May Newsletter of the Ottawa Orchid Society. This month s meeting...

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1 Board of Directors President / Editor: Rick Sobkowicz ricksobkowicz@rogers.com Vice President: Gerry Duffield G.J.Duffield@sympatico.ca Treasurer: André Couture andrec.couture@sympatico.ca Secretary: Janet Johns johnjns@sympatico.ca Membership: Vicki Thomson davic@magma.ca Librarian: Emerson Harkin eharkin@rogers.com Program: Julie Mertens julie_mertens@videotron.ca Show Chairman / Webmaster: David Cooper orchidae@storm.ca Past President: Anna Bilsky humbil@rogers.com COC Representative Jean Hollebone jhollebone@sympatico.ca AOS Representative Margaret Haydon Conservation Representative: Marilyn Light mlight@igs.net Publicity Janet Johns johnjns@sympatico.ca Mailing address: Ottawa Orchid Society P.B , 1430 Prince of Wales Drive Ottawa, ON K2C 1N0 Newsletter of the Ottawa Orchid Society May 2010 This month s meeting... Sunday, May 16, 1:30 p.m. Tom Brown Arena, 141 Bayview, Ottawa Back to Basics with members of the Ottawa Orchid Society This month s presentation is all about Back to Basics. We have asked some of our members to lead small, hands-on workshops. Marlene Young will tell us how to grow Vanda orchids, a challenging genera to grow up here in the Great White North, while Glenn Hansen will demonstrate how to use virus testing kits, which have generously been donated to the society. If you think your plant may be virused, bring it to the meeting (in a clear plastic bag and isolated from any other plants). We ll take a small cutting from a leaf and test it. If in doubt, read the article further in this newsletter on viruses. We will also have a repotting table, with potting materials and some pots, so bring a healthy, bug-free plant or two and repot it, with the assistance of seasoned members of the society, if needed. This is after all the best time to repot, with spring bringing on new growth in many plants, and it is always recommended to repot new plants, such as those that may have been purchased at the show. Hope you can make it to this meeting where you are sure to learn some tips and secrets that will help you with your orchid growing and get greater enjoyment from your plants. Note that this is also the last monthly meeting before we take a break for the summer months. We will resume our monthly meetings beginning in September. Keep an eye out for the summer edition of Spike for the meeting calendar. NOTE: There will be no Orchids 101 this month. Don t forget to bring your blooming orchids to our monthly show table. The Ottawa Orchid Society meets every third Sunday of every month from September to May inclusive at 1:30 P.M. at the Tom Brown Arena, 141 Bayview, Ottawa. Guests are welcome. MEMBERSHIP: $25 from September 1 - August 31.

2 A NOTE FROM THE PRESIDENT (AND EDITOR) It s hard to believe that our orchid show is over and work is underway for next year. We had a great show thanks to the hard work of many from our show chairmen, Dave Cooper and Dave Thomson, our show committee heads, and our numerous volunteers, exhibitors and vendors. We had over 600 different orchids registered for judging. We had 16 orchid plant vendors and a large Members Sale Table. There were many opportunities for members and orchid enthusiasts to buy choice orchids at some really great prices. Activity in the plant sale area on Saturday was frantic. Quite a few members acquired some exciting new hybrids and were walking away from vendors with huge smiles while holding tightly their coveted bags of treasures. We hope to see these orchids in flower at upcoming monthly show tables in the months and years ahead. We had six non plant vendors selling much needed orchid supplies, exquisite gold and silver orchid jewellery, original works of art, beautiful orchid brooches and necklaces, and mounted orchid photos and picture cards. Anne Drouin, a famous Quebec artist, was on site all weekend painting orchids in acrylic and interacting with everyone who stopped to chat. The Art Galleria had some stunning work in the different categories, much of it for sale. The sculptured metalwork by artist / blacksmith / sculptor Mr. Cairn Cunnane continues to draw admiring attention from members and visitors alike every year. Show reports have been submitted by most show committee heads to our Show Chairmen with comments on this year s show and how things may be improved next year. Our Society/Show Treasurer, André Couture, is busy adding up show expenses and show income to see how we have done on the financial front. If you have any show bills and wish to be reimbursed, André requests that you submit your bills to him as quickly as this can be done. We did very well on all financial fronts but one: admissions. Admissions is very important as this accounts for our biggest source of show income. Over the past several years, we have been averaging approximately 2,000 to 2,300 visitors to our shows. This year we had slighting more than 1,500 visitors, a 25% drop in public attendance. This is believed due to over parking at the Nepean Sportsplex. This occurred because there were too many events being held at the Sportsplex on the same weekend as our show and the unexpected weeks of warm sunny days caused soccer tournaments to start weeks ahead of schedule. Many folks who were unable to find parking simply left. If you were one of the ones affected, our sincerest regrets. Many of our own show organizers and volunteers were equally affected and some had to drive about 20, 30 or more minutes before a parking spot was vacated and they could park. So once again, to everyone who helped with the show or made some sort of contribution, thank you very, very much! Next year our annual show will be held on Easter weekend, April th, Rick Sobkowicz, President and Spike Editor Looking for elegant plant stands and high end statuary for your orchid specimens? Richard Bown of The Urban Terrace Outdoor Living Design Company located at 18 Northside Road in Bell s Corner (Ottawa)( ) ( ) invites OOS members to drop in to his store to see what he has or can get for you. Rick has a special fondness for orchids and has many blooming phals. throughout his store in various pots, vases, and other containers. 2

3 WELCOME TO THE FOLLOWING NEW MEMBERS 1190 Evelyn Mayerlen 1193 Sylvie & Jean-Guy LeDuc 1191 Deborah Tichbourne & Peter Fenton 1194 Vivian Brownell 1192 Edward Cheung TOUR OF MEMBERS ORCHID GROWING AREAS During the summer months, the Society organizes tours of members orchid areas, whether a greenhouse, lean-to, solarium, or some dedicated space in a person s home. If you would like to open your orchid grow area, please contact Rick Sobkowicz as soon as you can in order to discuss dates and times for your open house. The information on the open house tours will be posted in the June Spike. CALL FOR VOLUNTEER INTERPRETERS TO ASSIST AT ORCHID FESTIVAL AT PURDON ON JUNE 19 AND 20, From: Suzanne McFarlane [mailto:smcfarlane@mvc.on.ca] Sent: May :46 AM To: Rick Sobkowicz; mlight@igs.net Subject: Orchid Festival in Lanark Highlands Hello Marilyn and Rick, I am helping the Lanark Highlands Business and Tourism Association with the 2010 Orchid Festival at Purdon. I was hoping you could pass along a request to the Orchid Society for volunteer interpreters at the conservation area on June 19 and 20. I can arrange shifts to accommodate people's schedules. Both festival days run from 10 am to 4 pm. Please have anyone interested call or me. Thanks! Suzanne McFarlane Community Relations Coordinator Mississippi Valley Conservation ext. 225 smcfarlane@mvc.on.ca 3

4 Show Table for April 18, 2010 CLASS and JUDGE PLACE NAME OF ORCHID OWNER Cattleya Alliance 1 st Epidendrum Star Valley 'Red Jewel' Angèle Biljan judged by Joyce Medcalf 2 nd Cattleya intermedia forma coerulea Lynne Guimond & Santos Peixe 3 rd Encyclia Standard Setter *(Encyclia Angèle Biljan mooreana x Encyclia cordigera) 3 rd Cattlianthe Jewel Box Ann Smutylo 'Sheherazade'* (syn Sophrolaeliocattleya) Cymbidium Alliance 1 st Cymbidium Swan Lake Rita Shand judged by Joyce Medcalf 'Bayfront Park' Cypripedium Alliance Paphiopedilum judged by André Couture 1 st Paphiopedilum superbiens Theresa Lafleur Phragmipedium judged by André Couture Oncidium Alliance judged by Joyce Medcalf Dendrobium Alliance judged by Joyce Medcalf Phalaenopsis Alliance judged by Marlene Young Lycaste Alliance judged bymarlene Young Miscellaneous judged by Marlene Young Pleurothallis Alliance judged by André Couture 2 nd Paphiopedilum Bright Raven x Paphiopedilum Pandemonium 1 st Phragmipedium Memoria Eileen Coyle 'Easter Morn' 2 nd Phragmipedium Moche (Phragmipedium sargentianum x Phragmipedium klotzscheanum) 1st Brassada Orange Delight Grower: Linda Schopf ; owner: John Martin Marilyn Light Angèle Biljan Rita Shand 2 nd Oncidium Debutante * Rita Shand (was Odontonia ) 3 rd Maclellanara Yellow Star* (Odontoglossum Cornelia x Brassidium Gilded Urchin) Lynne Guimond & Santos Peixe 1 st Dendrobium farmeri* Lynne Guimond & Santos Peixe 2 nd Dendrobium Frosty Dawn Angèle Biljan 2 nd Dendrobium Lavender Star Angèle Biljan 3 rd Dendrobium hancockii* Angèle Biljan 1 st Phalaenopsis No Name Ann Smutylo 2 nd Doritaenopsis Puff Queen Angèle Biljan 2 nd Doritaenopsis Long Pride Fancy Marie Gauthier 2 nd Phalaenopsis Passion Doris De Margerie 2 nd Doritaenopsis Sogo Yenlin Angèle Biljan 3 rd Phalaenopsis Sogo Tris Rita Shand 1 st Lycaste Vandorf Vampire 'Sunset' George Cook 1 st Sobralia crocea Marilyn Light 1 st Acronia bivalvis ( burgundy) ( syn Pleurothallis) Joyce Medcalf 4

5 Best in Show judged by André Couture, Marlene Young and Joyce Medcalf Member's Choice judged by Marcel Carrière Sobralia crocea Sobralia crocea Marilyn Light Marilyn Light All plant names with asterisk (*) indicate a name change made to the owner s plant name tag due to spelling or the plant name has been updated. Owners are requested to please make the change to their plant name tags. Thanks go to our show table coordinator, Jean Hollebone, our show table judges, and to everyone who brought plants to this month s show table. Congratulations to all our plant ribbon winners. Special thanks to Joyce Medcalf for checking the accuracy of all plant label names and updating names where changes have been made in nomenclature. And now we are pleased to present Arlene Lang s photographs of the April show table. *************** On far left Marilyn Light is seen holding her Sobralia crocea which was selected as the Best in Show on the show table at the April monthly OOS meeting. The plant was also selected as the winner of Member s Choice. The next photo shows Marlene Young, who has just joined the AOS Judging Program, commenting on one of the orchids on the monthly meeting show table. Marlene is a welcome addition to the AOS program. She is an avid orchid enthusiast who brings many of her own plants to the show table for members viewing pleasure. Jean Hollebone, our show table co-ordinator and current serving President of the Canadian Orchid Congress is seen standing behind Rick Sobkowicz, who is holding up a plant for members to see. On right, close up images of Marilyn Light s Sobralia crocea. Photos by Arlene Lang. 5

6 Above from left: Acronia bivalvis grown by Joyce Medcalf; Lycaste Vandorf Vampire 'Sunset' grown by George Cook; and Epidendrum Star Valley 'Red Jewel' grown by Angèle Biljan. Photos by Arlene Lang. Above from left: Paphiopedilum superbiens grown by Theresa Lafleur; Phragmipedium Memoria Eileen Coyle 'Easter Morn' grown by Marilyn Light; Brassada Orange Delight grown by Rita Shand; and, Dendrobium farmeri grown by Lynne Guimond & Santos Peixe. Photos by Arlene Lang. Above from left: Phalaenopsis No Name grown by Ann Smutylo; Cattleya intermedia forma coerulea, grown by Lynne Guimond & Santos Peixe; Dendrobium Frosty Dawn grown by Angèle Biljan. Photos by Arlene Lang. 6

7 Above from left: Phalaenopsis Passion grown by Doris de Margerie; Dendrobium Lavender Star grown by Angèle Biljan; Cattlianthe Jewel Box 'Sheherazade' grown by Ann Smutylo; and, Phragmipedium Moche, grown by Angèle Biljan. Photos by Arlene Lang. Above from left: Phalaenopsis Sogo Tris grown by Rita Shand; Cymbidium Swan Lake 'Bayfront Park' grown by Rita Shand; and, Oncidium Debutante grown by Rita Shand. Photos by Arlene Lang. Maclellanara Yellow Star grown by Lynne Guimond & Santos Peixe; Paphiopedilum (Bright Raven x Pandemonium) grown by Linda Schopf, owner John Martin; and, Doritaenopsis Long Pride Fancy grown by Marie Gauthier. Photos by Arlene Lang. 7

8 Above, from left: Doritaenopsis Sogo Yenlin grown by Angèle Biljan; Doritaenopsis Puff Queen grown by Angèle Biljan; and, Dendrobium hancockii grown by Angèle Biljan. Photos taken by Arlene Lang. From above, left: Encyclia Standard Setter grown by Angèle Biljan; Henry Steger at April monthly meeting explaining to members how to register their plants at the annual show; and, Julie Mertens holding a mini orchid workshop. Photos taken by Arlene Lang. Above on left, Jean Hollebone is showing members how easy it is to construct an exhibit. A sheet of plywood was sawn by some OOS members and the individual pieces were given to Jean for erecting a display at local and out-of-town shows. Photos by Arlene Lang. 8

9 UPCOMING EVENTS 2010 May 8-9 Vancouver Orchid Society Annual Show, Richmond Winter Club, 5540 Hollybridge Way, Richmond, B.C. Sep Central Ontario Orchid Society (COOS) annual show to be held at the Cambridge Hespeler Arena, 640 Ellis Road, Cambridge, Ontario. COOS ANNUAL SHOW AND SALE Sept. 25th -26th, The Central Ontario Orchid Society (COOS) which draws its membership from the Guelph, Waterloo, Cambridge, Galt area will be hosting the annual Canadian Orchid Congress (COC) meeting in conjunction with their annual show in the Cambridge Hespler Arena the weekend of September The Ottawa Society will be participating at this show. The COOS show is of very good quality and it has some different vendors from the ones we usually see in Ottawa ( Sandoz usually attends, so if you miss his table at the September OOS meeting you can catch him there!!). The arena is easily reached off highway 401 just a few miles after the Guelph exits and there are good moderately priced hotels in the area. If you would like to attend a COC meeting and enjoy the warm hospitality and delights of an out of town show, mark this time on your calendar. Autumn is beautiful in this area and in previous years my husband and I have combined the Show with side trips to the Shaw festival, Niagara wine tasting and the Stratford festival. COOS is asking for registrations over the next few months. The registration form will soon be posted on the COC web site: From Jean Hollebone, President Canadian Orchid Congress 2011 Nov World Orchid Conference, Singapore 2011, Where Old and New Orchids Meet. Start planning now. *************** AOS Awards made at Orchidophilia 2010 To Conni and Mario Ferrusi: 85 pt CCM for Dryadella edwallii 'Shrooms' To Glen F. Decker: 77 pt HCC for Paph. (Redhawk Pulsar) 'Haley Suzanne' and 84 pt AM for Paph. (Hsinying Web Makuli) 'Haley Suzanne' (both provisional 9

10 pending registration of the crosses) To Le Jardin botanique de Montréal: 82 pt CCM for Coel. parishii 'Jardin botanique de Montréal' and 83 pt CCM for Lyc. Garfield 'Jardin botanique de Montréal' To Marilyn Light: 77 pt HCC for Epc. Fringe Festival 'Lemon Pie To Mario Mireault: 93 pt CCE to Epi. escobarianum 'Mario Mireault' (An upgrade from the 89 pt CCM awarded at Orchidophilia 2009) and the AOS Show Trophy, with an 88 pt AOS Silver Certificate, was awarded to the exhibit of Les Orchidophiles de Montréal Above, from left: Epi. escobarianum 'Mario Mireault' CCE/AOS (93 points); Coel. parishii 'Jardin botanique de Montréal' CCM/AOS (82 points), plant owned and grown by Le Jardin botanique de Montréal. Photos by Michael MacConaill. Above from left: Epc. Fringe Festival 'Lemon Pie, HCC/AOS (77 points), plant owned and grown by Marilyn Light; Dryadella edwallii 'Shrooms' CCM/AOS (85 points), plant own and grown by Conni and Mario Ferrusi of Marsh Hollow. Photos by Michael MacConaill. 10

11 Above from left: Lyc. Garfield 'Jardin botanique de Montréal' CCM/AOS (83 points), plant owned and grown by Le Jardin botanique de Montréal; Paph. (Hsinying Web Makuli) 'Haley Suzanne' AM/AOS (84 points), plant owned and grown by Glen Decker. Photos taken by Michael MacConaill. Above from left: Paph. (Redhawk Pulsar) 'Haley Suzanne' HCC/AOS (77 points), plant owned and grown by Glen Decker. AOS Show Trophy, with an 88 pt AOS Silver Certificate, was awarded to the exhibit of Les Orchidophiles de Montréal. Photos taken by Michael MacConaill. Librairie Pantoute/Orchids Books is having a 20-70% off sale on all products Julie Mertens advises of this sale while stock remains. For more info on book selections, see Enquire with Librarie Pantoute regarding what discounts apply to which books. 11

12 Submitted by Julie Mertens Back to Basics: Orchid Viruses Unfortunately, growing orchids is not always easy or problem free. Growers will, at one time or another, have to face those most dreaded problems pests and disease. At our May meeting, Glenn Hansen has obtained sample virus testing kits. Society members who think their plants are virused are encouraged to bring in the plant in question, closed up in a clear plastic bag, and Glenn will demonstrate how to use the virus-testing kit. But what are the signs of a virus in orchids? Is it like a common cold, cured by rest and liquids? The following is an excerpt from article originally printed in the May 2008 issue of Orchids -- The Bulletin of the American Orchid Society. The AOS website also contains a wealth of other useful information on pests and diseases please see cfm&tplid=18&contentid=4953. Detecting Virus in Orchids by Loren Batchman Few things bother serious orchid growers more than the dreaded V word virus. Most, if not all, orchids are susceptible to one or more types of viral infection. There is no currently known cure for an orchid virus, other than discarding the plant. Some techniques have been reported that may be able to eliminate a viral infection in the meristem tissue-culture process, but these are tedious, costly and time consuming at best, take five to seven years before the plant may bloom again and are certainly not going to be economically effective for Aunt Gertrude s 70year-old division of Cymbidium Alexanderi (Eburneolowianum insigne). The most common viruses in cymbidiums and other outdoor orchids are CymMV or cymbidium mosaic virus and ORSV or odontoglossum ringspot virus (also referred to as TMV-O or tobacco mosaic virus orchid strain). Several other types of viruses, such as the orchid fleck virus, cucumber mosaic virus, bean yellow mosaic virus, various Potyvirus strains, and others can also infect orchids, but are much less common in collections and nurseries today than CymMV and ORSV, and seldom represent a problem for most growers. Several methods of testing for the presence of the more common viruses have been available to the amateur orchid grower for a number of years: the Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) test that is performed by several laboratories across the country, the Double Radial Diffusion test, and, of course, the indicator plant that shows the presence of virus by the development of necrotic lesions when inoculated by a virus. Of these, the ELISA test has been the most popular and is widely used by commercial laboratories. The time required to take a sample, send it to the lab and get results back is not practical for doing a spot test on a suspect plant in the nursery, as is waiting on the results from an indicator plant or the Double Radial Diffusion test. NEW OPTIONS Several companies have recently developed tests for ORSV and CyMV that can be performed in the field and provide results in five to 10 minutes. These include Mukoyama Orchids in Japan, Forsite Diagnostics in Great Britain and Agdia, Inc., in the United States. Each of these tests requires a small sample of a leaf or flower to be ground up in a sample extraction buffer to provide a liquid test sample. Each then uses a test strip, broadly termed a lateral flow device that detects viruses by means of specific antibodies and antibodies tagged to color particles, to combine the sample with a viral antibody and dye and move the solution over a narrow line or stripe primed with a viral antibody to attach to the virus particles. The liquid sample is wicked up through the strip where it combines with specific detection antibodies tagged with a color particle. This sample color antibody solution then flows over a line of specific capture antibodies. The virus is sandwiched between the line of capture antibodies and the detection antibodies that are tagged with a color particle forming a visible test line. The Agdia ImmunoStrip and Forsite Diagnostics Pocket Diagnostic test strips include a positive control line as well to assure the validity of the test. An ImmunoStrip test for several different strains of tobacco mosaic virus has been available for several years from Agdia, and was effective in determining the presence of ORSV as well, since ORSV is in the tobacco mosaic family. An evaluation of the effectiveness of the generic TMV ImmunoStrip test for ORSV published in the Sept Oct 2004 Cymbidium Society of America Journal found it to be effective. This test suited a number of California cymbidium growers well, since CyMV is relatively uncommon to nonexistent in many cymbidium nurseries and collections. However, a similar test for CyMV was desired to complement the TMV test for screening more mixed genera collections, and several California growers worked with Agdia to accelerate the development of a CyMV test. 12

13 The Agdia test has combined tests for both CyMV and ORSV in a single test strip, unlike the Mukoyama or Pocket Diagnostic tests, which require a separate test strip for each virus. Agdia also has developed similar test strips available for a number of other virus types also found in orchids, so that a particular plant can be tested for several of the other virus types with the same test sample, if desired. HOW IT WORKS The Agdia test is available as a simple kit consisting of a sample extraction bag containing a grinding mesh with a buffer solution, and a single test strip for a combined CyMV and ORSV test. The sample bag is cut open, and a sample of the most recently mature or nearly mature leaf or flower weighing about.01 ounce (150 mg) is placed between the grinding mesh layers in the bag. The sample is ground up in the bag using a blunt stick, knife handle or other tool till the sample is thoroughly ground and the buffer solution takes on a green color, in the case of a leaf sample. The test strip is placed in the sample bag so the bottom 1/4 inch (about 5 mm) is in the buffer. The buffer solution wicks up through the pad, picking up detection antibodies tagged with color particles before passing over the capture antibody stripes and the control stripes until the absorption pad is filled. The presence of either ORSV or CyMV, or both, is shown by a purple test line(s) in addition to the control line developed on the strip. The test strip takes about 10 to 15 minutes to completely fill the absorption pad. The control line usually shows up shortly after the solution reaches it, and in the case of a strong virus presence, the virus test line(s) may be visible even before the control line appears. Any appearance of a test line the same color as the control line indicates the presence of virus in the sample, so long as the control line is also present. The development of these simple, relatively inexpensive field test kits provides a time and cost-effective way to quickly verify the presence or absence of the common virus types in an orchid collection. Now, the commercial seller can offer to test any plant prior to sale, and to certify that plants are free from a detectable virus level at the time of sale or shipment with minimal effort and at a reasonable cost. Likewise, the orchid collector can test suspect plants in the greenhouse or new acquisitions with results available in 10 to 15 minutes. The availability of such test capability may help put pressure on sellers with suspect stock, especially if their customers begin to request testing before shipment, or complain when a plant tests positive when received. However, certification to a detectable level can only be for CyMV and ORSV Loren Batchman is owner of Casa de las Orquideas in Solana Beach, California, and a leading hybridizer of cymbidiums and zygopetalums in the United States. He is an accredited AOS and Cymbidium Society of America judge, chair for the Pacific South Encinitas Judging Region and a photographer for the Pacific South Judging region. 170 South Nardo Avenue, Solana Beach, California ( batch@orquideas.com; Web site Reprinted from the May 2008 issue of Orchids -- The Bulletin of the American Orchid Society. Copyright American Orchid Society -- OOS Winner of Hans Bode Award at 2010 OOS Show On left is Helgi Fatovic who won the Hans Bode Award for her Brassocattleya Wellesleya prominently displayed in the front of the display with the red ribbons. The Hans Bode Award is a beautiful trophy awarded to the best orchid grown by an amateur member of the Ottawa Orchid Society who is not a vendor. Congratulations, Helgi. Photo by Arlene Lang. 13

14 Photos of Helgi s Brassocattleya Wellesleya taken by Arlene Lang. Above on left are Janet and John Johns who helped out in many spots at the show. On right is Julie Mertens behind the Members Sale Table. Photos taken by Janet Lang. The complete results of plant winners are posted on the Society s web site, or you can go directly to the site at Photos of show displays and individual plants will be posted to the society s site as soon as they are available. Award Winners: Orchidophilia 2010 Award Description Exhibitor BEOOS Best Exhibit by OOS Member (COC Award) COC Trophy Class - Best noncommercial exhibit Joyce Medcalf BES Best Exhibit in Show (AOS Award) 26 or more flowering orchid plants arranged for effect Les Orchidophiles de Montréal BP Best Plant in Show (In honour of Pamela Gaskill) Coelogyne parishii Jardin Botanique de Montréal BSP Best Specimen Plant Mireault AM-CCM/AOS Epi escobarianum Mario Les Orchidophiles de Montréal 14

15 HB Hans Bode Trophy Brassocattleya Wellesleya Helgi Fatovic SC-1 Show Chairman's Award (Orchids or Exhibits) 26 or more flowering orchid plants arranged for effect Ottawa Orchid Society SC-2 Show Chairman's Intoxicating Orchid Award (Art Gallery) Ling Du Best of Class Winners: Orchidophilia 2010 Class Description Exhibitor 1 Exhibit of 1 to 5 Plants Margaret Haydon 2 Exhibit of 6 to 15 Plants Marsh Hollow 3 Exhibit of 16 to 25 Plants Eastern Canada Orchid Society 4 Exhibit of more than 26 Plants Les Orchidophiles de Montréal 5 Cut Flower Exhibit: Pink Lady More Flowers 6 COC Trophy Award Joyce Medcalf 7 Educational Exhibit Dave Cooper (Educational) 8 Visiting Society Award Les Orchidophiles de Montréal 9 Fragrance: Lyc. (aromatic x cochleata) Exotic Orchids Plus Alliance Award Winners: Orchidophilia 2010 Alliance Description Exhibitor B. Cattleya Alliance C Gaskaliana Exotic Orchids Plus C. Cypripedilum Alliance Paph sangii Haley Suzanne HCC/AOS Piping Rock Orchids D1. Phalaenopsis/Doritis Alliance Phalaenopsis stuartiana Sogo HCC New Vision Orchids D2. Vanda Alliance Neofalcata Cabana 'Sogo' HCC/AOS Tropical Gardens Orchids (A) E. Oncidium Alliance Wilsonara Memoria James Asher Don s Delight AM/AOS New Vision Orchids F. Cymbidium Alliance Galeandra leptoceras Orchid Society of the Royal Botanical Gardens G. Dendrobium Alliance Den thyrsiflorum Les Orchidophiles de Montréal H. Pleurothallid Alliance Dryadella edwallii Marsh Hollow I. Maxilleria Alliance Lycaste Garfield Jardin Botanique de Montréal J. Miscellaneous Genera Coelogyne parishii Jardin Botanique de Montréal L. Orchids in Use (Floral Arrangements) Exhibit: Pink Lady More Flowers M. Orchid Photography Purple Stripe Giclée on Canvas Mike Laking N. Orchid Fine Art 2010 Challenge: Orchids at Purdon Fen Ana Maria Rutenberg O. Orchid Fine Crafts Orchidée d'argent Judith Dufresne 15

16 For a listing of all the individual ribbon winners, please see the results posted on the Society s web site. Select photos of the displays and individual show plants will be posted on the society s web site as soon as the show photographs are processed and passed to our web master, Dave Cooper, by our show photographer, Arlene Lang. In the interim, here is a sampling of photos submitted by Dave Cooper of orchids photographed in Mario Ferrusi s and Joyce Medcalf s displays. From top left Masdevallia coccinea Masdavelli cordata Masdavelli cordata Masdavelli ignea Masdavellia Kaleidoscope Photos by Dave Cooper of plants in display by Mario Ferrusi From top left: Pleurothallis ornata, Orbis truncata, Pleurothallis canaligera, and Porroglossum rodrigoi Photos by Dave Cooper of orchids in display by Joyce Medcalf 16