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Page 1 www.njorchids.org DECEMBER 2014

The North Jersey

Orchid Society NEWSLETTER — DECEMBER 2014

The Official Publication of the North Jersey Orchid Society

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484848ththth Annual Show & Sale is almost here Annual Show & Sale is almost here Annual Show & Sale is almost here ––– It’s Less than 6 Weeks Away!It’s Less than 6 Weeks Away!It’s Less than 6 Weeks Away!

Have you marked your calendar for NJOS’ 48th Annual Orchid Show? Like a swan that serenely glides along, the show committee is furiously paddling beneath the surface, and we need your help!

It’s time to get involved! Everyone can contribute and your participation is most welcome. Setting up the show is a fun time with your fellow NJOS and other Orchid Society members. Opportunities abound; talk to me or the listed chair about where you’d like to help.

Show Set Up. Come on Wednesday, January 14th and help set up Strawberry Blossom for the exhibitors and vendors. This activity does require some physical labor in setting up tables, laying out plastic, building the NJOS “waterfall” for our main exhibit, and similar activities. Please sign up with Carrie Buchman.

Plant Contributions. Bring your blooming orchids to Strawberry Blossom on Wednesday, January 14th before 1 P.M. For the first time, NJOS will have a second tabletop exhibit for mini orchids (no more than 6” mature plant excluding inflorescence). If you can’t bring your orchids, please coordinate with Anita Gibaldi who may be able to organize a pick-up. Carrie would greatly appreciate an email list of your orchids by Sunday, January 11th to facilitate registration – include all possibilities. It’s a lot easier to delete an entry in real-time that to add one.

NJOS Ambassadors. Come on Thursday, January 15th and help vendors and exhibitors set up. Typically, Ambassadors answer questions about power cords, lighting, where boxes can be stored and the like. During the show, Friday through Sunday, Ambassadors can give guided tours of the exhibits, help people shop, answer general questions about orchids from the visitors. Please sign up with Carrie Buchman.

Exhibit Set up. The NJOS exhibits will be set up on Wednesday, January 14th in the afternoon. All hands are welcome. Each plant needs to be labeled and registered and placed in the exhibit.

Welcome Committee. Whenever the show is open to the public (Friday-Sunday), we will have people at the welcome table to provide culture sheets, organize tours, manage the twice a day plant drawing, and answer questions. Shifts can be 2 hours long, or whatever time you have. Please sign up with Anita Gibaldi.

Food Committee. Lunch is provided to all present on Wednesday and Thursday and to the Judges and Clerks on Friday. We also provide coffee and bagels (or similar) to the volunteers and vendors on Sat-urday & Sunday. Please sign up with Julie Hallberg to help with food.

Judging Clerks. We need clerks on Friday, January 16th starting at 8:45 A.M. to help with the show judg-ing and then after lunch to help with the AOS judging. All clerks are invited to lunch with the Judges. Please sign up with Irwin Slotnick.

Take down. On Sunday, January 18th at 4 P.M., we take down the show. Come and pick up your plants and lend a hand. It only takes about 90 minutes to tear down and clean up; and this is definitely a case where many hands make light work!

There is a something for everyone.

Come to enjoy the show, to help out and to join the fun!

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NJOS MEETING LOCATION

Location: The Hanover Manor 16 Eagle Rock Avenue, East Hanover, NJ 973-887-2682

Social Hour: 6:00 to 7:00 P.M.

Dinner: 7:00 P.M.

This month’s Holiday Party is a complete buffet din-ner, and an array of desserts made by our members for the Holiday Season.

Reservations are required, $35 for members

$40 for non-members; All participants receive a blooming or in-spike orchid plant

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.

A MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT

It is Thanksgiving eve as I write this column and snow is beginning to fall. I am pondering all the things I am thankful for. Aside from the usual things (such as health, a loving spouse, a won-derful and supportive family), I am very thankful for the wonderful people in the NJOS. I am blessed be among all of you and to work with such dedicated people by my side to help run the society. Bill Stender has done a magnificent job in finding outstanding speakers. If you thought he was fantastic to date, you haven’t seen what’s in store for 2015. Bart Costello is very diligent and meticulous in watching the society’s finances and keeping the books in order. Anita Gibaldi must be commended for doing an exceptional job with the newsletter and winning trophies for our society exhibit at shows. She is always lending a hand to help get the job done. Marion Israel never ceases to amaze me in finding magnificent plants for our auctions, Holiday party, and potting party. I am thankful for the (relatively) new members Carrie Buchman, Lisa Choplo, Julie Hallberg and Rich-ard Rampinelli. You bring enthusiasm and zeal to the society—it’s so refreshing. Carrie has taken over as show chair and brought many great ide-as. The 2015 show promises to be extraordi-nary—don’t miss it. I don’t have the space to thank everyone, but rest assured I appreciate everyone’s contribution to the society no matter how small—it all adds to the whole. In addition, the members are what makes a society. I look forward to each meeting wondering what phe-nomenal plants you will bring to the show table. I enjoy the discussions and stories about your plants. I love the banter between John Sullivan and Lenny Zieff--not to mention the sometimes inappropriate antics of Patti Lee. NJOS is truly the best society in my opinion, and I am thankful to be a part of it.

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving.

Richard

HELP US GROW THE SOCHELP US GROW THE SOCHELP US GROW THE SOCIETY. IETY. IETY.

FEEL FREE TO BRING YFEEL FREE TO BRING YFEEL FREE TO BRING YOUR FAMILY, FRIENDS OUR FAMILY, FRIENDS OUR FAMILY, FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS WHO ARAND NEIGHBORS WHO ARAND NEIGHBORS WHO ARE INTERESTED E INTERESTED E INTERESTED IN GROWING ORCHIDS OR JUST ADMIRE THEM. IN GROWING ORCHIDS OR JUST ADMIRE THEM. IN GROWING ORCHIDS OR JUST ADMIRE THEM.

THEY CAN TRY US OUT THEY CAN TRY US OUT THEY CAN TRY US OUT AND JOIN IF THEY LIKE US. AND JOIN IF THEY LIKE US. AND JOIN IF THEY LIKE US.

Plant Table Miniature

Den. Violaceum, Lenny Zieff, Bronze (404)

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North Jersey Orchid Society Plant Table : December 13, 2014

ID PLANT AWARD GROWER

GREENHOUSE

Orchids in this division grow primarily under greenhouse conditions

101 Sc Crystelle Smith ‘Peter’ AM/AOS Kim Feddersen

102 Asctm Miniatum x Ren. Philippinense Kim Feddersen

103 Paph. Topaz Magic ‘Maplewood’ HCC/AOS Kim Feddersen

104 Epi. ellipicum Kim Feddersen

105 Paph. insigne ‘Piping Rock’ Kim Feddersen

106 Vandoglossum /Carolyn Hakim Kim Feddersen

107 Den. Unregistered grex Kim Feddersen

108 Paph. Judge Philip Mike & Sue Mazur

109 Catasetum Black Jade GOLD Mike & Sue Mazur

110 Paph. Alma Gavaert x dragon flag Mike & Sue Mazur

111 Blc. Hsinying Sunset ‘Ta-Msyin #3’ Anne & Dave Safarewitz

112 Lc. Angel Heart ‘Hihimanu’ HCC/AOS Anne & Dave Safarewitz

113 Lc. Waianae Sunset ‘Ogawa’ Anne & Dave Safarewitz

114 Lc. Nacouchee ‘Mission Valley’ Anne & Dave Safarewitz

115 Lc. Nacouchee ‘Mission Valley’ Anne & Dave Safarewitz

116 Blc. Campobello ‘Mendenhall’ Anne & Dave Safarewitz

117 Gerberara ‘Snow Ballet’ Anne & Dave Safarewitz

118 Bc. Donna Kimura ‘Paradise Tami’ HCC/AOS Anne & Dave Safarewitz

119 Pot. Burana Beauty ‘Burana’ AM/CST Anne & Dave Safarewitz

120 Hawkinsara Koolau Sunset ‘Hawaii’ Anne & Dave Safarewitz

121 Paph. Fred’s Touch Anne & Dave Safarewitz

122 Paph. Hybrid Anne & Dave Safarewitz

123 Paph. Hybrid Anne & Dave Safarewitz

124 Blc. Gardenzelle ‘Lemon Chiffon’ Perla Wee

125 Den. Aprichar x Rainbow Complection Bill Stender

126 Cooulara tropical snowflake Bill Stender

127 Den. Phlox Len Zieff

128 C. Labiata coerulea Frank Ariosta

129 C. Granier’s Valentine x C. Portia x C. warneri Bronze Frank Ariosta

130 Lc. Mary Eliz Bohn ’Royal Flare’ Frank Ariosta

WINDOWSILL

Orchids in this division grow primarily under natural light conditions

201 Lyc. Memoria Olgee Aston Carrie Buchman

202 Ddc. Cobbianum Carrie Buchman

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Thanks to Richard Ho for counting the ballets and proofreading, and Julie Hallberg and Russ Polo for setting up the tables.

C. Granier’s Valentine x C. Portia x C. warneri, Frank Ariosta, Bronze (129)

Onc. Red Twinkle, Jane Plaisted, (501)

ID PLANT AWARD GROWER

203 Golden Tang Paul Bundarin

204 Pot. Pariclse Rose x Pot. Dream Circle Paul Bundarin

205 C. Dinard “Blue Heaven” Silver Bart Costello

206 Blc. Bryce Canyon “Splendiferious” x Blc Sir J. Templeton “Sweetheart”

Bart Costello

207 Blc. Hawmuan Beauty x Pot. Haw ‘Tuan Glory Bronze Helen Oien

208 Pot. Oconee Circle Marion Israel

LIGHTS DIVISION

Orchids in this division grow primarily under artificial light conditions

301 Slc. Samba Jewel ‘Ravishing’ Marion Israel

302 C. Penang ‘Black Caesar’ Silver Marion Israel

303 Blc. Bryce Canyon x Lc. Blackstock’s ‘Fall Beauty’ Bronze Marion Israel

MINIATURE DIVISION

Orchids in this division are mature plants including foliage up to 6 inches in height

401 Schoenorchis fragrans Carrie Buchman

402 Lepanthopsis Astrophora ‘Sulky’ Carrie Buchman

403 Ascda. Fuch’s Doll ‘Full Moon’ Raymond Kwong

404 Den. Violaceum Bronze Len Zieff

405 Masd. Mary Staal Silver Len Zieff

406 Trichosalpinx ‘Gold’ Len Zieff

407 Den. Tectragonum ‘Big Lip x Deckerer Lip’ Bill Stender

408 Epi porpax Trudy Bliesath

NOVICE DIVISION

Orchids in this division are plants entered by growers new to growing orchids

501 Onc. Red Twinkle Jane Plaisted (not a member)

FRAGRANCE DIVISION

Orchids in this division are fragrant plants also entered in any of the above divisions

None voted on this month PLEASE VOTE FOR FRAGRANCE

More pictures on Page 7 & 8

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American Orchid Society North East Judging Center

Orchid Auction

&

Holiday Party

December 20, 2014

Bartlett Arboretum

Stamford, CT

10:30 am Auction Preview 9:30 am

- Auction of many rare and choice orchids

- Special Raffle of a Premier Orchid Plant

- Complimentary Buffet Lunch

Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens

151 Brookdale Road

Stamford, Connecticut,

1.5 miles north of the Merritt Parkway and 6 miles from downtown Stamford.

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Catasetum Black Jade, Mike & Sue Mazur, GOLD (109)

C. Penang ‘Black Caesar’, Marion Israel, Silver (302)

Blc. Hawmuan Beauty x Pot. Haw ‘Tuan Glory,

Helen Oien, Bronze (207)

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C. Dinard “Blue Heaven”, Bart Costello, Silver (205)

Blc. Bryce Canyon x Lc. Blackstock’s ‘Fall Beauty’ Marion Israel, Bronze, (303)

← ←Masd. Mary Staal, Lenny Zieff, Silver (405)

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Vice Presidents Corner,

Greetings fellow Orchid Geeks! Winter is finally here (and it

seems with a vengeance), but the long warm fall and lack of

any real frost until well into November has all my usual gar-

dening task overlapping each other. I can never remember

cleaning out the gardens in late November. For this reason

some of the orchids are also a little confused. My regular

Christmas bloomers have finished up and others seem con-

fused. We will see.

I like to use this period of time when the plants are slowly

going into rest mode to take a long look at the collection and

plan for the coming season. I like the fact that most plants

only need weekly watering and soon some will be every oth-

er week or not until we see new growth develop. Knowing

your collection and their watering and cultural needs is

something I am still dealing with, but I think I get a little better

every year.

I had the special opportunity to host Fred Clarke after our

meeting at me home and this gave me a chance to discuss

my growing and culture with a true professional. Some

things have been changed around and a few plants that I

have been nursing for years have made it to the compost

heap. It may sound harsh, but Fred said that we should cul-

tivate bloomers, and not act like an orchid hospital. Because

of this I have a little extra space on the benches now…….

As we continue to look forward to the January show and sale I want to thank all of you who have volunteered your time with set up and knock down as well as spending time during the show to greet, and be an ambassador for orchids. We had a good start to signing up in November. For those of you who did not sign up yet we still need a LOT of help. More signup sheets will be available during our holiday party and I am sure someone will tap you on the shoulder and ask where you can fit in. Remember that this society works well when we ALL work well. Garden clubs, orchid societies and other sacred and civic organizations are only as good as the members who pitch in to help. During this joyous Holiday season may the gift of volunteering be a big part of your vi-sion for this season and for 2015.

I look forward to seeing you all at our Holiday party. If you will not be joining us, I would like to take this time to wish you a Happy Hanukah and a Joyous Christmas.

Happy Growing!

Bill

Blc. Campobello ‘Mendenhall’, Anne & Dave Safarewitz, (116)

Den. Aprichar x Rainbow Complection Anne & Dave Safarewitz (125)

It is time to start preparing your

orchid plants for our show in Janu-

ary. Please read Anne’s suggestions

on Page 12.

We want to exhibit all the plants

you have in bloom. We will have a

table just for miniatures at this

show.

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ONE TROPHY LEFT—BE A SPONSOR OF OUR SHOW

Please be a patron of the 48th Annual North Jersey Orchid Society Orchid Show and sponsor a

flower award. Make checks payable to NJOS and give them to Anita Gibaldi at the December

meeting, or mail to Anita Gibaldi, 133 Pershing Ave., Nutley, NJ 07110

LIST OF TROPHIES & AWARDS 2015 NJOS ORCHID SHOW

_______TROPHY SPONSOR AT LISTED PRICE_________SPONSOR_______

I AOS Show Trophy ($110) Al Schwarz (& Irene)*

II Orchid Digest Trophy — Best Society Exhibit ($80) Maureen Boyle & Anita Gibaldi

III JoAnn Petrone Memorial Trophy -- Best Hobby Grower Exhibit ($40) __Ingrid Raschdorf*____ IV Show Committee Trophy—Best in Show ($40) Michael & Helen Oien*__ V Don Richardson Memorial Trophy-- Best Specimen (other than IV) ($40) Sandra & Len Mackowiak* VI Leslie Stern Memorial Award--Best Phalaenopsis/Doritaenopsis Nancy Gerhardt & Carol Dicks* VII Robert Hunt Memorial Trophy--Best Pleurothallid Alliance (&40) Swartz Brewery Orchids Albert Tamashausky VIII John B. Lager Memorial Trophy--Best Paphiopedilum ($40) Julie Hallberg*_____ IX Louis Henrich Memorial Trophy--Best Odontoglossum Intergener ($40) ________________

X Margaret DeLage Memorial Trophy--Best Miniature Cattleya ($40) _Carrie Buchman*___ XI Janet Howe Memorial Trophy--Best Dendrobium ($40) __John Paltiel______ XII Ed Howell Memorial Trophy--Best Cymbidium ($40) _Kim Feddersen*___ XIII Donald R. Carley Memorial Trophy--Best Standard Cattleya ($40) _Bart Costello_____ XIV Oncidium Alliance Trophy—Best Oncidium Alliance ($40) Lynne & Bill Stender*_ XV Vandaceous Alliance Trophy—Best Vandaceous Alliance ($40) _Richard Rampinelli*_ XVI Miscellaneous Genera Trophy—Best Botanical ($40) Swartz Brewery Orchids_

XVII Best Species Trophy—(Other than Best in Show & Best Specimen) ($40) ___Richard Ho_____ XVIII Joe Heydel Memorial Trophy (JHOS)—Best Fragrant Orchid ($40) _____JHOS_________ XlX Irene Schwarz Memorial Trophy-Best Phragmipedium/ ($40) Carol & Maurice Garvey* Mexipedium--(Other than Paphiopedilum)

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Fair Orchids The Slipper Grid

By Kim Feddersen

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www.njorchids.org

The North Jersey Orchid Society, Inc. is a non-profit, educa-

tional organization, dedicated to the sharing of

knowledge, information and instruction concerning the

culture of orchids, their hybridization, conservation, dis-

play, 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 preser-

vation of orchids; to disseminate information concern-

ing the culture, hybridization or development of or-

chids; and generally to extend the knowledge, produc-

tion, use and appreciation of orchids of any kind in

any manner.

LET’S CONTINUE OUR BEAUTIFUL PLANT

TABLE

BRING YOUR BLOOMING PLANTS TO THE DECEMBER

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 2014-2015 Plant Table Awards.

BRING YOUR BLOOMING PLANTS FOR THE SHOW

TABLE AND REMEMBER TO

VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITES!!!

Your voting ballot will become your

raffle ticket—just put your name on the

back!

PLEASE VOTE FOR ALL CATEGORIES

and choose one of your “FIRSTS”

AS BEST-IN-SHOW

(Don’t forget the Fragrance Category)

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

DECEMBER 2013— DECEMBER 2014

President —Richard Ho

[email protected]; 973-857-7992

Vice President —William Stender

[email protected]; 908-496-4946

Treasurer – Bart Costello

[email protected]; 973-808-9146

Recording Secretary – Marion Israel

[email protected]; 845-753-6442

Corresponding Secretary – Sandra Mackowiak

[email protected]; 973-537-2881

Membership Officer – Sandra Mackowiak

[email protected]; 973-537-2881

Newsletter Editor– Anita Gibaldi

[email protected]; 973-661-0520

Trustees :

Trudy Bliesath; [email protected]

Carrie Buchman; [email protected]

Lisa Choplo; [email protected]

Raymond Kwong; [email protected]

Russell Polo; 973-887-5883

Richard Rampinelli; [email protected]

Irwin Slotnick; [email protected]

Web Master

Carrie Buchman

AOS Representative

Marion Israel

CLIP & KEEP THESE DATES

December 11 NJOS Meeting & Holiday Party –

Reservations in Advance.

January 8 NJOS Meeting—Carrie Buchman “How to

Research Your Plant”

January 16-18 NJOS 48 Annual Orchid Show at

Strawberry Blossom Home & Garden

Center

February 5-8 DCOS Orchid Show—Dearborn Market,

Holmdel, NJ

February 12 NJOS Meeting—Ron Midgett, New Earth

Orchids

March 12 NJOS Meeting—March Madness Auction

April 14 NJOS Meeting—Potting Party

Paph. insigne ‘Piping Rock’, Kim Feddersen (105)

[Camouflage with the carpet?]

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PREPARING YOUR ORCHIDS FOR SHOW

By Anne Safarewitz

It may only be November, but ‘show time’ is approaching faster than you think and our little jewels have to

be shining their brightest for the big day. The suggestions below also apply if you are bringing your orchid to

the AOS judging center to be judged.

Begin to stake your plants progressively now, if you haven’t been doing it already. Carefully stake pseudo-

bulbs especially if you have a specimen plant. If your orchid is large with the hope of many flowers, you

should stake it also that it appears to be evenly flowered on all sides. Do not move the plant after it is staked

or you will change the direction that the plant was staked to grow in.

As show day approaches, hopefully you will be able to remove the stakes. If your plant has a lot of canes,

make sure that it is either staked upright or that it’s evenly grown and flowered to create a pleasant cascading

effect. If you really don’t know how to stake a plant correctly, you can bring it to any [NJOS] DCOS meet-

ing and ask one of our more experienced growers to show you the best way to stake the plant or inflo-

rescence.

If your plant has to be staked in order to transport it to the show to avoid flower breakage, try to stake it be-

fore you ring it to the staging area for the show.

Make sure that your orchids have no extra ‘meat’ on them. Mealy bugs, scale and spider mites are not espe-

cially appealing to your associates who then have to clean up the plants at show setup. It is a know fact that

the little beasts will be attracted to that orchid next to it in the cardboard box. There are many different kinds

of insecticides, oils and soaps that may be used to get rid of these pests depending upon your growing condi-

tions and size of your collection. Be thoughtful, and use them before you bring your plants to the collection

center.

Groom your plants! If they have any leaves that have been badly discolored for any reason, cut them off.

Trim off the edges of leaves that ae brown and cut them to a point, especially on Cymbidiums. Remove any

leaves that are dead. Clean off loose old tissue on older pseudobulbs (a soft bristle tooth brush and soapy wa-

ter does a great job). Not only will the plants look better, but you also will be able to see if there is scale hid-

ing under the old tissue.

Make sure that your name and complete name of your plant is printed on masking tape on the bottom of the

pot. The proper name includes any awards (AOS,RHS etc.) if applicable. This way you can remove and

save the tags to insure that they will not be lost or broken in transit. A written list of your plants should ac-

company the orchids when you drop them off, and you should keep a duplicate. Remember that we have to

complete accurate labels and entry forms with the proper name of the orchid for ribbon judging.

Indicate if you are interested in having your orchid ‘AOS’ judged. Don’t worry about the paperwork; some-

one on the setup committee will complete it for you. If anyone on the committee believes that the plant

should be judged, it will be entered for you unless you indicate that the plant is specifically not for AOS judg-

ing.

Remember, our exhibits are Society Exhibits. Don’t be afraid to bring in your plants for the show. Some of

the best plants are left on windowsills, under lights or in greenhouses because the owners didn’t think they

were ‘good enough’. Let’s try to make it our goal that the Society is represented by as many members as

possible, and not just a few individuals.

Reprinted from Orchid News, Deep Cut Orchid Society newsletter

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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. 216 Halstead Ave. Harrison, NY

2nd Wednesday, Manhattan orchid Society, SLC Conference Center, 15 West 39th St.,3rd Fl. NYC (btwn. 5th & 6th Aves.) 212-244-8888

2nd Thursday, 8 pm North Jersey O.S. (dinner 7 pm, $15 per person) The Hanover Manor, 16 Eagle Rock Ave., East Hanover, NJ www.njorchids.org

2nd Thursday, 6:30 pm Long Island O.S. VFW Hall, corner of Vincent & Merrick Rd., Lynbrook, NY 2nd Sunday, 1:30 pm Mid Hudson Orchid Society, Union Presbyterian Church, Newburgh 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 AOS Northeast Regional Judging, Bartlett Arboretum, 151 Brookdale Rd. Stamford, CT 06903 Call Rita Cohen 516-374-6426 4th Tuesday, 7 pm Jersey Highlands Orchid Society (JHOS) Bristol Glen, 200 Bristol Glen Drive, Newton, NJ 07860 Please call ahead to confirm date and location before attending.

Editors Note

Deadline for the JANUARY 2015 newsletter is DECEMBER 24

th .

Please submit your articles before the due date to me directly at [email protected].

E-mail errors or corrections to the

editor [email protected]

North Jersey Orchid Society

c/o Anita Gibaldi

133 Pershing Avenue

Nutley, NJ 07110