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JJoouurrnnaall of the HHAARRDDYY OORRCCHHIIDD SSOOCCIIEETTYY Vol. 10 No. 1 (67) Jannuuaarryy 22001133 JOURNAL of the HARDY ORCHID SOCIETY Vol. 10 No. 1 (67) January 2013 The Hardy Orchid Society Our aim is to promote interest in the study of Native European Orchids and those from similar temperate climates throughout the world. We cover such varied aspects as field study, cultivation and propagation, photography, taxonomy and systematics, and practical conservation. We welcome articles relating to any of these subjects, which will be considered for publication by the editorial committee. Please send your submissions to the Editor, and please structure your text according to the “Advice to Authors” (see website www.hardyorchidsociety.org.uk , January 2004 Journal, Members’ Handbook or contact the Editor). Views expressed in journal arti - cles are those of their author(s) and may not reflect those of HOS. The Hardy Orchid Society Committee President: Prof. Richard Bateman, Jodrell Laboratory, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3DS Chairman: Celia Wright, The Windmill, Vennington, Westbury, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY5 9RG [email protected] Vice-Chairman: vacant Secretary: Richard Robinson, Rhiw, Church Street, Amberley, Sussex, BN18 9NF [email protected] Treasurer: John Wallington, 17, Springbank, Eversley Park Road, London, N21 1JH [email protected] Membership Secretary: Moira Tarrant, Bumbys, Fox Road, Mashbury, Chelmsford, CM1 4TJ [email protected] Plant Show Secretary: David Hughes, Linmoor Cottage, Highwood, Ringwood, Hants., BH24 3LE [email protected] Journal Editor and Website: Mike Gasson, Moor End Cottage, Moor End, Stibbard, Norfolk, NR21 0EJ [email protected] Southern Meetings Organiser: Betty Barber, 8 Dean Close, Deeds Grove, High Wycombe, Bucks., HP12 3NS [email protected] Northern Meeting Organiser: Ken Kitchen, Kincraig, Stonycroft Drive, Arnside, Carnforth, LA5 0EE [email protected] Publicity Officer: Simon Tarrant, Bumbys, Fox Road, Mashbury, Chelmsford, CM1 4TJ [email protected] Seed Bank Manager: Alan Leck, 61 Fraser Close, Deeping St. James, Peterborough, PE6 8QL [email protected] Journal Distributor: Iain Wright, The Windmill, Vennington, Westbury, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY5 9RG [email protected] Conservation Officer: Bill Temple, Primrose Cottage, Hanney Road, Steventon, Oxon., OX13 6AP [email protected] Field Meetings Co-ordinator: Malcolm Brownsword, 14 Manor Close, West Hagbourne, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0NQ [email protected] 2 JOURNAL of the HARDY ORCHID SOCIETY Vol. 10 No. 1 (67) January 2013 Front Cover Photograph Landscape featuring Anacamptis papilionacea by Tony Hughes, the w inning entry in Class 1 of the Photographic Competition 2012. Contents Editorial Note .................................................. ....................................................... 3 Chairman’s Note by Celia Wright ........................................ ................................ 3 Hardy Orchid Society Publicity by Simon Tarrant .. ...................... ....................... 5 Field Meetings 2013 by Malcolm Brownsword ........................... ........................ 5 Meeting Dates for 2013 ..................................................... ................................... 7 Results of Photographic Competition 2012 .................................................. ......... 7 Further Notes on Orchis purpurea Herbivory and Conservation by Alfred Gay ............. ......... 12 HOS Summer Field Trips 2012 by Malcolm Brownsword ......... ........................ 16 Much Ado About Almost Nothing? Part 3 by Svante Malmgren & John Haggar ....... ............... 24 Something − Further Thoughts on Rare Orchid Conservation by Mike Gasson ...... ............... 33 Editorial Note Conservation issues dominate the articles in this issue, including the third and final part of a series by Svante Malmgren and John Haggar. I have included some addi - tional thoughts in a small piece myself, which has been independently refereed. It is important to remind readers that these articles are personal perspectives and do not represent the views of HOS. Also, I am really pleased to be able to include a further article on Kentish Lady Orchids from Alfred Gay. Alfred and his father, Peter Gay, are expert local naturalists and know much about the herbivore threatened colony that has been featured in several earlier JHOS articles. We have made significant progress in raising awareness of this problem and hope to provide further news after the next orchid season. Chairman’s Note Celia Wright A happy New Year to you all. I’m writing this in the cold days of December but looking forward to the warmth of next year and all the orchid related activities that it will bring. Our Kidlington meeting in November was attended by over 100 mem - bers and their guests and a thoroughly good time was had by all. Our meetings for 2013 start at Kidlington on 21 st April. I hope we will have news for you all then that the new HOS website is up and running with details of how to access it. It should make finding the items that interest you easier than at present and allow us to add new features in the future. I am delighted to tell you that Svante Malmgren is join - ing us from Sweden as an expert speaker, a treat for us all. A booking form is enclosed with this issue of the Journal. 3 JOURNAL of the HARDY ORCHID SOCIETY Vol. 10 No. 1 (67) January 2013 HOS now has a presence on Facebook, ably managed by Simon Tarrant. For those of you who have Facebook accounts, do have a look at our page and get in touch with Simon if you have any suggestions for material we might put there. Our aim is to improve knowledge of HOS and hence recruit new members, while being careful not to offer personal information about members and officers of the society. We are particularly keen to get more students with an orchid or horticultural interest to join the society and come to meetings. The committee has discussed how we might do this, but suggestions from members on this subject would be very welcome. You will find details of this year’s Field Trips in this copy of the Journal. As usual, Malcolm has organised a varied programme that will extend to Scotland for only the second time in HOS history. Do come to one or more if you can. I wrote in the October Journal of my concerns about filling committee vacancies. I remain concerned that we do not currently have a Vice Chairman and worry that other roles will become just as difficult to fill as they fall vacant. We have a large membership, many of whom I know to be very capable people, so do please think hard about whether you could help in any way and contact me for an informal chat if you have any interest at all. You can email me ( [email protected] ) or phone (01743 884576). My best wishes to you all. Spectacular Wild Spring Flower and Botanical Photography Holidays On the beautiful Island of Crete Led by experts Brian Allan & Sid Clarke FRPS and staying at the lovely Artemis Apartments in Stavros Orchids, Tulips and much, much more! March/April 2012 exact dates to be confirmed For details please visit our website www.akrotirivillas.com We look forward to welcoming you 4 JOURNAL of the HARDY ORCHID SOCIETY Vol. 10 No. 1 (67) January 2013 Hardy Orchid Society Publicity Simon Tarrant HOS has a publicity display stand with informative posters and photographs and we are always looking for new venues or events at which we can use our display to pro - mote an interest in hardy orchids and, hopefully, recruit new members to the Society. For example, I am working with some of the Wildlife Trusts in south-east England to set up our publicity in various visitor centres. If you are involved in any events or locations where you think our publicity display would be welcomed, I’d love to hear from you. Email me at [email protected] or phone 01245 231437. You have probably seen codes like those below proliferating everywhere. They are called QR Codes (Quick Response Codes) and they enable smart phone users to con - nect to specific Internet addresses. We have created codes to take you to the main HOS website (1), the HOS Facebook pages (2) or to the Facebook ‘Like’ option (3). As we re-print our publicity material we will start to incorporate these codes. 12 3 Field Meetings 2013 Malcolm Brownsword The 2013 programme of field meetings commences on 5 th May. As always, only HOS members are eligible to attend and numbers are limited to a maximum of 15, unless otherwise stated. Membership numbers must be supplied to the local field meeting leader when applying to attend. Members are responsible for their own safe - ty and must ensure that they are suitably equipped for the conditions to be encoun - tered. Packed lunches are usually required. Occasionally a leader may change the date of a field trip due to early or later than expected flowering, in which case appro - priate warning will be given. It is the Society’s policy, where appropriate, for lead - ers to ask members to make a donation (£3 per person is suggested) to host organi - sations. It is important that orchids and orchid sites are not damaged. For full details and booking contact the appropriate local leader by e-mail. For those who are not on e-mail, write to Malcolm Brownsword, 14, Manor Close, West Hagbourne, Didcot, Oxon, OX11 0NQ. To avoid disappointment, please book early. Contact Malcolm Brownsword [email protected] if you have a general query, and particularly if you are willing to lead a field trip in the future. 5 JOURNAL of the HARDY ORCHID SOCIETY Vol. 10 No. 1 (67) January 2013 Sunday 5 th May: north east of Oxford to see vast numbers of Anacamptis morio and a few Dactylorhiza incarnata , as well as many other plants, in ancient hay meadows, followed by a trip in the afternoon to a second nature reserve. Contact Malcolm Brownsword [email protected] Sunday 19 th May: near Guildford, Surrey to see Bird’s-nest, Fly and Greater Butterfly Orchids, White Helleborine and Common Twayblade as well as early but - terflies at two reserves on the North Downs.
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    Watsonia, 18, 395-399 (1991) 395 A new dactylorchid hybrid F. HORSMAN 7 Fox Wood Walk, Leeds, LSB 3BP ABSTRACf An account is given of a new hybrid from Cardiganshire (v.c. 46), Dactylorhiza x dinglensis (Wilmott) S06 nothosubsp. robertsii F. Horsman, nothosubsp. novo (D. majalis (Reichenb.) P. F. Hunt & Summerhayes subsp. cambrensis (R. H. Roberts) R. H. Roberts x D. maculata (L.) S06 subsp. ericetorum (E. F. Linton) P. F. Hunt & Summerhayes). INTRODUcnON In 1987 I visited a locality near Borth (Cards., v.c. 46) which was one of the two sites from which Roberts (1961b) described Dactylorhiza majalis (Reichenb.) P. F. Hunt & Summerhayes subsp. cambrensis (R. H. Roberts) R. H. Roberts and which has the largest known population of that taxon. In 1988 I counted nearly 1500 flowering spikes. This suggests the population has maintained its size since Roberts first saw it 30 years ago (Roberts, PeTs. comm.). Ellis (1983) records D. majalis subsp. cambrensis from only four ID-km squares in Wales. In common with Roberts (1961a), the only other dactylorchid I found in the Borth locality in 1987 and 1988 was D. maculata (L.)S06 subsp. ericetorum (E. F. Linton) P. F. Hunt & Summerhayes. In 1987 I observed plants intermediate in morphology between D. majalis subsp. cambrensis and D. maculata subsp. ericetorum which were presumably hybrids, a conclusion confirmed by Roberts. A further visit was made to the site in 1988 to study the hybrid and its putative parents. The hybrid was noticed on my first brief visit because its spur seemed to be intermediate between the two other taxa present, but only a few such plants were seen.