BUNBURY ORCHID SOCIETY

Orchid Talk

Dendrobium Avril’s Gold

Judge’s Award July Meeting Grown by: Wally Heath

The Monthly Publication of the Bunbury Orchid Society

JULY 2017

NO AUGUST MEETING DUE TO ORCHID CONFERENCE, SCARBOROUGH

Next Meeting Sunday 3rd September, starting at 10.00 am

(please note new commencement time of general meeting)

All correspondence to Secretary PO Box 1074,

Bunbury, WA 6239

Editors Edition photos taken by Mike Baker

Dockrilliia Wamberal grown by Wally Heath Cyrtostylis huegelii grown by Bill Dear

Den Redman 'Sydenham' x Den Jesmond Sparkler 'Greg Hall' grown by R. Winch

ptst erubescens grown by Bill Dear

C Caudebec Candy x Slc Jungle Gem grown by B & L Harwood

Zygo Artur Elle 'Essendon' x self grown by K Merryfull

Membership Fees: Change of membership fees for 2017. As of AGM February, it was voted to

change membership fees to Family membership $20.00 and single membership $20.00 per annum.

Membership fees are now due. Please pay at next meeting, or forward to Treasurer, Andrea Shine, PO Box 1074,

Bunbury, WA 6239

Sales Table: A reminder that all your orchid needs can be obtained through the Club on meeting

mornings. If you need to pre-order any orchid bark or Perlite, please contact Norm Martin. All other supplies such as pots, fertilisers, orchid clips, hanging pots, etc will be available on meeting morning.

Morning tea Schedule for monthly meetings A schedule is being organised to share the morning tea duties. Please see Derise if you are able to assist with setting up morning tea, providing light morning tea and cleaning up afterwards. Please phone Derease 0412884937. We only need a couple of volunteers each month and a couple of packets of Biscuits would be fine.

Bunnings Sausage Sizzle was held on Sunday 16th July.

A successful morning enjoyed by all members at our annual Soup Kitchen. Thanks to those members who provided all the delicious soups. The variety was exceptional.

Winter Show: Any members who are holding Winter Show trophies, please arrange to have them

returned to the Secretary.

Winter Show dates: July 28 & 29 & 30th (set up 6.30 p.m. on Friday 28th July) Location will be at the Australind Hall, behind the shops. Plant entries can be made on Saturday morning between 8.00 a.m. and 9.00 a.m. Judging will commence at 9.00 a.m. and cease at 11.00 a.m. General public will have admission after 11.00 a.m. on Saturday. The Show will be open on Sunday 30th July between 10.a.m. and 3.00 p.m. Help is needed for the Winter show on the 29th and 30th July to man the display and deal with public enquiries. Please phone Marg Nelson on 97341343 to offer your assistance.

Spring Show: September 15, 16 & 17 (set up on 15th September) Location will be at the Italian Club.

Many thanks to all members who

assisted on Sunday with the sausage

sizzle. A very busy day and thankfully

it did not rain. In the pic, Derease,

Steve, Judy and Brian.

Rendezvous Hotel, West Coast H/W, Scarborough, Western Australia

Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th August 2017

Any members who can assist with loading and transporting equipment for the Show, please contact Brian Harwood for further details. Bunbury Orchid Society will be providing sponsorship for the floral art displays at the Show.

Please bring AUGUST & SEPTEMBER plants to the September meeting for judging.

Meeting Plants

March

Zyga. (Black Magic x Kuitpo) Laelia crispa

April

Cym. Kirby Lesh “Pink Ice” x Joan Bryant “Harmony” Cym. Flaming Vulcan “Kerwin” x Blazing Fury “Hades” Cym. Flaming Vulcan “Kerwin’ x Joan Bryant “Harmony”

May

Den. Speciosum curvi “Peninsula Princess” x Dunokayla “Killa”

June Zyga. (Black Magic x Kuitpo) Laelia crispa

July Cym. Kirby Lesh “Pink Ice” x Joan Bryant “Harmony” Cym. Flaming Vulcan “Kerwin” x Blazing Fury “Hades” Cym. Flaming Vulcan “Kerwin’ x Joan Bryant “Harmony”

August Den. Speciosum curvi “Peninsula Princess” x Dunokayla “Killa”

September

Zyga. (Black Magic x Kuitpo) Laelia crispa

October Cym. Kirby Lesh “Pink Ice” x Joan Bryant “Harmony” Cym. Flaming Vulcan “Kerwin” x Blazing Fury “Hades” Cym. Flaming Vulcan “Kerwin’ x Joan Bryant “Harmony”

November Den. Speciosum curvi “Peninsula Princess” x Dunokayla “Killa”

July Monthly Meeting 2nd July 2017

July meeting of the Bunbury Orchid Society was held in the Australind Hall commencing at 10am.

President Rick opened the meeting welcoming members and recognizing life members in attendance.

Attendance book was signed and apologies noted.

Minutes of the June meetings were issued with the Orchid Talk.

Minutes accepted A.Light (M) G. Jackson (S) . All in favour.

Visitor Colin McMahon was welcomed.

Correspondence Inwards

Bank account authority to sign.

Department of Environment requesting contact numbers and Office Bearers. Which has been emailed back.

Minutes of WAROO meeting.

Email from Tony Watkinson about movement of plants to WA.

WA Orchid Spectacular information that was too late to be printed in the Orchid Talk.

Invoice from The City of Bunbury for the shed lease.

Correspondence Outwards

Ordered Sashes for the Winter show which Brian Harwood picked up with the Trophies.

Posted back signed copies of the deed of licence for the shed.

Accepted T. Dolmoney (M) J. Charles (S).

Business Arising

Invoice from the City of Bunbury for the shed lease for five years with an option of a further five for $748.00.

Andrea will pay this.

Rick Winch will look at the Constitution and prepare a draft for the next meeting in September.

President Rick will also do the acquittal for Lottery West grant that was for the Challenge in Busselton last year.

Finance- Opening Balance $2007.26

Closing Balance $3009.11

Petty Cash $146.15

Tony Dolmoney (M) Brian Harwood (S) All in favour

No business arising.

General Business

Norm has run out of some stock for the club sales pots etc. Ian Gilmore offered to check on pot prices.

Brian Harwood brought up the need for somebody to get the trestles from the shed for the Winter Show, he may

not be available.

Also Trophies need to be returned.

Rick Winch will do the advertising for the Winter Show through Face book. GWN and also the local newspapers.

Set up for the Winter Show at the Australind Hall is 6.30pm on Friday 28th July. Plants to be entered between 8am

and 9am on the Saturday 29th and open to the public. 11am to 4pm and 10am to 3pm on Sunday the 30th.

Sausage Sizzle is at Bunnings main store in Bunbury on the 16th July commencing at 7am.

It was decided by the Committee to book in advance the Italian Club for our Spring show for the next three years.

Lyn Harwood will look into this.

We have 13 bays booked for this years Spring Show in September. So moving along nicely.

President Rick will look at the design for the flyers for the show and Brian Harwood will contact A & L Printers for

the printer.

A Busy Bee is needed to assemble the Champion table that Perth is borrowing for the Orchid Spectacular, see

Brian Harwood about this.

Ferris wheel for the Bunbury Orchid Society display at the Orchid Spectacular is nearly finished and Lyn Harwood

is to buy some material and sew it for the back drop.

Hire of a truck to transport Orchids,Championship table and display needs to be arranged. Brian Harwood will

look into this. We also need a driver for the truck who will be available for the weekend in August.

Bunbury Orchid Society has agreed to sponsor the Vandeae class as the Floral art class has been taken. This offers

a prize of $100.00

It was made mention that the club seedling completion is not being well supported.

Ken Merryfull was presented with his awards and vouchers that he won for the Autumn Show.

Popular vote – Open Wally Heath. Novice Bill Dear.

Wally Heath also won the Judges Award with his Orchid Den Avrils Gold.

Winners of the raffle were Bill Dear and Andrea Shine.

Lucky Number was won by Wally Heath.

Mike Baker gave a very informative talk about club seedlings and also about plant presentation.

Wally Heath was asked about the growing conditions that his Den Avrils Gold was grown in and how he treated

his Orchids.

Rick Winch thanked Derease Mead and the ladies for their help with the soup kitchen that was enjoyed by all.

Meeting Closed 11.45am.

Description Grade Exhibitor Plant name

01A Laeliinae - Species 1st R Winch L. Anceps 'Floriferous'

2nd R Winch L. Anceps 'Floriferous'

01B Laeliinae - Standard ( Over 90mm ) 1st G+J Winter Lc. Bonanza Queen 'Panamint'

01C Laeliinae - Intermediate ( 60mm - 90mm ) 1st B+L Harwood C. Caudebec Candy x Slc Jungle Gem

2nd B+L Harwood C. Cariad's Mini-Quinee ' Angel Kiss'

01E Laeliinae - Cluster Type ( min 8 flowers ) 1st J Palmer C.milleri x C.bowringiana

02A Cymbidium ( Over 90mm Min 7 Flowers

Open ) 1st I Gilmore Cym. Dual Snow 'Purity'

2nd K Merryfull Cym. Yellow River 'fleurijn'

02B Cymbidium ( 60mm -90mm ) 1st K Merryfull Cym. Gowling x Gem 'Snow Queen'

2nd G Bradshaw Cym. Brunette Chocolate Mint

02C Cymbidium ( Under 60mm ) 1st B+L Harwood Cym. John Rex Harwood x Dolly

2nd B+L Harwood Cym. John Rex Harwood x Dolly

3rd K Merryfull Cym. Unknown

03B Paphiopedilum Primary Hybrid (Parentage

must be on the entry card) 1st B+L Harwood

Paph. Henrietta Fujiwara (primulinum

x haynaldianum)

03E Paphiopedilum Exhibition Hybrid 2nd B+L Harwood

Paph. Winston Churchill x Winston

Creek

04E Dendrobium other than above and

Australian Native 1st W Heath Den. Wamberal

2nd R Winch Den. Australian Sunblessed

06E Any Other Oncidinae Hybrid 1st K Merryfull Unknown

08A Aust Native Epiphyte Any species 1st J Palmer Den.bigibbum (Ronander x Sunset)

2nd J Palmer

Den.bigibbum (Wals Blue x (Princess

Polly x Sarawane))

08B Aust Native Epiphyte any hybrid 1st W Heath Den. Colonial Kim

W Heath Den. Avrils Gold

2nd W Heath Den. Anne's Rainbow Surprise

W Heath Den. Golden Fleck x Sunsprite

3rd W Heath

Den. Rutherford Starburst x Regal

Affair

W Heath Den. Avrils Gold 'Pumpkin Pie'

10B Any Species not elsewhere on Schedule 1st B+L Harwood Stenoglottis longifolia

11B Any Hybrid not Classified Elsewhere 1st K Merryfull Zygo. Artur Elle ' Essendon' x self

2nd S+M Nelson Dock. Tweetas x Chrysantha

13A Seedling Any Genera 1st R Winch

Den. Redman 'Sydenham' x Desmond

Sparkling 'Greg Hall'

2nd J Palmer Den. (Jesmond Charm x Hilda Poxon)

3rd R Winch Sarco. Galaxy x Parma

15A Laeliinae - Species 1st A Goodchild Prosthechea cochleata

15B Laelinae Std over 90mm 1st J Shelley

L. Tangerine Jewel x Bonanza Queen

'Rachael'

15E Laeliinae -Cluster Type ( min 8 flowers ) 1st G Atherton C.milleri x C.bowringiana

19E Phalaenopsis Non Standard Hybrid 2nd A Shine

Phal. Brother Golden Wish x I-Hsin

Sunflower 'Gold Fingers'

20B Oncidium Hybrid Varicosum Type 1st G Stachlewski Onc. Sweet Sugar 'Angel'

20E Any Other Oncidinae Hybrids 3rd A Goodchild Onc. Sugar Baby

22B Aust Native Epiphyte any hybrid 1st J Shelley

Den. Jesmond Charm 'Abbey' x Hilda

Poxon 'Trainee'

2nd G Atherton Den. Grace Robson

3rd K Lucas Den. Victorian Regency

23A Australian Native Terrestrial Species 1st B Dear Cyrtostylis huegelii

2nd B Dear Pterostylis erubescens

25B Any Hybrid not Classified Elsewhere 2nd A Goodchild Zygo. Unknown

BUNBURY ORCHID SOCIETY INC, NORMAL MEETING DATES Society Meetings: 10.00 am –1st Sunday of Month Committee Meeting: 9.00 am. prior to general meeting Venue: Australind Hall, behind the Australind Shopping Centre

Next Meeting Sunday 3rd SEPTEMBER 2017 Contacts: Secretary: Margaret Nelson Orchid Talk Editor: Phil Bunney 0419901335