May 2012 - Ottawa Orchid Society

Newsletter of the Ottawa Orchid Society
www.ottawaorchidsociety.com
Board of Directors
May 2012
Interim President
Jean Hollebone
613-226-2395
[email protected]
Vice President
Vacant
Sunday, May 20, 2012 @ 1:30 p.m.
Tom Brown Arena, 141 Bayview, Ottawa
Secretary / Treasurer
Janet Johns
613-749-0614
[email protected]
Membership
Marie Gauthier
613-261-8370
[email protected]
Program
André Couture
613-233-7335
[email protected]
Show Chairman / Webmaster
David Cooper
[email protected]
613-256-2853
Past President / Newsletter Editor
Rick Sobkowicz
613-825-0827
[email protected]
AOS Representative
Margaret Haydon
613-825-0827
[email protected]
Conservation Representative
Roy John
[email protected]
613-748-9963
Society Publicity Coordinator
Barbara Wysocka
[email protected]
613-237-0494
COC Representative
Joyce Medcalf
613-659-2760
[email protected]
Mailing address
Ottawa Orchid Society
13 Sandringham Court,
Ottawa, Ontario,
Canada K2J 2H9
The May meeting is our last meeting before we break for summer. We have
two wonderful workshops planned for this month: one to be given by Theresa
Lafleur on repotting; and, the other to be given by David Kalb on what to do to
bring your orchids outside for the summer.
This meeting will also entail a social period. Light refreshments (cake) will be
served at coffee break, as a thank you to all who participated in the show. To
celebrate the end of a successful orchid year, a potluck will be held in the
second part of the meeting. Members are invited to bring their goodies, finger
food, sweets and treats.
We will also be holding a raffle as well as a silent auction of some of the books
remaining in our society library. There will be two special presentations and we
will also be holding elections for the position of President and Vice President.
Members are invited, actually very much encouraged, to bring blooming
orchids to the May show table. It would be great to see what you have in
bloom and most certainly the new members will appreciate viewing your
beauties.
Monthly meetings will resume beginning in September.
Don’t forget to bring your blooming orchids
to our monthly show table.
The Ottawa Orchid Society meets every third Sunday of
every month from September to May inclusive
at 1:30 P.M. at the Tom Brown Arena, 141 Bayview, Ottawa.
Guests are welcome.
MEMBERSHIP: $25 from September 1 - August 31.
MESSAGE FROM INTERIM PRESIDENT – JEAN HOLLEBONE
The Ottawa Orchid Show
The Board and Show Committee would like to thank all the Ottawa members, friends, family
including better halves, who so cheerfully gave of their time and volunteered at the Ottawa Orchid
Show. Many put in very long hours both before and during the Show, others gave generously of
what time they had to help. We appreciate all the help we received, every volunteer contributes a
valuable piece of the total action and without you the Show simply could not go on. The general consensus is that
2012 was a very successful show. There were some minor glitches, some medical emergencies, some very happy
ribbon and trophy winners, and some exhausted hospitality, security and admissions folks!! The raffle brought in
more than at any time in its history! And the Ottawa plant table did a rousing business in both plants and books.
Thank you all and to all the behind the scene workers (publicity, signs, set up, ribbon and trophy orders, wine
gourmand, exhibitors, photographers, ribbon judging, set up and take down, etcetera). You may not be highly visible
but all of these functions are essential for success!
The Show had 76 individual, company and society exhibitors and 622 exhibits and plants were registered. Twenty
six plants were pulled for AOS judging and 14 were awarded: 4 Awards of Merit, 3 Certificates of Cultural Merit, 4
Highly Commented Certificates, 1 Judges' Commendation, 1 for Education Display and 1 Silver Trophy. The Art
Gallery was very successful with over 62 exhibitors and over 160 pieces of art and many pieces sold. The winners
will be posted on the Society’s web site. Congratulations to all the winners.
Thank you all. I think people enjoyed themselves and while the final figures are still being tabulated, the initial
guestimate is that we will clear our expenses and make a modest profit. By the May meeting, we should have a
firmer handle on the numbers. This is very good news, as it gives us additional flexibility for next season in bringing
in speakers and offering other activities that make the society interesting for members.
Note: If you have items for which you need to be reimbursed, please get them to Janet Johns as soon as
possible so she may pay you and get them entered in the books. Also, as he does every year, Dave Cooper
would like to receive comments on the Show from Show Committee chairs and from anyone who has
suggestions for improvement for next year. These comments are amalgamated in a summary report which
is used to start off next year’s show planning. Again thank you everyone. It was a splendid effort.
SOOS Summerfest
Each year the Southern Ontario Orchid Society (SOOS) hosts a mid-summer meeting at the Toronto Botanical
Garden on the Sunday of the August bank holiday weekend. This year the day is Sunday August 5, and it starts with
AOS judging at 9 a.m. followed by a pot luck lunch hosted by SOOS (the desserts are fabulous!!) followed by
presentations by invited speakers. This year the invitee is Phil Spence from Australia who will give two talks on
Australian orchids, one on Dendrobiums and Sarcochilus (we think) and the other on Orchids of Australia. As well he
will be bringing plants as preordered. Terry Kennedy will give us the order list as soon as she gets it and we will
make it available to OOS members. This is going to be an outstanding meeting and those of you who want to learn
firsthand about Australian Dendrobiums and other orchids may wish to attend. Terry has extended an invitation to
Ottawa members to attend, and especially suggests that we bring our summer bloomers for AOS judging and
observe the judging process. She wants to know ahead who is coming for planning purposes.
For those who plan to arrive the night before on Saturday, you are invited to the Kennedy’s for an evening barbecue.
You would be expected to contribute to the meal (with food not money) and Terry must know ahead who is coming.
All orchid lovers are welcome. As you know the SOOS show this year was cancelled due to construction in the
parking lot. It is still under construction but we hope it will be finished by August. If not, you may have to park on side
streets and walk over to the Gardens. Terry says that if you come for the early morning judging there may be limited
parking spots available.
Visit to Purdon Fen
Each year, several thousand showy ladyslippers, Cypripedium reginae, burst into bloom at Purdon Fen, weather
permitting around the third week-end of June. The Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority posts the peak
blooming time on their web site so all can enjoy these beautiful orchids. Do consider taking a Sunday afternoon
drive and bringing a picnic to the fen to take a walk on the boardwalk to see and photograph these blooming
beauties. As well as ladyslippers, there are other orchids and interesting bog plants like pitcher plants in bloom at
this time. There may also be a few hungry mosquitoes, so bring repellent. For those who are interested, I will
provide directions to the Fen in the June Spike and will indicate a day/ time to meet for those who may enjoy a picnic
together. I will also lead a group walk for any who are interested to point out other orchids and indigenous plants in
the fen.
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Annual Audit
Every year end (June), the Ottawa Orchid Society financial statements are audited. This year, Hélène Martin has
graciously agreed to conduct the audit so that we may present an audited statement of account to the Society in
early autumn for the 2011-12 Year. Thank you, Hélène, and thank you, Janet Johns and André Couture, for
preparing the data for audit.
Jean Hollebone
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NEWS UPDATE
Update from the American Orchid Society (AOS) Members’ and Trustees’ Meeting recently held in
Wichita, Kansas. Elections have been held for the new AOS Officers for the upcoming 2012-2014
period. Jean Hollebone is the new AOS Secretary. She is also an AOS Trustee (2011-2014).
Mario Ferrusi (Marsh Hollow) is also a Trustee (2012-2015) and chair of the Governance
Committee. Biographical information about all AOS trustees and officers are on the AOS webpage (www.aos.org).
Congratulations to Joyce Medcalf who has been confirmed as an AOS orchid judge, along with Gail Schwartz, and
André Couture who has been elevated from student judge to probationary judge.
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LOST AND FOUND
The potting materials left behind at the March meeting have still not been claimed. If you own it you may
claim it at the May meeting or by calling Jean Hollebone (home tel. # 613-226-2395) who has this material. If not
claimed, it will be donated to the September auction.
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SUMMER OPEN HOUSE TOURS
If you are planning a summer “open house” of your orchid grow area please advise
Rick Sobkowicz (Spike editor) as soon as possible. He will announce the details in
the June Newsletter.
To date, there are two open houses:
Janet John: Open house is June 16 from 1-3pm. Janet grows a variety of orchids in a solarium approx. 6' x 17'
facing east and with a high sodium on a track in the winter. Here address is 149 St. Laurent Blvd., Ottawa.
Lynne Guimont & Santos Peixe: They are having their traditional Bar-B-Q on July 8th and in case of rain, the
event will be held the following Sunday.
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LIBRARY
Following a discussion and vote by OOS members at the April meeting,
there was a majority decision to disband the library. Some library books
were sold by way of a silent auction at the April meeting following the vote
with other auctions to follow at subsequent meetings. Photo on right shows
a number of members examining the books in the silent auction at the April
meeting.
Members are invited to look over the list of books in the Society library on
the OOS web site and to make a reasonable offer if interested in purchasing
anything. Books were also sold at the Members Sale Table at the April
show.
In keeping with the members’ decision of the disposal of the OOS library, the following books will be offered for sale
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through a silent auction at the May 2012 meeting.
Orchids of Asia
Orchids of Brazil
Growing Orchids
More Cymbidiums
Orchid Seedling Care
Orchids of North America
The Orchid Grower’s Manual
The Orchids of British Columbia
Lycaste, Anguloa – A Cultural Guide
A Practical Guide to Care and Cultivation – ORCHIDS
How to Control Orchid Viruses – The Complete Guide
How does a silent auction work? How does it differ from a traditional auction?
At a traditional auction, the bidding on an item continues until the auctioneer cannot get any higher bid and the item
is sold to the highest bidder. In a silent auction, there is a bid sheet for each item that is being auctioned where
bidders can write down the amount they are prepared to pay. Some silent auction organizers may declare when the
silent auction is to end. However, a downside to this approach is that people may refrain from writing down their bids
until the very last moment. This can result in a sudden rush of people to the bidding table eager to write down their
bids. Sometimes, unpleasantness can arise at this point if people are hampered from being able to write down their
bids. Many auction organizers refrain from stating when the auction is to end, and simply make an announcement
that the auction has ended and the items go to the people who have written down their highest price. We used this
last approach at the April meeting. The bids placed were very reasonable. We will continue conducting future silent
auctions in the same fashion unless announced otherwise. So, if you are interested in being a successful bidder,
you are encouraged to write down the highest price you are prepared to pay and hope you are successful.
The money raised from the sale of the Society’s library books will be turned into the Society’s operating fund and
used to pay for visiting monthly speakers and other OOS activities of interest to the general membership.
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RETURN OF LIBRARY BOOKS
If you have any books or any other items borrowed from the Society library, these items should be brought
to the May meeting and left at the side table next to Membership. Thank you, Janet Johns, for looking
after the return of these items.
SHOW EXPENSES
As mentioned by Jean Hollebone, members are urged to submit their show expense claims that remain to
be paid by the Society so that we can wind up this year’s finances. Please submit these claims to Janet John at the
May meeting. If you are unable to do so, please contact Janet by e-mail or phone to advise her of what you have
that remains to be paid. Janet advises that thanks to a great show raffle, more vendor tables and good attendance
on the Sunday of our show, it looks like we have made a respectable show profit. The financial results of our show
will be posted in the June 2012 Spike.
FRED CLARKE (Sunset Valley Orchids, California) IN LONDON, ONTARIO
The London Orchid Society (LOS) is pleased to announce that Fred Clarke from Sunset Valley Orchids,
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Vista, California http://www.sunsetvalleyorchids.com/ will be the LOS speaker at their Sunday, June 17 ,
2012, meeting beginning at 2:00 PM. The meeting will be held in the amphitheatre of the St. Joseph's Regional
Mental Health Care London (The London Psychiatric Hospital) located at 850 Highbury Avenue, London, Ontario. All
members of Canadian orchid societies are invited to attend. Fred will be speaking on mini Cattleya.
http://los.lon.imag.net/DetlJun.asp
You may pre-order plants directly from the Sunset Valley Website, be aware that Fred's CITES only covers Cattleya
and Catasetinae only, limit your orders to those groups. He will have a very limited number of additional plants for
sale at the meeting. If there is a specific plant you want, pre-order it to ensure you are not disappointed. It is your
responsibility to arrange for pick up in London.
Ordering details, payment options and a list of the orchids available for sale may be viewed by going to the LOS'
website at http://los.lon.imag.net/meetings.asp . Fred can only sell Cattleyas and Catisetinae genera as these are
the only orchids Fred’s CITES covers for import into Canada. Fred will cover all shipping, taxes and customs fees.
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Make sure all pre-orders are clearly identified with the person’s name/Society/Country/Event and June 17 date.
Canadian funds and credit cards are fine but if anyone wants to pay by cheque, it must be in U.S. funds. Payments
can be made upon pick-up. Fred will not be bringing many other plants, other than the pre-ordered ones. Cut- off
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date is June 1 .
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ORCHID SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN JOURNAL
For those OOS members who are subscribers to the
ORCHID SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN JOURNAL, you
are in for a treat. Margaret Haydon has just recently
received the bulk subscription, and each person
subscribing to this publication will be getting a beautiful
supplement, Paphiopedilum Species – The Essential
Guide, produced by Henry Oakeley and Guido Braem.
The supplement is filled with many beautiful pictures of
the Slipper Orchids of Asia with a brief description of each
orchid’s background and growing conditions.
If you are receiving this journal through Margaret, she will
be bringing everybody’s subscription to the May meeting
and you can pick up both the beautiful quarterly OSGB
Journal along with the Paphiopedilum Species
supplement from Margaret.
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THANKS TO OUR APRIL SPEAKERS!
Our grateful thanks to our April speakers who gave brief presentations on different segments of our April show.
Dave Cooper, our Show Chairman since 1993 (an impressive 19 years!), gave an insight into the show preparations
and a view of the entire show layout. Henry Steger looks after all the plant and exhibit registrations at the show and
explained what people needed to do to register their items if the plants and exhibits were to be included in the ribbon
judging. Detailed lists are prepared before the judging begins which are given to the judges and judging teams
identifying the different items under each category and where they are located on the show floor. If you fail to
register your entry or do it improperly, it may not get judged and fail to win a ribbon or award. Joyce Medcalf gave an
excellent presentation on how to prepare your plants and exhibit. There are some very beautiful and prestigious
awards handed out at the show for exhibits and Joyce imparted important tips on how to prepare an exhibit and
avoid doing certain things that may detract from the appearance of your exhibit.
André Couture also gave a presentation on show preparations and Roy John, who looked
after the Member’s Sale Table, explained what members were required to do if they wished
to sell their personal plants at the show. Thank you, everyone, for your work and information.
Pictures, from top left to bottom: Dave Cooper, Henry Steger, Joyce Medcalf, André Couture,
and Roy John.
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OOS Show Table for APRIL 15, 2012
Class judged by
Cypripedium Alliance
Paphiopedilum
judged by Joyce Medcalf
Phalaenopsis Alliance
judged by Joyce Medcalf
PLACE
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1
1st
2nd
3rd
3rd
Best in Show
judged by Andre Couture
and Joyce Medcalf
Member's Choice
judged by Patrick Boisvert
NAME
Paphiopedilum Avalon Love Stone
(Paphiopedilum Stone Lovely x
Paphiopedilum Avalon Mist)
Phalaenopsis Dutch Lady (Phalaenopsis
stuartiana x Phalaenopsis Lowland Lady)
Doritaenopsis Brother Little Rose
Phalaenopsis no name
Phalaenopsis no name
Paphiopedilum Avalon Love Stone
(Paphiopedilum Stone Lovely x
Paphiopedilum Avalon Mist)
Paphiopedilum Avalon Love Stone
(Paphiopedilum Stone Lovely x
Paphiopedilum Avalon Mist)
OWNER
Helen Nitschkie
John Gaskill
Doris de Margerie
Jean Hollebone
Geraldine Hebert
Helen Nitschkie
Helen Nitschkie
Above from left: Show Table judging, Joyce Medcalf and Jean Hollebone; Member's Choice judging, Patrick Boisvert
and Jean Hollebone; and, Show Table & Member's Choice winner Helen Nitschkie with her Paphiopedilum Avalon
Love Stone, Jean Hollebone and Patrick Boisvert.
Above, from left: Best in Show and Member's Choice winner, Paphiopedilum Avalon Love Stone, Helen Nitschkie;
Phalaenopsis Dutch Lady, John Gaskill; collection of Phalaenopsis orchids on the Show Table belonging to different
members; and, below, from left: Phalaenopsis no name, Jean Hollebone; Doritaenopsis Brother Little Rose, Doris
de Margerie; and, Phalaenopsis no name, Geraldine Hebert.
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INTERIM BOARD ELECTIONS
With the departure of Julie Mertens from the Board as Society President, the Board found itself without a President.
As a temporary measure, Jean Hollebone, the Society’s Vice President, was appointed by the Board as Interim
President. This action resulted in a Vice President vacancy. At Jean’s request, we will hold an interim general
election at our upcoming May meeting to elect a new President and Vice President. The persons who will be elected
will serve for one year until we hold our general elections in May 2013.
At present, Jean Hollebone is serving as Interim President until a President is elected at the May meeting (May 20,
2012). Jean has agreed to run for the position of Society President. The position of Vice President is presently
vacant. Barbara Wysocka, who presently sits on the Board as Society Publicity Coordinator, has submitted her
name as a candidate for this position.
If anyone else in the Society wishes to run for either the position of Society President or Vice President, please
speak with Rick Sobkowicz who is heading the Nominations Committee. For further details on the nomination
election process and what you need to do to qualify as a candidate, please refer to the Society constitution which is
on the Society’s web site (http://www.ottawaorchidsociety.com/constitution.html).
Here is the section in the Society Constitution on the nomination process:
5.2 Nominations In advance of an election, the Board of Directors shall establish a Nomination Committee,
headed by the past President, and composed of three other Society members who are not themselves subject to
election, and who are not members of the Board of Directors. The Nomination Committee shall be responsible for
receiving all formal nominations for any elected position.
[Note: "Past President" would normally be the immediately preceding President, but if he or she is no longer
available or no longer interested, then a previous President may be selected.]
To be valid, each nomination must include the name of the nominee, the position for which the nominee is
proposed, and the signature of at least three members. The person nominated must be a member of the Society
in good standing, and agree to stand as a candidate. When considering a candidate for election, the Nomination
Committee shall ensure that he or she is familiar with the Job Description of the position to which they are to be
appointed (see paragraph 6.5). Nominations from the floor of the meeting will be accepted, and will have equal
standing to any prior nominations.
In any one election, a member may not be nominated for more than one position.
Nominations shall be received no later than the closing time announced by the President at the General Meeting
at which the election takes place.
The job descriptions on the Board positions are also found on the Society web site or click on the
following link: http://www.ottawaorchidsociety.com/jobdescriptions.html .
NOMINATION FORM
Nomination of ___________________________________ for position of ____________________________.
Signature of candidate: _________________________________.
Signatures of three OOS members who nominate this candidate:
Signature (1): ________________________________Signature (2) ________________________________
Signature (3): ________________________________
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ANNUAL SHOW RESULTS - Orchidophilia 2012
Award Winners
Award
Description
Exhibitor
American Orchid Society
Best Plant in Show
(In honour of Pamela Gaskill)
Best Specimen Plant
Visiting Orchid Society Exhibit
Guarianthe (Syn Cattleya) x
guatemalensis
Masdevallia coccinea var alba
‘San Carlos’
Hans Bode Trophy
Phaius tankervilleae
Wayne Eyles Memorial Trophey Display: 1 - 5 flowering orchid plants
Show Chairman's Award
‘Saffron d`Or’
(Art Gallery)
Best of Class Award Winners
Class
Description
Jean Hollebone
Janet Johns
Mike Laking
Exhibitor
1
2
3
4
6
Exhibit of 1 to 5 Plants
Exhibit of 6 to 15 Plants
Exhibit of 16 to 25 Plants
Exhibit of more than 26 Plants
Educational Exhibit
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Visiting Society Award
COC Show Trophy
Alliance Award Winners
Alliance
Les Orchidophiles de Montréal
Orchid Society of the of Royal
Botanical Gardens
Marsh Hollow
Janet Johns
Marsh Hollow
Orchids in Our Tropics
Jardin botanique de Montréal
Céline Camirand and Manon St-Pierre
from Les Orchidophiles de Montréal
Les Orchidophiles de Montréal
Joyce Medcalf
Description
Exhibitor
B. Cattleya Alliance
Guarianthe (Syn Cattleya) x guatemalensis
C. Cypripedium Alliance
D1. Phalaenopsis/Doritis
Alliance
D2. Vanda Alliance
E. Oncidium Alliance
F. Cymbidium Alliance
G. Dendrobium Alliance
H. Pleurothallid Alliance
I. Maxillaria Alliance
J. Miscellaneous Genera
K. Fragrance
L. Orchids in Use (Floral
Arrangements)
M. Orchid Photography
N. Orchid Fine Art
O. Orchid Fine Crafts
Paph. lowii ‘Uncle Frank` AM- CHM/AOS
Phal. schilleriana 'Bertrand Roy' CCM/AOS
Orchid Society of the Royal
Botanical Gardens
Piping Rock Orchids
Nicole Roy
Sedirea japonica
Brassia Rex ‘Waiomao Spotless’ FCC/AOS
Cymbidium devonianum
Dendrobium aberrans
Masdevallia coccinea var alba ‘San Carlos’
Anguloa clowesii
Macradenia multiflora
C. intermedia var.alba 'Penn Valley' AM/AOS
‘Put the Lime in the Coconut’
Wilson Ng
Orchids in Our Tropics
Jardin botanique de Montréal
J&L Orchids
Marsh Hollow
Jardin botanique de Montréal
Crystal Star Orchids
Exotic Orchids Plus
Dena Woodman
‘Saffron d`Or’
‘Flamboyant Cattleya’
‘Dentelle d'argent’
Mike Laking
Patricia Doyle
Judith Dufresne
Art Galleria Winners
Award
Best in Class Photography
Show Chair’s Choice
Best in Fine Art
Best in Fine Crafts
Artist
Mike Laking
Mike Laking
Patricia Doyle
Judith Dufresne
Winning Entry
Saffron d'Or
Saffron d'Or
Flamboyant Cattleya
Dentelle d'argent
Note: A listing of all award and ribbon winners will be posted on the Society’s web site. Arlene Lang has
taken many pictures of the individual award and ribbon winners and these photographs will also be posted
to the OOS web site as they are made available to our web master, Dave Cooper. Given the large volume of
images taken, it will take a while for all the images to be downloaded and linked properly and correctly with
the name of the each winning item and owner. Sincerest thanks to everyone involved in this process.
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In 2012
June 1-2
Bruce Peninsula Orchid Festival see http://www.orchidfest.ca
June 17
London Orchid Society meeting with guest speaker Fred Clarke from Sunset Valley Orchids, Vista,
California. See page 4 in this newsletter for more information.
Aug 05
Southern Ontario Orchid Society (SOOS) Summerfest at the Toronto Botanical
Gardens, Lawrence Avenue East at Leslie Street. AOS judging starts at 10 am. See page 2 in this
newsletter for more details.
Sep 11-16
19 Australian Orchid Council (AOC) Conference and Show, Perth,
Western Australia. Nineteen world class orchid specialists are presently
scheduled to be speakers at this event. For more information or to register, go
to http://www.waorchids.iinet.net.au/19th_AOC_Conference.htm .
Oct 13-14
Eastern Canada Orchid Society (ECOS) - Orchidfête 2012 Montreal.
Orchid show to be held at Hotel Espresso (formerly the Days Hotel and
Conference Centre), 1005 rue Guy, near the corner of Boulevard René-Levesque.
Oct 27-28
Orchid Society of the Royal Botanical Gardens (OSRGB), 680 Plains Road, Burlington, Ontario.
The OSRGB will be hosting the COC AGM. www.osrgb.ca
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Invitation
Hello friends of plants and botanical art. I would like to invite you to a new exhibition, Plant Portraits - "Colours
of Summer" - by seven members of the Ottawa Society of Botanical Artists coming this June to the Bergamot Art
Gallery at The Herb Garden, 3840 Old Almonte Road in Ottawa. We so appreciated the support that many of you
and the members of your horticultural societies showed us at our last exhibition in March and we hope to see you
again. This exhibition will feature summer plants in all their glorious colours. An opening reception is being held on
Sunday, June 3, 2012 from 1 - 4 p.m. Further details about the exhibition are below. Please share this information
with anyone you think would enjoy a day of beautiful botanical art in a beautiful setting.
Sincerely yours,
Jan Salmon
Ottawa Society of Botanical Artists
Plant Portraits - Colours of Summer
The botanical world through the eyes of artists: Robert
Anderson, Inga Legere, Cecilia Martin, Sue Quinn,
Sengmany Phommachakr, Jan Salmon & Kerri Weller
June 2 to July 2, 2012
Opening reception, please join the artists on
Sunday, June 3 from 1 to 4 pm
The Herb Garden
Bergamot Barn Art Gallery
3840 Old Almonte Road, Ottawa
www.herbgarden.on.ca 613-256-0228
Open Tuesday to Sunday, 10 am to 5 pm
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From: Bill Sutherland [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: May-01-12 3:06 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: B & B Hydroponic Gardens
Hi Rick. It was a pleasure to catch up with you at the Orchid Show. Really nice to see all the folks that I have met
over the years. Linda and I really enjoyed ourselves! From our conversation I have stockpiled a list of some of the
products that we carry that I thought would be a benefit to orchid growers. Also if you are interested in a guest
speaker to fill up a spot, I will make myself available. Again thank you for taking the time to speak with me.
7 inch high domes with vents
7 inch high domes no vents
Mini domes humidity min/max led display
4 inch high domes no vents
10X20 trays new
10X20 web trays
scalpels
pH meters
PPM meters
syringes 12ml
syringes 60ml
T5 4 foot light fixture 1 lamp
replacement tube 2700k
replacement tube 6400k
T5 3 foot light fixture 1 lamp
replacement tube 2700
replacement tube 6400
T5 2 foot light fixture 1 lamp
replacement tube 2700
replacement tube 6400
turn some off or all on below
8 lamp fluorescent light 4 feet
6 lamp fluorescent light 4 feet
4 lamp fluorescent light 4 feet
2 lamp fluorescent light 4 feet
10 inch web pot
6 inch web pot
3 inch web pot
MH 1000watt core ballast
MH 400watt core ballast
HPS 1000watt core ballast
HPS 600watt core ballast
HPS 400watt core ballast
Digital Power Sun
Digital 1000watt MH/HPS
Digital 600watt MH/HPS
Digital 400watt MH/HPS
Digital Lumatek
Digital 1000watt MH/HPS
Digital 600watt MH/HPS
Digital 400watt MH/HPS
Best Regards,
Bill Sutherland
B & B Hydroponic Gardens
1780 Woodward Dr., Ottawa, Ontario
$6.49
$5.00
$23.00
$3.50
$1.49
$1.80
$2.77
$62.00
$56.35
$2.00
$3.33
$34.95
$12.50
$12.50
$31.00
$12.50
$12.50
$31.00
$12.50
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SOME PICTURES from Orchidophilia 2012
Pictures taken by Arlene Lang.
Above, from left, Marie Gauthier, Jean Hollebone and Femmy Mes standing in front of the Ottawa Orchid Society
display that they erected. Front view of the Ottawa Orchid Society exhibit. The large ornamental garden props were
very kindly loaned to the Society by Ritchie Feed and Seed – very much appreciated!
Above, Janet Johns standing alongside her winning exhibit which won the rosette for the Best Display in the
category of 1-5 plants as well as the beautiful Wayne Eyles Memorial Trophy created by Cairn Cunnane. The trophy
in this instance is of two Paphiopedilum fairrieanum blooms handmade in copper with steel flower spikes and leaves
set into a polished rock slab. Thanks to the generous donation of Stella Eyles, there were 3 such trophies
commissioned for the best winning exhibit in the class of 1-5 blooming orchids. Marcel Carriére won the first such
trophy last year. There is one remaining trophy to be won. Who will be the deserving winner next year?
On the left is the winning exhibit erected by Joyce Medcalf.
Her exhibit won the COC Show Trophy.
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Above, from left is Margaret Haydon with her exhibit (2 place in class of 1-5 plants); Marie Gauthier with her exhibit
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of 1-5 plants (3 place); and Barbara Wysocka with her exhibit of 1-5 plants.
Above, from left: Marcel Carriére in front of his exhibit (class of 6-15 plants); the Hans Bode Trophy Winner, Phaius
tankervilleae grown by Jean Hollebone; and, a CTV cameraman filming the impressive exhibit erected by members
of the Jardin botanique de Montréal. The exhibit contained numerous award winning plants.
Above from left: Angèle Biljan with her exhibit; and, Exotic Orchids Plus exhibit belonging to Lynne Guimond and
Santos Peixe.
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This stunning and huge exhibit was created and erected by members of Les Orchidophiles de Montréal (creative
team of Mario Mireault and Jocelyn Thibeault). Real rusted car parts were used to form this exhibit. The car parts
including the backdrop were very strategically placed so as not to detract from the primary focus of the exhibits,
namely the stunning orchids. This exhibit won the award for Best Visiting Society Exhibit as well as the prestigious
AOS trophy.
Above from left: Art Gallery Show Chairman's Award, Photograph titled 'Saffron d'Or' taken by Mike Laking; Best
Plant in Show - Guarianthe (Syn C.) x guatemalensis, Orchid Society of the Royal Botanical Gardens; and, one of
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our newest members, Patrick Boisvert, with his 1 place winning entry in Photography: Cultivated orchids Paphiopedilum Global Challenger.
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Above from left: José Rauda and Janet Johns at Admissions desk; Helen Nitschkie at show entrance; and Roy John
looking after the Member’s Sale Table in the Vendors’ Area.
Glen Hanson at Orchid Doctor desk; Show Volunteers Beverly Chan, Sam Chan & Dorothy Chu; Marilyn Light and
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her Educational Display (2 place ribbon winner); and, Orchids in Use (Floral Arrangements) Winner, 'Put the Lime
in the Coconut', Dena Woodman.
Following photos taken by Rick Sobkowicz.
Above from left: Phragmipedium Glen Decker (Jason Fischer x kovachii) and Paphiopedilum Magic Fairy (Magic
Leopard x fairrieanum) in exhibit belonging to and grown by Glen Decker of Piping Rock Orchids; exhibit of Wilson
Ng (Scarborough, Ontario); and Jan Smid of J.S. Orchids (Whitby, Ontario) arriving at the Nepean Sportsplex with
his first wagon of sale orchids.
Above from left: Setting up a display (Marlene Young and Mario Ferrusi)? Who is this man? He is a very important
person in the Ottawa Orchid Society! Do you recognize him? Setting up your props like lighting and stumps can be
very important to a having a winning exhibit! A Miltonia in the exhibit of J&L Orchids (Easton, Connecticut).
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Above from left: Exhibit of Piping Rock Orchids (Glen Decker) with three (!!!) AOS award certificates on his table;
Phalaenopsis in Hamilton Greenhouse exhibit; Exhibit of Toronto Artistic Orchid Association (Toronto, Ontario); and,
exhibit erected by the Kingston Orchid Society.
Above, from left: Exhibit of Cloud's Orchids (Jordon Station, Ontario); Educational exhibit of Dave Cooper (Almonte,
Ontario); and, Exhibit of Les Orchidées MFC (Ile Bizard, Quebec).
Above from left: Suniti Pande at admission table with volunteer Peggy Wareham; Glen Decker (Piping Rock
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Orchids) with Margaret Haydon; educational display (3 place ribbon) erected by Ravenvision (Stratford, Ontario);
and, Cattlianthe (Syn. Lc.) Trick or Treat ‘Orange Beauty’ CCM/AOS, CCE/AOS (Cattleya Icarus x Cattlianthe Chit
Chat) in exhibit of Wilson Ng (Scarborough, Ontario).
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Above from left: Exhibit erected by J&L Orchids (Easton, Connecticut); educational display (2 place ribbon) of
Flora Peculia (Terry Kowalczuk of Toronto, Ontario); and, exhibit of Tropical Gardens Orchids (Calvin Wong of
Richmond Hill, Ontario).
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Above, from left: Coryanthes macrantha in exhibit of Crystal Star Orchids (Eric & Ellen Lee of Newmarket, Ontario);
Crystal Star exhibit; and, the morning after our show…yup, that’s snow on the ground!
Above from left: Joe KKunisch of Bloomfield Orchids (Pittsford, New York); a creative floral arrangement on the
admission table displaying a cascade of orchids flowing from a pitcher into a glass vessel; a door knocker created by
Cairn Cunnane in the shape of a lady slipper orchid with the pouch used as a knocker; and an Ikebana display by
Shinran Mitsugi Kikuchi (Ohara).
Far left: Ikebana display by Marie-Eve Fuki Coupal
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(Ohara); educational display (1 place ribbon winner
and Best in Class) erected by Céline Camirand and
Manon St-Pierre from Montréal;
There are many more pictures available. However, due to technical difficulties preventing the further insertion of
additional photos, remaining show photos will be put into next month’s Spike (space permitting).
Please note that even though a June Spike will be forthcoming, there is no meeting in June. The next Society
monthly meeting following the May meeting is September 16, 2012.
Were you able to identify the person with the black hair and sunglasses on the bottom of page 14? If not, that’s
Dave Cooper when he was a young man! Some people just never change, eh!
This month’s meeting falls on a long weekend with predictions for very fine weekend weather. We hope this does
not deter you from coming to the meeting. We hope to see as many of you who can make it.
NEXT SPIKE DEADLINE
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If anyone has anything for Spike, please send your contribution to Rick no later than June 1 , 2012.
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