Native Orchid Society of South Australia Journal May 2017

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The Native Orchid Society of South Australia promotes the conservation of orchids through preservation of natural habitat and cultivation. Except with the documented official representation of the management President committee, no person may represent the Society on any matter. All native Robert Lawrence orchids are protected in the wild; their collection without written Government Email: [email protected] permit is illegal. Vice President Vacant Contents Secretary Vacant Title Author Page Email: [email protected] Bulletin Board 39 Treasurer Vice President Robert Lawrence 40 Christine Robertson Terrestrial Potting Mixes Les Nesbitt 41 Email: [email protected] Seed Kit update Les Nesbitt 41 Editor Inaugural Field Trip Reprint 42 Lorraine Badger 1977 A Dry Year Reprint 42 Email: [email protected] 1st Field Trip Re-enactment Advertisement 43 Committee Field Trip – Monarto Con Pk Rosalie Lawrence 43 Michael Clark Knot Hill Alive with Orchid Flowers Lorraine Badger 44 Bob Bates Craig Humfrey Sales Tags for NOSSA Show Les Nesbitt 45 Rosalie Lawrence How To Photograph an orchid Refer to National Geo 45 April Photo Competition Rosalie Lawrence 46 Other Positions Vacancy – NOSSA Editor Advertisement 47 Membership Liaison Officer Request – Country Field Trip Ideas Lorraine Badger 47 Robert Lawrence Benched Orchids David Hirst 48 Ph: 8294 8014 Email:[email protected] Botanical Advisor Life Members Bob Bates Mr R Hargreaves† Mr G Carne Mrs T Bridle Conservation Officer Thelma Bridle Ph: 8557 6553. Mr H Goldsack† Mr R Bates Field Trips Coordinator Mr R Robjohns† Mr R Shooter Michael Clark Mr J Simmons† Mr W Dear [email protected] Mr D Wells† Mrs C Houston Librarian Mr L Nesbitt Mr D Hirst Pauline Meyers Registrar of Judges Patron: Mr L. Nesbitt Les Nesbitt The Native Orchid Society of South Australia, while taking all due care, takes no Show Marshall responsibility for loss or damage to any whether at shows, meetings or Vacant exhibits. Views or opinions expressed by authors of articles within this Journal do Trading Table not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the management committee. We Vacant condone reprints of any article with full acknowledgment. Tuber Bank Coordinator Jane Higgs Front cover – Celebrating 40 years - Lorraine Badger with the help of Adrian Ph: 8558 6247 Ward, using the NOSSA logo. Email: [email protected] On 22 March 1977 at an inaugural meeting NOSSA was formed and the committee Website Manager called for members to “submit designs for consideration of a logo for letterheads, Rosalie Lawrence badges, signs, car stickers, etc.” The winning entry, Chris Butler’s Caladenia Email:[email protected] menziesii (Leptoceras menziesii) commonly known as Rabbit Orchid was announced in the June journal 1977 Vol 1 No 5. This distinctive and attractive design in colours of red and white on a green background has changed very little and is still in use today.

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Bulletin Board The Native Orchid Society of South Australia meets every 4th Tuesday of the months February to November at St Matthew's Hall, Bridge Street, Kensington. Meeting starts at 8:00 p.m. Doors to the hall open from 7:15 pm to allow Members access to the Library, Trading Table and Grower’s Forum. Date Event May 20th Field Trip – TBA May 23rd Tues General Meeting - Speaker: Jasmin Packer - Bandicoots May 30th Tues Committee meeting – Badgers – 23 Cumming St., Craigburn Farm Jun 1st Thur Journal articles due – NOTE 1 day earlier than previously – late entries not published Jun 3rd Sat Weeding Belair NP - Contact Tim Jury for further details 7127 4166 or [email protected] Jun 10th Sat Field Trip – TBA

TO NEW MEMBERS FOR THE 2017 DIARY Colin Cichon of Valley View *NOSSA SPRING SHOW 9th & 10th September FIELD TRIPS NOTE: show brought forward 1 week Saturday 20th May - Location TBA Volunteers needed – contact secretary Saturday 10th June - Location TBA – Eriochilus or Email:[email protected] Leporella and any other Autumn orchids. *APS Spring Native Plant Show Bring lunch, drinks, cameras & chairs. Volunteers needed REMEMBER: Field trips must be booked date TBA through Michael Clark our field trip co- *NOSSA Christmas BBQ Dec 2 at the Higgs place ordinator - [email protected]

COMMITTEE MEETING MAY 30th ANOS VIC ANNUAL SPRING SHOW rd th th 23 & 24 September Mt Waverley Community Next committee meeting is on Tuesday 30 May Centre, Victoria. Badger’s home – 23 Cumming St., Craigburn Farm Observers welcome. PTEROSTYLIS Despectans – SURVEY 2017 ARTICLES FOR NEXT JOURNAL – JUNE 1ST This full count survey will take place on th th Articles / Reports need to reach the Editor no later Saturday & Sunday of August 19 & 20 than Thursday 1st June. Thank you. Areas include Hallett, Koolunga and Wirrabara Forest. WEEDING AT BELAIR – JUNE 3rd For further details contact Erica Reeves, Saturday June 3rd - Belair NP - Pterostylis cucullata Threatened Flora Officer, Northern and Yorke Entrance fee waived for those helping with working phone: 08 8406 0500 fax: 08 8406 0599 bees so please inform staff at the vehicle entry point mobile: 0408 812 677 that you are a helper. Sturdy footwear, long pants, email: [email protected] hat and weeding gloves are essential. Meeting point - contact Tim Jury for further details NOSSA FUTURE MEETINGS 2017 7127 4166 or [email protected] June 27 - TBA July 25 – Andrew Brown August 22 – Greg Steenbeeke,

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From the President

Robert Lawrence

Weenen of SA Department for Environment, Water Terrestrial Orchid Growing and Natural Resources about producing By the time this Journal goes to print a a plan for the restoration of flows to the message should have been distributed wetlands of Stipiturus CP. to those who expressed an interest in Mark’s approach was to consult with being involved with a new group for neighbours and interest groups from growing terrestrial orchids. We envisage the very beginning so that they could holding a meeting to discuss the learn the values of the site. Aerial equipment needed to set up a photographs were studied to determine laboratory for growing orchids from the history of attempts to drain the seed. This should lead to a proposal to swamps; a process that commenced in the 1940s. be put to the management committee of NOSSA for Detailed topographic information was used to funding the purchase of appropriate equipment and determine original location of watercourses prior to setting up of the laboratory. Some of us are eager to drains being constructed. see this proceed. If you are interested and have not Fortunately, ground-water inflow to Glen Shera become involved, please contact Christine Robertson Swamp has maintained water flow to the swamp, [[email protected]] or Craig Humfrey although efforts were made to divert some of this. [[email protected]] With the involvement of NOSSA members and others, With the establishment of a new group for growing works were planned and diversions have been terrestrial orchids, Les Nesbit will no longer be constructed. It was surprising how quickly some areas leading a session prior to the general meetings. We filled with water. thank him for these sessions and look forward to his There was some interesting discussion at the meeting input to the new group. about the recent occurrence of Phragmites australis Friends of Parks AGM (Common Reed). While this is a native plant, it forms As NOSSA’s delegate, I recently attended the AGM of monocultures that exclude biodiversity. It tends to the Friends of Parks, an organisation that supports a occur at the outflows of drains and may benefit from regional network of robust park-based volunteer nutrients from the adjacent cattle-growing areas. groups. NOSSA is affiliated with this umbrella Mark stressed the challenges of managing wetlands organisation which represents over a hundred and riparian environments. It can be difficult to Friends groups. Various reports were tabled and predict outcomes from any action so the aim has to awards presented acknowledging different groups for be an improvement in overall environmental health. their specific conservation activities. The McLaren The talk was well received and interesting discussions Shield for the most outstanding group was awarded followed Mark’s address. Members commented that I to the Walking Trail Support Group who were the was good to hear a ‘good news story’. winners of the Community Engagement Award for Follow up reading; their development of the Flinders Ranges Walking http://natureglenelg.org.au/turning-restoration-planning-into- mobile phone app. on-ground-action-at-glenshera-swamp-stipiturus-cp/ April general meeting http://natureglenelg.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/NGT- Restoration-Options-for-Stipiturus-CP-FOR-WEB-08-04-2016.pdf On Anzac Day, 21 NOSSA members turned up to hear a very interesting talk by Mark Bachman from the There was no judging of benched plants but Kris Nature Glenelg Trust, a group with a focus on the Kopicki brought a few unusual flowering orchids, wetland areas of the South East and adjacent including one that flowered at the right time to be Victoria. As a Not For Profit Organisation they raise nominated for the Ira Butler trophy at a recent funds by consulting on issues related to wetlands. In meeting. this capacity they were approached by Jason Van

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Terrestrial Potting Mixes Les Nesbitt

Suggested potting mixes for potted native terrestrial • Native potting mix (can be sieved to remove orchids have changed greatly over the years as some larger particles) ingredients such as peat moss have become too • Chopped and sieved gum leaves expensive or difficult to obtain. Basic requirements • Perlite or isolite (will make tubers harder to are that the mix should be free draining yet retain identify at repotting time) moisture and should have an organic component that • Composted leaf mould & buzzer chips (needs to breaks down slowly and does not go mushy in winter. be gathered now for use next summer) Most species are not too fussy and will grow in a • Casuarina (she-oak) needles, chopped for variety of mixes. Those tubers that desiccate in surface mulch. summer do better in a heavy mix that contains clay. • Blood & bone fertilizer Examples are behrii, D. punctata and Some suggested potting mixes. Pterostylis nutans. Tubers that rot easily in wet soil in Spring prefer an open coarse sandy mix. An example 1. ANOS-Vic dry mix, 2 parts coarse sand, I part is Thelymitra antennifera. A dry mix containing a coastal sandy loam, 1 part composted buzzer higher proportion of sand is usually recommended chips, 1 part leaf mould. for Caladenia and Glossodia species grown in pots. In 2. 100% native potting mix. (Works for drought contrast these orchids grow in clay soil on my resistant tubers, viz. Pterostylis curta & P. property in the Adelaide Hills but there excess water pedunculata) can run off. In pots, excess water has to drain 3. Native potting mix (sieved) and isolite. through the potting mix. An organic component is 4. Native potting mix and sand vital to feed orchid fungi. 5. Les Nesbitt’s current mix of 50% sand, 20% hills soil, 25% seedling potting mix (sieved), and 5% Some Basic Ingredients: chopped & sieved stringy bark gum leaves. • Washed sand with rounded particles. (Not sharp 6. Dry mix, 50% coarse sand, 25% pearlite & 25% sand as this sets hard in summer). native potting mix. • Soil (sandy loam, clay based loam, mountain soil) 7. Heavy mix, 50% clay soil, 30% sand and 20% • Native seedling mix (Bark based - Sieve to organic matter. remove splinters) Seed Kit update May 2017

Les Nesbitt

One hundred seed kits were completed and bagged be available at the May meeting. Be prepared before on Easter Saturday except for the fungus vial. There then with pots of your selected mix in the shadehouse are 50 each of Caladenia tentaculata and Glossodia ready to be sown as soon as the kit is available. major. For those growers who already have pots or A fungal or bacterial bloom sometimes occurs in gardens containing live plants of Caladenia freshly prepared potting mix. This bloom will subside tentaculata or Glossodia major, the fungus vial is not in a week or two if the pots are out in a shadehouse in necessary. They already have the fungus. the rain. The correct fungus for seed germination then Nenah, at Kildare College, has cultured the caladenia has a better chance of competing. fungus from a petri dish containing live seedlings that Committee has set the price of the 2017 seed kit at $7 was not in the fridge over summer. She inoculated 5 for NOSSA Members and $10 for non-members. jars of sterilized millet seed on Easter Thursday in the Kildare laminar flow cabinet. Hopefully in three weeks GOOD NEWS: As of May 4th two of them are the jars will be full of the fungus culture and the millet showing fungal threads so we should have some seeds and fungus can be transferred to vials to complete seed kits available for the May meeting. complete the 2017 kits. If all goes well, the full kits will

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Reprint: NOSSA Journal July 1977 Vol 1 No. 4 p. 4 Inaugural field trip – Belair National Park 3/7/77

As the zero hour of eleven o’clock the others were Thelymitra aristata and T. approached a number of people were rubra. The other miniatures to be found observed ferreting through the included plenty of Pterostylis pedunculata, undergrowth at the appointed together with Glossodia major and two rendezvous. Somebody remarked that Caladenias, C. dilatata and C. menziesii. they would make an ideal party for The second half of the trip was to an area with finding lost golf balls as perhaps that is where they a different soil, and microclimate. Previously we had got their training. The weather exceeded all been on a predominantly clay soil, with the slope expectations and we eventually set off at the agreed facing south east. Now we had moved into a zone of time. The plan was to follow a pre-arranged route, at lateritic pod sols on a nearly horizontal surface. This least for the start of the excursion here on, time we were rewarded with some of the larger commencing at a point some hundred metres or so Pterostylis. We found small groups of stately P. from the entrance of the Park. With some difficulty; longifolia with several that had already started to this point was reached and we were rewarded by flower, and some P. vittata, including one really finding a veritable carpet of Pterostylis scabra superb specimen in full bloom. In the same area we variety robusta a patch of several square metres found Prasophyllum nigricans most of which were being covered with them. Les Nesbitt remarked how developing seed pods and only one or two at the only about one percent were native plants in flower, virtual end of their flowering, In addition, a few so his own efforts at cultivating them are not so bad Eriochilus cucullatus were found, with their seed after all. Opposite them we also found a patch of pods already turning brown. We also found a tiny Corybas dilatatus just starting to grow. semicircle of Corybas dilatatus in flower around the By this time, the ferrets were well and truly at work base of one of the Eucalypts (possibly odorata),the and two other orchids were soon discovered The only such occasion when we found any in flower. first of these was Pterostylis nana with some plants From this patch, we stretched our legs for a bit in a very close to flowering - though none of those found circular walk back to the Pines oval. During this walk, on the trip were fully open - a good reflection on just we found numerous repetitions of the orchids we how dry it has been this winter (In this context our had already seen, together with one miniature rains were very late in starting though by now the Pterostylis (?) that aroused some interest. Roy Ranges have had ample to secure the early stages of Hargreaves has photographed it, so we have a plant growth.) The other plant to be found was the permanent record. It looked rather like a longifolia one to prove most abundant on this trip, namely that someone had pulled back down into the Acianthus exsertus We were rewarded by finding ground, removing the stem, but leaving a little heap some truly magnificent specimens ranging in colour of leaves. Time will tell what it is. from a rich burgundy to a very pale almost translucent green, growing up to fifteen centimetres We are indebted to Mrs. Joan Hocking for faithfully high. In addition to these we also found basal leaves recording the list of plants we saw, and this is of several Thelymitra and Diuris species. Here the reproduced below. In conclusion, I think it would be growers came into their own, in attempting to fair to say we had a thoroughly rewarding and predict what they were going to be. The predictions enjoyable trip, and I hope this will be the first of for Diuris were given with reasonable confidence as many more. D. longifolia and an occasional D. maculata, while

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Inaugural field trip – Belair National Park 3/7/77 Cont.

Plants in flower Miniatures Acianthus exsertus [syn A. pusillus] Caladenia dilatata [syn Arachnorchis tentaculata] Corybas dilatatus [syn Corysanthes dilatatus] Diuris longifolia [syn Diuris orientis] Prasophyllum nigricans [syn Corunastylis sp hills] Diuris maculata [syn D pardina] Pterostylis longifolia [syn Bunochilus viriosus] Pterostylis barbata [syn Plumatichilos aff plumosa Woodland] Pterostylis scabra var. robusta [syn Diplodium robustum] Pterostylis nana [syn Linguella aff nana sp Hills] Pterostylis vittata [syn Urochilus sanguineus] Pterostylis pedunculata Thelymitra rubra Plants in Seed Eriochilus cucullatus [syn Eriochilus collinus] Bob Bates “We also saw what was Diuris pedunculata in Prasophyllum nigricans [syn Corunastylis sp hills] those days but now known as Diuris behrii." 7/5/17

1977 a Dry Year Reprint from NOSSA Journal Volume 2,- No. 1 February, 1978 1977 will be remembered as a particularly dry year, (often much later than usual) and their with the total annual rainfall for Adelaide at 433 floriferousness (much less than usual), whereas mm, compared with an average annual rainfall of some did not appear at all. The location, what was 531 mm. Following through the calendar year, the seen, and. when, are shown below. Hopefully, this summer, then the winter, and again this last list will be maintained annually, leading to a summer, have all been dry. This has taken its toll of comprehensive record of orchid flowering in South the orchids both in terms of when they appeared Australia.

‘Re-Enactment’ Of NOSSA’s First Field Trip 1 July 2017 Everyone is invited to join us on this field trip. We would especially like to see some folk who went on that first field trip. It will be interesting to compare the plants we find with those that were found on that occasion, as listed above. Bring lunch, drinks, cameras & chairs. REMEMBER: Field trips must be booked through Michael Clark our field trip co-ordinator - [email protected]

Field Trip Report Monarto Conservation Park Saturday April 22 2017

Text and Photos Rosalie Lawrence

It was pleasing to see that some Monarto CP to look for something members were able to make it to the different. Our target species was C. fieldtrip considering the short notice tepperi. As Len Stephens was familiar with after changing the dates. The group the park, he led the way. It didn’t take consisted of John Fennell, Leoni South, long for us to spot C. tepperi. Even from a Len Stephens, Lorraine Woodcock, distance, it was easy to see how different Robert Lawrence and myself. they were from the C. rufa complex with which many of us are familiar. The As we had already seen Corunastylis rounded red labellum peeking out from sp. Adelaide Hills, Eriochilus collinus the bright green segments makes them and Leporella fimbriata (bud) it was distinctive. decided to travel further afield to

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Some of the plants had been disturbed near the Most of the plants were single flowered with only base and it gave us an opportunity to look closer at the occasional double flowered plant. In the past, we them. The below ground part of the stem appeared have found many double flowered plants with the to be surrounded by occasional triple headed. a sheath which had Again, we must have dried out and there been there in the also appeared to be middle of the flowering a hidden . season as there were Overall the number plants in all stages of of plants appeared the life cycle, including to be good. We the leaf which does not found them mainly in emerge until after small groups of 2 to flowering. In South 6, but there was one Australia, there are magnificent stand of potentially three at least 25 plants but species of the E. Lorraine Woodcock cucullatus complex told me to stop counting as we had become (Bates 2011) – E. sp separated from the main group. In all we found Adelaide Hills (now named E. collinus), E. sp Smooth- plants in all stages of the life cycle – non-flowering leaf Plains and E. sp Swamp. One of the main leaves, buds, full flowered inflorescences and spent features that distinguishes these three species is the flowers with swollen ovaries. Does this suggest that leaf. At this site the leaves were ridged, dark green it was in the middle of its flowering season? and fairly firm; all consistent with E. collinus but instead of being smooth and purple underneath, it We noticed that despite Bates’ description (2011: p was smooth and green. The other features were 453) of C. tepperi having “a leaf apex reaching to consistent with E. collinus; so, what do we make of about 1 cm below the flower spike” the leaves we it? Is it a variation, a sub species or were the leaves saw consistently finished well into the inflorescence. still too young and hadn’t begun to colour? Having found the C. tepperi, it was time to search for We may not have seen many different species but the Eriochilus. Though a small park, Monarto CP has whether looking at a familiar or unfamiliar species, some distinct soil types. C. tepperi was found in there can still be a lot to learn by taking the time to white sandy soil but not so the Eriochilus. They were observe more than the obvious parts of the plant. found predominately in the red soiled granite outcrops although there was an odd one found in Finally, one species we would have liked to have the white soil. They were in abundance and often in seen was the echidna that had recently been quite patches of 15 to-30 plants. Len commented that busy digging up the soil! they were much smaller than in previous years. Knott Hill alive with flowers Lorraine Badger Thanks to information from There were even plants growing in Pauline Meyers, John and I the gutters alongside the dirt track. visited Knott Hill at Kuitpo on The few Corunastylis and Eriochilus 4th May where we found flowers we saw were in the last Leporella fimbriata flowers in stages for the season along with abundance. In fact, I don’t the skeletonised seed heads of last think we have seen so many year’s Thelymitra. at that location in the past. We would love to learn what There was one group of well over 100 plants in orchids you may have discovered recently and flower. Another group growing in a bush had at least where. twenty plants with nearly all having triple flowers.

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Plant Sales Tags for NOSSA Shows

Les Nesbitt

Growers have requested a simplification of the long- be up to those manning the stall to try to ensure that standing system for presenting plants for sale at NOSSA no plants or tags go missing. Suitable small plastic stalls and shows. It is very time consuming filling out a labels are available on the trading table in bundles of “Schedule of plants for sale” and then repeating the 20 for $2. Growers can supply their own labels if information on the “yellow tags” that are attached to desired. As there are still some yellow printed tags left, each plant. The tags are unsightly and hardly any they can still be used but only the tear-off piece needs buyers stop and read them. to be filled out. No more yellow tags will be printed. Note that NOSSA takes no responsibility for any loss A new simpler system has been approved by the due to theft of any member’s sales plants at any event. committee. All the grower has to do is put a plastic label in the pot or attached to a mount but removable. Some growers may still wish to fill out a Schedule of This label will show the sale price and the exhibitor’s plants for sale for their own records. If they wish to add number of the grower. When a plant is sold the trading a plant number on the bottom of the removable label table attendant will remove the label and place it in a that is up to them. This is optional. The treasurer does container. At the end of the show, the container will go not need to see any plant lists. to the treasurer who will pay the growers according to For NOSSA sales items like books, posters and DVDs a the labels and return the plastic labels which can be single list will be available on the stall listing the reused. The pot should contain another label with the number of each item stocked. When one is sold, a name of the plant, provenance and any other relevant mark will be made against the line item. The marks can information as usual. There will be no requirement to be totalled at the end of the show and checked against check off plants that are put on the sales table. It will remaining stock to give an idea of what sells HOW TO PHOTOGRAPH AN ORCHID 24 MARCH 2017 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC http://www.nationalgeographic.com.au/nature/how-to-photograph-an-orchid.aspx Recently National Geographic published an all orchid lovers, especially those with an informative article entitled How to Photograph an appreciation of orchids in the wild." Orchid by Alexa Keefe who shares some useful tips oooOOOooo on photographing orchids from German photographer Christian Ziegler who “spent two years travelling the globe on assignment for National Geographic and for his book, Deceptive Beauties.” Half of the magnificent images featured in the National Geographic article are of Australian orchids and are worth viewing at the above website. Published in 2011, Zeigler’s large book has 184 pages featuring 165 of his unprecedented colour photographs which capture the diversity and magnificence of orchids in their natural habitats. One reviewer wrote, “His intimate and astonishing images allow us to appreciate up close nature’s most intoxicating and deceptive beauties.” The late Colin Jennings of the Australian Orchid Foundation wrote this book was “well produced, with a skilfully explained text accompanying the magnificent photographic record. I commend this publication to OCTOBER 1992 VOL 16 NO. 9, p 85 by Thelma O'Neill

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April 2017 Photographic Competition Rosalie Lawrence

April’s theme was yellow and orange. All entries Hans Behr was an interesting man. A man of many proved to be spring flowering with several Diuris. Claire aptitudes; medical doctor, entomologist, botanist, Chesson, Rob Pauley and John Fennel all entered D. anthropologist, duellist, socialist, poet, novelist, orientis; Les Nesbitt and Rob Pauley D. behrii and linguist, member of the Bohemian Club of San Pauline Meyers D. corymbosa from Western Australia. Francisco and a man of wit. From the many memoirs Pauline also entered Caladenia caesaria subsp. written about him, it would appear that he was a maritima and John Badger, Thelymitra benthamiana. likeable gentleman and a generous teacher. The winning picture this month was Les Nesbitt’s D. Unfortunately, not everyone liked him as “he was a behrii [Cowslip Orchid] which occurs in Vic., NSW, ACT sworn enemy of all scientific humbug, of quacks and whilst in Sth Australia it is rated as vulnerable. false pretenders” never refraining from “expressing his opinion of them, quite regardless of person or station” Les Nesbitt has been working on a recovery project of but his humour shone forth in dealing with them. Once these orchids for Hillgrove Resources’ flagship, the he named a “particularly obnoxious louse” after one of Kanmantoo Copper Mine, located almost 55 km from his enemies. Adelaide. As this orchid is often mentioned in NOSSA journals, it might be worthwhile looking at the person Behr revisited South Australia in 1848 during which after whom this species was named. time he became acquainted with German-Australian botanist, Ferdinand von Meuller. He maintained First collected by German born Dr Hans Herman Behr friendship with many of the scientific men of the time (1818-1904) who, with his friend, Diedreich von including Ferdinand and it was through this friendship Schlechtendal (1794 – 1866), first visited South that many Australian plants were introduced into Australia in 1844 when the colony was barely eight California where Behr later settled. years old. During his two years in South Australia he became the first person to systematically study our Though the study of butterflies was his first and and entomology sending reports and samples enduring love, he is remembered and honoured in back home. The results of his observations were Australia for his botanical interests. Of the 22 plants published in various journals, and many of his named after him, two are orchids: Diuris behrii and collections were named and described by other Arachnorchis behrii (synonym Caladenia behrii). botanists1 including his friend, Diedreich, who named Diuris behrii after him. Theme for May Photographs: Minuscule orchids (approx 1 cm or smaller) NOTE: Orchid photos from any Australian state are 1 http://wiki.metal-invest.pl/page_Hans_Hermann_Behr.html acceptable

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References for April 2017 Photographic Competition California Academy of Sciences 1905 "Report of the Committee Appointed to Prepare and Present an Account of the Life and Services of Doctor Hans Herman Behr." Kraehenbuehl, D. N.,(1981) Dr H H Behr’s Two Visits to South Australia in 1844-45 and 1848-49, JOURNAL. ADELAIDE BOTANIC GARDENS Volume 3(1): 101- 123 Retrieved from http://wiki.metal-invest.pl/page_Hans_Hermann_Behr.html April 2017 Bates, R. J., ed. (2011). South Australian Native Orchids. Electronic version, 2011. Native Orchid Society of South Australia. https://archive.org/details/doctorhansherman00cali https://archive.org/stream/jstor-1630874/1630874_djvu.txt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Hermann_Behr https://www.anbg.gov.au/biography/behr-hermann.html How to enter: Rules of entry: Email [email protected] – jpg as large as The subject matter must have something to do with you are able to send OR Post: PO Box 565, Unley, Australian orchids. Any format is acceptable 5061 including Photo shopped images, artwork, etc. Vacancy – NOSSA Journal Editor

At the April I hear folk say, “I can’t do this as I don’t live in committee Adelaide.” No worries – as demonstrated in 2016 it meeting I tendered is possible to produce a magazine from anywhere in my intention to the state or even across Australia. As we travelled resign my position the country in our car and caravan, the journal was as NOSSA journal produced each month, even in record breaking editor by the AGM storms. I am willing to teach/assist anyone in this in March 2018. role until March next year and have developed However, if some- guidelines for each month’s journal. Folk email one would like to become editor I am willing to articles by the due date and any late articles are resign at any time between now and then. rejected. I currently use Word to prepare the journal Assistance is available until the AGM. but one could use any suitable software with which they are familiar. Reprint: MARCH 1995 VOL. 19. NO. 2 p 16 The club president was delivering his annual report and praising the committee. "Unlike other clubs where half the committee does the work and the other half are hopeless; here, it is completely the reverse!" He heard the club was looking for a treasurer. "But didn't they take on a new treasurer just a month ago?" "Yes, that's the one they are looking for!"

Request: Country Field Trip Ideas Lorraine Badger

I would like to inform our readers that been otherwise preoccupied. It is not too late following the request in last month’s to let us know of your special spot and to journal for information and or assistance have you share that spot with others. One regarding orchid locations on York does NOT need to know much about orchids Peninsular [Aug 26, 27] and the Upper for there are sure to be some ‘experts’ who South East [Oct 14th & 15th] we sadly would love to share their knowledge so that received no ideas at all. I realise that with we may all grow in our learning together. School holidays, Easter and Anzac Day folk have Email: [email protected] Volume 41 Number 4 Page 47

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April 2017 “Benched Orchids”

PHOTOS - David Hirst Dockrillia bowmanii- Bulbophyllum exiguum-

Above: Den. Ellen Surprise x Aussie Victory

Left & Right: Oberonia palmicola Above & Below: Sarcochilus hirticalcar

NOTE: no judging took place at the April meeting

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