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 47: Number 5 www.atlantaorchidsociety.org May 2006 MAY EVENTS The Meeting: 8:00 Monday, May 8 at Atlanta Botanical Garden Greg Allikas, Orchid Photography Greg Allikas has been a commercial photographer in the Palm Beaches and an orchid grower since 1970. He is awards photographer for the AOS West Palm Beach Judging Center, Florida-Caribbean Judging Center in Miami, and many annual south Florida orchid shows. His photos are regularly seen in numerous AOS publications including the annual calendar and the Awards Quarterly and Orchids magazine. He has written articles for both Orchids magazine and Orchid Digest. Two books (“Orchids”, “The World’s Most Beautiful Orchids”) co- authored with Ned Nash feature many of his photos. Greg also has many photos in the latest editions of the Sunset and Ortho books on orchids. In early 2005 he was honored to consult on, and supply photography for a United Nations postal administration endangered species stamp release featuring 12 endangered orchid species. Greg’s web site is www.orchidworks.com AtlOS members can bring plants to sell at the May meeting. Please remember that 10% of sales should be donated to the society. Greengrowers: Henry Everett on Sunday May 28, starting at 2:00 Former Atlanta Orchid Society member (and past-president) Henry Everett has invited us to visit his home this month and see how he grows his orchids. He should also have many roses in bloom. For more details see page 4. Atlanta Orchid Society Auction next month! Our annual auction will be held on Sunday, June 18. Inside This Issue Atlanta Orchid Society 2006 Officers…………………………………………..….…………… Page 2 Member Spotlight – Roy Harrow…………………………………………...……....………….. Page 2 Events Out and About………………Dates for your Calendar…………...……….…….……… Page 3 Minutes of the April Meeting ….…….…...……….………….…………..……………...….…. Page 3 Greengrowers………………………………….………..………..……………………………... Page 4 The April Exhibition Table ……………………………….………..………..…………...……. Page 5 Recent Blooms at the Atlanta Botanical Garden……………………………………………….. Page 8 Chiloglottis, the Bird Orchids………………………………………………………………….. Page 9 Collector’s Item : Taeniophyllum biocellatum J.J. Smith.………….…………..………...…… Page 11 Recent Awards from the Atlanta Judging Center……….………………………………………. Page 12 Page 2 www.atlantaorchidsociety.org May 2005 THE ATLANTA ORCHID Member Spotlight As a child, I was always responsible for the SOCIETY flowers and the lawn, since my older Officers brother was responsible for the garden and President - Richard Hallberg drainage (we lived next to Cross-bayou 152 Sloan St. swamp outside of St. Petersburg, Florida). Roswell, GA 30075 My piano teacher, Pasco Roberts of the 770-587-5827 Florida Garden radio show, introduced me [email protected] to daylily hybridizing in 1960. Even at Vice-President/Programs - Mark Reinke Bryan College, in Dayton Tennessee, I had 155 Marble Branch Trail plants on the windowsill. Later while Walhalla, SC 29691 teaching school in Soddy Daisy, Tennessee 864-718-0152 and putting my wife through college, I had [email protected] an 8 X 16 fiberglass greenhouse in which I Secretary - Sandy Phillips grew seedlings. We even had 5000 dahlias 870 Virginia Circle NE on my father’s farm in Tennessee one year Atlanta, GA 30306 404-874-1417 but they didn’t sell well and proved to be [email protected] Roy Harrow more work than bell peppers or tomatoes. Treasurer - Reba Herzfeld While I had picked up some orchids around 1974 on a vacation back to 4798 Summerset Lane Florida, I still have a couple, it wasn’t until I went into computer programming Dunwoody, GA 30338 and met Bob Martin that I really began to understand some of what Orchids were 770-394-3731 all about. From him I met and learned a lot from Gavino Rotor, of Crestwood [email protected] Orchids. Gavino was one of the principal developers of the meristem process Immediate Past President - with his stem propagation of Phalaenopsis and cutting those budding growths into David Mellard 770-270-5758 multiple pieces. I was honored to be the show chairman of the Chattanooga February orchid show (about 1980) in which Gavino received an FCC for his [email protected] Directors (year term expires) exhibit (most judges only see one of these in their life time) in the Saturday Sondra Nierenberg (2006) morning judging. The show was closed and everyone sent home just after noon nd 770-579-3376 that day as the snow was shutting down the city. Around this time I built my 2 [email protected] greenhouse from old window glass with a wood stove for backup heat. It grew Fred Missbach (2006) nice ascocendas. 404-237-1694 When I moved to Atlanta, my third greenhouse was 10 X 20 but 80% [email protected] Mikie Emerson (2007) underground. While it was difficult to get too hot, it also didn’t get as much light, 404-289-3684 so most of the vandaceous plants did not do well. I had helped Rufus Suggs take [email protected] down his greenhouses (in his move to Claremont, Florida) and load his orchids Danny Lentz (2007) into 18-wheeler trailers the first year I came to Atlanta. In gratitude, he gave me 770-640-0112 the steel from one of the greenhouses that turned out to be the basic structure of [email protected] Barbara Dampog (2008) my fourth greenhouse (25 X 40 and 25 feet high). This is where I currently grow 770-923-5495 my orchids along with many other tropical plants. I also grow several citrus and [email protected] gingers. I try to use less poisonous methods to treat problems. Rob Rinn (2008) I’ve only gotten two AMs, but then I don’t care to enter plants and grow for 678-354-0443 my own pleasure. I was president of the Atlanta Orchid society back in 2001. [email protected] From our trading orchids between participants at a pig roast first put on at the Other Volunteers Birmingham Botanical gardens we developed the auction that eventually went on Newsletter Editor/Greengrowers Danny Lentz at Cullman Alabama for 14 years. That auction between orchid amateurs has now been renewed at my place in Smyrna during the hottest part of the year so it Webmaster John O’Connell doesn’t interfere with any other events. I have been married for 34 years with a daughter and 3-year-old grandchild. I [email protected] Librarians - Karen Chandler have been a programmer at Assurant for 21 years now. I used to run all the time and Mikie Emerson and my wife even made a quilt out of my 15 Peachtree road race tee-shirts but I Show Chair – David Mellard don’t do that anymore. I participated with the Big Chicken Chorus for 8 – 9 years, rd Hospitality – Terry Glover back when they were international competitors (3 in the world in 1998?). I also love to sing with a gospel quartet that performs at nursing homes for free on Sunday afternoons and a church choir that sounds like a Gaither Homecoming. Page 3 www.atlantaorchidsociety.org May 2005 Events Out and About MINUTES OF THE APRIL MEETING May • The Atlanta Orchid Society Meeting was brought to Monday, 5/8 Atlanta Orchid Society monthly order by President Richard Hallberg. The minutes meeting, ABG, Day Hall, 8 p.m. Greg Allikas from the last meeting were approved as written. will speak on orchid photography. • Reba Herzfeld’s father is recovering nicely from his Saturday, 5/13 American Orchid Society recent surgery. monthly judging, Atlanta Judging Center, 2 pm, • Richard Hallberg read proposed changes to the bylaws, ABG basement workshop. which had been approved by the board and published in the April newsletter. There was no discussion. The 5/19-5/21 Redland Int’l Orchid Festival changes were passed by the membership. Homestead, FL www.redlandorchidfestival.org A. Current by-law: “The full assessed amount of dues shall 5/20 Memphis OS Show, Memphis TN be payable for one member of a household and half of that Contact Michael Rowland (901)458-2922 amount for each additional member living at the same [email protected] address.” Change: “The full assessed amount of dues shall be payable 5/28 Greengrowers at Henry Everett’s house. for one member of a household and an additional half of that Begins at 2:00. See page 4 for details. amount for other household members.” B. Current by-law: “New members voted into the society June after July 1 shall be assessed ½ of the prescribed annual dues Saturday, 6/10 American Orchid Society for that calendar year.” monthly judging, Atlanta Judging Center, 2 pm, Change: “New members voted into the society from July to ABG basement workshop. If entering plants, September shall be assessed ½ of the prescribed annual dues please arrive before 1:30 pm to allow time for for that calendar year. New members voted into the society from October to December shall be assessed the full annual research and paperwork. dues, which shall be applied to the following calendar year.” Monday, 6/12 Atlanta Orchid Society • Greengrowers will be held at Mark Reinke/Gary monthly meeting, ABG, Day Hall, 7:00 p.m. Collier’s house on April 22. In May, we will visit Henry Our annual tour of the ABG greenhouses. Everett’s house. • Let Danny Lentz know if you are interested in Sunday, 6/18 Atlanta Orchid Society becoming a back-up photographer for the Atlanta Judging Auction, American Legion Hall by Chastain Center. Park. Details will be in the June newsletter.