North Shore’s 1st show of the season Early in June North Shore has its first show of the year. It will be held at the St Ives Shopping Village and this is the members’ opportunity to exhibit their plants and sell their spare plants to the public. Attached to this bulletin is a show schedule for the show, a page for you to list all the plants you are entering into the show (this is necessary for judging so that no plant is missed during the judging) and a page to list any Australian orchid both species and hybrids that you want to sell. Exotic orchids do not need a list. The President keeps informing the members that there are new rules regarding the sale of Australian orchids and while North Shore has a licence to sell the members’ plants as yet we have not received the tags which go on the plants, but this will not affect the sale of them. We also need your help for security and the sales table please put your name on the roster when it goes around this month. If members do not help these shows may not become viable.

SPECIAL MONTHLY AWARDS

Nov/Inter Best of the Evening Ctt. Chocolate Drop ‘Kodama’ Owned by Lisa Harris

Published by The North Shore Orchid Society Inc. ABN 23 037 753 968

Correspondence & membership enquiries to: The Hon. Secretary, P.O. Box 212, Forestville, NSW 2087, Australia. 02 9489 3861

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Bulletin contributions to the Editor Lesley Bromley at glbromley@optusnet.com.au New Website https://northshoreorchidsociety.org/

NOVEMBER 2018

BULLETIN

Issue 804 .

Next Meeting Wednesday 5th June at the Dougherty Community Centre, 7 Victor St, Chatswood. The main meeting commencing at 8.00pm, and the culture class starting at 7.30pm. Culture Class Our culture class will be on cymbidiums and will be run by our guest speaker, George Serhan. He will be showing you how to prepare your plants for shows etc. Guest Speaker Our guest speaker this month is George Serhan, who will be talking on ‘The Highs and Lows of Growing Cymbidiums’. George is an experienced breeder of cymbidium with many awards granted to his hybrids. He has been growing cymbidiums for a long time and knows all about the problems and joys of growing these orchids, and will try and answer questions and help solve your problems. Supper Roster Thanks to this month’s helpers Philomena Yeung and Evelyn Tse. Another helper would be useful, and remember if you like to have something with your coffee why not bring in a plate of nibbles.

Open Best of the Evening Dendrochilum cobbianum Owned by Nick & Helen Gill

JUNE 2019 BULLETIN Issue 811

Patron The Mayor of Willoughby Cr. Gail Giles-Gidney

President

Gloria Cushway (02) 9971 0296

agcushway@gmail.com

Hon. Secretary Clover Bradley (02) 9489 3861

northshoreorchidsociety@gmail.com

Hon. Treasurer Nick Gill

(02) 9451 3927 gillnr@optusnet.com.au

Show Marshal Garrie Bromley (02) 9452 3202

glbromley@optusnet.com.au

Open Orchid of the Month & Popular Vote Rydbergara Mary Eliza Owned by Lesley & Garrie Bromley

JUDGING RESULTS May 2019 ORCHID OF THE MONTH Judge’s Choice Rydbergara Mary Eliza L & G Bromley BEST OF EVENING Open Dendrochilum cobbianum N & H Gill (50% culture, 50% flower) Nov/Inter Ctt. Chocolate Drop ‘Kodama’ Lisa Harris POPULAR VOTE Rydbergara Mary Eliza L & G Bromley

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OPEN SECTION 1 EXHIBITION LAELIINAE 1. Rlc. Burdekin Gem ‘Coral’ G & A Cushway 2. Rlc. Caricia en Paraiso G Serhan 3. Rlc. Dream Trader ‘Pisces’ G & A Cushway 2 BIFOLIATE & CLUSTER LAELIINAE min. 5 flowers 1. Ctt. Little Susie ‘Joy’ G & A Cushway 2. Lc. Angel Heart ‘Hihimanu’ L & G Bromley 3. C. Fitz Eugene Dixon G & A Cushway 3 MID-SIZE LAELIINAE 71mm-119mm 1. Cattleya Dal’s Tradition G & SW Cook 2. Lc. Angel Heart ‘Sumi’ G & A Cushway 3. Rlc. Con Harriman ‘Perfect Pink’ L & G Bromley 4 MINIATURE LAELIINAE 70mm and under 1. Rlc. Village Chief North G Serhan 2. C. Mini Purple ‘Tanami’ Lina Huang 3. Ctt. Ploenpit Fantasy ‘Golden Pin 5’ Lee Payne 5 LAELIINAE SPECIES 1. laelia anceps ‘Caitlin’ Lee Payne 2. Epi. paniculatum ‘Mitao’ L & G Bromley 3. Epi. secundum Mary Drummond 6 STANDARD PHALAENOPSIS 76mm & over NO ENTRIES 7 INTERMEDIATE PHALAENOPSIS 51mm-75mm 1. Phal. Dragon’s Fire G & J Fulcher 8 MINIATURE PHALAENOPSIS 50mm and under NO ENTRIES 9 SPECIMEN PLANT 1. Dendrochilum cobbianum N & H Gill 2. Rydbergara Mary Eliza L & G Bromley 3. Coel. ovalis Lee Payne 10 ONCIDIINAE SPECIES 1. Rossioglossum grande Dora Law 2. Onc. planilabre L & G Bromley 3. Psychopsis papilio Mary Drummond 11 ONCIDIINAE HYBRIDS 35mm and under 1. Lsz. Lava Burst L & G Bromley 2. Aliceara Samurai Tony & Kitt Reyes 3. Oncidesa Chian-Tzy Yeh ‘Fire Free’ GJ & SW Cook 12 ONCIDIINAE HYBRIDS 36mm-60mm 1. Onc. Hula Halau ‘Volcano Queen’ Troy Shamlian 2. Onc. Easy Gold x Golden Drops L & G Bromley 3. Onc. Sharry Baby Christine Rethers 13 ONCIDIINAE HYBRIDS OVER 60mm 1. Bratonia Toowoomba Sunrise Ela Kielich 2. Bratonia Toowoomba Sunrise Mary Drummond 3. Bratonia Aztec ‘Toni’ Tony & Kitt Reyes 14 PLEUROTHALLIDINAE SPECIES 1. Pths. tuerckheimii T Riddell 2. Pths. stricta Lee Payne 3. Pths. tuerckheimii Dora Law 15 PLEUROTHALLIDINAE HYBRIDS NO ENTRIES 16 A. DENDROBIUM HYBRIDS 1. Den. Kuranda Classic ‘Violet’ L & G Bromley 2. Den. Chao Praya Sweet x Chao Praya Gem L & G Bromley 3. Den. Masako ‘Blue Taki’ Ela Kielich 17. DENDROBIUM SPECIES 1. Den. chrysanthum Warleiti Jap 18 MISCELLANEOUS SPECIES 1. Bulb. mastersianum G & J Fulcher 2. Bulb. rothschildianum T Riddell & J Fulcher 3. Ddc. cobbianum GJ & SW Cook 19 MINIATURE SPECIES 1. Restrepia muscifera G & J Fulcher 2. Bulb. macphersonii B Spurrs 3. Ornithophora radicans Trish Peterson 20 MISCELLANEOUS HYBRID 1. Bulb. Elizabeth Ann ‘Buckleberry’ Ann Byron 2. Bulb. Elizabeth Ann Mary Drummond 3. Bulb. frostii x jacobsonii G & J Fulcher

21 VANDACEOUS SPECIES 1. Phal. pulcherrima G Serhan 2. Haraella odorata Christine Rethers 3. Gastrochilus bigibbus Trish Peterson 22 VANDACEOUS HYBRIDS 50mm and under 1. Vanda Thongtong Classic L & G Bromley 2. Neof. falcata x Vasco. Prapin L & G Bromley 23 VANDACEOUS HYBRIDS over 50mm 1. Porterara Blue Boy ‘Jill’ L & G Bromley 2. Angraceum Veitchii Lee Payne 24 STANDARD CYMBIDIUM NO ENTRIES 25 INTERMEDIATE CYMBIDIUM 1. Cym. Artful Magic G Serhan 2. Cym. Enzan Summer G Serhan 26 MINIATURE CYMBIDIUM 1. Cym. Pixie Dust ‘Royale’ N & H Gill 2. Cym. Gypsy Rose ‘Mini Tee Pee’ N & H Gill 3. Cym. Gypsy Rose ‘Mini Tee Pee’ N & H Gill 27 CYPRIPEDIOIDEAE SPECIES NO ENTRIES 28 PAPHIOPEDILUM HYBRIDS STANDARD NO ENTRIES 29 MAUDIAE TYPE PAPHIOPEDILUM NO ENTRIES 30 NOVELTY CYPRIPEDIOIDEAE 1. Paph. Honey Lee Payne 2. Paph. Deedmannianum Lina Huang 3. Paph. Iantha Stage C Nidagal 31 SEEDLING ANY GENUS 1. Rlc. Serene Sunset x Rlc. Dal’s Jewel Lee Payne 32 ALL TERRESTRIAL SPECIES/HYBRIDS 1. Stenoglottis longifolia Christine Rethers 2. Corybas hispidus Lee Payne 33 AUSTRALASIAN SARCANTHINAE SPECIES NO ENTRIES 34 AUSTRALASIAN NATIVE SPECIES 1. Oberonia titania Trish Peterson 2. Den. bigibbum ‘Lesley’ L & G Bromley 3. Oberonia palmicola R & J Schneidereit 35A. AUSTRALASIAN SARCANTHINAE HYBRIDS (white) NO ENTRIES 35B. AUSTRALASIAN SARCANTHINAE HYBRIDS(colours) NO ENTRIES 36A AUSTRALASIAN TERETE LEAFED DEN. S/H 1. Doc. rigida R & J Schneidereit 2. Doc. rigida B Spurrs 3. Doc. rigida R & J Schneidereit 36B AUSTRALASIAN NATIVE HYBRIDS 1. Den. Topaz Dream G & J Fulcher 2. Den. Topaz Dream ‘Weva’ L & G Bromley 3. Den. Hibiki Dora Law

INTERMEDIATE SECTION 37 AUSTRALASIAN NATIVE SPECIES & HYBRIDS 1. Den. bigibbum x unknown John Chang 38. PAPHIOPEDILUM SPECIES & HYBRIDS NO ENTRIES 39. CYMBIDIUM SPECIES & HYBRIDS NO ENTRIES 40. ONCIDIINAE SPECIES & HYBRIDS 1. Rhynchonia Pacific Paranoia ‘Other Side of Cool’ Lisa Harris 41 LAELIINAE SPECIES & HYBRIDS 1. Ctt. Chocolate Drop ‘Kodama’ Lisa Harris 2. Schomburgkia Unknown Mary Chappel 3. Epidendrum Unknown Michael Luu

42 DENDROBIUM SPECIES & HYBRIDS 1. Den. bigibbum x Emma Rose Lady John Chang 43 MISCELLANEOUS SPECIES & HYBRIDS 1. Phal. Unknown Mary Chappel

NOVICE SECTION 44 CYMBIDIUM & MISCELLANEOUS ORCHIDS NO ENTRIES

45 DENDROBIUM, ONCIDIINAE & PAPHIOPEDILUM 1. Milt spectabilis Angie Lyle 1. Milt spectabilis var. moreliana Susie Butler 3. Bratonia. Charles M Fitch Angie Lyle 46 LAELIINAE 1. Ctt. Minerva Angie Lyle 2. Rlc. Brunswick Blush ‘Coral’ Angie Lyle 47 AUSTRALASIAN NATIVE ORCHIDS NO ENTRIES

New Names George Serhan The new name for your Rlc. California Girl x Rlc. Donna Kimura is Rlc (Rhyncholaeliocattleya) Caricia en Paraiso and was registered by Dr Falael Sobrino of Puerto Rica in 2004. Mary Drummond The new name for your Brat. Aztec x Miltonia Castanea is Brat. (Bratonia) Toowoomba Sunrise and was registered by John Woolf of Woolf Orchidculture in 2012.

DATES TO PUT IN YOUR DIARY North Shore’s dates Autumn Show at the St Ives Village Shopping Centre, Mona Vale Rd, St Ives. Set-up Wed. 12th June from 6.00pm till 7.30pm when the orchids will then be put into a display with the judging on Thursday morning. Pull down Sat 15th June 4.00 pm. PLEASE NOTE THERE IS A PARKING TIME LIMIT ON THE DOWNSTAIRS CARPARK, overstay and you will be charged, we suggest you then move outside where parking is available in various areas, and for various times. Winter Show at the Gordon Shopping Centre, Pacific Highway, Gordon. The set-up is on Wednesday 10th July with the show being open on Thursday 11th to Saturday 13th July, pull down will be at 4pm. Spring Show at the St Ives Village Shopping Centre, Mona Vale Rd, St Ives The set-up is on Thursday evening 5th September with the show being open on Friday 6th to Sunday 8th September; pull down will be at 3pm on Sunday 8th. Other dates Mingara Orchid Fair 29th - 30th June Sat/Sun held at the Mingara Recreational Club, 12-14 Mingara Drive, Tumbi Umbi. Free entry into Fair, free parking at club. Local and interstate vendors, displays of orchids. National Orchid Extravaganza 9th – 11th August Fri & Sat 9-4pm & Sun 12 -4pm, 1 Pellitt Lane at Round Corner, Dural; local and interstate vendors, displays of orchids. There is plenty of free parking with a small entrance fee to the Fair. St Ives Orchid Fair, 16th -18th August 9am to 4 pm Fri & Sat, 9am - 3pm Sun, The best Orchid Fair in Sydney, and we need your help. As one of the societies that runs this Fair we need your plants for the display, your spare flowering plants for the sales bench, and your help for security, selling of raffle tickets and generally helping where needed. There will be more information next month for newer members but as this is the 20th year of the Fair most members know how much help we need and how it helps our society.

A big thank you to the members who supported ‘Our Biggest Morning Tea’ for cancer research; the society raised $408.50 Well Done.

ST IVES ORCHID FAIR Friday 16th August 9 to 4 pm Saturday 17th August 9 to 4pm Sunday 18th August 9 to 3pm

GET INVOLVED - THIS IS YOUR SHOW

Final notice for Annual subscriptions Annual subscriptions were due 1st January and remain at the same as last year. Fees are $16.00 per single member and $18.00 per couple or family membership. Fees may be paid to the Treasurer at our monthly meeting, or by mailing to our Post Office Box 212, Forestville, 2087 or by direct credit straight into North Shore Orchid Society’s account BSB 082 201 ACCOUNT NO. 509021920 using your name as the reference. If you use internet banking please send an email to the Treasurer, Nick Gill at gillnr@optusnet.com.au confirming your payment. This will be the final reminder.

The North Shore Orchid Society Inc, disclaims all responsibility for any loss or damage that may be attributed to the use or misuse of information printed in this bulletin

Sphagnum Moss Wafers something new

At Orchids out West this month I came across a new product that is being used by some orchid enthusiasts when deflasking. I have now used some of these wafers and been very happy with how easy they are to use, just waiting to see the results. I feel they are a bit expensive if you do a lot of deflasking but for hobby growers the fact that you can buy small quantities is a big plus. All you do is take two of the wafers and put them either side of the seedling, then place them into a thumb pot and either water well or, do as I do and immerse them in a small dish of water. Unlike Sphagnum Moss, which when dry is difficult to rewet these wafers absorb water like a sponge and in less than1 minute the seedling is firmly potted. I purchased these wafers from Orchids of Distinction who will be at all the orchid fairs in and around Sydney this year. The packet contains approximately 40 wafers, enough for 20 seedlings. Maybe this will help you when deflasking your next seedlings.

ORCHIDS OUT WEST Grand Champion Hybrid Grand Champion Hybrid

and Best in Show Paph. St Maximilian Kolbe ‘Distinction’ Owned by Craig Miles of Orchids of Distinction Nsy Owned by Grand Champion Species Paph. fairrieanum

‘Ganesh Villa’ Owned by Craig Miles of Orchids of Distinction Nsy