THINK SPRING AND WARM WEATHER…
FOR THE FEBRUARY 11, 2006,
MOS MEETING!
January was unseasonably warm…and you know we
will probably pay for that in February.
So let’s think spring and warm weather!
In order to concentrate on warmth, the program for February will be an Orchid Digest slide show: “Intermediate and Warm Growing
Oncidiniiae”. We’ll learn more about these
tropical beauties and how we can grow them ourselves.
The
February meeting of the Michiana Orchid Society will be held at 1:30 EST (12:30
Central) at the River Park Branch of the South Bend Public Library on
(The
meeting with slide show would be a good time for members to bring plants for
sale.)
2006 DUES ARE DUE…
Have you paid your MOS dues for 2006? Our Treasurer Deb Longworth will be accepting
dues at the February 11 meeting, or you may send your dues to her at 7451 East
900 North, New Carlisle, IN 46552.
Please make checks payable
to the Michiana Orchid Society. Dues are
$10 for an individual, $15 family.
Please make sure that Deb also has your correct address, phone and
e-mail address. Thanks for your support!
THANKS TO OUR AOS REPRESENTATIVE
AND OUR MOS
LIBRARIAN!
Last month we congratulated our new officers and thanked
officers for 2005. We also thanked our
continuing Newsletter Editor and our Webmaster, but neglected to thank our
hardworking AOS Rep Rick Hendrickson and our Librarian Ann Kuntz. We appreciate all your efforts---thanks a
bunch!
COMING UP---SHOWS AND EVENTS
February 23-26: Hausermann’s Open House,
February 25-26: Greater
March 4-5: Greater
March 18-19:
April 1-2: Central Indiana Orchid Society Show,
April 5-9: AOS Spring Members Meeting, Orchid Magic,
Disney World, FL
April 8-9:
May 6-7: Three Rivers Orchid Society Show,
And for those who like to
plan ahead, the Chicagoland Orchid Festival will be held on September 22-24,
2006. ROAD TRIP!!!
Put our fall show on your
calendar, too!
November 11-12: Michiana Orchid Society Show at
From Katie & Ron
For
those of us who often wonder where did that hybrid orchid come from, there is a
wonderful little internet site that has all the information. It belongs to the
Royal Horticultural Society. The site follows
http://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/registerpages/orchidsearch.asp
Once
in this page, you should see this as the title of the page
The
International Orchid Register
Orchid
Register search page
Towards
the bottom of the page, you will see two blocks; one labeled Genus and the
other labeled Grex. To determine the parents of that hybrid, put the name of
the genus in the first block and the name of your hybrid in the second. Example
Hybrid: Paph Leeanum, Paph goes into the Genus block and Leeanum goes into the
Grex block. In this case, the answer comes back
|
Genus |
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Paphiopedilum
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Epithet |
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Leeanum |
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Seed
Parent |
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Genus |
Paphiopedilum
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|
Epithet |
insigne
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Pollen
Parent |
||
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Genus |
Paphiopedilum
|
|
|
Epithet |
spicerianum
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Registrant |
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Originator |
|
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Date
of registration |
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1/1/1884
|
This
is a simple hybrid. The answer came back with two species. Often either the
Pollen or Seed Parrent are themselves hybrids, therefore you start anew by
finding that cross and so it goes on as far back as you wish or until you have
determined the species that go into making your hybrid.
It
is also possible that the answer comes back from the original search with no
results known. Not yet registered or recorded.
If
you are still in the mood for research, you search in the opposite direction by
clicking on the line immediately above the Genus block and then filling in the
information requested.
Sally and Sylvia did a great job of setup at the Grand Valley Show. The display had some really BIG plants. Good thing we took Sherry’s orchidmobile! By the time we arrived on Sunday, the vendor’s tables were looking empty. Some said that they went home on Saturday to pick up more plants. Nonetheless, Sherry and I managed to find a few to add to our collections, which are bulging due to the addition of Larry’s plants. Sherry kept the plants we picked up in her new plant area till they could be returned to their owners. Following is a report from Sherry. I have pictures of our display that I will bring to the meeting and send to Greg for the website.
We had 28 plants entered,
4 photos, and 1 arrangement. One photo took a first place, one photo took a
second place both by Katie and Ron Payer, The arrangement by Sally took a
second place. The plants were awarded 7 first places, 4 second places, and 2
third places. Katie and Ron received a trophy for their beautiful Cymbidium.
Sherry
The
meeting was called to order at 1:45 by Katie co-vice president. New members were introduced. People present had an opportunity to tell how
they got started in orchids. Minutes and
Treasure’s Report were approved as published.
Deb stated that photo expenses for the show are still pending therefor
the show expenses report is incomplete. Ann told of a new book on Masd.
Respectfully
submitted,
Shirley
Keim
Co-secretary
TIME FOR DUES AGAIN
Another
year has already begun, and it time to remind members to pay dues if you
haven't already done so. The cost is $10 for individuals and $15 for families.
Give the amount to Treasurer Deb at the next meeting or send them to: Deb
Longworth, 7451 E 900 N, New Carlisle, IN 46552. E-mail Deb at Timmboys@aol.com if you have any questions.
TREASURER'S REPORT
February
3, 2006
Beginning
Balance $1,243.38
Income
Dues
$75.00
Books,
notepads & pins $64.00
Donations
$2.00
Expenses
Newsletter
$38.14
Miscellaneous
$10.00
2005
show, photography $64.87
Total
expenses $113.01
Ending
Balance $1,271.37
Amount
in Savings $2,941.80
Respectfully
submitted,
Deb
Longworth, Treasurer
Refreshments
February
March
Sherry
April
Katie
May
Deb
June
July
August
September
Rick & Vicky
October
Sylvia
November
Show
December