Santa Clara Valley Orchid Society Established 1951 Helping You to Become a Better Grower. January 2011 SCVOS Newsletter.

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1 Santa Clara Valley Orchid Society Established 1951 Helping You to Become a Better Grower January 2011 SCVOS Newsletter (please note that links in electronic copies are functional) Speaker Notes C. gaskelliana Blue Dragon AM/AOS The January 5 th 2011 meeting will feature Eric Hunt on the Orchids of Borneo. Eric spoke to the SCVOS last August on the Orchids of Australia which was a wonderfully spirited and informative presentation. Alas, Eric is about to depart the Bay Area for greener pastures and we are taking the opportunity to hear his spectacular presentation on the Orchids of Borneo before he leaves us. Tim Culbertson considers this talk one of the"best orchid lectures I've seen." As one of the official American Orchid Society Awards photographers for the Pacific Central Judging Region and owner of Eric is a world renowned photographer and orchid expert. He has contributed thousands of hours to the San Francisco Orchid Society and for many many years to Orchidmania. Eric's Digest, The Orchid Review, Orkideer(magazine of Swedish Orchid Society), Pollinia (magazine of the Irish Orchid Society), Gardener's World Magazine (UK), California Home and Design, and The San Francisco Chronicle. Recent books using his work include 300 Orchids, Miracle Gro Complete Guide to Orchids, Orchid Species of Peru, The Illustrated Dictionary of orchid Genera, and Huntleyas and Related Orchids.photography has appeared in Orchids, The Orchid Here are some photos by Eric: Paphiopedulum javanicum vat. virens Trichoglottus smithii Vanda sumatrana. 1

2 Santa Clara Valley Orchid Society Established 1951 Helping You to Become a Better Grower January 2011 SCVOS Newsletter (please note that links in electronic copies are functional) C. gaskelliana Blue Dragon AM/AOS Refreshments Announcement: All members with last names starting with A-F please bring in refreshments for January And, you get a free raffle ticket for the Opportunity Table! Membership No new members for November. Starting in January 2011 we will have a membership drive. Anyone who brings in someone who joins will get 5 free raffle tickets for the Opportunity Table.? SCVOS News If you are not getting your newsletter via , please be sure to give your currently correct address to Ed Nazzal, paphman@gmail.com. All plants brought for sale by members must be properly labeled, disease free, and priced in even dollar amounts. Ten percent of the sale price goes to the club treasurer, Marvin Bell, before you leave. We rely on the honor system. Thank you to those abiding by this rule. DECEMBER Holiday Party On December 5 th we had our annual Holiday party at the 3 Flames Restaurant. We had a great opportunity table and everyone was given a free orchid. Here are some photos of the event. 2

3 Orchid Species Encyclopedia, which the SCVOS helps fund. Member Susan Wiedman also has a new link at Calendar March 3-6 Pacific Orchid Exposition Fort Mason Center San Francisco, CA March 19, 20, 21 SCVOS Orchid Show & Sale Westgate Mall, San Jose Board Meeting Remember, for much more information about orchids, links, our future schedule, care sheets, contact information, previous newsletters, and lots of pictures of plants and people, visit the website: santaclaravalleyorchidsociety.org/links.htm The December board meeting will occur on the 19 th of January at 6:30 PM at at place to be, if you d like to make an announcement, please contact Kristina by phone at (408) or by at kbellwolf1@sbcglobal.net. Participating on the board is a very rewarding and infinitely educational experience highly recommended! Please come out and support your society! The SCVOS: Helping You to Become a Better Grower Your 2011 Board SCVOS Online So much online check it out!! We have a Facebook page. Have a look at it on Facebook! Also see Matt Bond s Flickr page, and Eric Hunt s SCVOS Show page, and the Internet 3

4 Marie Lofton (408) Dave Smitt (408) Auction Chair Ed Nazzal (408) Membership Peter Brown (510) Sandi Fox (408) Member Database Ed Nazzal (408) Newsletter Dave Smitt, Editor (408 ) davejsmitt@gmail.com Dave and Ofelia Woodfill, Mailing (408) ofiew@comcast.net Publicity Susan Wiedmann (408) Hmgbird@pacbell.net SCVOS Board The Santa Clara Valley Orchid Society is a nonprofit organization that meets the first Wednesday of each month at the American Legion Hall, 1504 Minnesota Avenue, in the Willow Glen neighborhood of San Jose, California. The meeting starts at 7:30 PM. The skill session starts at about 7:00 PM. Officers for 2011 Kristina Bell, President (408) kbellwolf1@sbcglobal.net Peter Brown, Vice President (510) pjb@presol.com Sandi Fox (408) sfox@greybeard.com Marvin Bell, Treasurer (408) marvskis@sbcglobal.net Library Marie Lofton (408) smlofton@pacbell.net Plant Opportunity Tickets Dave and Ofelia Woodfill (408) ofiew@comcast.com Kitchen Crew Conrad Kumata ckk1boater@aol.com Liz Gehrig (408) eagehrig@aol.com 2011 Greenhouse Tour Doug Pulley (408) dpulley1@comcast.net 2011 Show and Sale Tim Culbertson, Co-Chair, Secretary (301) timc@harker.org Eanghak Quach, Co-Chair, Judging (408) epigarden@yahoo.com Peter Brown, Co-Chair, Sales (510) pjb@presol.com 2011 Bus Tour Kristina Bell (408) kbellwolf@aol.com 2011 Holiday Party Kristina Bell (408) kbellwolf1@sbcglobal.net Directors for 2011 Ed Nazzal (408) paphman@gmail.com Eanghak Quach (408) epigarden@yahoo.com Ann Stuart (408) annystuart@yahoo.com 4

5 Holiday Party Here are a few more pictures of plants which were part of the Gift Table at the Holiday Party. Thanks to Ann Stuart for providing the pictures and housing the plants until the party.. 5

6 Question Corner Starting in January we will have a Question Corner in the Newsletter. If you send me questions about orchids, I will forward them to some of our advanced growers for answers. This is an opportunity to get information from some of our really amazing advanced growers. Pictures of the problem will be greatly appreciated too. We will use several questions each month. If we use your question, you will get 5 free raffle tickets at the next meeting. Send them to me at Davejsmitt@gmail.com. OLIVERS CORNER Orchid Facts: Oncidium(Onc.), a New World genus, can be found in the tropical Americas: from northern Mexico, parts of southern Florida, the Caribbean to parts of South America. It contains about 330 species. Many species, though, have been reclassified. Many taxonomists find this genus very complicated and difficult. In fact many of its former species have already been reclassified into their own separate genus (e.g. Psychopsis, Tolumnia). In 1800, Olof Swartz first described this genus with Oncidium altissimum. It has since become the type species for this genus. The genus name came from the Greek word "onkos" (swelling), referring to the callus at the lower lip. They are mostly epiphytes, although some grow as lithophytes and terrestrials. An Oncidium flower close-up. column wings callus This genus have the following characteristics: presence of column wings; presence of a complicated callus on the lip; pseudobulbs with one to three leaves; and several basal bracts at the base of the pseudobulbs. Flowers can be in shades of yellow, red, white and pink, with often ruffled edges. The rather big lip partially blocks the small petals and sepals. Some species may grow to a height of 15 feet. Below is a list of some intergeneric Oncidium hybrids: Oncidium altissimum-type species Alexanderara (Brassia x Cochlioda x Odontoglossum x Oncidium) Aliceara (Brassia x Miltonia x Oncidium) Bakerara (Brassia x Miltonia x Odontoglossum x On cidium) Brassidium (Brassia x Oncidium) Brilliandeara (Aspasia x Brassia x Cochlioda x Milto nia x Odontoglossum x Oncidium) Burrageara (Cochlioda x Miltonia x Odontoglossum x Oncidum) 6

7 Carpenterara (Baptistonia x Oncidum x Odontoglossum) Colmanara (Miltonia x Odontoglossum x Oncidium) Crawshayara (Aspasia x Brassia x Miltonia x Oncidi um) Eliara (Brassia x Oncidium x Rodriguezia) Goodaleara (Brassia x Cochlioda x Miltonia x Odont oglossum x Oncidium) Howeara (Leochilus x Oncidium x Rodriguezia) Johnkellyara (Brassia x Leochilus x Oncidium x Rod riguezia) Maclellanara (Brassia x Odontoglossum x Oncidium ) Miltonidium (Miltonia x Oncidium) Norwoodara (Brassia x Miltonia x Oncidium x Rodri guezia) Odontocidium (Odontoglossum x Oncidium) Oncidettia (Comparettia x Oncidium) Oncidioda (Cochlioda x Oncidium) Pettitara (Ada x Brassia x Oncidium) Sauledaara (Aspasia x Brassia x Miltonia x Oncidiu m x Rodriguezia) Shiveara (Aspasia x Brassia x Odontoglossum x Onci dium) Wilsonara (Cochlioda x Odontoglossum x Oncidium) Cym Cherry Cola 'Tikitere' Paph gratrixianum Laeliocattleya Koolau King Paph Maudiae 'Los Osos' x charlesworhii 7

8 Paph(Stone Lovely'Tierra' x IceCastle'Mystic')2 Rossioglossum Grande 'Dallas' AMAOS 8

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