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work coordinating and setting
up the Tallahassee Orchid
Show. I wish to extend many
thanks to the volunteers that
helped with setup and break‐
down.
The Volusia County Orchid
Show, which is our last away
show for the year, is coming
up May 9 and 10. We are still
looking for volunteers to
help. So far we have set up
covered but not breakdown.
We really need volunteers!
Please let Barb Fennelly know
at the April meeting if you
can help. (continued p. 3)
March was a good month for
GOS with three events. At
our March meeting a large
variety of well grown orchids
were auctioned to the high‐
est bidder, often at bargain
prices. I purchased four or‐
chids. My favorite purchase
was an Arachnis Maggie Oei,
commonly called a Scorpion
Orchid. I did not have any‐
thing in my orchid collection
like it and could not pass it
up. The annual Pot‐In at Chaz
Darling’s home was a lot of
fun. It is always a treat to
visit Chaz’s greenhouse and
see all of his beautiful orchids
– plus there was pizza, wine,
beer and great desserts. All
of the new members that
attended went home with an
Oncidium sphacelatum. The
Jacksonville Orchid Show was
great fun for all who partici‐
pated. Several of us helped
Patti Hollien set up the GOS
orchid display. We did a
great job! And that is not just
my opinion, the display won
Best‐Of‐Show again this year
and plants provided by our
members brought home
many ribbons.
Special thanks go to Barb
Fennelly for all of her hard
The Gainesville Orchid Society meetings are held on the fourth Monday of every month starting at 7:00 pm (Beginner’s class) in the Summer House at Kanapaha Botani-cal Gardens, 4700 SW 58th Drive. For ad-ditional information contact any of the GOS officers.
President’s Message Bob McGraw
Next Meeting: Monday April 27 at 7:00pm
Kanapaha Botanical Gardens
B U S I N E S S N A M E
Elected Officers
President
Bob McGraw
352‐338‐7558
Vice President
Judy Johnson
352‐284‐3849
Secretary and
Newsletter Editor
Barbara Fennelly
352‐226‐8549
Treasurer
Marti McGuire
352‐373‐1222
Committee Chairs Beginner’s Classes
Carolyn Robinson
352‐378‐0745
Greenhouse Tours
Kelly Korman
352‐340‐8052
Library
Trey Yon
352‐373‐2102
Membership and
AOS Representative
Candace Hollinger
352‐335‐0715
Refreshments
Carol Kenudson
352‐495‐6985
GOS Show Chairs Tere Fischer
352‐245‐1702
Christine McGraw
352‐443‐0302
Beginner’s Class: 7:00 pm
Our own Joan MacLeod will teach us
about growing Vandas.
Guest Speaker:
Our own Maurice Geiger will talk on
“The Evolution of Geiger Orchids.” He
will not be bringing plants to sell.
April 2015
The GOS Newsletter is pub-
lished electronically, monthly.
Send submissions to:
[email protected], by the 10th
of the month. Website: www.gainesvilleorchidsociety.org
Love of gardening is a
seed, once sown never
dies.
Gertrude Jekyll
AOS Corner
We are an
American
Orchid
Society
Affiliate
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American Orchid Society | 10901 Old Cutler Road | Coral Gables, FL 33156
Telephone: 305-740-2010 | FAX: 305-740-2011
From the desk of Laura Newton, Membership and Affiliated Societies Chair
The Webinar for this month: This month we have a double‐header!
Greg Allikas will present‐ Cattleya lueddemanniana on April 14, 2015 at 8:30 EDT/5:30PDT. (This webinar is for members only.) and a week later…
Ron McHatton‐ AOS Greenhouse Chat on April 21, 2015 at 8:30pm EDT (This webinar is open to everyone.) The April issue of Orchids typically concentrates on judging and the 2015 issue is a must read: Judging Paphiopedilum rothschildianum‐ The New Standard, by James Fang, this article outlines what makes this species awardable. Judging Masdevallias by Mario Ferrusi, an in depth look at this genus that has many shapes and colors. The Best of the Best, by Lois Posey describes the AOS Special Judging awards for 2013, with won‐derful insights about the award winning plants and their owners. Paragons‐ The 2014 First Class Certificate, by Kathy Barrett, is a photo essay of the fabulous flow‐ers that scored over 90 points in 2014. For those of you that are not really into judging, there are other great articles: on repotting, Bletia, Ornithidium and Camaridium, and an article on the Redland International Orchid Festival which is coming up this year May 15th‐17th. It is not too late to plan to attend the AOS Spring Members Meeting at the end of this month that will be held in Portland, Oregon and hosted by the Portland and Cherry City Orchid Societies, April 29th thru May 3rd at the Lloyd Center Doubletree. You don’t want to miss out on this great opportunity!
Check out all the details at the website below: http://www.portlandorchidsociety.org/calendar/2015AOS.php
The Members Meeting in conjunction with the Slipper Orchid Alliance, The Phalaenopsis Alliance, and the Pleurothallid Alliance have an awesome array of fabulous speakers, which include: Frank Smith‐ Keynote Speaker, Graham Wood, George Hatfield‐ Cymbidiums, Alan Koch, Wally Orchard‐ Disas, Carlos Fighetti‐ Phalaenopsis, Norman Fang, Kristen Uthus‐ Neofinetia Culture, and Alfonso Doucette‐ Coolers for Cold Growers.
Something that I found just recently in the conservation area of the website that I think is great an
Orchid emergency care card that can be found at the link below
http://aos.org/images/img_content/carecard.gif
Let’s grow together,
Laura Newton
President’s message continued:
I will miss the April meeting. I will be on a vacation that was booked prior to my becoming president
of GOS. Judy Johnson, our vice president, will run the meeting. Judy will do a great job. I’ll see you in
May.
Our display for the Jacksonville Show
Members sent 33 plants and a beautiful display was cre-
ated under the guidance of Patti Hollien. The display won
First Place for Best in Show. Members were awarded 13
First Place ribbons, 9 Second Place ribbons and 4 Third
Place ribbons.
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Membership Information GOS annual membership is $20 per individual or $25 per household, and may be mailed to :
Gainesville Orchid Society PO Box 5927
Gainesville, FL 32627-5927
Treasurer’s Report, March 2015
Why participate in shows?
We participate in other societies’ shows and they reciprocate by participat‐
ing in our show in the Fall. There are many tasks to be done in doing away
shows and we need your help. For Volusia we still need at least one more
vehicle to return materials and plants back to Gainesville. Our ability to
participate depends on getting things back. Please let us know if you can
drive a vehicle to the Fairgrounds and back on May 10, 2015.
INCOME DUES: 45.00 AUCTION 1080.00 TOTAL 1125.00 EXPENSE AUCTION 492.69 AOS JUDGING CENTER 100.00 AOS MEMBERSHIP/ MAGAZINE 242.00 FOLDING WAGON 63.57 MULCH 3.49 TOTAL 901.75
CHECKBOOK BAL. 12556.54 LESS RESERVES 1750.00 FUNDS AVAILABLE 10,806.54 CASH BOX 75.00
Last GOS Away Show for 2015 Volusia County Orchid Show: May 9-10, Hester Bldg, Volusia County Fair-grounds, Deland, FL
Our display at the Tallahassee Show, April 11-12, 2015 We had a very successful display with quite a diversity of plants and color. We were awarded 7 trophies, 2 of which were for the display. Members plants re-ceived 14 First Place ribbons, 8 Second Place ribbons and 5 Third Place rib-bons. The display was created under the co-directions of Marian Sheehan and Barb Fennelly.
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About This Month’s Speaker Maurice Geiger has been an orchid enthusiast since age 16. He has been a member of
GOS since 1966 and has held all the officer positions at one time or another. He has been
an AOS member since 1968 and started Geiger Orchids in 1969.
Carolyn Robinson states:
I’m so happy that spring is here...
I wet my plants!
A spring cleaning tip from Carolyn:
When it’s time to clean pots, first scrub well in warm soapy water, use a stiff brush to clean off algae. Then soak in a 10% bleach solution, 1:10 dilution to sterilize. Allow to dry and pot away!
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Giang Pham and Kelly Korman had a great time at Chaz Darling’s Pot-In. New members got a pot-ting lesson and left with an Oncidium division to take home.
Thanks to our Storage Rental Facility for their Sponsorship
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4500 SW 41st Blvd
Gainesville, FL 32608
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Editor’s Note:
Would you like to contribute to our newsletter? Maybe a one time article or a special topic series? Sug‐
gestions and contributions will be welcomed if space is available. Ideas may include but certainly not
limited to:
Beginners’ Progress, The good, the bad and the ugly
Diseases and Pests
Greenhouse ideas
Tips and Solutions to everyday problems
Take Note:
Carolyn Robinson is looking for ideas from our membership for the Beginner’s class. Please
let her know if there is something you want to learn about and she will find someone to
lead a beginner’s class on that topic. Her home phone number is: 342‐495‐2428, email is