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The Atlanta Affiliated with the American Orchid Orchid Society, the Orchid Digest Corporation and the Mid-America Orchid Congress. Society 2001 Recipient of the American Orchid Society’s Distinguished Affiliated Bulletin Societies Service Award Newsletter Editor: Danny Lentz Volume 46: Number 11 www.atlantaorchidsociety.org November 2005 NOVEMBER EVENTS The Meeting: 8:00 Monday, November 14 at Atlanta Botanical Garden Linda Wilhelm, Woodland Orchids Oncidium Culture Our November speaker will be Linda Wilhelm of Woodland Orchids. The company web site is at http://www.woodlandorchids.com During the business portion of the meeting we will conduct our election of officers and directors for 2006. See the minutes of the October meeting on page 3 for the slate presented by the nominating committee. Orchid Clinic: Before the meeting we will have someone available to answer questions on orchid growing from 7:15-7:45. If you bring a diseased or infested plant to ask questions about, please have it in a bag so that pests and fungal spores don’t spread to other plants at the meeting. Atlanta and South Metro Orchid Societies Fall Show and Sale Location: Atlanta Botanical Garden, Day Hall Friday, November 11 to Sunday, November 13. Show setup is on Thursday, November 10. Bring your plants, bring your friends, help make our show a success! See details on pages 4-6. Inside This Issue Atlanta Orchid Society 2005 Officers…………………………………………..….…………… Page 2 Collector’s Item……Peristeria elata Hook. …by Ron McHatton…..……………………….... Page 2 Events Out and About………………Dates for your Calendar…………...……….…….……… Page 3 Minutes of the October Meeting ….…….…...……….………….…………..………...….… Page 3 The AtOS & SMOS Fall Show………………………………….………..………..…………... Page 4 Recent Blooms at the Atlanta Botanical Garden……………………………………………….. Page 6 The October Exhibition Table ………………………………….………..………..…………... Page 7 Notes from Art Chadwick’s presentation at the October meeting…………………………….. Page 9 Recent Awards from the Atlanta Judging Center……….……………………………………… Page 12 All contents © Atlanta Orchid Society unless otherwise noted. Page 2 www.atlantaorchidsociety.org November 2005 THE ATLANTA ORCHID SOCIETY COLLECTOR’S ITEM Officers Peristeria elata Hook. Per-is-TER-ee-ah ee-LAY-tah President - David Mellard Tribe: Cymbidieae 3409 Regalwoods Drive Doraville, GA 30340 Subtribe: Stanhopeinae 770-270-5758 Etymology: Peristeria – Greek peristerion, meaning little dove; in allusion to the [email protected] similarity of the column, anther, and lateral lobes of the lip to a dove with wings spread Vice-President/Programs - elata – stately or handsome Richard Hallberg 152 Sloan St. Roswell, GA 30075 The genus Peristeria comprises some 11 species distributed from 770-587-5827 Trinidad through southern Central America southward to Brazil. All species [email protected] so far described are epiphytes or terrestrials at elevations from 600 to 1,200 Secretary - Sandy Phillips meters. These plants prefer open grassy areas in wet forests. The plants, 870 Virginia Circle NE superficially similar to many species of Phaius, are characterized by large, Atlanta, GA 30306 ovoid pseudobulbs with several internodes and two or three apical, thin, 404-874-1417 heavily veined leaves. Inflorescences, usually produced with the new [email protected] growth, appear from the base of the pseudobulb and are pendent in all but Treasurer - Reba Herzfeld one species, making basket culture the best option. Peristeria elata, the 4798 Summerset Lane exception in the genus, produces an upright inflorescence and can be Dunwoody, GA 30338 770-394-3731 accommodated in a pot rather well. All species do well under intermediate [email protected] conditions with abundant water and fertilizer throughout the year. Immediate Past President - Peristeria elata, commonly called the “Dove Orchid” is the state flower Evan Dessasau III of Panama. The species occurs from Costa Rica to Colombia and Venezuela. 404-241-4819 The plants produce very large pseudobulbs and the erect inflorescence can [email protected] reach over 6 feet tall in well grown plants. Flowering typically occurs in Directors (year term expires) July and August. The cup shaped flowers, up to 25 on the inflorescence, Mark Reinke (2005) open successively over a long period of time and can reach up to 5cm in 864-718-0152 diameter. The waxy, bone white flowers, vary little in the amount and [email protected] distribution red markings on the sepals and petals. Jeff Whitfield (2005) 770-634-6153 [email protected] Sondra Nierenberg (2006) 770-579-3376 [email protected] Fred Missbach (2006) 404-237-1694 [email protected] Mikie Emerson (2007) 404-289-3684 [email protected] Danny Lentz (2007) 770-640-0112 [email protected] Other Volunteers Newsletter Editor/Greengrowers Danny Lentz Webmaster - Tom Kaschak [email protected] Librarians - Mikie Emerson and Karen Chandler Show Chair – David Mellard Plants grown by Atlanta Botanical Garden. Photos © Danny Lentz Page 3 www.atlantaorchidsociety.org November 2005 Events Out and About MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER MEETING November • The Atlanta Orchid Society meeting was brought to order by Saturday, 11/5. 8th Annual Slipper President David Mellard. The minutes from the last meeting Symposium in Kissimmee, FL. Contact: were approved as written. Jamie Lawson, 888-619-7687. • The Birmingham Orchid Show was a success: sales were [email protected] good. Members of the Atlanta Orchid Society took 15-20 http://home.cfl.rr.com/slipperorchids ribbons. Thanks to all who donated plants and who helped with our exhibit at the show: Karen Chandler, Judy Demery, Mikie Friday-Sunday, 11/11-13. Atlanta and Emerson, Roy Harrow, Geni Smith and others. South Metro Orchid Societies Fall Show • Many plants were bought to the orchid clinic, which begins and Sale, ABG, Day Hall. Contact: David at 7:15 before each meeting. Mellard, 404-498-0443 or 770-270-5758, • Tom Kaschak has served well in the capacity of web master [email protected] . the last three years and is ready to give up the position. If you can support the society by volunteering to maintain our web site, Saturday, 11/12. American Orchid Society please let David Mellard know. monthly judging, Atlanta Judging Center, 2 pm, ABG basement workshop. If entering • The speaker at the next meeting may be a vendor as the plants, please arrive before 1:30 pm to allow scheduled speaker, David Mellard, will may have to go out of time for research and paperwork. town on business. • Our silent auction item tonight was a set of orchid note cards Monday, 11/14. Atlanta Orchid Society drawn by AtlOS member Bill Frye. An excellent article written monthly meeting, ABG, Day Hall, 8 p.m. by Bill will be published in the AOS magazine early next year. Speaker: David Mellard will speak on • Elaine Jacobson announced the nominating committee “Using the Right Fertilizer Based on Water selection for the 2006 slate of officers and trustees as follows. Quality”. o President: Richard Hallberg o Vice President: Mark Reinke December o Secretary: Sandy Phillips Saturday, 12/10. American Orchid Society o Treasurer: Reba Herzfeld monthly judging, Atlanta Judging Center, 2 o Trustees for 3 year period: Barbara Dampog pm, ABG basement workshop. If entering and Rob Rinn plants, please arrive before 1:30 pm to allow • Flyers for the Orchid Show are available to put into local time for research and paperwork. shops as advertisements. David will send an email, featuring info about the show, to us that it can be forwarded to those we Monday, 12/12. Atlanta Orchid Society know, as another way to bolster attendance. Sign up sheets are monthly meeting, ABG, Day Hall, 8 p.m. available for openings to man vendor booths, while vendors give Holiday party. Please bring a covered dish talks to judges and individuals to help serve food. Show up on and an orchid-related gift. Thurs., November 10th beginning at 9am to help with show set up. Paul could use some help with the exhibit, as well. • The speaker, Art Chadwick, Jr. presented an interesting JOIN THE ORCHID DIGEST program about large-flowered Cattleyas. CORPORATION • Our thanks to our orchid judges: Bob Grzesik, Richard Don’t let the name fool you, the Orchid Hallberg, Sondra Nierenberg, Bill Smith, Jeff Whitfield, Jeffrey Digest is a non-profit membership-based Wolf. organization dedicated to orchids. Designed • Our thanks to those who donated plants to the raffle table: to appeal to the mid-range to advanced Roy Harrow, Fred Missbach, Rob Rinn, Helen Weil and others. grower nothing beats the Orchid Digest. For Our thanks to those who brought refreshments: Cathy Caine, just $32/year you get 4 issues of full-color, Barbara Dampog, Carolyn and Mike Dufano, Rita Goldstein, in-depth articles about orchids. The Bob Grzesik and Terry, Sandy Phillips, Mary Helen Reinhard, magazine is large format and the fourth issue of the year is always an extra-special issue Geni Smith and others. devoted to a single genus. For membership The meeting was adjourned. application forms contact Fred Missbach (404-237-1694) Respectfully submitted, Sandy Phillips Page 4 www.atlantaorchidsociety.org November 2005 The Atlanta and South Metro Orchid Societies Fall Show and Sale November 11 and 12, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. November 13, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Atlanta Botanical Garden, Day Hall Hi Atlanta Orchid Society Members, Most of you have heard by now about our orchid show in November at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. I thought I would put a few things about the show in the newsletter in case you’ve missed something at our meetings. The most important thing is that we make the show a society event and that the show is fun. ■ Your society needs your help in putting on the show. If you find yourself at the show with nothing to do, ask the show chair (David Mellard) what needs to be done.