SOUTHERN ONTARIO ORCHID SOCIETY NEWS December 2012, Volume 47, Issue 11 Web site: www.soos.ca ; Member of the Canadian Orchid Congress; Affiliated with the American Orchid Society, the Orchid Digest and the International Phalaenopsis Alliance. Membership: Annual Dues $30 per calendar year (January 1 to December 31 ). Surcharge $15 for newsletter by postal service. Membership secretary: Marilyn Crompton, #1908-21 Overlea Blvd., Toronto ON M4H 1P2, phone 416- 467-0018 Executive: President, Yvonne Schreiber, 905-473-3405; Vice-president Laura Liebgott, 905-883-5290; Secretary, Sue Loftus 905-839-8281; Treasurer, John Vermeer, 905-823-2516 Other Positions of Responsibility: Program, Mario Ferrusi; Plant Doctor, Doug Kennedy; Meeting Set up, Tom Atkinson; Vendor and Sales table coordinator, Diane Ryley; Membership, Marilyn Crompton, ; Web Master, Max Wilson; Newsletter, Peter and Inge Poot; Annual Show, Peter Poot; Refreshments, Joe O’Regan. Conservation Committee, Susan Shaw; Show table, Iryna Bonya. Honorary Life Members: Terry Kennedy, Doug Kennedy, Inge Poot, Peter Poot, Joe O’Regan, Diane Ryley, Wayne Hingston. Annual Show: February 16 – 17, 2013 Meeting Sunday, December 2, Toronto Botanical Garden, Sales at noon, program at 1 pm. It is time again for the annual Christmas auction and pot-luck lunch. This eagerly anticipated prelude to the festive season depends on each of us to bring a dish of our choice in order to ensure the pot-luck is a winner. If you have items to donate related to orchids – plants, pots, books, art, and so on – we do need them for the auction. Please let Jay Norris know what you are bringing. The agenda is as follows: Announcements 1:00 - 1:15 p.m. Auction 1:15 - 2:30 p.m. Pot-luck chow-down 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. 2013 Show Committee Meeting: 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Please Note: No raffle and no show table SOOS Display at RBG show by Don Wyatt and Joe Remember to renew your membership for 2013!!! Madden photo pp 1 President’s Remarks Fellow orchid What I really would appreciate are aficionados Thank you goes out to those of you notes from eagle-eyed proof readers and who brought in treats to share for our comments about usability and layout. What November 4th meeting. Our annual Christmas makes perfect sense to me, might not be so potluck will take place at the December 2nd crystal clear to others. meeting. Please bring along your favorite dish to share after the auction. The options here are If we are looking for a large scale wide open – salads, main courses or desserts. I overhaul of the site (not a bad idea), then I will need a few people to help organize the would need the help and input of others to come up with a clear plan for that. food. With so much going on at this meeting, there The time to renew your SOOS membership is will be no raffle and no show table. here. We will once again be having the “Early The annual fund raising auction will take place Bird Renewal” draw. There will be two more starting shortly after 1 p.m. If you have an item draws, taking place at the December and or items to be included in the auction please January meetings. To be eligible you must have contact Jay Norris at [email protected]. We renewed your membership prior to that are looking for any item that is orchid related. month’s meeting. If you renew before the first It could be potting supplies, books, or art work, of November, you will be entered for all three not just plants. Your donations will be greatly draws. You must be present to claim your appreciated. prize. I know that there are many talented people The next meeting of the SOOS Orchid who are members of our orchid society, and I Culture Talks is happening in the TBG am still looking for help. Are you skilled at conference room (the glass room at the top of database management/Excel? Someone is the stairs). In addition to teaching basics to new needed to maintain our membership database. SOOS members, the talks will include Diane Ryley has also indicated that she could demonstration and discussion of best practices use another pair of hands at the Members’ for more experienced growers. These classes Sales table. Consider if you could help out in are free for SOOS members and will be held one of these roles. from 7 pm to 9 pm on the following dates: Our web master Max Wilson has indicated that he too, could use some help with the care and Sept 17 – Intro, Media, Watering maintenance of the S.O.O.S. website. He has highlighted the following areas: Oct 22 – Fertilizer, Repotting There is a moderate learning curve for Nov 19 – Pests, Light, Humidity anyone who wants to make changes to the web pages, but not insurmountable. They Dec 17 – Phalaenopsis, Paphiopedilum would also need to install the software (Dreamweaver MX2004) on their computer. Jan 21 – Cattleya, Dendrobium The calendar page is a bit different as it Our annual orchid show is fast approaching. is a self contained database. That can be We will need plants to put into this display so modified through a password protected web take special care to groom your favourites for page. It would be great if someone wants to this special appearance. The sign-up sheets for help with that. I could just give them the the various jobs at the show will be available password and a few minutes of coaching. before and during the meeting. Please consider adding your name to one or more places. 2 Remember that if you volunteer to help you will Vanda Roberts Delight 'Blue Star'----Joe get to see the show for free. Madden 1st place Ribbons Talk to me at a meeting; e-mail me at Vanda Roberts Delight 'Blue Star'-----Joe [email protected], or phone me at Madden 905-473-3405. Yvonne Schreiber Phalaenopsis Prinecess Kaiulani ---- Synea Tan Paphiopedilum Doll's Kobold, SOOS Conservation Committee Charlesworthii 'Flat Dorsal' x henryanum 'Jumble Spots'---- Heinz Ernstberger Wanted New Members for the SOOS Asconopsis Irene Dobkins Elmhurst Conservation Committee. Please be prepared to HCC/AOS----Henry Glowka participate in meetings with our small group. 2nd Place Ribbons We initiate projects related to the preservation Blue dendrobium-----Heinz Ernstberger of wild Ontario orchids and rare tropical Brasidium. Fly Away Miami---- Joe orchids. Please e-mail Susan Shaw- [email protected] if you want to join our lively O'Regan group. Lc. Hawian Easter ----Alexsi Antanaitis Slc. Sierra Doll 'Manteca'---- John Vermeer Paphiopedilum concolour album x Gregii album----Don Wyatt VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!! Visiting orchid society Your show committee is hard at work. We need 3rd Place Ribbons your help to run and promote our show coming Paphiopedilum Harmon Andrews, up February 16 and 17, 2013. Our promotion team, Lynda Kafka and Doug Kennedy have a glaucophyllum X glanduliferum----Heinz supply of beautiful posters and $2 off coupons Ernstberger for you to distribute. Pick some up at the next Odontioda. Stirbic----Heinz Ernstberger meeting. Oncidium. Mendenhall “Hildos”----Heinz Volunteer sign up sheets will be out at the next Ernstberger meeting for you to sign up for one or more of the many volunteer jobs that need doing. Phalaenopsis Chain Xen Momo----Synea The show is also an opportunity for you to show Tan your own flowering orchids either on your own or Oncidium Sherry Baby---- Joe O'Regan with a friend or in the SOOS member exhibit. Cymbidium Chengs Ruby---- J. Kieswatter You can also enter art or photographs of Slc Firefighter 'Mem. Dora Menchaca' orchids. Display space is limited and needs to be reserved by January 6, 2013. For orchid AM/AOS---- John Vermeer display space contact Tom Atkinson via Paphiopedilum bellatulum x sib ('Yellow [email protected] or 416-449-7907. For Sunset X Perfect Circle')---- Don Wyatt art or photography contact Frank Maine via Display of 26 or more plants. Display done [email protected] or 519-823-1089. by Laura Liebgott. Congratulations and thank Talk to any of the people sporting the Ask me you to all exhibitors about orchids tags about how. The winners in the The winners in the SOOS SOOS exhibit at the exhibit at the RBG Society Eastern Canada Orchid show: Don Wyatt and Joe Madden put in the SOOS Society show: display and won a first place ribbon in the Best in Class Society displays 1-15 plants class. 3 Other winners were: st 3, SOOS meeting Toronto Botanical Garden, 1 place Ribbons sales 12 noon, program 1 pm Vanda Roberts Delight 'Blue Star'-----Joe Madden Phalaenopsis Chain Xen Momo----Synea AOS Judging Results Tan 2nd Place Ribbons Please note, all of these awards are provisional Phalaenopsis No id Joe O’Regan until published by the American Orchid Society rd 3 Place Ribbons RBG Ontario Orchid Society Show Blc Goldstone x C. Chocolate ?? Joe O’Regan October 27: there were seven awards. Slc Sierra Doll ‘Manteca’ John Vermeer Congratulations and thank you to all exhibitors. Toronto Centre Judging November 3, Dracula Lynn’s Choice, CCM-AOS 88 points, AM-AOS 84 points, Mario and Coming Events Conni Ferrusi. DECEMBER Schoenorchis buddleiflora ‘Stacey Ann’ CCM-AOS 84 points, Sherry Decyk 1, Toronto Centre judging 1 pm at the Toronto Botanical Garden Stanhopea connata, AM-AOS 80 points, Terry and Doug Kennedy. 2, SOOS meeting Toronto Botanical Garden, Lycaste Karina x Shoalhaven, HCC-AOS 75 sales 12 noon, program 1 pm points, Terry and Doug Kennedy. 15, Montreal Judging Centre Monthly Judging, Rhyncholaeliocattleya King of Taiwan, Jardin Botanique de Montreal CCM-AOS 85 points, AM-AOS 84 points, Wilson Ng.