Bulletin of the Orchid Society of Canberra, Inc.

GPO Box 612, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia Volume 19, Number 3 May-June 2004

Regular monthly meetings Orchid Society of Canberra Social Events

Monthly meetings of the Society are held on the first 16 May 2004. 10am - noon. The Orchid Coffe Club Wednesday of each month (except January) at the starts again – with a difference. To be held at the home Canberra Senior Citizens Club (10 Watson St., of Bob and Norma Bush, 127 Candlebark Road, Turner) . Meetings commence at 8:00pm with the library Queanbeyan. See inside for more details. and trading table open from 7:30pm. 6 June 2004. 10am-noon. Orchid Coffee Club at the 5 May 2004 . Jane Wright will talk on, “Orchid hunting in home of Robyn Noel, 7 Newland St, Flynn. 6258 5734. Peru and Ecuador”. 11 July 2004. Excursion to ‘Orchid Images’ the orchid 2 June 2004 . Annual General Meeting and Tupec Otaro nursery in Kangaroo Valley. More inside. from the CSIRO will present a talk on mycorrhizal fungi.

7 July 2004. An auction to raise money to publish the next Upcoming Orchid Shows in the Region edition of our book. The idea is that everyone brings something to donate to the auction – a , a pot of jam, 14-10 June 2004. Orchid Society of NSW Show . St Ives something silly. All proceeds go to the society to support Shopping Village, Mona Vale Road, St Ives. Open the pub lication of the next edition of our book – which is Shopping Centre hours. getting top priority again. 15-20 September. 5th Australasian Native Orchid 4 August 2004 . Ken Siew from Sydney will talk on slipper Conference & Show. Campbelltown, Sydney. orchids..

1 September 2004 . Jane Wright will talk on pests and Committee Members diseases. President- Jane Wright 6254 1119 6 October 2004 . Ray Clement of Tinonee Orchids will talk Vice President- Robert Rough 6241 2729 on Australian natives. Treasurer- Robyn Noel 6258 5734 Secretary- Brian Leedham 6251 6621 3 November 2004 . Our annual meeting on cymbidiums. Robert Bush 6297 1427 Barbara Corsini 6299 7257 1 December 2004 . The OSC Christmas Party. Yvonne Day 6297 5162 David Judge 6278 4806 Gerlinde Lenz 6288 7413 APOLOGY To Tupec Otaro and to the members that hoped to hear Committee meetings Tupec speak at the April meeting. We’d got everything On the WED in the week following the general meeting. prepared, except that Jane forgot to tell Tupec where the May – special Tues 11 May @ Bob Bush’s meetings are held. So apologies to all. Tupec has June – David Judge graciously agreed to come in June, and I can assure you, he already has the map! Jane Wright Disclaimer © 2004 The Orchid Society of Canberra, The Orchid Society of Canberra disclaims liability for any loss, financial or otherwise caused as a result of the contents of this Bulletin Annual Subscriptions now due $25 single, $30 joint, $5 junior membership. Please pay our treasurer, Robyn Noel, as soon as possible. Thank you!

1 From the President David Judge As this is the last bulletin before the Annual General Robert Bush Barbara Corsini Meeting, I would like to formally thank all the committee members that served with me on committee for the last 3 The meeting closed at 8.18 p m. years, and supported me so well. As you all know, I have had to travel a fair deal with work and therefore missed more meetings that I wanted. But the committe members Minutes of general meetings pitched in and made it all happen. Particular thanks to this year’s executive committee: Robert Rough, who chaired MINUTES OF GENERAL MEETING MARCH 2004 far too many meetings in my absences; Robyn Noel for Present 44 Members: 4 Visitors keeping the books (and me) in order and putting in a huge President Jane Wright opened the proceedings at about 8 30 pm. th effort each year at the show; Brian Leedham for writing As this was our 20 Anniversary gathering there was no formal excellent minutes and other correspondance as secretary. meeting. It was a celebratory party where we were joined by