Next Meeting June 8, 2010

June 2010

Volume 3 Issue 10

Meeting Schedule

6:30

Hors d’ ourves

7:00

Dinner

8:00—8:15

Business Meeting

8:15—9:00

Program

9:00—9:25

Raffle Prizes

Inside this issue:

Taylor Slaughter 1

News and Notes 2

Annual Banquet 2

Show Table Results 3

Misc Photos and Ads 4

Speaker: Taylor Slaughter

Topic: The World of Orchids:

Taiwan - Judging the Taiwan

International Orchid Show

2009

Taylor started growing orchids in 1971 after a trip to South Florida when her husband,

Frank, insisted on their buying two plants. "It was the beginning of a lifelong passion,

although I had to be dragged into it," says Taylor. "We have always grown paphs and

pleurothallids, but have some disagreements on how to allocate greenhouse space for

other genera. Now that they have moved to Philadelphia to be near granddaughters, they

have again begun to grow large cattleyas, which Frank loves, and cymbidiums, which are

a favorite of Taylor‟s. They required too much space in the Pittsburgh greenhouse . They

are also trying other genera, especially dendrochilums and bulbophyllums, which they

love for their complexity."

Taylor's interest in judging grew out of her other passion - learning and teaching about

art in museums. She believes her training in the appreciation of art helps her to recognize

the beauty in orchids. Taylor became an AOS-accredited judge in 1987, and was the

Chair of the National Capital Judging Center from 1999-2003. She serves at present as a

Trustee for the American Orchid Society. In March, 2009, she and Frank had the privi-

lege of being invited to judge the Taiwan International Orchid Show.

DON‟T FORGET THIS MONTHS MEETING IS THE ANNUAL BANQUET!

ONLY 25 PEOPLE ARE SIGNED UP SO FAR!!!! HUH???

Contact Joel Balogh - (610) 255-5025

M eetings are

held the second Tuesday of

each month (except July

and August) at Emmanuel

Presbyterian Church, 1006

Wilson, Wilmington at 7

PM. Visitors are always

welcome.

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News and Notes… June 8th - Annual Banquet Meeting at Executive Banquet and Conference Center -

$30 per person. Please RSVP to Joel Balogh by June 3, 2010 -

THE DELAWARE ORCHID SOCIETY

Officers

Scott Cunningham, President

John Rogan, Vice-President

Joel Balogh, Treasurer

Dave Emerson, Secretary

Brad Billet, Editor

Board of Directors

Frank Tait

Dan Gawiak

Marie-Christine Viallet

Barry Wolstenholme

Vera Lee Rao

Janet Berhardt

Fr. Jerry Ozlanski, Past President

Committee Chairs

Program Mali Rao

Library Grace Husted

Show Table John Rogan

Membership Vera Lee Rao

Hospitality Lori Weaver

Maryann Ozlanski

Vicki Gawiak

6:30 to 7 pm will be hors d'ourves including assorted international cheeses and pepper-oni, a crudite display with dip, asian pork shanks. Calimari fritti - a Capozzoli specialty, lightly dusted with flour and fried, then sauteed in a balsamic reduction with pepperocini and grape tomatoes.

Dinner will begin at 7 with Capozzolis' Signature Salad. The buffet will contain Pork Italiano - a butterflied pork loin rolled with Prosciutto, Provolone Cheese, Spinach and Caramelized Onions and sliced to order. Chicken Alicia, a boneless breast of chicken filled with a mushroom and herb stuffing, served with sauce supreme. Grilled seasonal vegetables. A new colorful roasted potato blend containing, Purple, Yukon Gold, and Sweet potatoes. Lobster Ravioli in a sun dried tomato/alfredo sauce. Finally, Fried Ba-nana Carmel Cheescake, which is rolled in a tortilla, deep fried and dusted with cinna-mon and sugar.

The cash bar (no credit cards) will be open all night featuring top shelf spirits, 8 beers on tap and several different wines. Tickets, as has been customary for the last several years, are $30 per person. Students are $15. We haven't charged gratuity in the past because it has been in restaurants and have passed a basket for the servers. A basket for a volun-tary gratuity will be passed at the end of the evening. The bar is not operated by Capoz-zoli Catering so you should tip your bartender accordingly if you so choose.

There will be

no show table

at the banquet

but, you may

always bring a

gem if you

have one to

show off!

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MAY SHOW TABLE

PLANT GROWER

Non- Greenhouse Paph. Wiffy Duane & Judy Erdmann

Den. Wassellii Steve Chang

Den. Pearla Kouchi "

Den chrysotoxum “Best Grown” “

Ascda. Princess Mikasa “

Asctm. miniatum “

C. amethystoglossum “

Microterangis hariotiana Dan Gowiak

Den. (Roy Tokunaga X Silver Wings) “

Den. aggregatum “

Den. Proud Appeal „Ace‟ Frank Tait

Greenhouse

Stelis superbiens “Best Grown” Vera Lee & Mali Rao

Dracula mantissa “ Dracula psittacina “

Masd. naviculari “

Sedirea japonica “

Masd. pinocchio “

Dracula vespertillio John Rogan

Onc. papilio "

Dtps. Fuller‟s Sunset “

Ren. (imschootiana X citrine) “

Paph Honey “

Coel. confusa Duane & Judy Erdmann

Z. Everspring “

Paph. Wiffy “

Paph. Delrosi “

Paph. Saint Low "

c/o 505 N. DuPont Road

Wilmington, DE 19807

We‟re on the web!

www.delawareorchidsociety.org

Delaware Orchid Society

Friday-Saturday, June 25th & 26th

Waldor Orchids Summer Sale!

Waldor Orchids will be offering 20% off all plants and

supplies during this 2-day summer sale. Go to

www.Waldor.com for hours and more information

or call 609-927-4126.

Many Thanks to

Nancy Sato for

her photographs!