The Monthly Publication of the Bunbury Orchid Society

Next Meeting

Sunday 4th October 2015

All correspondence to Secretary

PO Box 1074,

Bunbury, WA 6231

August Meeting Minutes General Meeting 2 August 2015

Meeting opened at 9.10 am at the Australind Community Hall.

Present were as per attendance book. Absentees were as per attendance book.

Minutes of the July meeting are as per Orchid Talk and on our website. Business arising

from minutes was nil.

Minutes were passed to be true and correct by P. Bunney, seconded by D. Meade.

Treasurers Report was explained and tabled for members’ perusal. Treasurers’ report was

passed to be true and correct by Brian Meade, seconded by A. Domoney.

Correspondence Outward:

Wrote to Patron Arthur Buswell inviting him to attend on October meeting and present

trophies.

Thank you card to Ezi Gro nursery for opening on Sunday.

Correspondence Inwards:

Club newsletters

Bunbury City Council advising our Deed of Licence is due to expire. They are also carry-

ing out a rent review for our society.

Balingup Lavender has paid for a bay at Spring show.

Correspondence was passed to be true and correct by G. Bradshaw, seconded by R. High.

Committee Report

September general meeting cancelled.

Winter show organised.

New member accepted.

Spring show report and organised.

General Business.

Discussion:- September General Meeting has been cancelled.

Bus trip to Perth. Display small but with different orchids was interesting. Ezi Gro was

lovely and many members purchased more plants.

Tony Domoney asked where he could get cold growing orchids.

Display for October, this is Telethon weekend and Forum cancelled our booking. Cen-

trepoint Shopping Centre has advised it will accept us for a small display.

August display will be 19-22 August at Australind. We will hold our usual raffle.

Spring Show, 5 & 6 September. We need helpers at Italian Club to set up trestles at 2

pm on Friday 4th. Bays to be marked out. Show Entries from 3 - 5.30 pm, judging

from 6 pm. Helpers will be needed for pull down at 4 pm on Sunday. Volunteers will

be needed for the door roster, and kitchen helping Margaret. Please contact Marg-

ret on 9734 1343 a/h if you can help with cooking, sandwich fillings etc. or Meryl for

door roster 9731 1161.

Flyers for the Spring show need to be distributed. Please take some and hand out.

Sponsors are needed for Spring Show to pay for vouchers and ribbons. Please contact

Meryl if willing to help.

No judges attended our meeting. Our student judges were called upon to help out giv-

ing them good practice.

Bethany Display is on Friday 11th September.

Orchid Talk needs a new editor. Please advise if anyone is interested.

John Palmer is holding a field day on Saturday 15 August. This will be held at 2 Regent

St Donnybrook. Please advise if going on 9731 2112, so John can have Pizza’s availa-

ble for lunch.

Rick Winch’s member’s plants will be handed out at October meeting.

The society has bought some scale insecticide and will break it down into 100 ml con-

tainers. Spray scale 3 times, 10 days apart to break cycle. Printed instruction sheet

will be available.

Lucky no plant draw: John Palmer. Raffle: Jodie Hodges. Judges award: J. Palmer. R. Winch

members raffle – open G. Bradshaw, novice D. Meade. Popular Vote – open S. Nelson, nov-

ice J. Palmer.

Warren gave a talk and demonstration on repotting a cymbidium. As the plants were bro-

ken down, Warren gave plants to new members. Thank you Warren.

Meeting closed at 10.50 am.

NO September meeting.

Next meeting October 4th.

M. Atherton

September

4th-6th Spring Show—Italian Club

11th—13th Bethany display

12th-13th Margaret River Show at the Watershed Winery

18th-20th Orchids in Paradise at McKay

October

15—17 Sarc Show at Centrepoint Shopping Centre

No Score

2 6

14 7

18 4

21 5

28 5

Cym. Kirby Lesh ‘Pink Ice’ x

Cym. Fair Delight ‘Polar Bear’ x

No Score

26 8

Cym. Flaming Vulcan ‘Kerwin’ x

No Score

2 2

14 8

18 7

21 4

28 3

Seedling Competition Plants for September

Zygo. Artur Elle ‘Essendon, x Zygo. Kiwi Choice ‘Ellen’

Zygo. (Black Magic x Kuitpo)

Onc. Kulnura Gold ‘Pepper’ AM/AOC x Onc. Dark Sun ‘Impact’

Judging Results for the August Meeting Open

Class 1b Laeliinae - Standard ( Over 90mm )

1st I & R Gilmore NOID Entries1

Class 2A Cymbidium over 90 mm

1st W Cruickshank Winter wonder ' isabella' Entries 2

2nd G Bradshaw Lancashire Khan ' Noarlunga'

Class 2B Cymbidium between 60 - 90 mm

1st W Cruickshank Spicy Khan x Flaming Vulcan Entries 3

2nd G Bradshaw Khan Flame ' Mocca'

3rd W Cruickshank Fair Delight ' Polar Bear'

Class 8 B Australian Native Epiphyte

1st S & M Nelson D (Aussie Cascade xJulie) x Tweetie Entries 4

2nd S & M Nelson Den Jonothons Glory ' Dark Joy'

3rd S & M Nelson Den Aussie Parade x Windermere

Class 13 A Seedling Any Genera

1st G Bradshaw Portugese Pashion x Fair Delight Entries 3

2nd S & M Nelson D9 Aust GingerxConvoluta)x(mortiix Teretifolium

3rd L Darlington Z Artur Elle x Kiwi Choice

Novice

Class 15 B Laeliinae Std over 90 mm

1st D Meade Tangerine Jewel x Bonanza Queen Entries 2

2nd D Meade NOID

Class 16 A Cymbidium over 90 mm

1st Bob High Forrest Place 'Royale' Entries 2

2nd Bob High NOID

Class 16 B Cymbidium between 60 - 90 mm

1st Andrea Shine Cym One Tree Hill " Johns Quest' Entries 2

2nd

3rd T Domoney Cym NOID

Class 16 C Cymbidium under 60 mm

1st Jody Hodges Cym NOID Entries 4

2nd Bob High Kakado Amazing

3rd G Stachlewski Sarah Jean ' Blushing Heart

Class 17 A Paphiopedilum Species

1st T Domoney P sanderae Entries 1

Class !8 E Dendrobium Any Other Ex Aust Natives

1st J Palmer D Freckles Entries1

Class 22 A Aust Native Epiphyte Any Species

1st J Palmer D teretifolium Entries 1

Class 22 B Aust Native Epiphyte Any Hybrid

1st J Palmer Den Avrils Gold ' Pumpkin Pie' Entries 8

2nd Andrea Shine Den Cobber x Flinders

3rd J Palmer Den Avrils Gold x Warrambool

Champion A-Native &

Best in Novice -

Den Aussie Parade 'Botanic

Fireworks'

Champion

Misc - Den

Australian

Ginger

Reserve Champion & Champion Paph

Paph tonsum 'David' x Paph Ruby Pea-

cock 'Spotless

Champion Seedling - Blc Burdekin Dawn

'Chesapeake' x C Aran Powder Puff 'Natty'

Grand Champion - Cym

Kirby Lesh 'Pink Ice'

Champion Species

Sarc falcatus

Winter Show Results

Grower Name of Plant

Grand Champion N&J Mar-

tin

Cymbidium Kirby Lesh ‘Pink Ice”

Reserve Grand Champion B Vrieling Paph. tonsum ‘David’ x Paph Ruby Peacock

‘Spotless’

Best in Novice J Palmer Den. Aussie Parade ‘Botanic Fireworks’

Champion Paphiopedilium B Vrieling Paph. Tonsum ‘David’ x Paph Ruby Peacock

‘Spotless’

Champion Cymbidium over

90mm

N&J Mar-

tin

Cymbidium Kirby Lesh ‘Pink Ice”

Champion Cymbidium 60mm to

90mm

N&J Mar-

tin

Cymbidium Flaming Comet ‘Jenny’s Little Gypsy’

Champion Cymbidium under

60mm

W Cruick-

shank

Cymbidium Ice on Fire ‘Nikita’

Champion Australian Native Or-

chid

J Palmer Den. Aussie Parade ‘Botanic Fireworks’

Champion Laeliinae N&J Mar- Rth CRB’s Rainbow

Champion Orchid Other than Pa-

phiopedilium, Cymbidium, Aus-

tralian Native, or Laeliinae

R Winch Dock. Australian Ginger

Champion Species R Winch Sarc Falcatus

Champion Seedling N&J Mar-

tin

Blc Burdiken Dawn Chesa Peake x C. Aran Powder

Puff ‘Natty’

Champion Specimen of Show W Cruick-

shank

Cymbidium Ice on Fire ‘Nikita’

Some examples of what Clubs

did for the Challenge this

year

Hi

Well, what an exciting month this is shaping up to be. The Spring show is almost upon us.

(Smell those Speciosums already) Lots of people have been hard at work promoting and

organising this so let’s all as a club get involved it promises to be a lot of fun and well

worth the effort.

Speaking of having fun and being well worth the effort, how many of the club got to the

Challenge. Wasn’t it fabulous? The effort that went in to the displays and range of plants

was stupendous. Not to mention wallet draining, well, for me anyway. I would have liked

to stay overnight and attend the dinner as I have done before but circumstances didn’t al-

low for that, so I missed out on the fun bit. Never mind Bunbury is hosting next year so

hopefully, I’ll make up for it then.

On the list of coming events for the Society is the Sarc Display in October which is now go-

ing to be held at Centrepoint being as the Forum have been taken over by new manage-

ment who seem than co-operative. I am hoping that my Sarc’s will have pulled their col-

lectives out and will be in flower by then. It will be a first time me to show off my babies

so look out, Rick. (joking, of course.)

Had a lovely day Saturday 15th at John Palmer's field day. If you missed it you missed

some great orchids and some excellent pizzas. Thank-you to John and Sandy for opening

their orchid houses and pizzeria to all of us.

For Sale—Speciosiums in bud and flower, please contact Judy on 0427 310 146

Just a reminder to everyone, because of the Spring Show, there is no meeting for Septem-

ber.

Anyone who can help out with providing food and/or helping in the kitchen at the Spring

Show please call Margaret Nelson on 9734 3132 after hours.

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

1 2 3 4 5

Spring Show

6

Spring Show

7 8 9 10 11 12

Margaret

River/Augusta

Club Show

13

Margaret

River/Augusta

Club Show

14 15 16 17 18

AOC

Mackay QLD

19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27

28 29 30

September 2015