Volume 5, Issue 1 Orchiflora September 2014
Announcements: Monthly General Meetings: 4th Wednes- day of each month (except July, August Speaker Series: & December) at Van Dusen Floral Hall September 24: Dave Nixon on the Orchid Species Preservation Foundation. Doors Open 6:30pm, Meeting starts at The Orchid Species Preservation Foundation of Alberta (OSPF) was formed in 1991 by 7:30pm a group of local orchid enthusiasts to work with the Muttart Conservatory to help develop a world-renowned orchid species collection for the citizens of Edmonton and Inside this issue: orchid enthusiasts around the globe. October 22: Poul Hansen: Flasking: how to get from seed to seedling: Poul Han- Message From the President Pg 2 sen's KISS method. Poul Hansen will give a hands on demonstration of flasking - the process of getting seeds into flask for germination. We will use a webcam to show Poul at work. Poul is Monthly Show Table—25 June 2014 Pg 4 an AOS judge, an outstanding orchid grower (numerous AOS awards) and a frequent hybridizer of his own orchids. In the process he has flasked innumerable times, and PNWJC Judging—FOS Show—07 June Pg 7 his view is that "if I can flask, anyone can flask" . This is a unique opportunity to see 2014 someone do the actual operation and de-mystify the process. November 26: Christmas Party and annual auction PNWJC Judging—14 June 2014 Pg 11 January 28: Dino Basai, topic to be announced
Culture class, held in the Cedar room, VanDusen Gardens from 6:30 to 8: 30 pm, PNWJC Judging—12 July 2014 Pg 12 all orchid related questions welcome - culture class is a members’ only benefit September 8: Orchid Wiz and how it can help us with orchid culture: led by Calvin PNWJC Judging—09 August 2014 Pg 12 Wong. Orchid Wiz is a powerful database on orchid species and hybrids October 20: Orchid grooming and staking - how to prepare your plants to look their best Article—Brassia Pg 14 November 10: Topic to be announced
Upcoming events June AGM Meeting Minutes Pg 16
September 13: PNWJC—The Pacific Northwest Judging Center (PNWJC) meets every 2nd Saturday of the month at Sea Island Community Center, Event Listings Pg 17 7140 Miller Road, Richmond, B.C. at noon.
Everyone is welcome to bring their orchids for consideration by the American Orchid Society judges. Why attend? This is an opportunity to see more orchids, and many orchids of award quality. Small, friendly atmosphere.
October 18-19: Fraser Valley Orchid Society Show and Sale at the Georges Preston Recreation Center, Langley
Volume 5, Issue 1 ORCHIFLORA Page 2 Message From The President:
Dear fellow orchid lovers,
Well, it is still Margaret who is writing you this preamble to the newsletter! No one has come forward to be President, andI am writing as Past President, because I do believe it is important to flag recent news/ upcoming events.
The Paramount greenhouse visit went well, and the few members who did go to the greenhouse visit in Parksville enjoyed their outing. I have not seen any pictures of this outing, but I suppose there were lots of orchids to choose from! We are open to sugges- tions for other outings, although we do recognize that every time a ferry has to be taken, there are extra costs in way of money and time!
We had a very successful August sale - yes the afternoon crowd was a bit thin, but the morning buzz was quite impressive. Many vendors, lots for sale, and many orchid lovers. The repotting sessions were well attended (especially the first 2), and it would seem they were well appreciated. And many members brought beautiful orchids for the show table - many thanks. I can say that I was very impressed by the dedication of the set up crew, and the take down crew, as well as the hospitality crew, spearheaded by Mari- lyn Lew.
And a special thanks to Teang Tang who did the advertising / promotion for the August sale on a volunteer basis
Keith Willett has kept a record of our monthly meeting attendance since we started the sign in sheet (thank you Keith). Here are the numbers:
January: 55 February: 57 March: 54 April: 65 May: 72 June: 51
So we are 118 paid memberships for 2014, and close to 50+ members show up for monthly meetings. These are heartening num- bers.
Your executive has already met once, and inevitably, with no President, some tasks need to find volunteers. The hesitationto vol- unteer stems from some real concerns: lack of time, fear of poor task definition, and the long term worry that everyone will rely on you for the same task in the future. The latter can be a real deterrent. So I have handpicked some well defined tasks that are in need of “adoption”:
-organizing the Christmas party: organize an auctioneer, direct set up, pick up supplies -organize visits to nurseries, member open houses, etc -organize 2015 August sale: solicit vendors, direct set up/take down crew, etc -organize our 2015 (February) Gardenworks promotion: find volunteers to staff -find volunteers for VOS display for shows in Fraser Valley, Victoria, and Nanaimo.
Remember that volunteers that bring displays to these ‘away’ shows are reimbursed for their mileage costs (not as rich as the gov- ernment standard, but helps to pay the gas), their ferry costs, and supplies costs. And the rental of a van, if that is required. Hotel costs can be covered if that is more cost effective than double ferry costs.
And of course, there is the big task of organizing our Annual Show and Sale. There is no show chair (any volunteers?) but Jennifer Fabre and Margaret Prat are taking down the name of anyone interested in helping out. There is already a core of volunteers, so no fear that you will be asked to do more than a nice discrete task.
Well, I do hope that all your orchids are rewarding you with vigorous growth, after a nice, warm and sunny summer.
Orchidly yours, Margaret Prat Past President Volume 5, Issue 1 ORCHIFLORA Page 3
Executive/Board of Directors President : vacant 1st VP: Eugene Banziger 2nd VP: Ryan Young Secretary: Barbara Cable Treasurer: Judy Buttress Past President: Margaret Prat Director 1 : Calvin Wong Director 2 : Jennifer Fabre Director 3 : Keith Willett Director 4 : Grant Rampton Volunteer/Committees Bloedel Committee: Radina Jevdevic Membership Committee: Patrick Milligen The above photo was submitted by Romi Truninger, a friend of my aunt— Joyce Taivainen. Romi lives in St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands and Prize Draws: Margaret Elvidge thought we might like to see her orchid, which is just loaded with beauti- Kitchen: Marilyn Lew & Maureen Burke ful flowers. In a previous newsletter, one of our members recommended putting Styrofoam in a blender to add to add to one’s potting mix. Romi BCCoGC Rep: Bill & Carla Bischoff tried this technique and the above photo is the result of that advice! Library: Shohreh Alimoradi COC/AOS Rep: vacant Web Master: Terry Poree Mailing Address: PO BOX 42025, Marpole PRO, Vancouver, BC, V6P 6S6 Newsletter: Holly Martin Please send your contributions to: If any member has photos of their plants that they would like to submit for the Members’ Showcase in [email protected] our newsletter, please email them, along with the www.vancouverorchidsociety.ca plant name and any culture details or plant infor- mation you would like to share, to Holly Martin at:
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Monthly Meeting Show Table 25 June 2014
Paph. conco. bellatulum
Flower Quality Exhibitor: Carla Bischoff
All Photographs by Judith E. Higham
If you would like a picture of your plant, please email Judy and she will gladly email you the file
Encyclia mariae
Unusual Species Exhibitor: Barbara Cable
Phrag. grande
Flower Quality Exhibitor: Eugene Banziger
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Monthly Meeting Show Table 25 June 2014 (cont’d)
Prosthechea prismatocarpa
Flower Quality & Plant Culture Exhibitor: Carla
Exhibitor: Melanie Gallacher Exhibitor:Melanie Flower Quality Quality Flower ‘Elmhurst’ greenwich Blc
Flower Quality & Plant Culture Exhibitor: RobElvidge Exhibitor: Culture &Plant Quality Flower CHOICE MEMBERS’ occulata Stanhopea
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Monthly Meeting Show Table 25 June 2014 (cont’d)
Every month show off your Orchids at our meeting! If you would like to volunteer on the monthly judging team, just ask !
Epi. Artropurpureum ‘The Giant’
Flower Quality—Species Exhibitor: Margaret Nakahara
Summer Orchid Sale 16 August 2014
Many thanks to the following who generously donated to the raf- fle at the August sale: Richard Pearson Roak and Peter Kitty’s Orchids Don Harquail Patrick Milligen.
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PNWJC—Monthly Judging at Foothills Orchid Society Show 07 June 2014
AOS Education Exhibit Certificate
EEC/AOS 86 pts Exhibitor: Gordon Heaps
AOS Show Trophy
ST/AOS 83 pts Exhibitor: Orchid Species Preservation Foundation
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PNWJC—Monthly Judging at Foothills Orchid Society Show 07 June 2014 (cont’d)
Oncidium wentworthianum ‘Solar Stars’
CCM/AOS 83 pts Exhibitor: Gordon Heaps
Cypripedium franchetii ‘Foothills’
CHM/AOS 82 pts Exhibitor: Shawn Hillis
* Note: award is provisional pending hybrid name registration
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PNWJC—Monthly Judging at Foothills Orchid Society Show
07 June 2014 (cont’d)
AC/AOS Exhibitor: Shawn Hillis Shawn Exhibitor: AC/AOS Certificate Artistic AOS
Dendrobium stratiotes ‘Megan’s Beauty’
HCC/AOS 77pts Exhibitor: Darrell Albert
Dendrobium ovispositoriferum ‘Sweet Carol Anne’ CHM/AOS 82 pts Exhibitor: Darrell Albert * Note: award is provisional pending species identification
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PNWJC—Monthly Judging at Foothills Orchid Society Show
07 June 2014 (cont’d)
CCE/AOS 91 pts Exhibitor: Khanh Luu Khanh Exhibitor: pts 91 CCE/AOS ‘Sato’ Grace White Dendrobium
AM/AOS 86 pts Exhibitor: Khanh Luu Khanh Exhibitor: pts 86 AM/AOS ‘Sato’ Grace White Dendrobium
In all, there were 18 nominations from the show! Judges in attendance: Monica De Wit Jim Huffman Lois Huffman Ross Otto Ben Rostron Russ Volker Barbara Podmore Photographer: Doug Savage
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PNWJC—Monthly Judging 14 June 2014
Miltoniopsis Goldie ‘Sophia’
AM/AOS 80 pts Exhibitor: Poul Hansen
Oncidium Solana Stirling x Oncidium Fort Point
JC/AOS Exhibitor: Art MacGregor
Judges in attendance: Betty Berthiaume Ben Rostron Monica De Wit Abu Salleh Diana Dunn Bergen Todd David Edgley Russ Volker Tom Etheridge Deborah Ward Paula Hansen Patricia Harding Poul Hansen Bill Jasen Wayne Louie Barbara Podmore David Morris Craig Williams Ingrid Ostrander Calvin Wong Ross Otto Bev Hansen (student) Jim Rassmann Margaret Pratt (student) Jennifer Ritchie Ryan Young (student) Marcia Romick
Photographer: Judith Higham
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PNWJC—Monthly Judging 12 July 2014
Judges in attendance: Phalaenopsis bellina ‘Chen’ Betty Berthiaume Poul Hansen AM/AOS 87 pts Exhibitor: Pat van Adrichem Wayne Louie Ingrid Ostrander Abu Salleh Russ Volker Deborah Ward Bev Hansen (student) Margaret Pratt (student)
Photographer: Judith Higham
PNWJC—Monthly Judging
09 August 2014
Exhibitor: Catherine Frutiger Catherine Exhibitor: pts 80 AM/AOS ‘Nelly’ Delrosi Paphiopedilum
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PNWJC—Monthly Judging
09 August 2014 (cont’d)
Surprise’ JC/AOS Exhibitor: Hazel Stewart Hazel Exhibitor: JC/AOS cornu Phalaenopsis
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cervi f. flava ‘Hazel’s ‘Hazel’s flava f. cervi
Judges in attendance: Poul Hansen Ingrid Ostrander Abu Salleh Deborah Ward Margaret Pratt (student)
Photographer: Judith Higham
Please note that for the PNWJC (Richmond) monthly judging in OCTOBER 2014, instead of the usual date, time and place, the meeting will be held on FRIDAY October 17, 2014 at 1:00pm at George Preston Recrea- tion Centre, 20699 42 Ave., Langley, BC V3A 3B1 in conjunction with the Fraser Valley Orchid Society show judging. (there will NOT be a separate monthly judging at the Sea Island Community Centre on October 11).
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Brassia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brassia
spider orchid Brassia is a genus of orchids classified in the Oncidiinae subtribe. It is native to Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and northern South America, with one species (B. caudata) extending into Florida.[1][2]
The genus was named after William Brass, a British botanist and illustrator, who collected plants in Africa under the supervision of Sir Joseph Banks. Its abbrevia- tion in the horticultural trade is Brs.[3] Description Brassia species and its popular hybrids are common in cultivation, and are nota- Brassia arcuigera ble for the characteristic long and spreading tepals (in some clones longer than Scientific classification 50 cm), which lend them the common name "spider orchid".
Kingdom: Plantae This epiphytic genus occurs in wet forests from sea level to altitudes under 1500 (unranked): Angiosperms m, with the Peruvian Andes as its center if diversity. Occurrence is mostly re- stricted to a certain area, but Brassia caudata can be found over the whole geo- (unranked): Monocots graphic area. Order: Asparagales Family: Orchidaceae They have large elliptic-oblong pseudobulbs with one or two leaves at the apex, lateral, unbranched many-flowered inflorescences with small floral bracts. The Subfamily: Epidendroideae lip is not attached to the column. The pollinarium shows a narrow stipe. There Tribe: Cymbidieae are two distichous, foliaceous sheaths around the base, from which the inflo- rescence emerges. Subtribe: Oncidiinae Alliance: Oncidium Brassia has a very specific method for pollination : it uses entomophily : pollina- tion by insects and in this case specifically by female spider-hunter wasps of the Genus: Brassia R.Br., 1813 genera Pepsis and Campsomeris. Mistaken by the mimicry of Brassia, the wasp Type species stings the lip, while trying to grasp its prey without any success. By these move- Brassia maculata ments the wasp comes into contact with the pollinarium, that then sticks to its R.Br. in W.T.Aiton (1813) head. By flying to another Brassia flower, this flower gets pollinated. Synonyms[1]
Brachtia Rchb.f. Mesospinidium Rchb.f. Ada Lindl. Brassia caudata Brassia girouldiana Brassia lanceana Brassia maculata Oncodia Lindl. Brassiopsis Szlach. & Górniak
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Brassia (cont’d)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brassia
References
1 a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2 ^ Flora of North America v 26 p 646, Brassia caudata
3 ^ "My Huge List of Orchid Abbreviations". orchidsplus.com.
4 ^ page 20 of http://www.cites.org/common/cop/13/E13-P41Annex.pdf
Pupulin, F. and Bogarin, D.: The genus Brassia in Costa Rica : A survey of four species and a new species ; Lindleyana, March 2005 - - On line [1] April 2013 - - On line [2]
Dressler, R.L., and N.H. Williams. 2003. New combinations in Mesoamerican Oncidiinae (Orchidaceae). Selbyana 24(1):44–45. van der Pijl, L., and C.H. Dodson. 1966. Orchid Flowers: Their Pollination and Evolution. University of Miami Press, Coral Gables.
1841 illustration 1905 illustration by Edwards's Botanical Register von Martius, Eichler, Urban 1864 Illustration as Brassia lawrenceana Flora Brasiliensis "Curtis's Botanical Magazine"
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VANCOUVER ORCHID SOCIETY ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING JUNE 25, 2014 VAN DUSEN FLORAL HALL
The meeting was called to order at 7:30 pm by Ryan Young.
Erik Nilsen presented the year end financial statements (attached). We are in very good financial shape and we thank Erik for the wonderful job that he's done as our Treasurer over the past years.
Nominees for the Executive Committee for the coming year are: Margaret Prat – Past President Eugene Banziger – 1st Vice President Ryan Young – 2nd Vice President Barb Cable – Secretary Judy Buttress – Treasurer Calvin Wong – Director Jennifer Fabre – Director Keith Willett – Director Grant Rampton – Director
Peter moved to accept the slate & it was passed unanimously.
Speakers for the fall are: September - October – Poul Anderson November – Our Christmas pot luck & social January – undecided as yet
Our August Sale – Posters & volunteer sign up sheets are at the front. Please take some posters & sign up to help.
Paramount Orchids Trip – For anyone wanting to go that has not already signed up please do so on the sheets at the front so that car pooling can be arranged.
Many thanks to all those who contributed items to the raffle table and to the goodie table for our breaks. The Society would be a poorer place without you and we are very grateful for your participation.
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September 2014 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Date Event September 1 Labour Day September 8 Culture Class: Orchid Whiz and how it can help us, presented by Calvin Wong September 13 PNWJC Monthly Judging September 24 Meeting—Speaker: Dave Nixon on the Orchid Species Preservation Foundation
October 2014 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Date Event October 13 Thanksgiving Day October 17 PNWJC Judging in conjunction with FVOS Show & Sale October 18—19 FVOS Show & Sale October 20 Culture Class—Orchid Grooming & Staking October 22 Monthly Meeting—Speaker: Poul Hansen talks about flasking
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November 2014 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Date Event November 8 PNWJC Judging November 10 Culture Class—topic TBA November 11 Remembrance Day November 26 Annual Christmas Party & Auction
December 2014 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Date Event
December 25 Christmas Day
December 26 Boxing Day