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1 The North Jersey Orchid Society NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 2013 The Official Publication of the North Jersey Orchid Society Page 1 DECEMBER 2013

2 A Message From the President Let s Celebrate the Holidays! I am looking forward to seeing all of you at our holiday party. Marion Israel picked out a wonderful assortment of blooming plants that I am sure everyone will enjoy. I will bring music to make it very festive, and if the mood strikes you, feel free to dance. The winner of this year s Irene Schwarz Memorial Award for Outstanding Service will be announced at the party. So don t miss it. Marion bought a few extra plants so if you find that you can come to the party on December 12th please let Anita know so she can add you to the count and give her a check for $30 when you arrive. The NJOS show committee is busy preparing for the show. We still need people to volunteer to help at the show. There are lots of things you can to do, see Carrie s list on page 5. All we ask is that you put in two hours on either Friday, Saturday, or Sunday. Please speak to Anita Gibaldi or Carrie Buchman if interested. Please volunteer before the two of them corner you and twist your arm. All of our members are invited to the opening day reception on January 17, 2014 at Strawberry Blossom at 6:00 pm. The attendees will cast a vote for the best 2 x 2 display. The winner gets a trophy. Richard C. bowringiana coerulea x Lc. CG Roebling Blue Magic, Anne & Dave Safarawitz NJOS Show Workshops Fri. Jan. 17, 10:30 A.M. Patti Lee Growing Orchids under lights. Fri. Jan. 17, 11:15 A.M. Maurice Garvey Interview your orchid before you touch it... OR Photographing Orchids. Fri. Jan. 17, 10:30 A.M. & 2:00 P.M. Show Tour Tour the show exhibits with a knowledgeable guide Sat. Jan. 18, 10:30 A.M. Matt Chen Growing Chinese Cymbidiums in your home. Sat. Jan. 18, 1:00 P.M. Bart Costello Repotting Demonstration Sat. Jan. 18, 2:00 P.M. Bill Stender Orchids 101: Orchid Basics Sat. Jan. 18, 10:30 A.M. Show Tour Tour the show exhibits with John Sullivan (AOS Judge) as your guide Sat. Jan. 18, 2:00 P.M. Show Tour Tour the show exhibits with Ty Triplett as your guide Sun. Jan. 19, 11:30 A.M. Lenny Zieff Repotting Demonstration Sun. Jan. 19, 1:00 P.M. Richard Ho Mounting Orchids Demonstration Sun. Jan. 19, 2:00 P.M. Bill Stender Orchids 101: Orchid Basics Sun. Jan. 19, 10:30 A.M. & 2:00 P.M. Show Tour Tour the show exhibits with a knowledgeable guide Workshops subject to change. Page 2 DECEMBER 2013

3 Vice Presidents Corner, Greetings fellow Orchid Geeks! Winter is finally here but with all the odd warm and cool patches many of my regular bloomers are quite confused. Things that are normally decked out for the Holiday (my big white Phal for instance) is only in spike and may not be ready for our big show in January. We will see. I like to use this period of time when the plants are slowly going into rest mode to take a long look at the collection and plan for the coming season. I like the fact that most plants only need weekly watering and soon some will be every other week or not until we see new growth develop. Knowing your collection and their watering and cultural needs is something I am still dealing with but I think I get a little better every year. As we continue to look forward to the January show and sale I want to thank all of you who have volunteered your time with set up and knock down as well as spending time during the show to greet, and be an ambassador for orchids. We had a good start to signing up in November. For those of you who did not sign up yet we still need a LOT of help. More signup sheets will be available during our holiday party and I am sure someone will tap you on the shoulder and ask where you can fit in. Remember that this society works well when we ALL work well. Garden clubs, orchid societies and other sacred and civic organizations are only as good as the members who pitch in to help. During this joyous Holiday season may the gift of volunteering be a big part of your vision for this season and for I look forward to seeing you all at our Holiday party. If you will not be joining us, I would like to take this time to wish you a Happy Hanukah and a Joyous Christmas. Happy Growing! The Gadget corner By Bill Stender Every Month I will try to highlight some gadget or gizmo that makes raising orchids a little easier. It could be as easy as razor blades or very technical. Do you have a favorite gadget? me at wstender@10-31.com and tell me about it! Avid Miticide I thought I was a good orchid grower and kept on top of every little beasty that could bother my babies. It has been hard to get a grasp on insect, pathogens and other naughty things that plagued the collection and I really thought I had seen it all. Then I was told I had mites. Who knew that regular insecticides did not kill these 8 legged creatures from hell? Now that we have brought our collections inside and everything is dry and toasty warm, it seems that this is the PERRFECT habitat for mites. If you want to read a very good and short article on mites, look in the October issue of the AOS Bulletin. If you don t get the bulletin, then JOIN AOS! (Sorry, that s a topic for another corner) There are a few good and benign ways to treat small outbreaks of mites, but once they get a big foothold in a 50+ plant collection (I am up to about 150) sometimes you need to bring out the big guns. Recently Fred Clarke of Sunset Valley Orchids suggested a miticide called AVID. After I did some research it seemed like one of the top three choices so I decided to buy some. Well I had two problems. The first was absolute sticker shock. At about $100 for 8 ounces I was wondering if I could afford the solution. The second was that you only needed ½ oz. to make a gallon up. I finally found smaller amounts for less money and I bought 2 oz. I hope this will curb my mite problems in the future. Looks like I have one more thing to add to the regimen of sprays and feedings Page 3 DECEMBER 2013

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We still need you! We still need volunteers to help set up and run the NJOS show & sale in January. It s only 1 month away!

orchid Society, and managing the twice-a-day plant raffle. Who doesn t like giving away free stuff?

Can you come a little early and help set up? We also still need Clerks for the show judging on Friday morning.

We need people to set up tables & chairs as well as build out the venue layout for all the exhibits and vendor areas.

5 We still need you! We still need volunteers to help set up and run the NJOS show & sale in January. It s only 1 month away! We need help with the Welcome Desk which involves greeting people when they arrive, distributing printed orchid culture sheets, encouraging membership in NJOS or their local orchid Society, and managing the twice-a-day plant raffle. Who doesn t like giving away free stuff? We re serving more Food than ever; so help is especially needed setting up lunch and the reception on Friday. Are you coming to the reception? Can you come a little early and help set up? We also still need Clerks for the show judging on Friday morning. Come and be paired up with judges and other clerks; learn more about the orchids you so dearly love. Are you at all handy? Can you help with the venue setup? We need people to set up tables & chairs as well as build out the venue layout for all the exhibits and vendor areas. We also need people to groom plants and help set up our own exhibit - all on Wednesday. Then on Thursday, be an NJOS ambassador and help vendors and other exhibitors set up and get organized. Get a preview of what s being sold and maybe put a few on hold. We still need show guides. Can small group through the show you share your orchid knowledge and walk a for 15 to 20 minutes? Please come and be an active part of our annual Show & Sale! Page 5 DECEMBER 2013

6 [Previously reprinted in the January 2010 NJOS Newsletter] Page 6 DECEMBER 2013

Hello North Jersey Orchid Society, Well it is that time again time for the Northeast Judging Center Auction and Holiday

This is the only function that supports your judging center.

As usual, the judges and select vendors will be offering the special and unusual. A buffet lunch will be provided.

We encourage you to join us for this very special event. If you have any questions, please don t hesitate to contact me.

Yip Sum Wah, Renée Cohen, Bronze (307) Please make an effort to support the Auction and Party at the Northeast Judging

7 Hello North Jersey Orchid Society, Well it is that time again time for the Northeast Judging Center Auction and Holiday Party. This year s party will take place on Saturday, December 21 st, at the Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens. This is the only function that supports your judging center. It s the place where plants can be awarded and the place that provides the judging personnel for your Show. As usual, the judges and select vendors will be offering the special and unusual. A buffet lunch will be provided. Some miniatures will be offered for sale and we will revive the successful Silent Auction table we had last year. We encourage you to join us for this very special event. If you have any questions, please don t hesitate to contact me. Diana Kleiman Dkleiman7@comcast.net Lc. Drumbeat 'Heritage' HCC/AOS, Olga Timothy Bronze Fragrance (206) Ascda. Yip Sum Wah, Renée Cohen, Bronze (307) Please make an effort to support the Auction and Party at the Northeast Judging Center. These are the judges that will officiate at our show in January Aerangis species. Lenny Zieff, Silver (402) Masd. Mary Staal, Lenny Zieff, Bronze (401) Oncidium Rosy Sunset, Anita Gibaldi, Bronze (tie) (303) Page 7 DECEMBER 2013

8 North Jersey Orchid Society Plant Table : November 14, 2013 ID PLANT AWARD OWNER GREENHOUSE Orchids in this division grow primarily under greenhouse conditions 101 Vanda Pachara Delight Silver Richard Rampinelli 102 Blc. Hawaiian Blue Ski Russ & Roxy Polo 103 Onc. Gower Ramsey GOLD Bill Stender 104 Dendrochilum cobbianum Bill Stender 105 Bc. Pastoral 'Innocence' AM/AOS Bill Stender 106 Encyclia cochleata alba Bill Stender 107 Dend. Blue Sparkle 'Gran Blue' AM/AOS Frank Ariosta 108 C. Granier's Felicity 'Blue Honey Pie' AM/AOS Frank Ariosta 109 Rossioglossum grande Frank Ariosta 110 Sl. Beautiful Sunset Frank Ariosta 111 Neobenthamia gracilis Mike Mazur 112 C. Interglossa x Penny Kuroda 'Spots' x L. pumila Anne & Dave Safarawitz 113 Lc. Angel Heart 'Hihimanu' HCC/AOS Anne & Dave Safarawitz 114 C. bowringiana coerulea x Lc. CG Roebling 'Blue Magic' Anne & Dave Safarawitz WINDOWSILL Orchids in this division grow primarily under natural light conditions 201 Epi. ciliare Richard Ho 202 Cym. ensifolium 'Shi Chang Hong' Carrie Buchman 203 Liparis viridiflora Carrie Buchman 204 Lc. Summer Christmas 'Maria' Bronze Bart Costello 205 Rl. digbyana Silver Bart Costello 206 Lc. Drumbeat 'Heritage' HCC/AOS Olga Timothy 207 Cym. Peter Pan Betsy Sherwin LIGHTS Orchids in this division grow primarily under artificial light conditions 301 Paph. St. Swithin Richard Ho 302 Pot. Pure Love 'Del Mar' x Slc. Mem. Trudy Marsh 'Sun Flair' Richard Ho 303 Oncidium Rosy Sunset Bronze (tie) Anita Gibaldi 304 Blc. Owen Holmes 'Newberry' AM/AOS Lisa Choplo 305 Den. Haleahi 'Lipstick' Silver Lisa Choplo 306 Ascda. Fuchs Sun Glow Renée Cohen 307 Ascda. Yip Sum Wah Bronze (tie) Renée Cohen 308 Epi. Don Herman Renée Cohen MINIATURE Orchids in this division are mature plants including foliage up to 6 inches in height 401 Masd. Mary Staal Bronze Lenny Zieff 402 Aerangis species Silver Lenny Zieff 403 Schoenorchis fragrans Carrie Buchman Page 8 DECEMBER 2013

NOVICE Orchids in this division are plants entered by growers new to growing

FRAGRANCE Orchids in this division are fragrant plants also entered in any of

Drumbeat 'Heritage' Silver Bart Costello Bronze Olga Timothy Thanks to Russ

Sullivan. Vanda Pachara Delight, Richard Rampinelli, Silver (101) Onc.

9 NOVICE Orchids in this division are plants entered by growers new to growing orchids. NONE ENTERED THIS MONTH. FRAGRANCE Orchids in this division are fragrant plants also entered in any of the above divisions 205 B. digbyana 206 LC. Drumbeat 'Heritage' Silver Bart Costello Bronze Olga Timothy Thanks to Russ Polo for counting the ballets and to Richard Ho for proofreading the plant names. Our beautiful Plant Table was critiqued by Marc Hachadourian and John Sullivan. Vanda Pachara Delight, Richard Rampinelli, Silver (101) Onc. Gower Ramsey, Bill Stender, GOLD (103) Lc. Summer Christmas 'Maria', Bart Costello. Bronze (204) Den. Haleahi 'Lipstick', Lisa Choplo, Silver (305) Page 9 Rl. Digbyana, Bart Costello, Silver & Silver Fragrance (205) DECEMBER 2013

10 SPONSOR A SHOW TROPHY AWARD Please be a patron of the 47 th Annual North Jersey Orchid Society Orchid Show and sponsor a flower award. Make checks payable to NJOS and give them to Anita Gibaldi at the December meeting, or mail to Anita Gibaldi, 133 Pershing Ave., Nutley, NJ TROPHY LIST OF TROPHIES & AWARDS 2014 NJOS ORCHID SHOW SPONSOR AT LISTED PRICE I AOS Show Trophy Alfred Schwarz (for Irene) II Orchid Digest Trophy Best Society Exhibit Sandra & Len Mackowiak III JoAnn Petrone Trophy -- Best Hobby Grower Exhibit IV Show Committee Trophy-- Best in Show Anita Gibaldi & Maureen Boyle Helen & Michael Oien V Don Richardson Memorial Trophy-- Best Specimen (other than IV) VI Leslie Stern Memorial Award--Best Phalaenopsis/Doritaenopsis Kim Feddersen Monetary Endowment VII Robert Hunt Memorial Trophy--Best Pleurothallid Alliance VIII John B. Lager Memorial Trophy--Best Paphiopedilum Swartz Brewery Orchids Helen Hersh & Charles Sporn Mount Prospect Orchids IX Louis Henrich Memorial Trophy--Best Odontoglossum Intergener $ 40 X Margaret DeLage Trophy--Best Miniature Cattleya XI Janet Howe Memorial Trophy--Best Dendrobium XII Ed Howell Memorial Trophy--Best Cymbidium XIII Donald R. Carley Memorial Trophy--Best Standard Cattleya XIV Oncidium Alliance Trophy Best Oncidium Alliance Bart Costello Lisa Choplo Julie Hallberg Richard Rampinelli Lynne & Bill Stender XV Vandaceous Alliance Trophy Best Vandaceous Alliance Renée & Harris Cohen XVI Micellaneous Genera Trophy Best Botanical Swartz Brewery Orchids XVII Best Species Trophy (Other than Best in Show & Best Specimen) Richard Ho XVIII Fragrance Trophy--Best Fragrant Orchid $40 XlX Irene Swartz Memorial Trophy Best Phragmipedium/ Ingrid Raschdorf Mexipedium--(Other than Paphiopedilum) XX Best 2 X 2 Display Award Raymond Kwong Page 10 DECEMBER 2013

11 NORTH JERSEY ORCHID SOCIETY RULES FOR 2 X 2 EXHIBITS Philosophy: We are encouraging the participation of all members of societies to exhibit in the show. The original concept of orchid shows was for all of us to show off our plants. We work hard to grow them and we should show them off! We recognize that home orchid growers often have limits on what they can have available to exhibit. Therefore, we have opened a new exhibit class the 2 ft. X 2 ft. pedestal exhibit. The rules for this exhibit class are listed below: 1. The exhibit is to contain 1 to no more than 5 flowering orchid plants. 2. No other flowering plants are allowed. 3. Imagination in design is strongly encouraged. 4. Plants for consideration for ribbons or AOS award will be entered as usual. 5. First, second, and third place ribbons for the exhibits will be awarded by voting done by the attendees of the Preview Party. 6. The exhibitor receiving the highest number of votes will receive a special award. 7. The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony at the Preview Party. RULES FOR 2 X 2 EXHIBITS of MINIATURE ORCHIDS The rules for this exhibit class are listed below: 1. The exhibit is to contain 1 to no more than 10 flowering orchid plants. 2. No other flowering plants are allowed. 3. All plants must be less than 6 inches tall; Phalaenopsis, Paphiopedulums, Vandeous and other plants measured by leaf span must also be less than 6 inches in leaf span. 4. Imagination in design is strongly encouraged. 5. Plants for consideration for ribbons or AOS award will be entered as usual. 6. First, second, and third place ribbons for the exhibits will be awarded by voting done by the attendees of the Preview Party. 7. The exhibitor receiving the highest number of votes will receive a special award. 8. The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony at the Preview Party. 10 Reasons Why You Should Clerk At The NJOS Show 1. It s fun. 2. Be where the action is. 3. Up close to spectacular blooming orchids. 4. Good exercise. 5. Learn to identify different orchids. 6. Meet people from other societies. 7. Make friends with AOS judges. 8. Learn the characteristics of an orchid that judges look for when awarding. 9. Be involved in the decision process of awarding ribbons. 10. Free food. Please sign up for clerking. You will have a good time. Page 11 DECEMBER 2013

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13 December 12 CLIP & KEEP THESE DATES NJOS Holiday Party December 21 AOS Northeast Judging Center Auction & Holiday Party, Barlett Arboretum January 9 NJOS Meeting-Dick Doran Australian species sarcochilus January NJOS Orchid Show At Strawberry Blossom Home & Garden Center, Wayne January Silva Orchids Open House Neptune, NJ February 6-9 DCOS Orchid Show February 13 March 13 Dearborn Market, Holmdel NJOS Valentines Orchid Auction NJOS Meeting Tom Harper, Stone River Orchids April SEPOS Orchid Show at the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia PA LET S CONTINUE OUR BEAUTIFUL PLANT TABLE BRING YOUR BLOOMING PLANTS TO THE DECEM- BER MEETING and share their beauty with your friends. Please have them on the table before 7 P.M. so members have time to vote. We have six categories: Greenhouse, Lights, Windowsill, Miniature, Novice and Fragrance. Start earning points now for the Plant Table Awards. BRING YOUR BLOOMING PLANTS FOR THE SHOW TABLE AND REMEMBER TO VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITES!!! Location: Dinner: NJOS MEETING LOCATION The Hanover Manor 16 Eagle Rock Avenue, East Hanover, NJ :00 P.M. The Holiday Party is by Reservation, $30 for Members and $35 for Friends, with a budded or blooming orchid plant for everyone. Cash bar is provided. Program Begins at 8:00 P.M. Please have your plants on the Plant Table by 7:00 P.M. so voting can begin during dinner. BOARD OF DIRECTORS DECEMBER 2013 DECEMBER 2014 President Richard Ho rho144@hotmail.com; Vice President William Stender westender@10-31.com; Treasurer Bart Costello traboll@aol.com; Recording Secretary Marion Israel marionisra@optonline.net; Corresponding Secretary Sandra Mackowiak slmack@optonline.net; Membership Officer Sandra Mackowiak slmack@optonline.net; Conservationist Open Position Newsletter Editor Anita Gibaldi anitagibaldi@optonline.net; Trustees : Trudy Bliesath; t.blies@verizon.net Carrie Buchman; cbuchman@tncb..net Lisa Choplo; orchdldy@gmail.com Raymond Kwong; rllkwong@optonline.net Russell Pollo; Richard Rampinelli; rrampinell@aol.com Irwin Slotnick; Irwin_slotnick@juno.com Web Master Anita Gibaldi AOS Representative Marion Israel The North Jersey Orchid Society, Inc. is a non-profit, educational organization, dedicated to the sharing of knowledge, information and instruction concerning the culture of orchids, their hybridization, conservation, display, arrangement, and exhibition. We are an affiliated member of the American Orchid Society (AOS), Joint Presidents Council (JPC), and Orchid Digest. North Jersey Orchid Society, Inc. is a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The objectives of the Society are to promote, carry on and aid in the development, improvement and preservation of orchids; to disseminate information concerning the culture, hybridization or development of orchids; and generally to extend the knowledge, production, use and appreciation of orchids of any kind in any manner. Page 13 DECEMBER 2013

14 North Jersey Orchid Society C/o Anita Gibaldi 133 Pershing Avenue Nutley, NJ Calendar of Orchid Society Meetings: 2nd Tuesday, 7:30 pm Deep Cut Orchid Society Monmouth Reform Temple, Tinton Falls, NJ 2nd Tuesday, 8 pm Greater Westchester O.S. 7 Saxsonwood St. White Plains, NY 2nd Wednesday, Manhattan orchid Society, SLC Conference Center, 15 West 39 th St.,3 rd Fl. NYC (btwn. 5 th & 6 th Aves.) nd Thursday, 8 pm North Jersey O.S. (dinner 7 pm, $14 per person) Hanover Manor, 16 Eagle Rock Ave., East Hanover, NJ 2nd Thursday, 6:30 pm Long Island O.S. VFW Hall, corner of Vincent & Merrick Rd., Lynbrook, NY 3rd Tuesday, 7:30 pm Staten Island O.S. All Saints Episcopal Church, 2329 Victory Blvd., Staten Island NY 3rd Wednesday, 7:00 pm Greater New York O.S. NEW LOCATION: The Manhem Club, 658 Clarence Avenue, Bronx, New York 3rd Thursday, 7 pm Ramapo O.S. Flat Rock Brook Nature Center, Englewood, NJ 3rd Saturday, 10 am 4th Tuesday, 7 pm AOS Northeast Regional Judging, Bartlett Arboretum, 151 Brookdale Rd. Stamford, CT Call Rita Cohen Jersey Highlands Orchid Society (JHOS) Tri County Federal Credit Union, 47 Route 206, Augusta, NJ Editors Note Deadline for the JANUARY 2014 newsletter is DECEMBER 24 th. Please submit your articles before the due date to me directly at anitagibaldi@optonline.net. errors or corrections to the editor anitagibaldi@optonline.net Please call ahead to confirm date and location before attending. Page 14 DECEMBER 2013

The North Jersey Orchid Society

The North Jersey Orchid Society NEWSLETTER JANUARY 2015 The Official Publication of the North Jersey Orchid Society JOIN US AT OUR NEXT MEETING ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 8 TH, WHEN OUR OWN CARRIE BUCHMAN WILL