Journal

of the

Native Orchid Society of

South Australia Inc

Print Post Approved .Volume 35 Nº 10

PP 543662/00018 November 2011

NATIVE ORCHID SOCIETY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA PO BOX 565 UNLEY SA 5061

www.nossa.org.au.

The Native Orchid Society of South Australia promotes the conservation of orchids through

the preservation of natural habitat and through cultivation. Except with the documented

official representation of the management committee, no person may represent the Society on

any matter. All native orchids are protected in the wild; their collection without written

Government permit is illegal.

PRESIDENT SECRETARY Bill Dear: Robert Lawrence

Telephone 82962111 - mob. 0413 659 506 Email: nossaorchids@hotmail.com

VICE PRESIDENT

Kris Kopicki

COMMITTEE Bob Bates Cathy Houston

Jan Adams Geoffrey Borg

EDITOR TREASURER David Hirst Marj Sheppard

14 Beaverdale Avenue Telephone 8344 2124

Windsor Gardens SA 5087 mob. 0419 189 118

Telephone 8261 7998

Email: david.hirst2@bigpond.com

LIFE MEMBERS

Mr R. Hargreaves† Mr. L. Nesbitt

Mr H. Goldsack† Mr G. Carne

Mr R. Robjohns† Mr R Bates

Mr J. Simmons† Mr R Shooter

Mr D. Wells† Mr W Dear

Conservation Officer: Cathy Houston telephone 8356 7356; Email: cathyhn@tpg.com.au

Field Trips Coordinator: Bob Bates 82515251 or 0402 291 904 or bobbates63@hotmail.com

Trading Table: Judy Penney Show Marshall: B Jensen Registrar of Judges: Les Nesbitt

Tuber bank Coordinator: Jane Higgs ph. 8558 6247; email: jhiggs@activ8.net.au

New Members Coordinator: Vacant (Bill Dear ph: 82962111 mob.: 0413 659 506)

PATRON Mr L. Nesbitt

The Native Orchid Society of South Australia, while taking all due care, take no responsibility for loss or damage

to any plants whether at shows, meetings or exhibits.

Views or opinions expressed by authors of articles within this Journal do not necessarily reflect the views or

opinions of the management committee. We condone the reprint of any articles if acknowledgment is given

Journal Cost $2. per issue. Family or Single Membership with subscription $20.00*

*Postal Mail full year $20.00. Email full year $15.00. Pro-rata rates for third quarter $10.00 and last quarter $5.00

Students $10.00 per year. Juniors $5.00

Front cover from an original drawing of Microtis arenaria by Robert Lawrence. Used with his kind permission.

JOURNAL OF THE

NATIVE ORCHID SOCIETY

OF

SOUTH AUSTRALIA INC.

NOVEMBER 2011 VOL. 35 NO 10

CONTENTS THIS JOURNAL

Title Author Page

Diary Dates 90

October Meeting 91

For Your Information – NOSSA News 92

The NOSSA Sarcanthinae Show 2011 Results 93

Student volunteers help threatened moths and orchids 95

Review of the DVD-Rom of South Australia‘s Native Orchids by R. J. Bates 2011

Jane Higgs. 96

Two brand new Orchid Identification resources now

available from NOSSA Rosalie Lawrence 97

October Photographic Competition 97

Announcing a New Publication on Australian Orchids ‗Spider-orchids—the

Genus Caladenia and its Relatives in Australia‘ Gary Backhouse 98

The Native Orchid Society of South Australia meets every

4th

Tuesday of the months February -November

NEXT MEETING 22 NOVEMBER 2011

Tuesday, 22 November, St Matthew's Hall, Bridge Street, Kensington. Meeting starts at

8:00 p.m. Doors to the hall will be open from 7:15 p.m. to allow Members access to the

Library and trading table.

Activities this month are The NOSSA ANNUAL AUCTION and SUPPER

Don’t forget your plants to place on the bench for judging and bring a plate of supper

to share.

.

NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING

Tues, 29th

November. Meeting commences at 7:30 p.m. at the home of Robert and

Rosalie Lawrence, Camden Park.

DIARY DATES

Tuesday November 22 ANNUAL AUCTION

Sunday 4 December ANNUAL BBQ at the home of Jane and Don Higgs.

Judging results October meeting

Epiphytes benched:

Species: Cymbidium sauve; Dendrobium lichenastrum; Dendrobium monophyllum (2 plants); Den.

fleckeri.

Hybrids: Dendrobium Ella Victoria Leaney x Magenta Glow.

Terrestrials benched;

Species: Caladenia tentaculata; D. sulphurea; D. sulphurea ‗Golden Dragon‘; Microtis parviflora;

Pterostylis cooloolah. Hybrids: Caladenia Harlequin; Ptst. Hoodwink; Thelymitra lutiocilium.

Judging results

Epiphyte species Open division Grower

1st Cymbidium sauve J & B Gay

2nd

Dendrobium fleckeri D. & K. Cammack

3rd Dendrobium lichenastrum D. & K. Cammack

Epiphyte hybrid Open division

1st Dendrobium Ella Victoria Leaney x Magenta Glow W & S Walloscheck

No 2nd

or 3rd

Epiphytes Species 2nd

division

1st Dendrobium canaliculatum Kris Kopicki

2nd

Dockrillia rigida Bill Dear

No 3rd

Epiphytes Hybrids 2nd

division

none benched

Terrestrial hybrids Open division

1st Caladenia Harlequin Les Nesbitt

2nd Pterostylis Hoodwink Les Nesbitt

3rd Thelymitra lutiocilium Les Nesbitt

Terrestrial species Open division

1st Caladenia tentaculata Les Nesbitt

2nd

Pterostylis coocoolah K & H Western

3rd

Diuris sulphurea D. Pettifor

Terrestrial species 2nd

division

1st Diuris brevifolia Kris Kopicki

2nd

Pterostylis maxima Kris Kopicki

3rd

Diuris drummondii Kris Kopicki

Plant of the night

Cymbidium sauve J & B Gay

Plant commentary on terrestrials given by Malcolm Guy & on epiphytes by Noel Oliver.

OCTOBER SPEAKERS:

Les Nesbitt was the first speaker with a demonstration on repotting tubers. While some of

us have seen these demonstrations before there are always new members who benefit

enormously from them.

John Gay followed with a display on dividing and potting-on epiphytes and how to deal with

keikis.

Lastly Steve Howard demonstrated the art of potting up plants from flasks.

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FIELD TRIPS

NB: Please check the NOSSA website for any changes to field trip schedules. www.nossa.org.au

coming field trips.

ANNUAL BBQ

The venue for the Annual BBQ on December 4th

( for around mid-day) will be at Jane & Don

Higgs property at Myponga. See Map Below.

NOSSA will be providing the meat. Please bring a salad or dessert to share and $2.00

donation per person.

Also bring plates, eating utensils and drinks other than tea-bags, coffee, milk & sugar.

Chairs, tables will also be provided

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FOR YOUR INFORMATION - NOSSA NEWS

NEXT JUDGES MEETING December Saturday 3

rd at Les Nesbitt‘s, 18 Cambridge St Vale Park commencing at

9:30.

ANNUAL AUCTION

You may find you have acquired too many plants over time, so bring those surplus plants

along to the Annual Auction along with those orchid related unwanted items that could be of

value and joy to another person. Don‘t be guilty of being a hoarder. Start by putting

together all those unusual and/or attractive items that you no longer have any use for instead.

Allow the enjoyment of them to be shared by others.

Be there for a wonderful evening and bring your wallet to snap up a bargain item you

have been waiting for yourself.

XMAS RAFFLE

Please bring in to the November meeting any items to Faye Eaton that can be added to the

Christmas Stocking / Basket Raffle prize. Please check that the use by dates on the products

will still be current into 2012. Please make a special effort as there was not a

good response at the last meeting.

Would members please return all library books at the

November meeting so that a stock-take can be done over the

Xmas break.

FOR SALE SHADEHOUSE

Gable roof 20ft x 26ft, 7ft walls, 70% knitted shadecloth. Waterpipe

construction. Offers ph. 8261 6030

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TUBER BANK

Tubers (or, at this stage, promise of prospective tubers) are urgently needed for

the Tuber Bank. Could you please let me know if you will have any, and what

they are, as soon as possible, so that I can compile a list before the December

journal is finalised. Thank you. Contact details are as follows:-

Jane Higgs

Phone no. 08 85586247

P.O. Box 134

MYPONGA. S.A. 5202

email: jhiggs@activ8.net.au

XMAS SUPPER Please bring a plate of savouries or sweets to share at the Xmas supper

after the auction.

NOSSA Sarcanthinae Show 2011

Results

CLASS DESCRIPTION PLACING ORCHID OWNER

1

Sarchochilus hartmanii

1st Sarc. hartmanii L & R Gunn

2nd Sarc. hartmanii Eric Nesbitt

2

Sarchochilus falcatus

1st Sarc. falcatus Kris Kopichi

2nd Na

3

Other Sarc. species

1st Sarc. olivaceas Kris Kopichi

2nd Sarc. fitzgeraldii Kris Kopichi

4

Other allied species

1st Na

2nd Na

5

Specimen species

1st Sarc. hartmanii W & S Walloscheck

2nd Sarc. hartmanii Noel Oliver

6

Seedling species 1st flowering

1st Na

2nd Na

7

Sarchochilus Fitzhart

1st Sarc. Fitzhart Janet Adams

2nd Sarc. Fitzhart ‘Julie’ Janet Adams

8

Sarc. hybrid white 1st Sarc. Heidi L & R Gunn

2nd Sarc. Heidi Janet Adams

10

Sarc. hybrid pink / red

1st Sarc. Red Cascades ‘Adler’ Russell Job & Edda Viskic

2nd Sarc. Ice Magic x Dove Noel Oliver

11

Sarc. hybrid yellow / green

1st Na

2nd Na

12

Sarc. hybrid any other colour

1st Sarc. Burgundy on Ice L & R Gunn

2nd S. Cream Cake x fitzgeraldii Janet Adams

13

Allied intergeneric hybrid

1st Plchs Richard Jost Les Nesbitt

2nd Na

14

Specimen hybrid 1st Sarc. Elizabeth ‘on forever’ Noel Oliver

2nd Sarc. Hot Ice Janet Adams

15

Seedling hybrid 1st flowering

1st Sarc. Unknown L & R Gunn

2nd Sarc. Fitzhart x Cheries Joy L & R Gunn

Champion Sarcochilus Sarc. Burgundy on Ice

L & R Gunn

Inquiries on the article “Rewards offered for orchid images‖ printed in the October journal

should be directed to Bob Bates.

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ARTICLES / ITEMS FOR NEXT JOURNAL Articles / items for the December journal need to reach the Editor by Friday Dec 4

th.

Unsure where the following article came from but I have included it here as projects such as

this deserve more mention [Ed.].

Student volunteers help threatened moths and orchids before saying

goodbye [10 August, 2011]

A mixed bag of environmental activities, including habitat improvement for threatened

moths and orchids, signalled the close of the annual International Student Volunteer

Program for 2011.

The last two groups of visiting student volunteers for 2011 spent two weeks with the

Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) carrying out conservation activities

from Timboon to the Little Desert.

DSE Biodiversity Officer Noushka Reiter said student volunteers based in the Little Desert

spent their first week working in frosty mornings and sunny days at Mt Elgin and Salisbury

Bushland Reserve. ―The group spent time this week at Salisbury Bushland Reserve planting

Wallaby Grass, which is the main source of food for the Golden Sun Moth, a species listed

as Threatened in Victoria,‖ she said. ―They also erected protective fencing around Mt Elgin

Swamp to protect the area from grazing and help restore the wetland habitat.‖ In the second

week of their visit the volunteers took on heavy duty weed control.

―The students cleared infestations of Veldt Grass in the Kiata Flora and Fauna Reserve

ahead of the re-introduction of endangered Metallic Sun Orchid seedlings later this year,‖

Ms Reiter said ―After that, they moved on to the Meereek State Forest and the Minyip area,

where they removed weedy wattles to improve habitat for the Elegant Spider Orchid and the

Spiny Rice Flower, both listed as Threatened in Victoria.‖ This year, more than 40 ISV

students visited western Victoria in 2011 to work on environmental projects. They

contributed, in total, around 2,900 working hours to biodiversity conservation and

rehabilitation. The two weeks of environmental activities in Australia make an interesting

change for the nine students from the USA whose current studies include medicine,

biomedical science, teaching and computer science. Students Tessa Brandt, Matt Morris and

Dan Murray said, ―We came to Australia to do volunteer work and we‘ve gained much more

knowledge and appreciation of the environment than we ever imagined, during this life-

changing experience. ―We‘ve also enjoyed interacting with the fascinating wildlife and the

ever friendly locals of Nhill and Australia as a whole. It will truly be a trip we won‘t forget

soon.

As part of the volunteer program, the students will follow their environmental activities with

two-weeks of sight-seeing along the east coast from Sydney to Cairns before heading home

to resume their studies. The Victorian Government has a responsibility under the Wildlife

Act 1975 and the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1998 to protect threatened species. These

animals and plants contribute significantly to the biodiversity of their ecosystems. The knowledge we acquire about these species helps us to then take the on-ground steps needed

to ensure their survival. Funding from the Commonwealth‘s Caring for Our Country

program and the Victorian Investment Framework via the Wimmera Catchment

Management Authority has enabled weed control works

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Review of the DVD-Rom of South Australia’s Native Orchids by R. J.

Bates 2011 Jane Higgs.

I was asked if I would give a review of the DVD-Rom of South Australia‘s Native Orchids, because, not only do I grow Native Terrestrial Orchids, but I am also interested

in their conservation.

The cover is extremely eye-catching and I couldn‘t wait to see what was inside -

unfortunately, the thing that wasn‘t taken into account was my poor relationship with

computers – not good at all, in fact. Although I can and do use the computer, I would

certainly not class myself as an adept and, consequently, I did have some trouble getting

started. However, with a little help from a friend, or in this case, a husband I was able to start reading the disk or book. I admit that I was naïve enough to think that the page

entitled ‗how to use this disk‘ would tell me how to navigate around the disk using the

Adobe Acrobat programme – wrong!! – so once again I needed a little help. This was

the downside, but from here on in things got better.

By clicking on ‗view‘ and then page display, I was able to select 2 page viewing and this

presents the whole thing in an open book format – very easy to read. Also by bringing

up ‗Bookmarks‘ which lists the chapters down the left hand side of the screen while the

text and pictures are also on the screen - it is very easy to read what the chapters are and to click on them to bring them onto the screen.

Part One of the book deals with an introduction to S.A. Terrestrial Orchids, their

history, locations, habitats and a Genus photographic guide which shows an example of

each genus. I am often asked where the individual segments are – in fact, if the

terrestrials even have some of them – people are usually referring to greenhoods or the

smaller orchids like Chiloglottis. The photographs of the various types of terrestrials showing all their ‗bits‘ and naming them is very easy to follow and very explicit.

There is a section that deals with colour variants and shows ‗freaky‘ examples which are

very interesting, also a fascinating section on the reproduction of the various types of

orchids and their pollinators.

The history and conservation of orchids is covered, and there are also culture notes and

species names listed. There is a list of synonyms and this is extremely useful because

with all the name changes that have recently occurred, it makes it possible to look up

what the orchids are now called and this also helps with identification. A botanical glossary is also included and this explains what the botanical terms mean – very helpful.

Part 2

This section shows photos and gives information of the plants in alphabetical order. The

majority of the photos are extremely clear and of good quality.

I found the whole DVD very informative and I thoroughly enjoyed viewing the photos and I would certainly recommend it to all Terrestrial orchid enthusiasts, or would-be

enthusiasts

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Two brand new Orchid Identification resources now available from NOSSA!

Start with the Leaves: A Simple Guide to Orchids and Lilies of the Adelaide Hills by Robert

Lawrence

Members price $30 plus postage & handling $5.50

Non-members price $34.95 plus postage & handling $5.50

South Australia’s Native Orchids by Bob Bates

Members price $20 plus postage & handling $3.00

Non-members price $25 plus postage & handling $3.00

Both these products will be available at the monthly meeting

or

Contact:

nossaorchids@hotmail.com

robert_w_lawrence@hotmail.com

Yes I have repeated this article – glad you have noticed [Ed.]

October Photographic Competition Below is one of the three photographs from the general meeting that Geoff mentioned during discussion & judging. This picture has Helen Lawrence photographing an orchid and Cathy Houston making observations for a survey of Calochilus cupreus (Copper Beard-orchid). The photograph was taken by Rosalie Lawrence.

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Announcing a New Publication on Australian Orchids

‘Spider-orchids—the Genus Caladenia and its Relatives in Australia’ by Gary Backhouse

This is a new publication on the genus Caladenia in Australia, covering over 350 species,

including related genera such as Cyanicula, Elythranthera and Glossodia. The work is about

900 pages long and is illustrated with about 4,000 photographs. Almost every species is featured

with descriptive text, a distribution map and multiple photographs showing whole plants, flowers

and labellum details.

This extensive work is published as an E-Book—a PDF file on DVD. The PDF file features

links throughout to enable easy navigation through the book. The price is $25 ($30 posted in Australia; $35 posted overseas) and it can be purchased from

Gary directly at:

GaryNelsonBackhouse@gmail.com (or phone 03 9434 5170).

Caladenia EBook should be ready by late November. Following a request from another club, I'm happy

to offer NOSSA a bulk discount rate of $20 each for purchase of 10 or more copies. I know Peter

McCauley will be in Melbourne in early December, so if there is any interest from NOSSA members at the

Nov meeting, I could send a bunch with Peter back to SA in time for December meeting. Kind regards,

Gary Backhouse

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Plants benched October 2011 1 photo's D. Hirst

Microtis parviflora

Plant Sales Area

Oligochaetochilus maxima

Caladenia Harlequin

Les Nesbitt (left), John Gay (centre) and Steve Howard (right) giving demonstrations at the meeting

Oligochaetochilus

Plants benched October 2011 2 photo's D. Hirst

Cymbidium suave

Dockrillia rigida

Dendrobium monophyllum

Sarchochilus australis

Dendrobium lichenastrum Dendrobium fleckeri

Dendrobium canaliculatum

Sarcochilus show October 2011 1 photo's D. Hirst

Sarcochilus olivaceas

Sarcochilus fitzgeraldii

Sarcochilus Braveheart

Sarcochilus Burgundy on Ice

Sarcochilus hartmanii

Sarcochilus Sweetheart

Dendrobium You Beaut

Sarchochilus Unknown

Sarcochilus hartmanii

Sarc. Red Cascades 'Adler'

NOSSA Sarcochilus Show (part)

NOSSA Sarcochilus Show (part)