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1 Wisconsin Orchid Hobbyist The Newsletter of the Wisconsin Orchid Society May OFFICERS and DIRECTORS President Robert Lewis , Director Barb Pliszka (term expires 08) Vice President Bonnie Feld , Director Penelope Ackerman (term expires 09) , , Secretary Lea Pliszka , Editor Lea Pliszka , 4503 South Packard Avenue Cudahy WI Treasurer Tom Fitzpatrick , 2444 North 64th Street Wauwatosa, WI Judging Chair DATES and MEETINGS May 4, 2008 What to Do with What You Bought Bring in your purchases, new or old, and we will discuss how to pot/repot and care for them. Bus Trip info on page 3 June 1 Summering your plants July 13 Stay Tuned! August 2 (Saturday) Picnic and shopping at Oak Hill Gardens September 7 How to prepare your plants for judging. This is our Show meeting. The Wisconsin Orchid Society Show will be held at the Mitchell Park Domes September 20th and 21st. October 5 Stay Tuned! November 2 Members Auction (Daylight Saving Time ends) December 7 Holiday Party at Klemmers , clausenj@sbcglobal.net Sunshine Bruce Efflandt , berniesfloral@mail.com WHEN and WHERE Unless otherwise announced, the business meetings of the Wisconsin Orchid Society, which are normally scheduled for the first Sunday of the month, begin at 1:30 p.m. All meetings are held at Mt. Carmel Lutheran Church, 8424 West Center Street, Milwaukee. The room is available at 12:30 and plants to be judged must be in place by 1:00 p.m. Library materials are available before and after meetings as are refreshments and general conviviality. SPECIAL EVENTS August 6-10, Wisconsin State Fair. More information will be in the next newsletter. September 20-21, Wisconsin Orchid Society Show, Mitchell Park Domes, Milwaukee September 26-28, th Annual Chicagoland Orchid Festival, Friday: 8:00am 5:00pm; Saturday: 8:00 am 5:00pm; Sunday: 10:00am 3:00pm. Show Participation We are participating in shows on the calendar with the after them. These will be taken by Walt Crawford. Plant dropoff is at his house, 303 South 63rd Street, Milwaukee, on the Thursday before each show between 5:30 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. If this is not satisfactory, you may call him at to make other arrangements. Remember to stake and pack your plants properly for transport. Walt suggests that you place a plastic shopping, minus the handles, over the flowers so they don t get bruised. Also remember that Walt has only the space in one van, so don t be too enthusiastic about box size. Plant pick-up will be the Monday after the show between 5:30 p.m. and 9:00 p.m., or as arranged. Director Webmaster Publisher Susan Tragesser (term expires 10) , su1san@acronet.net Librarian Paul Keuler , pnkeuler@netscape.net

2 Page 2 Wisconsin Orchid Society Newsletter for May 2008 New Member Charles Frymark West Budick West Allis, WI H: (414) W: (414) crfrymark@earthlink.net Charles is an AOS member and grows his orchids under lights. He is a returning member. Information for New Members All new members get an official nametag. If you haven t picked yours up yet, make sure to see Lauren Lenz at the next membership meeting. Contact Corrections and Additions Just a reminder If you change any part of your contact information, please pass the change(s) to the Editor at or travelgirl11@hotmail.com. Raffle Plants Needed Is your collection getting too big? Are you looking to make room before the auctions? We are looking for some plants to be donated for raffles at our meetings. Remember, all donations/ticket purchases create some extra funds for the society, and you get a tax deduction! SHOW NEWS 153 Days to Go Think about vendors. Have you stumbled over an interesting seller on the web? Been to a show with a vendor we re not aware of? It s important that we think about this now, as many vendors have their calendars full quite early, and we might miss some good opportunities. Talk to Sue Tragesser. Goin to Pot Orchids 4 tables paid for Little Frog Farm 2 tables paid for Natt's Orchids 3 tables paid for The Orchid Trading Company 2 tables paid for Oak Hill Gardens 2 tables paid for Leo Schordje 1 table paid for, 1 more requested Purple Clay Imports 2 tables requested Enchanting Earth 1 table requested We will need your assistance during the show; sign-up sheets are available at monthly meetings. Though that special Saturday in September seems a long way off, we would like you to think about items for a silent auction on that date. This year, we are going to add a table(s) to the show. The table will be organized and staffed by Deanna André, a member of the WOS. All proceeds will be returned to the club. We ask that you consider a donation (tax-deductible!) to the auction. All items must either be orchid plants or orchidrelated items (jewelry, T-shirts, pots, growing media, ceramics, paintings, etc.) The auction will run from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Saturday. Payment will be by cash or check. Do not hesitate to contact Deanna at or by e- mail at paulanddeanna@yahoo.com. We hope that this will be an exciting addition to the show. I look forward to your response. Membership Meeting Minutes Membership meeting minutes of April 13, 2008 Bob Lewis welcomed members and guests to our April Meeting/Auction. Bonnie Feld is our new Vice President. Thank you, Bonnie. Orchid Wiz can be purchased for 50 percent off the published price. This is a CD for the computer. Please see Bob Lewis if you are interested in purchasing it. We had a fabulous display at the IOS show. We had over 100 plants on display. The display received a first place, Best of Classes, and the AOS Show Trophy. Tom Fitzpatrick would like to say a special thanks to Bob Lewis,, Walter Crawford, and all those members that help make our displays look so wonderful. And thanks to everyone who sends their orchids off to the shows; we always have such a variety of orchids. Bruce Efflandt mentioned that the State Fair sign-up sheets are available. We need help on August 6-10, which is a Wednesday thru Sunday, during fair hours. Drop off for the plants is on the morning of August 6; you will need to get a special pass from Bruce to drive into the State Fair. Pick up is on Monday, August 11. Judging is August 6 at 8:30 am. There are also sign-up sheets for the zoo and for volunteering at our September show at the Domes. Don t forget about our shopping bus trip on April 26. You will be visiting 4 greenhouses in the Chicagoland area. Please contact Sue Tragesser to sign up. Member price is $25.00 and non-member price is $ If anyone has any orchid names that they would like to verify, Walter Crawford will be happy to look them up in Orchid Wiz for you. Please see Walter. There were no questions on last month s newsletter. With no further business the meeting was adjourned so the Auction could begin. Respectfully submitted, Lea Pliszka, Secretary Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! Thank you, Sue Tragesser, for providing your wonderful auctioneer skills to help our auction run smoothly. Thank you also to Walter Crawford for all of your help during our auction. Board Meeting Minutes Board meeting minutes of April 13, 2008 Attendee: Bob Lewis, Sue Tragesser, Bonnie Feld, Penelope Ackerman, Barbara Pliszka, Tom Fitzpatrick and Lea Pliszka The board meeting was short because the board had only one item to cover. Sue Tragesser motioned that the society subsidize the shopping bus trip on April 26. It was seconded by Bonnie Feld and voted unanimously yes by the entire board. The cost will be $25.00 for members and $30.00 for non-members. Sue and Bonnie did bring up that the best way to get members involved in the society is to have special events like this. This will be very helpful for new members to be with established members to talk to each other on growing techniques and just be together in an informal setting. With no further business, the board meeting was adjourned. Respectfully submitted, Lea Pliszka, Secretary

3 Wisconsin Orchid Society Newsletter for May 2008 Page 3 WANTED Picture, Picture, Who s got a picture? We would like photographs to use in the newsletter of our orchids from our meetings or shows. Please crop them first, and be careful what else gets included in the picture. Please them to the editor at: travelgirl11@hotmail.com Ribbon Judging Here are the current ribbon-judging standings. If you notice any errors, please contact the Editor, Lea Pliszka. At Meeting: Name Points 1st nd rd Specimen of Joe Appazeller 48 the Month 6 Bob Lewis 48 Pat Calvey 46 At Show: Daryl Zigan 23 1st 6 Susan Tragesser 20 2nd 4 Mary Tarkinow 15 3rd 2 Stephen Zayechek 12 Best of Class 12 Bruce Efflandt 11 Bonnie and Ron Feld 11 Lisa Damrow 3 Thomas Cutts 1 Treasurer s Report for April 2008 Income Auction $ Bus Trip $1, Membership 1 new single membership $18.00 $18.00 Expenses AOS Membership ($99.95) Away show ($150.00) Visit Milwaukee fee ($225.00) Mount Carmel rent ($50.00) ($524.95) Balance Checking account $3, Money Market $9, Petty Cash $31.00 Total assets $12, Orchid Shopping Trip Get your pennies together and get ready to shop, shop, shop! On Saturday, April 26, 2008, members of the society, and family and friends, will be taking a 47-passenger bus to visit four Illinois orchid growers. Their web sites are listed below, so you can plan ahead. Don t forget that the bus has lots of room for luggage underneath, so you can get that REALLY BIG bag of potting mix. Oak Hill Gardens Windsong Orchids Natt s Orchids Hausermann s The cost of the trip is $25 for members and $30 for nonmembers. We will leave at 8 am from the Watertown Plank Park and Ride, and should be back by 7 p.m. The bus will be parked there at 7:45 am. Bring your own food and water. If you have any questions, contact Sue Tragesser. Photos from Our April Meeting Courtesy of Katy Grahn s Cattleya intermedia variety aquinii 'Allison Clausen' AM/AOS s Cattleya mossiae

4 Page 4 Wisconsin Orchid Society Newsletter for May 2008 s Laelia cinnabarina 'Stephanie Vodicnik' AM/AOS s Cattleya intermedia variety orlata s Laeliocattleya Drumbeat 'Heritage' HCC/AOS Pat Calvey s Dendrobium spectabile Mary Tarkinow s Epicattleya Don Herman Lauren and Roy Lenz s Dendrobium Green Lantern

5 Wisconsin Orchid Society Newsletter for May 2008 Page 5 Lauren and Roy Lenz s Paphiopedilum Annabellchen 'Micole' HCC/AOS Walter Crawford s Paphiopedilum Virginia Moffet 'Voila' Mary Tarkinow s Paphiopedilum delenatii s Paphiopedilum Mt. Toro s Paphiopedilum hennisianum 'Mary Jo Vodicnik' HCC CCM/AOS s Phragmipedium Cape Sunset

6 Page 6 Wisconsin Orchid Society Newsletter for May 2008 s Colmanara Wildcat Pacific Sunset Susan Tragesser s Bulbophyllum palawanense s Tolumnia guianense s Masdevallia decumana s Phaius Micro Burst Joe Appazeller s Doritaenopsis (Courtney Bowers x California Glow) x Phalaenopsis (Carmela's Dream x Hawaiian Sugar)

7 Wisconsin Orchid Society Newsletter for May 2008 Page 7 s Jumellea arachnanthe s Vanda cristata Bonnie and Ron Feld s Phalaenopsis Yu Pin Lady From the Orchidguide Digest From: Oliver Sparrow <director@chforum.org> Subject: [OGD] Coelogyne flaccida: odour I have a large C. flaccida in flower. The plant has about 40 racemes of flowers each, so there could be a thousand of them if one strains one's imagination. When unmolested, it makes the house smell of old, much used and fermenting socks. When watered, this changes to the odor of fresh horse urine, that of several incontinent and large horses. I am accustomed to orchids generating bursts of scent when 'rain' falls although I am not aware of the mechanism by which they do this but this frank stench is new to me. Has anyone else noted it in this species? C. tormentosa manages similarly to smell of pine, usually in a quick burst, when it is watered, but this cheese-shop viscosity is incomparable. Oliver Sparrow Lauren and Roy Lenz s Vascostylis Pine River Blue From: "Peter O'Byrne" <oberonia@gmail.com> Subject: [OGD] Coelogyne flaccida: odour I haven't any records describing brief bursts of scent/odor following a rainstorm, but I have a number of records of plants that smell of fresh urine. I described one species that smelled distinctly of stale tomcat urine... you probably don't want to know why I'm familiar with the stench. An even larger number smell of old wet socks. One of my colleagues more politely describes this odor as "smelling of fungus". Oberonia fungumolens acquired this specific name because you can smell it from some distance downwind, even on a dry day. I've just returned from fieldwork in Malaysia, where Coelogyne cumingii is blooming in the mountains. This species usually smells strongly of jasmine, but one particular plant that I encountered on this trip had flowers with a "rather unpleasant scent, like wet socks". It rained later that afternoon, but I was miles away by then. Cheers, Peter O'Byrne

8 Page 8 Wisconsin Orchid Society Newsletter for May 2008 From: Oliver Sparrow <director@chforum.org> Subject: Re: [OGD] Coelogyne scent The whole thing is interesting, from two angles. One is 'how' and the other is 'why'. Taking the 'why' first, the presumed object of scent release is to attract pollinators. If a plant releases a scent in the evening alone, one suspects an evening visitor. However, if it smells thus during the dry afternoon and so immediately after rain, is it attracting two separate pollinators: one that is present in dry conditions and another that only flies when humidity is high? If so, then this is a considerable evolutionary leap. Or perhaps normal, quotidian pollinators get 'bored', and need the equivalent of sexy knickers to raise their interest. In which case, why only after rain? In respect to the 'how', plainly the flower responds to higher turgor. The speed with which it does so implies that it secretes or exposes pre-prepared scents, rather than making them from scratch. I know of no record of organs that do this in flowers of any species, but perhaps readers can correct my ignorance. However, I wonder if this could not be a chemical reaction between the existing odorant and water that falls physically on the flower, rather than being taken up by the roots. I will try the experiment as soon as we have a warm day Date: Tue, 8 Apr :51: From: "Charles M. Ufford" <cmulists@surfbest.net> Subject: Re: [OGD] Orchids Digest, Vol 10, Issue 110 One thing I remember from botany/organic chemistry classes long ago was that certain fragrances are discerned differently at different concentrations. One of our professors said that the normally killer stink of the North American skunk (in its very high concentration after the animal releases it) is actually a nice, floral-type fragrance when releases in much, much lower concentrations. Maybe with the orchid, it's a case that the scent released when wet is its 'normal' intended fragrance; when it's pumping out scent at high volumes, but when conditions aren't optimum and the speed at which scent release is possible is much 'slower' or lower and not having enough of the water component, changes the perceived scent. Of course, a floral scent researcher would be able to tell if it is a case of different chemistry or different amounts of the same (which could have already been stated here and I have already forgotten -smile). Awards list from WOS Meeting April 13, 2008 Class Place Plant Person Cattleya Alliance 1 Cattleya intermedia variety aquinii Allison Clausen AM/AOS Cattleya intermedia variety orlata Cattleya mossiae Epicattleya Don Herman Mary Tarkinow Laelia cinnabarina Stephanie Vodicnik AM/AOS Laeliocattleya Drumbeat Heritage HCC/AOS 2 Cattleya amethystoglossa Cattleya Caribbean Orange Bowl Pat Calvey Cattleya schroderae Laelia harpophylla 3 Cattleya lueddemanniana Encyclia cordigera alba Guarianthe skinneri Casa Luna AM/AOS Laeliocattleya Fire Dance Patricia Pat Calvey Cypripedium 1 Paphiopedilum Annabellchen Mircole HCC/AOS Lauren and Roy Lenz Alliance Paphiopedilum Bel Royal Paphiopedilum delenatii Mary Tarkinow Paphiopedilum hennisianum Mary Jo Vodicnik HCC/AOS Paphiopedilum Virginia Moffet Voila Walter Crawford Phragmipedium Cape Sunset 2 Paphiopedilum Dawn Glory x Paphiopedilum Stardust Flight Joe Appazeller Paphiopedilum Dellaina Lauren and Roy Lenz Paphiopedilum lowii Paphiopedilum Mount Toro Charles E. FCC/AOS Phragmipedium China Dragon 3 Paphiopedilum Alex s Spots Paphiopedilum Lady Luck Thomas Cutts Paphiopedilum sukhakulii Paphiopedilum tranlienianum Phragmipedium Fliquet Cymbidium 3 Cymbidium Twilight Pink Contessa Dendrobium 1 Dendrobium Green Lantern Lauren and Roy Lenz Dendrobium spectabile Pat Calvey 2 Dendrobium lanyaiae Dendrobium Midnight Stars Pat Calvey 3 Dendrobium (no name) Lisa Damrow

9 Wisconsin Orchid Society Newsletter for May 2008 Page 9 Awards List from the WOS Meeting April 13, 2008, continued Class Place Plant Person Miscellaneous 1 Bulbophyllum palawanense Susan Tragesser Masdevallia decumana Phaius Micro Burst Pleurothallis pentamytera 2 Bulbophyllum sumatrana Susan Tragesser Masdevallia rosea Restrepia guttulata 3 Bulbophyllum cumingii Susan Tragesser Lepanthes species Masdevallia rubiginosa Oncidium 1 Colmanara Wildcat Pacific Sunset Tolumnia guianense Vandaceous and 1 Aeridovanda Helen Fukumara Blue Skies HCC Lauren and Roy Lenz Phalaenopsis Doritaenopsis (Courtney Bowers x California Glow) x Phalaenopsis Joe Appazeller Alliance (Carmela s Dream x Hawaiian Sugar) Jumellea arachnantha Vanda cristata Vascostylis Pine River Blue Lauren and Roy Lenz 2 Ascocenda Crownfox Red Delicious Lauren and Roy Lenz Phalaenopsis Yu Pin Lady Bonnie and Ron Feld 3 Ascocenda Guo Chia Long x Ascocenda Bonanza Mary Tarkinow Specimen of the Month Cattleya mossiae was exhibited by and had 4 spikes with a total of 15 flowers, each 16.5 cm x 15.5 cm Awards List from the IOS Meeting, April 5, 2008 Class Place Plant Person Cattleya Alliance 1 Cattleya walkeriana var. alba Pendentive AM/AOS Laelia cinnabarina; ALSO Joe Koss Award for best species, AM/AOS Vejvarutara Juan Hernandez 2 Cattleya lawrenceana Dialaelia Fair Jewel Epicattleya Rene Marques x Epidendrum pseudepidendrum Epidendrum Galatea Sophrolaeliocattleya Numazu 3 Cattleya intermedia Grace Clausen AM/CCM/AOS Laelia harpophylla Laeliocattleya Koolau Seagulls Volcano Queen AM/AOS Laeliocattleya Orange Gem x Slc. Painted Cave Cypripedium 1 Paphiopedilum Annabellchen Mircole ; ALSO Best of Classes, Alliance HCC/AOS Paphiopedilum Bel Royal Paphiopedilum liemianum Birchwood HCC/AOS Bob Lewis Phragmipedium Cape Sunset; ALSO Best of Classes Phragmipedium kovachii x Phragmipedium longifolium 2 Paphiopedilum Dellaina Paphiopedilum fairrieanum 3 Paphiopedilum Ma Belle Walter Crawford Dendrobium 2 Dendrobium Green Lantern Miscellaneous 1 Masdevallia venezuelana Silas CBR/AOS Walter Crawford Pleurothallis calceolaris Walter Crawford Restrepia brachypus Rojohn CBR/AOS 2 Maxillaria tenuifolia Tower Grove AM/AOS Myoxanthus raymondii Porroglossum lycinum Silas CBR/AOS Walter Crawford 3 Porroglossum nutibara Walter Crawford Oncidium 1 Notylopsis beatricii Walter Crawford Alliance Tolumnia Golden Sunset Tolumnia guianense Tolumnia Kitty Crocker Rose Giant AM/AOS; ALSO Best of Classes 2 Tolumnia Robsan x Rodrumnia Rose Ganucheau

10 Page 10 Wisconsin Orchid Society Newsletter for May 2008 Awards list from the IOS Meeting, April 5, 2008, continued Class Place Plant Person Oncidium 1 Tolumnia Golden Sunset Alliance Tolumnia guianense Tolumnia Kitty Crocker Rose Giant AM/AOS; ALSO Best of Classes Notylopsis beatricii Walter Crawford 2 Tolumnia Robsan x Rodrumnia Rose Ganucheau Vandaceous and 1 Phalaenopsis Dawn Treader x Phalaenopsis amabilis Bob Lewis Phalaenopsis Doritaenopsis (Courtney Bowers x California Glow) x Joe Appazeller Phalaenopsis (Carmela s Dream x Hawaiian Sugar) Alliance Aeridovanda Helen Fukumura Blue Skies HCC/AOS Ascocenda Ashley Lowe Vascostylis Pine River Blue ; ALSO Best of Classes Phalaenopsis Little Mary Ava ; ALSO Best of Class Renanstylis Ballerina 2 Ascocenda Crownfox Red Delicious Ascocenda Princess Mikasa Phalaenopsis Mini Mark Holm Rhynchostylis gigantea Angraecum didieri x Angraecum mahavavense Walter Crawford 3 Phalaenopsis Ming-Hsing Yellow Boy The display took a first place, Best of Classes and the AOS Show Trophy. Thanks to everybody that sent plants to the show. I wish to thank the following people who helped to set up the display and position the plants at the IOS Spring Show, Bob Lewis,,. I also need to thank Bob, John and Roy for their help in taking down the display and repacking the plants for the trip home. WISCONSIN ORCHID SOCIETY Lea Pliszka, Editor 4503 South Packard Avenue Cudahy WI ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED CONTENTS Dates and Meetings, When and Where, Special Events Show Participation, New Member, Information for New Members Contact Corrections and Additions, Raffle Plants Needed Show News 153 days to go Membership Meeting Minutes, Board Meeting Minutes Wanted, Ribbon Judging, Treasurer s Report for April 2008 Orchid Shopping Trip! Photos from Our April Meeting, From the Orchidguide Digest Awards List from WOS April 13, 2008 Awards List from IOS April 5, 2008 Deadline for the next issue May 23, 2008