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1 The North Jersey Orchid Society NEWSLETTER MARCH 2014 The Official Publication of the North Jersey Orchid Society Join us at our next meeting Thursday, MARCH 13 th, And meet Tom Harper Tom Harper began growing orchids on a windowsill in In 1975, he had registered his first orchid hybrid and founded Stones River Orchids as a business. As a long-time supporter of the Mid -America Orchid Congress, Tom served as its President, Vice- President and Mid-American Editor (the MAOC newsletter). Tom is also a founding member of the International Phalaenopsis Alliance (IPA) in 1989 and has served in many responsible positions including Vice President, President, and IPA Journal contributor on many occasions. Currently he serves on the Board of Directors as the Immediate Past President of the Alliance and is the Southeast Region 12 Representative. He has been an active member in the Orchid Society of Middle Tennessee since 1967 serving as President, Vice President, and Trustee. Tom assisted in writing and editing the Phalaenopsis species section of the soft cover Ortho book entitled Complete Guide to Orchids, has written several articles on Phalaenopsis for Orchids, Orchid Digest and the IPA Journal. Tom has traveled coast to coast and internationally speaking on various aspects of Phalaenopsis. Tom lectured at the 16th World Orchid Conference in 1996 in Brazil, and the 19th WOC in January 2008 in Miami. He was invited to speak in March 2005 and again in 2007 at the Taiwan International Orchid Show and Symposium in Hsinying, Taiwan, Republic of China. He returned to Taiwan in 2010 and plans to travel there again soon. Most recently, he spoke at the 15th Annual International Phalaenopsis Alliance meeting in the United Kingdom in June In 2008, he received his first FCC/AOS on Dtps. Brother Success, Laura (The highest award given by the American Orchid Society) at the Heart of Dixie Show in Huntsville, Alabama. He has been an accredited American Orchid Society judge since 1984 and is based in the Atlanta Judging Center. You can preorder plants for Tom to bring to the meeting. PRESIDENT S MESSAGE March Auction A Success When I saw the weather forecast for February 13 that predicted a significant snow storm, I did not hesitate to postpone the auction to the following week. However, I wasn t sure if Hanover Manor was able to accommodate us, or whether Patti Lee was able to come, or whether we would have a good turn out. I was delighted that everything turned out alright. Hanover Manor said no problem and Patti Lee could make it. My fears were beginning to subside. We held our meeting/auction in the newly renovated part of Hanover Manor, which was a fancy upgrade that came with its own rest rooms. I was happy to see members from Jersey Highlands Orchid Society, Manhattan Orchid Society, Deep Cut Orchid Society and Greater New York Orchid Society join us. We are grateful for our members and vendors who the donated plants. I appreciate the generosity of Patti Lee and Paul Bundarin for donating custom handmade jewelry. Much of the success of our auction is because of the hard work of Carrie Buchman and Lisa Choplo, who put together the list of plants, researched the cultural information, searched for photos, and made it into a PowerPoint presentation. The great selection and variety of plants (continued on page 2) Page 1 MARCH 2014

(continued from page 1) is the work of Marion Israel, who contacted the vendors and negotiated a good price. Thanks to our team and the talented auctioneering of Patti Lee, we made over $1,500.

2 (continued from page 1) is the work of Marion Israel, who contacted the vendors and negotiated a good price. Thanks to our team and the talented auctioneering of Patti Lee, we made over $1,500. Thanks to all who made purchases at the auction, your support helps us to bring quality programs and events that you have come to enjoy. I urge all our members to attend the auctions of our sister societies. They came to support us, let us return the favor by supporting them. We will include information on their auctions in our newsletter. Richard Page 2 MARCH 2014

NJOS at the Philadelphia Flower Show Sick of Winter? There is hope! The Philadelphia Flower Show kicked off on Friday with judging and the members preview.

It celebrates everyone from Michelangelo to Monet, Picasso to Pollock, and da Vinci.

There is even an aerial dance performance incorporating sculpture and flowers.

Ty is the co-chair of the orchid display with Marie-Christine Vaillett of SEPOS, and they staged an eye-catching display though the number of orchid entries was down this year,

3 NJOS at the Philadelphia Flower Show Sick of Winter? There is hope! The Philadelphia Flower Show kicked off on Friday with judging and the members preview. This year s theme is ARTiculture, the combination of art and horticulture, exploring the relationship between natural and fine arts. It celebrates everyone from Michelangelo to Monet, Picasso to Pollock, and da Vinci. Artistic classes might interpret a painting or sculpture, an artist s residence/workspace, or a fabric pattern. There is even an aerial dance performance incorporating sculpture and flowers. Two members of NJOS had orchids in the orchid Horticourt, Ty Triplett and Carrie Buchman, and both received ribbons for their orchids. Ty is the co-chair of the orchid display with Marie-Christine Vaillett of SEPOS, and they staged an eye-catching display though the number of orchid entries was down this year, perhaps due to the cold dark winter. Ty Triplett s Ludisia discolor We will be doing a sale of Orchiata bark and New Zealand Spahagnum Moss over the next two months. We need a minimum of 42 bags to make the sale, so please check your supplies and see if you can use a bag or two (in different sizes). Prices and order form are on page 4 of this newsletter. Carrie Buchman s Dinema polybulbon New York Botanical Gardens Orchid Show March 1 April 21, 2014 The Orchid Show: Key West Contemporary, Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen,, Page 3 MARCH 2014

4 BARK CONTENT NJOS Orchiata Bark and Moss Order form 100% Pinus Radiata (Monterey Pine) All bags $33/bag Quantity BARK CHIP SIZES Classic (Small) 3/8 Power (Medium) 1/2" Power Plus (Medium Plus) 3/4 Super (Large) 1 DIMS, VOLUME AND WEIGHT 24 x 16 x 6 / 40 liter/ 30 lbs. 100% Premium New Zealand Sphagnum Moss SPHAGNUM CRISTATUM Quantity Premium 150 gram- $ x 5 x ozs. Premium 500 gram- $ x 9 x lbs. Premium 1 kilo- $ x 11 x lbs. Premium 3 kilo- $79 22 x 14 x lbs. Name: Total Order: All payment by Check. Make checks payable to North Jersey Orchid Society. Payment due at time of order preferably. Please return this order form no later than April 25 th for delivery at the May 8 th NJOS meeting at Hanover Manor, or pick up prior to meeting at Inc, 2 west Crisman Rd, Columbia, NJ Forms must be returned to Richard Ho at rho144@hotmail.com or Bill Stender at wstender@10-31.com Page 4 MARCH 2014

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6 North Jersey Orchid Society Plant Table : February 20, 2014 ID PLANT AWARD OWNER GREENHOUSE Orchids in this division grow primarily under greenhouse conditions 101 Cyn. Enzan Sarah Albion Russ & Roxy Polo 102 Coel. cristata Silver Anne & Dave Safarewtiz 103 Lyc. Aguila Arias Bronze Anne & Dave Safarewtiz WINDOWSILL Orchids in this division grow primarily under natural light conditions 201 Cym. Sinense John Paltiel 202 Slc. California Apricot x Beaufort John Paltiel 203 Paph. Venustum alba John Paltiel 204 Rhyncholaelia glauca John Paltiel 205 Paph. delenatii alba John Paltiel 206 Phrag. Grande Bronze John Paltiel 207 Paph. delenatii John Paltiel 208 Coel. Janine Banks 'Snow White' John Paltiel 209 Coel. mossiae John Paltiel 210 Phal. Nankung's Beau 'M' Paul Bundarin 211 Ctsm. Frilly Doris x Ctsm. Voodoo Dragon Ken Stiefel 212 B. Little Stars GOLD Trudy Bliesath LIGHTS Orchids in this division grow primarily under artificial light conditions 301 Cym. sinense alba Richard Ho 302 Paph. Julias 'Maria Teresa' AM/AOS Richard Ho 303 Dendrobium Propinquum Richard Ho 304 Gongora colombiana Richard Ho 305 Caulaelia Wild Rose Richard Ho 306 Den. pierardii Richard Ho 307 Den. thyrsiflorum Richard Ho 308 C. Snowblind 'Kenny' FCC/AOS Silver Paul Bundarin 309 C. walkeriana var. coerulea 'Manhattan Blue' Bronze Paul Bundarin MINIATURE Orchids in this division are mature plants including foliage up to 6 inches in height 401 Pleurothallis purpuroviolacea Silver Carol & Maurice Garvey 402 Den. Tannii Bronze Carol & Maurice Garvey NOVICE --None this Month Orchids in this division are plants entered by growers new to growing orchids FRAGRANCE Orchids in this division are fragrant plants also entered in any of the above divisions 104 Coel. Cristata Silver Anne & Dave Safarewtiz 212 B. Little Stars Bronze Trudy Bliesath Thanks to Russ Polo for counting the ballets. Page 6 MARCH 2014

7 B. Little Stars, Trudy Bliesath, GOLD (212) Lyc. Aguila Arias, Anne & Dave Safarewtiz, Bronze (103) Pleurothallis purpuroviolacea, Carol & Maurice Garvey Silver (401) Coel. Cristata, Anne & Dave Safarewtiz, Bronze (102) Den. Tannii, Carol & Maurice Garvey, Bronze (402) Phrag. Grande, John Paltiel, Bronze (206) Paph. delenatii, John Paltiel (207) Page 7 MARCH 2014

Tom Harper Stones River Orchids Plant List March 2014 (Please see separate

net 9373 Clovercroft Road, Franklin, TN 37067 To preorder - All of the

Plants at meetings will have limited availability.

Cash or check with purchase. Checks made out to Stones River Orchids.

* JUST A LOOK AT A FEW YOU CAN BUY FROM TOM HARPER A 07193 Phal.

8 Tom Harper Stones River Orchids Plant List March 2014 (Please see separate planat list and picture list.) 9373 Clovercroft Road, Franklin, TN To preorder - All of the plants on this list are well grown and are in spike or flower. All quantities are limited. Due to our large inventory, your orders will receive first priority. Plants at meetings will have limited availability. Order early for best selections. Please order by Saturday, March 8. Cash or check with purchase. Checks made out to Stones River Orchids. Payment at time of meeting. *Sorry, no credit cards. * JUST A LOOK AT A FEW YOU CAN BUY FROM TOM HARPER A Phal. Taida King s Caroline Taida Little Zebra AM/AOS Phal. Fuller s Berry OX 1596/99 Phal. OX Golden Apple OX 1606 Phal. (OX Black Jack x Calake Two Views of the NJOS Exhibit at the DCOS Orchid Show Page 8 MARCH 2014

Best in Class Cymbidium Alliance 21-26 Amateur Grower Cym. sinense var.

9 NJOS did very well, ribbon wise, at the DCOS Orchid Show DCOS Trophy for the Best Exhibit by a Society North Jersey Orchid Society Rosette Winner Best in Class Cymbidium Alliance Amateur Grower Cym. sinense var. album Richard Ho - North Jersey Orchid Society Page 9 MARCH 2014

10 March 1 April 21 March 1-9 March 13 CLIP & KEEP THESE DATES NYBG Orchid Show, The Bronx, NY PHS Philadelphia Flower Show, Pennsylvania Convention Center NJOS Meeting Tom Harper, Stone River Orchids April 9**WEDNESDAY** NJOS MEETING Alexander Yasiljev, Nature Photographer & Tour Guide ***Bring your Blooming Orchids to the Meeting and we will take them to be part of our SEPOS Exhibit*** April SEPOS Orchid Show at the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia PA (NJOS will have a display at this show) May 8 June 12 July 10 August 14 NJOS Meeting & Potting Party NJOS Meeting Ron Parsons, Miniature Species Photographer NJOS Meeting Tom Miranda, Topic to be chosen NJOS Meeting & Auction (& BBQ Dinner) LET S CONTINUE OUR BEAUTIFUL PLANT TABLE BRING YOUR BLOOMING PLANTS TO THE MARCH 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!!! NJOS MEETING LOCATION Location: The Hanover Manor 16 Eagle Rock Avenue, East Hanover, NJ Dinner: 7:00 P.M. A complete buffet dinner, including coffee/tea and dessert is available to members and guests at a cost of $14 per Person 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 Polo; 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 10 MARCH 2014

11 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. 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) Bristol Glen, 200 Bristol Glen Drive, Newton, NJ Please call ahead to confirm date and location before attending. Editors Note Deadline for the April 2014 newsletter is MARCH 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 Page 11 MARCH 2014

Delaware Orchid Society

June 2018 Volume 17 Issue 10 Delaware Orchid Society June Newsletter 2 The Northeast Judging Center is Moving! Effective July, 2018, the Northeast Judging Center of the American Orchid Society, currently