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Volume 9, Issue 7 December 2011

Delaware Orchid Society

April 2013 Volume 11, Issue 8

Meeting: Tuesday, April 9, 2013 Speaker: Mario Ferrusi Topic: “Masdevalias” I was born in Sulmona, Italy in October, 1947. The boat ride to Halifax, Nova Sco a, ending on December 19, 1954, wasn’t all ice cream like they promised me! The two day train ride to Fenwick, Ontario, wasn’t bad though. Grad‐ua ng from high school in 1967, I took on sev‐eral jobs before ge ng hired by General Mo‐tors in St. Catharines, Ontario, where I worked un l my re rement in December 2007.

I met my soon‐to‐be wife, Conni, on a vaca on in Southern California. A er a short long‐distance courtship, Conni moved to Ontario and we were married. It’s actually Conni’s fault I even got into orchids! I had cac and African violets growing on the kitchen window sill where she also kept her garlic. Conni got red of the thorny cac a acking every me she got garlic and suggested I try orchids like her aunt grew in Santa Barbara along with her African violets. The gauntlet was dropped! I purchased my first phalaenopsis seedling. A month later, a complete set up, including lights and fans, and a stand, (as well as 23 more plants!), was listed for sale in our local paper, and purchased!

Over the years, the family grew along with the orchid collec on. Our daughter, Ilia, was three months old when the orchid disease first got me. She’s 29 now, and working on her PhD. Jared, now 24 came along four years a er Ilia, and is currently living and working in O awa, Ontario. Rhys, now 22, was snuck in two years a er Jared by Conni, and is living and working in Sarnia, Ontario.

I don’t do things by half‐measures! I became involved, almost immediately, in groups of fellow orchid addicts. Con‐ni and I have held various posi ons in our small local society. I’ve also been president of the Southern Ontario Or‐chid Society, as well as other posi ons and am currently Program Chairman. In 1998, I became a fully accredited AOS judge, and have served as Chair, Vice‐Chair, and currently, Treasurer of the Toronto Judging Centre.

Orchids are a “family affair” for us. Ilia, Jared, and Rhys, have grown up with orchid “aunts” and “uncles” in Canada and the United States. Ilia’s got several plants of her own that she flowers regularly. Jared helps with displays at shows and occasionally minds the greenhouse when we travel. Rhys has even won five AOS Show Trophies for his own displays. Conni’s the “people person” and can feed a group of 20 at a moment’s no ce! Everyone ends up ei‐ther clerking or selling at shows. Orchids have enriched my life in so many ways that I cannot begin to count them.


DOS C A L E N D A R O F E V E N T S APRIL 9 GENERAL MEETING

PLACE: EMMANUEL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

SPEAKER: Mario Ferrusi, AOS Trustee

TOPIC: Masdevalias

APRIL 20 DOS AUCTION

Place: Emmanuel Presbyterian Church

MAY 14 GENERAL MEETING

PLACE: EMMANUEL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

SPEAKER: Gary Moyer

TOPIC: Draculas

JUNE 11 DOS BANQUET PLACE: GREENVILLE COUNTRY CLUB

THE DELAWARE ORCHID SOCIETY

Officers

Pam Downs, President John Rogan, Vice-President Joel Balogh, Treasurer Olivia Landis, Secretary

Board of Directors

Harry Kutch Duane Erdmann Dave Emerson Lynn Fuller Adrian Ross Mary Ann Ulmann Scott Cunningham, Past President

Committee Chairs

Program Mary Jo Gilsdorf Mali Rao Library Vicki Gawiak Show Table John Rogan Membership Vera Lee Rao Hospitality Lori Weaver Maryann Ozlanski Vicki Gawiak Activities Olivia Landis Adrian Ross AOS Rep Lynn Fuller

Delaware Orchid Society Mee ngs are held the second Tuesday each month

(except June, July and August) at Emmanuel Presbyterian Church,

1006 Wilson Road, Wilmington, Delaware at 7 PM.

Visitors are always welcome. June is our annual banquet held at

another loca on (TBD) and July and August is our summer recess.

Check out our website!

www.delawareorchidsociety.com

Doors open: 7:00 p.m. Beginner Corner: 7:15 p.m.

Social/Judging 7:30 – 8:00 p.m. Business Meeting: 8:00 – 8:15 p.m. Speaker: 8:15 – 9:00 p.m.

Show Table/Raffle/Door Prizes: 9:00


DOS is looking for dona-tions for our annual Auction which is being held at Em-manuel Presbyterian Church on April 20, 2013. Preview is at 11:00 and auction starts at 12:00.

Let Duane Erdmann ([email protected]) know what plants you plan on donating so he can

make an advanced listing prior to the auction. You can give him your list at the meeting April 6.

Use the included poster to promote the auction. It is our only fundraiser. We are able to have our excellent speakers because of the success of our auction.

You can bring any plants to the meeting April 9 that you may have available to use for the DOS exhibit at the SEPOS show (April 11-14). Please send a listing of those plants to Mary Ann Ullman ([email protected]) with a copy to Lynn Fuller (mlfuller@comcast .net) and Gail Sklar gjsklar@comcast .net). Mary Ann or Gail will take the plants home. Make sure your name and phone number are on the plants.

REMINDERS

If a ending DOS Annual Banquet:

Let Sco Cunningham know your entre choice (by May 28)

Send $40 per person to Joel Balogh, 34 Morgan Hollow Way, Landenberg, PA 19350‐1049 (checks payable to DOS)


AOS Corner

Welcome to the newly elected members of the Board of Trustees of AOS. At the Members mee ng held in March in San Diego, California, Fred Clarke was re‐elected to the Board of Trustees for a three year period and Harry Gallis, David Toyoshima and Carol Zoltowski were newly elected for the same three year period. For more informa on on these new Trustees’ background informa on may be found on the AOS website. In addi on, Alan Koch, Tom Etheridge and Linda Wilhelm are the outgoing Trustees.

In addi on at the Trustees and Members mee ng, Frank and Taylor Slaughter of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, each received separate AOS Silver Medals for their dedicated ser‐vice to the AOS. Taylor for her service to the AOS judging system, as the first chair of the Governance Commi ee and service as a member of the Board of Trustees in various ca‐paci es for a number of years. Frank received his award for his service to the technology needs of the AOS.

Direct‐mail marke ng assistance for AOS Affiliated Socie es’ Shows is available the purpose of promo ng the shows, seminars and special society events via direct mail from the AOS’s Membership Services Department. Please contact AOS well in advance of your an cipated mailing with the states, countries or zip or postal code ranges you are inter‐ested in obtaining. Email lists are also available. While this service is free of charge to affiliated socie es, AOS would appreciate a dona on to help defray costs associated with producing and mailing these lists (if print copies are re‐quested). Contact the Society’s Membership Services De‐partment at 305‐740‐2010.

Interes ng Orchid Hybrid Trivia from AOS Website

The total number of grex names in the register is currently 154,660 (as of now). This figure increases daily. Each year The Interna onal Orchid Register adds between 3000‐4000 new hybrids. The most popular genera for hybrids are: Phalaenopsis — 31,382 Paphiopedilum — 23,871 Cymbidium — 14,688 Dendrobium — 11,910 So far there are about 2349 hybrid generic names, but not all of these are in use. There are about 5,600 species involved in hybridiza on. Lynn Fuller, Chair AOS Affiliated Socie es Commi ee

Welcome New DOS Members

Betty McCausland Chadds Ford, PA

Ellen Bortner West Chester, PA

Show table—March

Phrag. Mem. Dick Clements—Gail Sklar


UPCOMINGEVENTS

April 12—14, 2013 —SEPOS International Orchid Show & Sale - Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA www.sepos.org

April 17, 2013 Mid-Atlantic Center AOS Judging—Philadelphia Horticultural Center, 100 N. Horticultural Dr. and Montgomery Dr., Philadelphia, PA at 7:00PM

April 20, 2013—DOS Auction, Wilmington, DE

May 15, 2013 Mid-Atlantic Center AOS Judging—Philadelphia Horticultural Center, 100 N. Horticultural Dr. and Montgomery Dr., Philadelphia, PA at 7:00PM

June 19, 2013 Mid-Atlantic Center AOS Judging—Philadelphia Horticultural Center, 100 N. Horticultural Dr. and Montgomery Dr., Philadelphia, PA at 7:00PM

June 7—9, 2013 Shore Orchid Festival—Silva Orchids, Neptune, NJ

July 26-28, 2013 Orchid Fest—Parkside Orchids—Ottsville, PA

MARCH SHOW TABLE RESULTS GREENHOUSE Masd. belua Malli & Vera Lee Rao Masd. pachyura ‘Harold’ “ Masd. maxilimax “ Masd. tovarensis “ Masd. angulata “ Masd. arangoi “ Den. Jesmond Fancy “Best Grown” Mary Ann Ulmann V. Peter Cummings “Best Grown” “ Ascda. Fuchs Sunkist ‘Orange Glow’ “ Den. adrasta ‘Lizzie’ “ Masd. Prince Charming “ Masd. Aquarius ‘Golden Beauty’ “ Epi. schlecterianum “ Phal. Penang Girl ‘Darling’ ” Epi. blepharoclinium “ Phal. Sogo Tris John Rogan Phal. Wedding Promenade ” Gongora tricolor “ Phal. Zuma’s Pixie “ Brsdm. Fly Away ‘Miami’ HCC/AOS “ Dtps. Fuller’s Sunset “ Paph. delena i “ Blc Orange Glory ‘Worrel’ AM/AOS Anne & Art Chadwick C. Tiffen Bells ‘Orchidglade’ AM/AOS “ Lc.Easter Bunny X Lc. Warsilee “ Phrag. Mem. Dick Clements Gail Sklar Max. coccinea Mary Jo Gilsdorf Phrag. Helmut Rohr Barry Woolf Blc. Triumphant Corona on ‘Solo’ AM/AOS “ Lc .Purple Cascade “ C. intermedia Amethystoglossa “ Cym. Dorothy Stockdale ‘Forbidden Fruit’ “ Scaphosepalum verrucosum “ Den. anceps “ Dendrochilum cobbianum “ Iwanagara Appleblossum “ Sarcoglo s sceptrodes “ NON‐GREENHOUSE Den. Merlin Gabriela Por llo Phrag. Sedenii Adrian Ross


Den. Green Elf—Best Grown—Steve Change

Vanda Peter Cummings ‘Best Grown’ Mary Ann Ulmann

Den. anceps Barry Woolf

Ascda. Fuchs Sunkist ’Orange Glow’ ‐ Mary Ann Ulmann

Max. coccinea Mary Jo Gilsdorf

Den. Jesmond Fancy ‘Best Grown’— Mary Ann Ulmann


Delaware Orchid Society Banquet Greenville Country Club

June 11, 2013 6:00 Cocktails (cash bar)

7:00 Dinner

Speaker: To Be Announced

Menu Cocktails with butlered H or’s Oeuvres

Frisee and Zucchini Salad (with lentil salad, cherry tomatoes and a sherry vinaigrette)

Entrée (choice):

Petite Filet (grilled filet of beef, red wine demi glace)

Crab Cake (single—with horseradish-lemon aioli)

Organic Salmon (pan seared finished with a brown butter)

Vegetarian (Cavetelli pasta with roasted fennel, cherry tomatoes and sautéed spinach)

Accompaniments (whipped potatoes and sautéed medley of seasonal vegetables)

Dessert

$40 per person (Send Check to Joel Balogh, 34 Morgan Hollow Way, Landenberg, PA 19350‐1049)

RSVP with entre choice to: Sco Cunningham (by May 28) (sco [email protected])


Delaware Orchid Society c/o Lynn Fuller 1401 Pennsylvania Ave, # 1604 Wilmington, DE 19806

Dendrochilum cobbianum—Barry Woolf Por on of Show Table—March

Meet Fellow DOS members for dinner before the meeting!

Stanley’s Tavern 2038 Foulk Road Wilmington, DE 19810

(302) 475‐1887

5:45

Call Vicki Gawiak (302‐475‐2663) ‐ or Hennie Reiter (610‐459‐25850) to let them know you will join them.

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