The GCOS Newsletter

The next meeting of= the Greater Cincinnati Orchid Society will be on Tuesday, March 4, 2008. 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.

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March’s program is by Linda Knab and Ron Miller on “Nomenclature”.&nb= sp; The Beginners Class is at 7:00 by Steve Helbling on “Q&A= on Orchid Culture” Refre= shments are from Jan Yates and Lois Conyers. Raffle tickets are $1 each or 6 tick= ets for $5. Plants are from the= World Orchid Congress.

Picture from the Miami Valley Orchid Society Show. Additional images can be found o= n our website (under Event Information/2008).&= nbsp; Photos by Jan Yates.

Show results are at the end of this document and under Event Information/2008 also.

Thanks to Ken Mettler for the great program last month on “Wild Orchids of Ohio”.

Plants are needed for the Civic Garden Center Lobby display. Plants may be brought to the Cen= ter March 3 by 1 p. m. About 30 plants are needed. Plants c= an be left after our show with Larry. Tear down is 3 p. m. the following Saturday

The next Steering Committee meeting will be held at 6:30 pm. on March,17 at t= he Panera on Winton Road. Officers 2008 should attend: Mark Paul, Alexa Noel, Pat June, Jeanne Rhinehart<= /st1:PersonName>, Larry Sanford, Toni Doty, Ron Miller, Alexa Noel, Linda Knab, Steve Helbling, Dana= White and Margaret Cullen.

Fall 2008 Mid America Orchid Congress Show and Meetings

The Greater Cincin= nati Orchid Society and the Miami Valley Orchid Society will be hosting the Fa= ll 2008 Mid America Orchid Congress (MAOC) show and meetings. The show and meetings will take = place over the period of September 5 – 7, 2008 at the King’s Island Resort and Conference Center located in Mason, Ohio. As this date approaches more information on this event can be found on the MAOC show web page at: http://www.gardener= sutopia.com/MAOC2008fall/

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This event features special meetings for different orchid alliances as well as seminars featu= ring three world-renowned speakers. There will be a charge for attending the seminars, which are sched= uled to be presented on the afternoon of September 6^th. Registration for the seminars as= well as a Saturday night banquet entitles the registrant to a Goody Bag contai= ning an orchid seedling as well as other items donated by local individuals and Industry. A very unique auc= tion will also be held on Saturday evening in order to raise funds for the MAOC and its conservation efforts.

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An orchid show wil= l be one of the featured events starting Saturday (September 6^th) and continuing through Sunday (September 7^th). The orchid show will feature sal= es tables where you can purchase a wide assortment of live orchids and orchid supplies from growers found in the U.S. and other countries. Ribbon judged orchid displays (r= anging from 25 square feet and up) will be presented by different orchid societi= es from all over middle America and Canada as well as displays = by the orchid vendors. There is no charge for the orchid show.

Nearby Shows/Events=
March 6	Introduction to Orchids 6 - 8 p. m. = (see Civic Garden Center Website for fee)	Civic Gar= den Center, Cincinnati, OH=
March 1 - 2	GCOS show	Krohn Conservatory, Cincinnati, OH=
March 3 - 8	GCOS exhibit	Civic Gar= den Center, Cincinnati, OH=
March 15 - 17	Michigan Orchid So= ciety Show and MidAmerica Orchid Congress	Troy, MI=
March 29 - 30	Central Ohio Orchid Society Show	Franklin P= ark, Columbus, OH
March 15	Potting Bee	Krohn Conservatory, Cincinnati, OH=
April 12-13	Central In= diana Orchid Society show	Garfield Park, Indianapolis, IN
May 17	Saturday – Open Greenhouse	Toni Doty 1-4 pm
July 12	17^th Ohio Valley Seminar – Glenn Decker Phrags, George Hatfield Cymbidiums	Civic Gar= den Center, Cincinnati, OH=
October 10-12	Three Rive= rs Orchid Society show	Schoaf Park, Ft. Wayne, IN

Next Meetings
* Speaker brings plants for sale. No silent auc= tion plant
March 4, 2= 008	Linda Knab and Ron Miller- nomenclat= ure Beginners Class: Steve Helbling “Q&A on Orchid Culture”
April 1, 2= 008	Ron Miller – Growing Indoors Beginners Class: Larry Sanford<= /o:p>
May 6, 200= 8	Russ Vernon

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 judging 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.

M= arch 9, 2008

A= pril 13, 2008

M= ay 11, 2008

J= une 8, 2008

GCOS Results for Spring 2008 MVOS Show
Class	Exhibitor<= /p>	Name	Cross			Trophys/ Ribbons
6	GCOS	S= ociety Display – 50 SQ FT Max.	<= o:p>	X		1, Trophy, Best of Show Awar= d
111	Larry Sanford	P= hcal. Kryptonite ‘Ursula’ AM/AOS	R= ozel	X	t= ankervilleae	2=
111	<= o:p>	P= hcal. Centuari	v= estita	X	t= ankervilleae	<= o:p>
91		C= ym. Milton Carpenter	G= olden Elf	X	V= ia Ambarino	1=
91		C= ym. Longueville ‘Mont Millais’ AM/RHS	W= yanga	X	M= avoureen	2=
50		A= scda. Fuchs Honeycomb	V. Charlie Clark	X	A= scda. Yip Sum Wah	1=
88		O= da. (Not Registered)	O= dm. Pescalo	X	O= da. Jumbo	2=
82		O= dcdm. Lorraine ̵= 6;14^th WOC’ SM/WOC	O= dcdm. Rustic Bridge	X	O= nc. Debutante	1=
101		M= asd. chaparensis ‘Rip Hoff’ AM/AOS	<= o:p>	X	<= o:p>	3=
102		M= asd. Geneva Spots ‘Mem. Wanda Cohrs’ AM/AOS	W= hite Swallow	X	c= haparensis	1=
102		M= asd. Hoosier Angel ‘Mary’ HCC/AOS	a= gaster	X	v= eitchiana	<= o:p>
102	Elaine Better	M= asd.Maui Lavender	R= uby Slippers	X	R= ex	2=
102		M= asd. Gold Dust	v= eitchiana	X	R= ex	<= o:p>
98		D= en.Ryuho	R= oy Tokunaga	X	E= ximium	3=
97		D= en.To My Kids ‘Smile’	H= agorom	X	W= hite Christmas	3=
89		M= em. Bill Carter	M= endenhall	X	P= apilio	3=
70		D= tps.Ganlin Yellow Diamond	P= hal. Haur Jin Diamond	X	D= tps. Chain Xen Pearl	<= o:p>
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*President:*	*Alexa Noel*	*Program director:<= /o:p>*	*Larry Sanford*
*Vice-president :*	*Ron Miller*	*Show Chair:<= /span>*	*Pat June*
*Secretary:*	**Jeanne Rhinehart<= /b>**	*Members-at-large:<= /o:p>*	Mark Paul, Dana White=
*Treasurer:*	*Margaret Cullen*		*Linda Knab*