WAGGA WAGGA ORCHID SOCIETY INC

NEWSLETTER

Volume 32 No7

Patron:  Alan Stephenson Secretary: Anita Laidlay 69253097 Email: [email protected]

July 2016

President: Andrew Easton 0437694452 Treasurer: David Marsh 0431581320 Vice President: John Dawe 0408692573

Committee: Travis Milton, Patrick Tenison, Brian Dear, Janet Baumer. Newsletter Ed: John Dawe 0408692573 Email [email protected] Wagga Wagga Orchid Society Web Site www.waggaorchidsociety.org On Facebook Wagga Wagga Orchid Society. Postal Address P.O.Box 8669 Kooringal NSW 2650 Next General Meeting: This will be on Thursday 11th August at 7.30 pm with the venue being the ARCC Hall in Tarcutta Street. Next Committee Meeting: The next committee meeting will be on Saturday 13th August at 2pm, at the home of John Dawe & Anita Laidlay’s at 59 Mitchelmore St Turvey Park.

The Cultural Award was awarded to John Titus with his Dendrobium Cassiope ( moniliforme x nobile )

The Popular Vote went to Keith & Eva Burgmeier with their Paphiopedilum Winston Churchill ( Marlborough x Village Green )

Winners at our July Meeting This month’s Members Draw was No 82 Janet & Tony Baumer and as they were present they received the cash amount of $20-00 for July. The prizes for this month’s raffle where won by Kay Holding, Sandera Vallance and Patricia Anderson. Thank You to Keith Scott for donating the extra Orchid to the raffle. Congratulations to the winners and good luck to all in the next draw. Welcome to our Visitors Welcome to Patricia Anderson & Patricia White. July Meeting & Casserole Night Another great night with some beautifull food thank you to all who contributed. Inter Club Visit The inter club visit for this year will be hosted by Wangaratta with a date yet to be allocated as soon I get a date I will let you know. We will then look at numbers and means of transport. Proposed Three Rivers Orchid Show The Three Rivers Orchid Show proposed for November 2017. There was another meeting held in Cobram on the 24/7/16 at the home of Norm & Pam Gardner with five members representing Wagga Wagga with two apologies. We have now formed a working committee and it is all looking very positive for next year. We are going to have the next meeting on the 20/8/16 at 10-30 am at Corowa meeting at MacDonald’s and then going to the proposed venue. I will give a short briefing of how it is progressing at our August Meeting. Home Visits 3rd Sunday of the month at 2 pm August 21st at John Dawe & Anita Laiday’s 59 Mitchelmore Street Turvey Park. September 24th & 25th WWOS Spring Show October 16th Gertie & Herbert Edeskuty’s 69 Pugsley Ave Estella. November Walk about ? Please re member to bring a chair and a plate. If you need a urn for the day please give me a call on 0408692573 also if you need cups call Janet on 69226675. Spring Show We are now seeking Raffle Prizes for our Monster Spring Show Raffle if you have anything to donate could you please bring it in no later than our July Meeting, This is our only real fund raiser for the year so let’s all get involved and make the best yet. Raffle Tickets Raffle Tickets for our monster Raffle to be drawn at our Spring Show were posted out with the May newsletter, With one book of 10 per member, Can you please sell or purchase tickets at $1.00 per ticket & bring the books & money back to the General Meeting no later than our September meeting on the 8/9/16. Good Luck & Thanks. If anyone requires more books please ask at our next General Meeting. Members Selling Raffle Tickets Anita & I are offering Orchids to the value of $50-00 to the member who sells the most tickets for the Spring Show Raffle this offering is for personal sales only ( Shopping Centre Sales not included) Thanks John.

The cultural information offered in this newsletter is intended as a guide only. Wagga Wagga Orchid Society Inc. cannot be held responsible for any loss or damage that may occur to plants as a result of using this information.

Raffle Ticket Sales : Dates, Locations & Times 3rd & 10th September at the Tolland Shopping Centre 9-30am to 11-30 / 11-30 to 1-30 / 1-30 to 3-30pm. 9th & 17th September at the South City Shopping Centre 9-30am to 11-30 / 11-30 to 1-30 / 1-30 to 3-30pm. 22nd September at the Kooringal Shopping Centre 9-30am to 11-30 / 11-30 to 1-30 / 1-30 to 3-30pm. Please if you can give us some time to sell tickets it would be much appreciated. Prizes for our Raffle as at the 1/8/16 Small walk in Greenhouse: T & J Baumer Saxon 48 litre Multipurpose Cart on wheels: Laidawe Orchids Makita 185mm Circular Saw: P & F Tenison, Tenison Building Pty Ltd Ozito Orbital Sander 1/3 sheet: J S Dawe & A L Laidlay Building Contractors Hitachi 16mm Impact Drill: Piper & Harvey Steel Fabrications Tekraft Nylon Tool Bag Tubular Handle: Laidawe Orchids $50-00 Gift Voucher: Loam & Stone Landscape Supplies $50-00 Gift Voucher: Chaston Street Nursery Carry on Suitcase: Office Works $25-00 Gift Voucher: Lake Albert Pharmacy 2 x $25-00 Gift Vouchers: North Side Pharmacy Recipe Book & Timber Cutting Board: Harvey Norman $20-00 Gift Voucher: Don Tuckwell $150-00 Gift Voucher: Wagga City Auto 6 x $15-00 Gift Vouchers: Gardeners Studio Nursery Jasper 29.5cm crystal vase; Laidawe Orchids Club T-shirts, Jackets, and Caps All these items can be ordered from GECKO Embroidery 122 Fitzmaurice Street Wagga Wagga We now have prices for these item’s Men’s & Women’s Polo Shirt’s $27.70 Polo Fleece Jacket’s Men’s $45.70 Women’s $42.70 Cap’s $15.00 all with our Logo embroidered on them. Trading Table Keith Scott is selling bark and other products at the trading table, you can also pick them up at Keith & Margaret Scott’s at 3 Mount Street Wagga Wagga give them a call first on 69219430 Coming Events and Shows August 13-14 National Orchid Extravaganza at Dural August 26-28 Melbourne Orchid Spectacular – Boxhall Pavilion VIC September 24-25 Wagga Wagga Spring Orchid Show at the Glenfeild Community Centre October 8 -9 Albury Wodonga & District Orchid Club will be hosting the Inland Championship Orchid Show at the Mirambeena Centre, 19 Martha Mews, Lavington, NSW 2641 Library Our Society has a very extensive collection of hard and soft cover publications with the latest magazines we subscribe to also, if you would like to borrow any please see Brian Dear on our meeting nights. BENCHING RESULTS JULY 2016 (As per Judging Sheets) Cultural Award was won by John Titus with his well grown dendrobium softcane species Den. cassiope. Popular Vote was won by Keith & Eva Bergmeier with their very nice Paphiopedilum Winston Churchill (Marlborough x Village Green). The cultural information offered in this newsletter is intended as a guide only. Wagga Wagga Orchid Society Inc. cannot be held responsible for any loss or damage that may occur to plants as a result of using this information.

OPEN SECTION Cymbidium - Novelty 1st Cym. Traceyanum 'Spice' x Cym. Deathwish 'Saratoga' Cymbidium – Miniature 1st Cym. My Sweet Amy 2nd Cym. Sarah Jean 'Vapour' Cymbidium – Intermediate 1st Cym. Pumisan 'Cooksbridge' 2nd Cym. Unnown 3rd Cym. Unknown Cymbidium – Standard 1st Cym. Khan Flame 'Tuscany' 2nd Cym. Pink Paradise Rose 'Pale Pink' Laeliinae Alliance – Over 115mm 1st Lrn. Sea Urchin Laeliinae Alliance – 65mm to 115mm 1st Rlc. Lisa Taylor Gallis 2nd C. Lavender Ice x Fsc.Beaufort x Bright Angel 2nd Slc. Ginny Champion ‘Prince’ Laeliinae Alliance – Encyclia 1st Encyc. Sunburst 2nd Encyc. cochleata ‘Andrew Young’ x cochleata ‘Tinonee’ Oncidiinae Alliance – Miniature 1st Onc. Twinkle 'Red Fantasy' 2nd Onc. Twinkle 3rd Onc. Twinkle 'Red Fantasy' Oncidiinae Alliance – Oncidium 1st Onc. Unknown 2nd Colmanara Jungle Monarch 'Everglades' Paphiopedilum Alliance – Exhibition 1st Paph. Emerald Sea 'Aussie' x Tea for Two 'Tea Timer' 2nd Paph. Winston Churchill (Marlborough x Village Green) Paphiopedilum – Hybrid 1st Paph. Unkown 2nd Paph. Pepper Puddle 3rd Paph. Gratrixianum x Charlesworthii Paphiopedilum – Species 1st Paph. venustum 2nd Paph. crossianum 3rd Paph. Insigne var. sanderae Dendrobium – Exotic (Hardcane) 1st Den. Warringah Dendrobium – Exotic (Softcane) 1st Den. Unknown Dendrobium -Exotic – Species 1st Den.cassiope

A & J Baumer K & E Bergmeier K & E Bergmeier K & E Bergmeier K & E Bergmeier K & E Bergmeier K & E Bergmeier K & E Bergmeier A & J Baumer J Dawe/A Laidlay K & E Bergmeier R & K Holding K & M Scott P & F Tenison R & K Holding K & M Scott J Dawe/A Laidlay P & F Tenison R & K Holding A & J Baumer K & E Bergmeier K & M Scott J Dawe/A Laidlay P & F Tenison J Dawe/A Laidlay A & J Baumer A & J Baumer K & M Scott J Titus J Titus

The cultural information offered in this newsletter is intended as a guide only. Wagga Wagga Orchid Society Inc. cannot be held responsible for any loss or damage that may occur to plants as a result of using this information.

Aust. Native Dendrobium - Hybrid 1st Den. Angellene 2nd Den.Hida Poxon 3rd Den. Tooradin Terrestrial - Species 1st Acianthus collinus Terrestrial – Species – Exotic 1st Taurantha ophioglossa 2nd Taurantha ophioglossa 3rd Taurantha tennuicauda Any Other Alliance 1st Stenorrhynchos speciosus x sibling 2nd Ansellia africana 'Hansie x Steven' 3rd Pleurothallis tuerkheimii alba

J Titus J Dawe/A Laidlay K & E Bergmeier J Dawe/A Laidlay J Dawe/A Laidlay T. Milton J Dawe/A Laidlay J Dawe/A Laidlay J Titus K & M Scott

NOVICE SECTION Cymbidium 1st Cym. Unknown 2nd Cym. Unknown 3rd Cym. Daves Dream 'Daffodil' Paphiopedilum 1st Paph. Rosy Dawn 2nd Paph. Leeanum

M Quinn M Quinn B & P Dear B & P Dear B & P Dear

WWOS MONTHLY BENCHING COMPETITION RESULTS FOR JULY 2016 OPEN NAME J DAWE/A LAIDLAY K & E BERGMEIER R & K HOLDING K & M SCOTT J TITUS P & F TENISON A & J BAUMER T MILTON A & N ADAMS POPULAR VOTE J DAWE/A LAIDLAY R & K HOLDING K & M SCOTT J TITUS K & E BERGMEIER

NOVICE POINTS 146 95 68 56 45 42 26 8 7

6 3 3 3 3

NAME B & P DEAR M QUINN K KENNEDY

CULTURAL AWARD K & M SCOTT J TITUS J DAWE & A LAIDLAY P & F TENISON

POINTS 37 28 8

6 6 3 3

The cultural information offered in this newsletter is intended as a guide only. Wagga Wagga Orchid Society Inc. cannot be held responsible for any loss or damage that may occur to plants as a result of using this information.