1 Phalaenopsis Be Glad 'Carriage David Judge and Rajani Miniature/multifloral Hill' x Carmela's Pixie Rai

38 Vanda or Ascocenda hybrid 1 Vascostylis Crownfox Magic Jane Wright 39 Other vandaceous hybrids 1 Rhyncocentrum Lilac Blossom Mark Fraser and Sandra Corbett 40 Best Vandaceous seedling 1 Phalaenopsis Brother Kaiser x Mark Fraser and Sandra Doritaenopsis Brother Love Corbett

42a Oncidium complex species 1 Oncidium ochmatochilum Bob Evans 43b Odontoglossum Alliance 1 Odontoglossum Summit Robert Rough hybrid 44b Other Oncidium Alliance 1 Colmanara Wildcatt 'MT4' Bill Ferris hybrid 47a Pleurothallidinae species - 1 Masdevallia civilis Mark Fraser and Sandra Masdevallia Corbett 2 Masdevallia mystica Mark Fraser and Sandra Corbett 47c Masdevallia hybrid - 1 Pleurothallis dilemma Jane Wright miniature 2 Myoxanthos affinis Geoff Dyne 48b Masdevallia hybrid - other 1 Masdevallia Copper Angel Theo and Jenny Schutz 'Highland' 2 Masdevallia Pinwheel 'Beenak' Theo and Jenny Schutz

50 Best Pleurothallidinae 1 Masdevallia Copper Angel Theo and Jenny Schutz specimen 'Highland' 51 Exotic Dendrobium species 1 Dendrobium crepidatum Mark Clements 2 Dendrobium amethystoglossum Bob Evans

52 Coelogyne species 1 Coelogyne cristata Sheila Cudmore 2 Coelogyne flaccida Bob Bush 53 Any other species 1 Serapias lingua Nita Wheeler 2 Ancistrochilus rothchildianus Jane Wright

54 Exotic Dendrobium hybrid 1 Dendrobium Tomoflake Brenda Western and Rob Pollock 2 Dendrobium Felicity Fortesque Bob Bush

55 Coelogyne hybrid 1 Coelogyne Unchained Melody Mark Fraser and Sandra Corbett 2 Coelogyne Unchained Melody Bob Bush

58 Best Other Orchid specimen 1 Coelogyne cristata Sheila Cudmore

SECTION C: NOVICE CLASSES 62a Laeliinae hybrid - Standard 1 Brassolaeliocattleya Dinsmore Kevin Dawes 'Perfection'

8 Class Description Place Plant Owner 2 Cattleya Memoria Jerome Kevin Dawes Schultz x Sophrocattleya Lana Coryell 68a Paphiopedilum hybrid - 1 Paphiopedilum (Winston Kevin Dawes Classical Churchill x Sally Ann Dulin) x Winsteer 'Maree' 76 Other species 1 Kevin Dawes 77 Other hybrid 1 Coelogyne Unchained Melody Kevin Dawes

SECTION E: ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY 81 Art 1 Paphiopedilum charlesworthii Nilavan Adams Watercolour 2 Watercolour Robyn Westcott 82 Craft 1 Tapestry Yvonne Day 2 Quilt Pat Parker 83a Photography Studio work 1 Phragmipedium Sedenii Ann Howarth 'Candidum' 2 Thelychiton curvicaule ' Kirrama' Ann Howarth x 'Susan' 83b Photography Field work 1 Blue Caladenia Vivien Pinder 2 Field Photography Helen Fitzgerald 83c Enhanced Photograph 1 Odontoglossum cervantesii Mark Fraser

Popular Vote September 2007

Plant Owner Laeliinae hybrid SC . Jinn Tiny Tot Bob Rough Laeliinae species Brassavola glauca Rob Rough Oncidium alliance Onc. maculatum Bob Evans Coelogyne hybrid Coel . Unchained Melody Bob Rough Coelogyne species Coel. cristata Jane Wright Australian Dendrobium hybrid D. kingianum Bob Rough Australian Dendrobium species Den. delicatum Bob Rough

Masdevalia hybrid Masd . Pinwheel Jane Wright Masdevalia species Masd. vietchiana ‘Praise de Galles’ Bob Rough Paphiopedilum hybrid Paph. St. Swithin ‘Jill’ Terry and Julianne Turner Paphiopedilum species Paph. delenatii ‘ Cherry Bomb’ X ‘Dark’ David Judge

Dendrochilum Dend. tenellum Don Chesher Vanda alliance hybrid Sarc. Fitzhart Leigh X fitzgeraldii ‘Rose” Bob Rough

Cymbidium hybrid Cym . Akibono “Dural’ Jane Wright Australian terrestrials Cryptostylis reinformis Mark Clements Other Species Den. lindleyi Terry and Julianne Turner Orchid of the Night Coel. cristata Jane Wright Judges Choice - Hybrid Masd. Pinwheel Jane Wright Judges Choice - Species Den. lindleyi Terry and Julianne Turner

9 Popular Vote October 2007

Plant Owner Laeliinae hybrid Lc. Trick or Treat Ben Walcott Laeliinae species Cat. amethystoglossa Jane Wright Oncidium alliance Oda. Debutante X Onc maculatum Bob Evans Odontoglossum species Psychocentrum papilio Jane Wright Dendrobium Exotic species Den. albo-sanguineum Bob Evans Australian Dendrobium hybrid Den. Aussie Angel X Pinterm Nita Wheeler Australian Dendrobium species Doc. linguiformis Mark Fraser

Masdevalia hybrid Masd . Cuzco Gold ‘Beenack’ Tina Anderson Masdevalia species Masd. ayabacana Jane Wright Other species Baptistonia echinata Don Chesher Any other Pleone Shot Silk Paul Paphiopedilum species Paph. sukhakulii Ross Anderson Sarcochilus hybrid Sarc. Burgundy on Ice Bob Rough Sarcochilus species Sarc. ceciliae Jane Wright Coelogyne species Dendrochilum cobbianum Don Chesher Vanda alliance hybrid Vanda Peggy Foo ‘Angelina’ Jane Wright Cymbidium hybrid Cym Plush Canyon Beenack David Judge Australian terrestrials Jonesiopsis filamentosa Mark Clements Orchid of the Night Paph. sukhakulii Ross Anderson Judges Choice - Hybrid Slc. Dal’s Halo Bob Rough Judges Choice - Species Jumelea arichnantha Bob Rough

Contributions to the Bulletin You can get material to the editor by the following means: In person : At meetings, or if I am not there to either Robyn Noel or Barbara Corsini. By mail : 10 Wickham Cres, Red Hill, ACT 2603 not the Orchid Soc PO Box By phone : (02) 6161 2742 (h) By email : [email protected] Hand written, typed and computer generated material all welcome and will be included as soon as possible subject to space. Contributions preferably by 14th of Jan, Feb, April, June, August, October. Computer files : This bulletin is prepared with Word for Windows 2000 on a PC. I can handle .doc, .rtf and .txt text formats and digital still and video images in most popular formats including .avi, .jpg, .tif and .bmp. Please keep formatting to a minimum, especially if it includes graphics . I can also scan drawings, text, slides and photographic prints. Any questions, please see, ring or email me. The Editor, Ben Walcott

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