The GCOS Newsletter

April 2005

Officers

*President:*	*Steve* *Helbling*	*Treasurer:*	*Dana White*
*Vice-president :*	*Toni Doty*	*Program director:*	*Larry Sanford*
*Secretary:*	*Jeanne Sanders*	*Members-at-large:*	*Jim France & Roni Adkins*

The next meeting of the Greater Cincinnati Orchid Society will be on Tuesday, April 5, 2005. Note that this is the first Tuesday of the month. The meeting will be held at the Civic Garden Center on Reading Road across from Bethesda Hospital. The meeting is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. There will be time to socialize from 7:00 to 7:30.

Program

This month’s program will be by Larry Sanford on “Miltoniopsis”. Refreshments by Stan and Elaine Better and Lois Conyers. Each month we try to have a few nice plants at the meeting as raffle plants. The tickets are $1.00 each, 6 for $5.00. This month’s plants are: Oncidium (Onc.) Twinkle “White”, in bud – small plant, long spray of white flowers Vuylstekeara (Vuyl.) Terry Kennedy ‘Cotton Candy’ – medium-sized plant, tall spray of light to medium purple Odontoglossum (Larry-type) flowers. Epilaeliocattleya (Eplc.) Charlie Brown (=Lc. Rojo X Epidendrum cordigerum) – a medium-sized plant with cluster of 6 to 7 dark red flowers per stem. Phragmipedium (Phrag.) Sorcerer’s Fire (=Sorcerer’s Apprentice X Andean Fire) – flowers look very much like Noirmont but the plant is MUCH smaller!

Nearby Shows/Events (note there are changes to calendar passed out)

April 2-3	Hoosier OS,	Indianapolis, Glendale Mall
April 3	Potting Bee	Krohn Conservatory
April 16-17	Central KY OS,	Lexington
April 20-25	MAOC	Bloomington, MN
April 30-May 1	Three Rivers OS,	Ft. Wayne, IN
April 21-22	Kentucky OS,
July 23	Van trip New Vision Orchids	Russ Vernon
August 13	1th Annual Ohio Valley Seminar, CGC, Cinci,OH	‘Orchids of Panama” by Bill Goldner/ Woodstream Orchids & 'Terrestrial Orchids by Erich Michel of Hoosier Orchids
September 24-25	Indiana OS	Indianapolis, IN
October 22-23	MAOC Orchidfest	Kings Island Resort, Kings Mills OH,
December 2	Christmas party	WE NEED SOMEONE TO ORGANIZE THIS

Next Meetings * Speaker brings plants for sale. No silent auction plant.

April 5, 2005	Larry Sanford - "Miltoniopsis"
May 3, 2005	Leon Glictenstein* - ‘Costa Rican Orchid Fantasy”
June 7, 2005	7 pm Panel ”Summering Out Your Plants” 7:30pm Kristen Mason (To be announced)
September 6, 2005	7:30pm Alexa Noel - “Tolumnias” 7PM Panel”Bringing in your Plants”
October 7, 2005	Steve Benjamin* - (“To be announced”)
November 1, 2005	Russ Vernon* - ( To be announced”)

Steering Committee:

The next Steering Committee meeting will be held the home of Steve Helbling at 7:pm. on Tuesday, April 12, 2005. Officers 2005 should attend: Roni Adkins, Jim France, Steve Helbling, Pat June, Jeanne Sanders, Larry Sanford, Toni Doty and Dana White.

Hospitality List – to bring snacks, ice (in cooler) and drinks for the meetings

April	Stan & Elaine Better	September	Pat Brockhoff
	Lois Conyers		Roger Habertheir
May	Shirley Kreiner	October	Katherine Miller
	Karen Cochran		Dionisia & Hugo Rosal
June	Jim France	November	Steve Helbling
	Don Luebbering		Pat June

Greater Cincinnati Orchid Society Show results

Exhibit 50’ - Blue and Class Trophy	Jan Yates and Steve Helbling
Elaine Better
Phal Cygnus 'Empire' AM/AOS	Tokyo Bridal X Silky Moon	white
Phal Yu Pin Pearl 'Peacock'	Phal Ever-spring King X Pahl Musashino	white
Phal Little Mary 'Cherry Blossom'	Phal Mary Tuazon X Phal equestris
Phal Jungle Cat 'Bloody Mary'	Phal Golden Spice X Phal Hawaiian Pinstripe	blue
Phal Fangtastic John Curtin	Phal Golden Sun X Phal Ember
Larry Sanford
Hmtn Golden Harry	Bnfd Gold Star X Oda Harry Baldwin	blue & trophy
Brsdm Nittany Gold 'Patience' HCC/AOS	Onc ghiesbreghtianum X Brs verrucosa
Milt Duncan York	Milt Mrs Anneli Loeb X Milt Mem Ida Seigel	blue
Milt Harvey Wong	Milt Woodlands X Milt Ambre	red
Tolu Native Dancer 'Sun Dance' HCC/AOS	Tolu Classy X Tolu guianensis	white
Wils Butterboy	Wils Spaceman X Odcdm Tiger Butter	blue
Oda Nettie Valentine	Oda Emma Sander X Oda Drummer Boy	blue & HCC/AOS
Masd Tom Nasser 'Cathi' AM/AOS	Masd veitchiana X Masd Marguerite	blue
Phcal Kryptonite 'Chariot of Fire'	Cal Rozel X Phaius tankervilleae
Alexa & Rick Noel
Paph concolor	species
Paph lowii 'Mem Agnes Helbling' AM/AOS	species	red
Paph Golddollar	Paph primulinum X Paph armeniacum	blue
Paph Deena Nicol	Paph philippinense X Paph praestans	red
Paph Screaming Eagle	Paph Berenice X Paph sanderianum	blue & trophy
Phrag Noirmont 'Stacey Noel' AM/AOS	Phrag longifolium X Phrag Mem Dick Clements	blue, Gastright trophy, Best Plant in Show, CCM/AOS
Phrag Noirmont 'Jennifer Noel' AM/AOS	Phrag longifolium X Phrag Mem Dick Clements	red & CCM/AOS
Phrag Inca Fire 'John Noel' HCC/AOS	Phrag Andean Fire X Phrag besseae	red
Shirley Kreiner
Dtps Hybrid	Dtps Little Green Stripes X Phal George Vasquez
Karen Cochran
Paph Hybrid	Paph Mystic Jewel X Paph Maudiae
Phal Hybrid	Phal Summer Wine X Phal Brother Purple
Phal Andrea's Golden Circle	Phal Golden Circle X Phal Andrea Niessen
Phal Hybrid	Phal Melodious Bells X Phal Abendrot	red
Phal Brother Sally Taylor	Phal Sandy's Grape X Phal Daddin's Grape
Steve Helbling
Paph rothschildianum	species	blue
Paph Julius 'Bloody Caesar' FCC/AOS	Paph rothschildianum X Paph lowii	blue
Paph Christina Richards	Paph Conco-Bellatulum X Paph malipoense	red
Phal parishii v. lobii	species	blue
Dtps Hybrid	Dtps Brother Isabel X Dtps Brother Comet	red
Eulophia quartiniana	species	blue & trophy
Den unicum	species	red
Max ferdinandiana	species	blue
Dana & Ed White
Phal Mini Mark
Mtssa Charles M Fitch		red
Jeanne Sanders
Paph bellatulum	species
Paph Hybrid	Paph Colonist X Paph Personella
Phal Mini Mark 'Holm'
Dtps Coral Harbor
Phal Little Emperor		white
Onc ampulatum v major	species	blue

Plant Judging

AOS Judging of plants is done at the shows listed below under Nearby Shows as well as at the regularly scheduled judging sessions listed immediately below. These sessions begin at 1:00 p.m. at the Civic Garden Center. You are welcome to bring a plant to be judged or just to observe the judging. Be a little early; plant registration is from Noon to 1:00 p.m.

April 10, 2005

May 8, 2005

June 127, 2005

July 10, 2005

August 14, 2005

September 11, 2005

October 9, 2005

November 13, 2005

December 11, 2005

Greater Cincinnati and Miami Valley Orchid Societies Host/Present

Orchidfest

Mid-America Orchid Congress

October 21, 22, & 23, 2005

Kings Island Resort & Conference Center

Kings Mills, Ohio

http://www.gardenersutopia.com/MAOC2005fall/index.html

Next Meetings * Speaker brings plants for sale. No silent auction plant.

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