The GCOS Newsletter

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The next meeting of= the Greater Cincinnati Orchid Society will be on Tuesday, September 4, 2007. Note that this is the first Tues= day of the month. The meeting will= be held at the Civic Garden Center on Reading Road across from Bethesda Hospital. The mee= ting is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. There will be time to socialize from 7:00 to 7:30. The Beginners’ class starts at 7:00

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September’s program is Dixie McCulloch speaking on “Growing Vandas”. The = beginner’s class is on “Bringing In Your Plants” by Larry Sanford at 7:00 p.m. The refreshments are by Steve Helbling, Jeanne and Bar= ry Rhinehart. Raffle tickets are $1 each or 6 tickets for $5.

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

We will need people to sign up = for hospitality for October and November.&nb= sp; We need two people for each month. You can also email Jeanne Rhinehart if you have a month you wou= ld be willing to do the hospitality.

Nearby Shows/Events&nbs= p;

September 29-30	Kentucky Orchid Society = Show	Louisville, KY
October 20 - 21	Greater Cincinnati Orchid Society Show	Krohn Conservato= ry, Cincinnati, OH
November 4	Potting Bee=	Krohn Conservato= ry, Cincinnati, OH

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.* Speaker brings plants for sale. No silent aucti= on plant
October 9,= 2007	Alexa Noel – “Cymbidiums” Beginners = class Larry Sanford
November 1= 1, 2007	Steve Benjamin Beginners = class Larry Sanford
December 7= , 2007	No Meeting – Christmas Party

Plant Judging

<= span style=3D'mso-bidi-font-family:"Arial *"'>AOS Judging of plants is done at= the shows listed under Nearby Shows as well as at the regularly scheduled jud= ging sessions listed immediately at right.&nb= sp; 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.&n= bsp; Be a little early; plant registration is from Noon to 1:00 p.m.

September 9, 2007

October 14, 2007

November 11, 2007

December 9, 2007

Indiana State Fair – Janice Yates=

The Indiana-based orchid societies jointly hosted their fall show at the Indi= ana State Fair, Friday through Sunday, August 9-11, 2007. It's small but very interesting, housed in the Agriculture/Horticulture Building and sha= ring exhibit space with beekeepers, farm-raised vegetables and bales of hay. Steve Helbling, Jan Yates and Larry Sanford did a 25 square foot exhibit, featuring (the world's largest) miltonia, or so it seemed, which took the Trophy in its exhibit class but lost to Hoosier Orchid Company f= or the AOS Show Trophy. For reasons not known to the writer, our GCOS members did not take part in the watermelon seed spitting contest.

Steve Helbling's miltonia spectabilis var. moreliana 'Newberry' AM/AOS won three trophies in all: Best Plant in Show, Best Specimen and Best in its Alliance. = All the other plants entered did quite well as you can see:

<= br> Hab. erichmichelii 'Hoosier Fair' AM/AOS &nbs= p;        = ;            = Red &nb= sp; Steve Helbling
Gal. batemannii            &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;   Red &nb= sp; "
Blc. Color Magic 'Mendenhall' AM/AOS         = ;            &n= bsp; Blue &nb= sp; "
Phrag. Mont Fallu &nbs= p;    &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;           Blue &nb= sp; "
Pot. Free Spirit             &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;     Blue &nb= sp; "
Monn. Millennium Magic 'Witchcraft'         = ;     Blue &nb= sp; Larry Sanford
Masd. Hanne Nguyen 'Melissa' HCC/AOS         = ;             <= /span>Red &nb= sp; "
C. labiata var. Cooksoniae 'Patience' CHM/AOS            = ;       Blue/Class Trophy "
Ascda. Su-Fun Beauty 'Orange Belle' AM/AOS            &nbs= p;    Blue &nb= sp; "
Alex. Amy's Gold 'Graduation' HCC/AOS          = ;           Blue &nb= sp; "
Bl. Yellow Bird            &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p; Blue &nb= sp; Ron Miller
Den. Hialeah Pink Lace x Blue Twinkle     &nb= sp;            = Blue &nb= sp; Stan & Elaine Better
Ppy. Bill Carter &nb= sp;        = ;            &n= bsp;            Red

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Internet The GCOS web site is http://www.garde= nersutopia.com/GCOS/.

http://www.midamericanorchids= .org/

Newsletter Circulation Policy

The newsletter is sent = to all members whose membership is current and to other orchid societies by reciprocal agreement. Non-m= embers who request a newsletter will receive a maximum of three issues. Questions about the newsletter m= ay be directed to Jeanne Rhinehart, 513-232-6097 (evening). Email: jsan= ders1@fuse.net

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*President:*	*Toni Doty*	*Program director:<= /o:p>*	*Larry Sanford*
*Vice-president :*	*Alexa Noel*	*Show Chair:<= /span>*	*Pat June*
*Secretary:*	**Jeanne Rhinehart<= /b>**	*Members-at-large:<= /o:p>*	Mark Paul, Ron Miller=
*Treasurer:*	*Dana White*		*Linda Knab*