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The INFLORESCENCE “Orchids for Amateurs”

South Bay Orchid Society, Inc. P.O. BOX 3793

Torrance, CA 90510-3793 www.SouthBayOrchidSociety.com

Founded in July 1957

November 2010

After 20 years or so of association, Doctor McPherson passed  away,  and  Jean McPherson,  his wife,  contin‐ued as a partner of Zuma Canyon Orchids. When Jean retired, Zuma Canyon Orchids fell under the umbrella of  the  Vazquez  family  who  continue  to  operate  it. They  have  received  many  accolades  and  represent approximately  50  years  of  experience  from  Amado Vasquez,  and  another  40  years  of  experience  from Maria Vasquez, who ran the lab.  

Zuma Canyon Orchids has a lot of years of experience in growing Phalaenopsis and if you are looking for any information,  do  not  hesitate  to  contact  them.  They will be more than happy to assist you in any way.   

It  is easy  for us  to  say  that  in  the  last past 50 years, Amado, George, and Maria have been  involved  in re‐ceiving, both at Arthur Freed and at Zuma Canyon Or‐chids, well over 800 A.O.S. awards and at  least eight or more  F.C.C.  gold medals  at world  orchid  confer‐ences. 

This month’s plant table is furnished by Zuma Canyon Orchids. 

Specializing  in  Phalaenopsis,  George  Vasquez  grows and hybridizes award‐winning examples of these gen‐era. George has been growing orchids for about thirty years  and  is  an  accredited Orchid  Society  Judge  and has served on various committees  for A.O.S.  for over 17 years.  

During the  last few years when he was on the board, they  founded what now  is  known  as  the permanent location in the new headquarters of the American Or‐chid Society. George  retired when he was on  the ex‐ecutive board, last serving as secretary of the A.O.S.   

Most of you know the story of Zuma Canyon Orchids, but for those who don’t...  

Zuma  Canyon  Orchids  was  founded  in  1971  by  Dr. James McPherson  and Amado & Maria Vazquez. Dr. McPherson's  love  of  plants  and  his  association with the Vasquez family, who were at the time growing for the  Arthur  Freed  Orchid  Co.  down  the  street,  grew into  a  lifelong  friendship  that  eventually  turned  into Zuma Canyon Orchids. 

Orchid Care Session 7 pm  

Orchids 101 on Steroids: Session 1 – Don Goss will present "The Three Pillars of Orchids." What the heck is that? Well, these are THE three most important cultural things to get right. If you ignore or screw up everything else but get these three things right, your plants should, in the words of Leonard Nimoy as Dr. Spock, "live long and pros‐per." There will be a handout covering all the major genera that you typically buy at shows. See Don Goss’ article on p. 3 for more information about this new fun‐filled series of how to master orchid growing the easy way. 

Phal. DTPS Su’s Armor Grown by Tom Renger

Our November 19, 2010 Guest Speaker is George Vasquez

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From the President’s Desk

The year is almost gone and we are busy col-lecting, trading, potting, growing, and loving our Orchids. It's that time in Southern California when the Cymbidiums are starting to spike and our Cattleyas are getting their blooms ready to burst open. Our weather has been very con-fused lately, yet our plants are coping and they will reward us.

As required in our bylaws, the annual audit for the past fiscal year has been completed. Our members included our Treasurer Christine Hough, Tom Renger - Past President and Direc-tor, and Don Smith. My thanks to all three for donating their time and auditing the society's financial records. Charlotte has been very busy preparing, edit-ing, and proofreading the new Membership Di-rectory for 2010-2011. Eeva has been lending a hand and helping in the task. Thanks also to Don Goss for his photographic skills. Be sure to pick up your copy at the November meeting, one directory per membership family, please. Don't forget to mark your calendars and join all of us at our Christmas Potluck Holiday Party on December 17th. This will replace the regularly

scheduled monthly meeting. Kayo will be plan-ning the event and we will have sign-up sheets at the November meeting for the goodies you are bringing. Please see Kayo's article on page 4 for all the details. Please join us for a wonder-ful get together for a relaxing and fun evening. Members attending will receive a free Orchid plant, one plant per membership household. Our board will be putting on a display at the Newport Harbor Orchid Expo Show & Sale in January 2011 at the Westminster Mall. The show will take place from January 28 to Janu-ary 30. My thanks to Marla Corey for agreeing to be the Chair for this event. Further informa-tion can be found at: http://nhos.org/shows/2011/home.html Due to numerous requests we will be trying something different at the November meeting. There will be no raffle ticket sales during the culture session. Raffle tickets will go on sale during the breaks after the culture session and after the main speaker's presentation. The board has decided to allow our experienced growers to conduct some of the future culture sessions with a focus toward the basics for our newer members. See next page for more infor-mation. I will see you on November 19th — Happy "Early" Thanksgiving to all. Arthur Hazboun – President and Webmaster, SBOS, Inc.

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South Bay Orchid Society Board President: Arthur Hazboun ........................ 310-995-1592 SPECIALORCHIDS AT SOUTHBAYORCHIDSOCIETY DOT COM 1st Vice President: Susan Amini ............... 310-541-6363 SUSAN_AMINI AT YAHOO DOT COM 2nd Vice President: Kayo Libiano .............. 310-897-8085 KAYO AT LIBIANOCO DOT COM Treasurer: Christine Hough ....................... 310-316-4817 CHOUGH.SBOS AT GMAIL DOT COM Secretary: Saul Miller…………… ............... .310-558-1545 CCORCHID AT ATT DOT NET Membership: Charlotte Morrison ............... 310-316-8193 CLAZARMORRISON AT YAHOO DOT COM Newsletter Editor: Eeva Renger ............... 310-316-0707 EEVASBOS AT VERIZON DOT NET Show Chair: Marla Corey .......................... 310-833-1918 MARLACOREY AT SBCGLOBAL DOT NET Webmaster: Arthur Hazboun ... ........ ....... 310-995-1592 SPECIALORCHIDS AT SOUTHBAYORCHIDSOCIETY DOT COM Directors: Nick Braemer ............................................. 310-560-4384 ORCHIDNICK AT YAHOO DOT COM Don Goss .................................................. 310-316-3595 ORCHIDS AT SOUTHBAYORCHIDSOCIETY DOT COM Tom Renger .............................................. 310-316-0707 TOMSBOS AT VERIZON DOT NET Director Emeritus: Bob Streeter ............... 310-541-6692 RJS.GES AT GTE DOT NET

SBOS Committee Chairs Librarian: Kayo Libiano ............................ 310-897-8085 Raffle Tickets: Lori Storm ......................... 310-320-0202 Refreshments: June Brooks ...................... 310-549-4266 Joann Green ..................... 310-830-1585 Ribbon Judging: Saul Miller ...................... 310-558-1545 Property Manager: Ron Henry ................. 310-374-9699 Meeting Set-up: David Okihara ................ 310-324-3211 AOS Liaison: Robert Streeter .................... 310-541-6692 Southland Representative: Marilyn Hill ..... 310-675-0604 Sunshine: Kathy West .............................. 310-643-8740 Publicity: Don Goss .................................. 310-316-3595 ORCHIDS AT SOUTHBAYORCHIDSOCIETY DOT COM

Orchid Care on Steroids

"I JUST WANT TO GET BETTER AT GROWING MY PLANTS!" That's why I joined the society in the first place." And that's why SBOS is re-vamping our monthly culture sessions. Nick Braemer along with yours truly will be pre-senting our monthly culture sessions aimed to making you the best grower you can be. Each month we'll present a specific topic having to do with orchid growing in the South Bay — not what they are doing in Borneo, Manila, or Taipei. We will go into each topic in detail. As Nick put it "it will be Orchids 101 on Steroids!" Good growers know that you can't cover eve-rything you need to know in 45 minutes. So, Nick and I will break it down. We’re going to start at the beginning and each month will build on the previous. This is a series you won't want to miss! If you just joined the society or have been a member for a while, and you are not abso-lutely confident that what you are doing is “right,” then this is the place to be. We’ll focus on what you mainly buy at local shows, like Cymbidiums, Cattleyas, Phalaenopsis, Epiden-drums, Zygopetalums, Oncidiums, Vandas, and Slippers too. You may wish to bring something on which to take notes. The first of the series will kick off this month at 7:00. So be there and be on time!

Don Goss

Look What is New

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The Holidays are Here

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Amateur

Ribbon Judging Results for October 2010 Judged by Don Goss

Advanced Amateur

Cattleya 1 C. Queen Sirikit (C. Bow Bells x C. Obrienianum) Larry Bergen “ 2 C. bowringiana f. coerulea x sibling Lorena Cruz “ 3 C. no name Cathy Martinez Dendrobium 1 D. no name Danee Petrich “ 2 D. Penang Little Magic Cathy Martinez “ 3 D. Lorrie Mortimer alba Cathy Martinez Other Genera 1 Phal. Charmer Cathy Martinez “ 1 Onc. Sweet Sugar Hans Grellmann “ 2 Paph. Anhinga #2 x Paph. Fairrieanum var. album ‘Green Baby’ Lorena Cruz Cattleya 1 Lc. Dinard ‘Blue Heaven’ Ted Johnson “ 2 Bc. Pastoral ’Innocence’ Don Goss “ 3 Bc. Cinnamon Landosa x C. Hawaiian Variable Marla Corey Species 1 Coel. massangeana Ted Johnson “ 2 Epi. Parkinsonianum Ted Johnson “ 3 Cnths. Aromatic Bobby Ignacio Other Genera 1 Onc. Sweet Sugar ‘Angel” Don Goss “ 2 Dtps. Firecracker ‘Malibu’ Ted Johnson

Best in Section — Vanda & Allied Genera Angrm. comorense “Zuma Canyon” David Streeter Best in Section — Phalaenopsis & Doritis Phal. Kitty Face Cathy Martinez Best in Section — Pleurothallid & Bulbophyllum Bulbophyllum curtessii Nick Braemer

More Fall Show Judging Results

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Hello All Members!

Our 2010-2011 Membership Directory is ready. Get your copy at the Membership Desk.

As always, the only way to get the directory is to pick it up during our meetings or have a friend pick it up for you. Although we aim to have a perfect record, mis-takes happen. Therefore it is important that you make sure that your name and other informa-tion is correct and let Charlotte know if any changes need to be done.

Our October book auction was well received.

This month’s silent book auction has the follow-ing five interesting books to bid:

♦ Phalaenopsis-A Monograph by Eric A. Christenson

♦ Orchid Growing Illustrated by Brian & Wilma Ritterhausen

♦ A Book of Orchids by Dr. Carl Withner ♦ Orchids-A Care Manual by Brian & Sara

Ritterhausen ♦ Orchids-An Illustrated Identifier and Guide to

Cultivation by Mike Tibbs and Ray Bilton

Membership Directory Book Auction Continues

An announcement will be made a few minutes before bidding ends to give all bidders a final chance to bid.

South Bay Orchid Society

Membership Directory 2010-2011

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Orchid Calendar

South Coast Botanic Garden Foundation Upcoming Events 2010

♦ November 14, Flower Arranging Demonstration; 2pm-4pm ♦ November 21, African Violet Lecture; 2pm-4pm ♦ December 12, P.V. Symphonic Band Holiday Concert; 2:30pm-4:30pm ♦ Garden will be closed all day December 25 Please support our host, the South Coast Botanic Garden Foundation for any of these educational and fun filled events. For more information and verification of hours, log-on to: SCBG or call 310-544-1948.

Our future membership meetings are

♦ November 19 (3rd Friday) ♦ December 17 (3rd Friday) Holiday Potluck ♦ Culture sessions start 7pm ♦ General meetings start 8pm

at South Coast Botanic Garden

Next board meeting will be

♦ November 23 Call 310-995-1592 for more info

New member Lorraine Beckett was misidentified last month as Elaine Becket. Our apologies.

Welcome New Members

New members: When you come to our next meeting, stop by the membership desk to pick up your name badge and a new member package. We will include ten free plant table raffle tickets as our “thank you” for joining SBOS.

Earl Anderson Karen Anderson Sarah Becker Sue Fujinaga

Johanna Jaime Florence Kubota Paul Tamae

Newsletter submissions cut-off date is the 1st of each month for articles and photos to be included in that month’s issue. Items presented after the 1st may be included in the following month’s edition.

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“The Inflorescence” South Bay Orchid Society c/o Eeva Renger 438 Avenue E Redondo Beach, CA 90277-5141

Casa de las Orquideas open house December 4-5, 2010 170 S. Nardo Ave., Solana Beach, CA, 92075 More Info:Casa de la Orquideas

OUR MEETING DATE IS November 19th; 3rd Friday

Newport Harbor Orchid Expo Show and Sale January 28-30 1025 Westminster Mall, Westminster, CA More Info: Orchid 2011

Santa Barbara International Orchid Show March 11-13, 2011 Earl Warren Showgrounds 3400 Calle Real, Santa Barbara, CA More Info: Santa Barbara Int'l Orchid Show

Upcoming Events