FOUNDED IN 1952

NOVEMBER, 1992

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

WHO:

WHAT:

WHEN:

WHERE:

ILLINOIS ORCHID SOCIETY

MONTHLY MEETING

NOVEMBER 15, 1992, 12:30 p.m.

CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN

Jim Spatzek 708/498-4638

SPEAKER and WORKSHOP: All you newermembers and even you old-time growers, now'sthe time to get all your unanswered questions onorchid culture ready for Pete Peterson. Petelives in Milwaukee and grows his orchids in agreenhouse. He favors Paph's and Angraecumsbut also has many miniatures, some Phrag's andother odds and ends. He is an AOS accredited

judge and assists with student judge training.Bring in your problem plants or leaf samplesenclosed in plastic, so we don't spread anyunmentionables, and your questions for theworkshop at 12:30. Then Pete will speakabout what it takes to raise specimen­plants.

REFRESHMENTS: There was a great varietyof goodies at the October meeting thanks to­Dave and Jean Jones bringing several differentcakes. But we should not take this abundance

for granted. So please, if you have not broughtanything lately, it should be your turn to do sothis month.

Your Board of Directors met on October

20 and, among other things, reviewed the resultsof the Mid-America Show and Congress.Financiall y, preliminary figures seem to indicatethat we just about broke even.

The Board authorized an expenditure of$500 for Hurricane Andrew relief at the previ­ous meeting. A check was sent and a thank-youletter received from Milton Carpenter who wascoordinating the relief effort and distributed the

money to the orchid growers.Soon, I will be appointing a Nominating

Committee for next year's officers and directors.We are looking for candidates who have an

interest in making the society better. If you area doer and a shaker and would like to make a

contribution of time and energy, I'd like to hearfrom you and your interest in joining the Boardof Directors.

All members are welcome at our Board

meetings. If you care to voice a comment,

criticism or just want to see what goes on, youare always welcome. Our next meeting is onTuesday, December 8, at 7:30 p.m. at thehome of Sherri Maloney in Northbrook.

MY NEW CAREER AS A PUBLIC SCOLD

Point score totals from the Mid-America show are

contained in this issue of the newsletter, After you haveexamined them, and before you get apoplectic over anydiscrepancies between my numbers and your ownscorekeeping, perhaps you could dig out the Octobernewsletter and reread the article about the cases where

you must advise me of your successes. Then rewind thetape of the business session at the October meeting andlisten to my disclaimer about the records we have towork with. A few of you may also need to check thenewsletter archives to discover just how in the world youwound up in the greenhouse camp if, instead, you belongwith the lightstand folks.

Precious few of the members who had their own

exhibits have so far supplied me with a list of their plantsand ribbons. Yet, the totals are of much better qualityand completeness than they ought to be. This is becauseof the diligence and hard work of Lois Cinert whoscoured the dozens of folders of plant registration ticketsand managed to assemble some decent lists from thatunwieldy data source. The lists aren't perfect becausethe registration tickets, put mildly, are not so good.Moreover, often lost in one of the many shuffles wasinformation as to who was the -1 exhibitor, who the -2,etc., in a team effort. Pity. Because Otto's and Pete'sdisplay was festooned with blues and greens.

Anyway, it's not the end of the world (this _is _6eing wntten two-weeks prior to the November generalelections). Tell me about the errors and omissions andI'll make the adjustments. But this time you'll have tosend me a list and have it signed by your parent orguardian. Then I think I'll ask for a blue ribbon commit­tee (a red or yellow one would probably suffice), todream up a better system than trying to piggyback on theregistration ticket data. I was one of the dozen or sognomes that were chained to radiators in a back roomand forced to assemble the folders of tickets used for

show judging on the Friday night. A lot of errors andincompletions were intercepted during that project andwere remedied on the spot. But I also clerked during thejudging and found a couple more that had snuck past thefolder team and had gotten into the folders. Alas. Quinumerare incipit, effare incipit.

Finally, I have heard that several AOS awardshave been made to our members at judging sites otherthan the CBG since the start of the competition year.Tell me about them, guys. Howie. Tom. Anyone else.

And finally, for my final "and finally". That kidyou gave an apple to on Hallowe'en ... the one dressedup as Cotton Mather ... that was me.

Tom FranczakAwards Committee

SO HOW DID YOU MARK YOUR SOTH?

Win the lottery? Break par? Go bun gee jumping? Con­sider our favorite CPA, Jim Pupelis. All he did tocelebrate was first-time bloom a Paph. praestans v.gardneri. Only it wsn't a praestans. Tsk. tsk. Post areversing entry to the praestans ledger.

Round about the same time, a quorum of PaphRats was getting together just north of Jim and Jackie'shouse Gust south of their garage, a little to the east of thebarbecure grill, right next to the beer cooler). There weexamined the praestans that wasn't. I have to refrainfrom describing it to you lest any naive rendition that Imight supply be taken as the authoritative one by virtueof precedence of publication. You see, it turns out thatthe plant is a new species of Paphiopedilum!

Shrugging off the hangover that inevitablyfollows a Paph Rat party, Jim drove and drove the next

day to have a dissection and description performed (ofthe flower). We heard all about it on his car phone as herode home ... there's no doubt that the tapes of thoseconversations will soon displace Princess Di's from thetabloids. But now, for the time being, we must wait.

Coming soon to a professional journal near youwill be the complete botanical description and all thelurid pictures (full of frontal staminode, no less). Thenwe won't have to be so circumspect about discussing theplant. Still, I hope the high priests of botanical protocol

_ will overlook a bit of prepublici!tiQf!..ce~brating, Raiseyour glasses, everybody. Congratulations, Jim! AndHappy Birthday!

Tom Franczak

COOKBOOK

The Mid-America Orchid Congress is trying to publisha cookbook of recipes from the members' kitchens. Ifyou have a favorite recipe you would like to haveincluded in the cookbook, please send it--typed or legiblyprinted--with your name, address, and telephone number,to our president, Jim Spatzek. He will put them togetherand see that they get to the right person. Please get busynow and send them.

FUTURE MID-AMERICA MEETINGS

The Spring Mid-America Orchid Congress and PeoriaOrchid Society Show will be held on Saturday andSunday, April 17-18, 1993 at the Holiday Inn, Bran­dywine Drive in Peoria, Illinois.

The Fall Mid-America Orchid Congress andOrchid Society of Minnesota Show will be held onFriday, Saturday and Sunday, October 8, 9 and 10, 1993,at the Historic Landmark Center in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Please mark your calendars now for futurereference.

-BENLATE-THEHORRORSTORY

By Ann Mann

Late in 1990 - - as long ago as 1985 - ­

orchid growers in South Rorida beganexperiencing problems with their orchids.

Some orchids seemed to have geneticproblems - - leaves had thick longitudinalribbing, a thickness to one side, causingthe leaf to curve. New growths were inrosette shapes or were fused together.New leaves "bunched up" ondendrobiums or cupped downward.

Other Rorida nurserymen realized theirplants were dying in wholesale lots. Somethrew out entire contents of greenhouseswithout knowing what the problem was.They thought they were doing somethingwrong. had lost their touch.

The problem was not limited to RoridaPlant damage was reported fromCalifornia, Hawaii, and Thailand. (Theproblems were not as severe in California;it is dryer, cooler, and nurseries don'tregularly spray fungicides on aprophylactic basis.)

Growers finally pmpointed the culprit.An old, trusted ally in the nursery

business.Benlate.Du Pont has distributed Benlate for

over 20 years, where it has been a staple innurseries because of its systemicfungicidal properties.

Benlate has been widely used as aprotective and eradicant systemicfungicide, effective against many fungiaffecting food crops, fruits, nuts,ornamentals and turf. It is effective

against mites, primarily as an ovicide.Professional growers have commonly

used Benlate as a preventative. Applyingevery two weeks to monthly, especially inperiods of heavy rain.

Not all growers were happy withBenlate.

Ethyle Knapp, a professional growerand teacher of orchid classes says she hasnot used Benlate because "it tends to

become toxic. It reaches toxicity levelsbecause it is systemic."

According to some Rorida orchidists.growers who used Benlate in rotation with

other fungicides have had less damage, oronly isolated spots of damage.

In Rorida, monthly or biweeklyfungicide spraying is routine during thehot, rainy season. The winter of 1990-91was warmer than usual with above-

average rainfall.Lou Lodyga, orchid grower and plant

inspector, predicts that 80 percent ofRorida's orchid collections will show

Benlate damage. He states, "There aresome diseases for which only Benlate is acure. One is the Thai disease that causes

diamond-shaped black and silver patternson the leaves of vandas. "SYMPfOMS

The problems surfaced on orchids invanous ways:

Rowers had poor substance, wereweak, quickly faded. Vandas, cattleyas,phaleanopsis, and dendrobiums were allaffected. Cattleyas tried to flower onstunted psuedobulbs. Rowers weresmaller than usual, sometimes defonned.

Vandas initiated flower spikes from thebase of the plant, rather than from the top.

Seedlings, indeed whole compots, died.Near blooming size plants showedspindly, unhealthy growth. Plants, thatlooked healthy in other ways, simply didnot grow.

Problems were not limited to flowers

and plants: seed pods aborted beforematuring, and green pods often containedonly a buttery paste, even when left on theplant long enough to mature. Provenbreeders might not produce a capsule, or ifone appeared, seed was not viable.

Other symptoms appeared:Roots were orange or purple, instead of

green-tipped.On dendrobiums, new leaves fonned a

tube, with inflorescences of only two orthree 110wers rising from the tube.

The symptoms accumulated slowly;many growers thought the damage wasdue to their own poor culture. Healthyplants lost vigor - - growers noted thedownhill slide for several years before theplant succumbed to Benlate poison.

One grower (Jill Sidran, Miami) said, "Ican look back at my orchids for the 1984Worid Orchid Conference and realize

since then I've been Benlating ... I haven'thad beautiful phals in a long time."

Orchid growers have been hit Hard.Kerry's Bromeliads, a Miami nursery,

sells plants to K-Mart and Wal-MartKerry has replanted a million orchidplants to replace those he destroyedbecause of Benlate poisoning.

Some growers continue to sell what

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undamaged plants they can sort from theirbenches, telling customers to return themif they have any problems. Other growershave tried to replenish their stock fromgrowers in Hawaii and Thailand only tolearn that they, too, have fallen prey to theunknown contaminant in Benlate.

Growers should look for these

problems:Nonnal vanda roots grow fast in warm,

rainy weather - - thick, white, with greengrowing tips. If they have Benlatepoisoning, the roots are donnant, maygrow straight into the air, or are clubbed.Plants may lose leaves in mid-stalk; somehave stunted leaves. Rower spikes haveno buds or may produce only vegetativegrowth - - they may even produce coloredbracts around the 110wers. Watch for

de fanned 110wers, missing petals, or tinypetals and sepals. Vanda coerulea and itshybrids are particularly vulnerable.

In Caltleyas, a 110wer sheath mayproduce a small pseudobulb instead of al1ower. Sheaths may stick together at topand bottom, and leaves may fold and sticktogether. Watch for yellow mottledpseudobulbs and/or leaves. Leaves mayturn under at the edges, be stunted on oneside and oddly shaped on the oppositeside. Plants that normally produce severall10wers from one sheath may produceonly one l1ower.

Phalaenopsis are susceptible. Watchfor contorted new leaves; reddish foliage;a heavy mid-ridge in the center of the leaf.New growth may be one-third the size ofnonnal growth; leaves may be yellowishand blotchy, with deep longitudinal"scratches". Roots may die, flower spikesbe defonned with few Howers. Lower

leaves drop.In Dendrobiums, new plants sometimes

appear on l10wer stalks; nowers mayduster in one spot along the stalk insteadof being evenly spaced. Rowers thatnonnally last 30 to 45 days last only a fewdays.

High light and high temperatureintensify the problems. Also, ingreenhouses where air now is restrictedand humidity and heat are high, theproblems show up more quickly and aremore evident or in greater abundance.Those grown in trees or under shade clothCaNT. ON NEXT PAGE

CLAIMS

The number of claims is well over 1000

to date. Approximately 62 percent comefrom ornamental foliage growers. DuPont has hired a firm to handle claims, a

CAUSE OF DAMAGEUNDISCOVERED TO DATE

It is thought current damage to cropscaused by Benlate may be the result ofmultiple or drench applications, a practicefollowed by many Rorida nurserymen.Du Pont says there is no reason to believethat there are any human health or foodsafety concerns, although these are beinginvestigated.

have less damage. move that has caused growers to feel theyIn many orchids the new stems are can't talk directly with the chemical

elongated, and leaves are long and company.narrow, while a portion of the root below Du Pont says nearly 70 percent of thethe active, growing root tip, will appear claims have been settled and to date thedarker than normal. company has absorbed a $175 million

Symptoms may remain dormant for a financial charge to pay for damages. Thelong time, then surface. The plant looks amount of Benlate damage in Rorida islike it has been neglected; plants may estimated (conservatively) at $200seem to have a fungus disease (growers million.

often re-Benlated such plants). Plants do One problem in settling claims is thatnot respond to conventional treatment. Du Pont had assigned multiple adjusters

The surest diagnosis seems to be the to settle individual claims. At Rorida Agchlorotic plant with longitudinal yellow Commissioner Crawford's insistence, thestreaks in the leaves. This chlorosis looks company has now stopped this practice.much like iron or manganese deficiency. In Rorida, Bob Crawford has assignedLeaf tips and margins are necrotic. staffer Sherman Wilhelm as liaison

Hobbyists whose plants exhibit these between Du Pont and growers. Growerssymptoms should take their sales receipt can reach him at 904-448-9780 if theyand the affected plant back to the seller. have complaints or want informationDu Pont's hot line can be called at any about Benlate.time: 800 253-5225. Du Pont says another problem inBENALTE RECALLED dealing with claims is getting adequate

The widespread damage caused Du documentation from growers of thePont to issue stop sale and recall of amount of crop-protection products theyBenlate 1991 DF and Tersan 1991 DF had been using, plus itemization of(dry fiowable) fungicides in the United everything going into the estimated dollarStates. To date, scientists have been value of damage to their businesses.unable to identify the contaminant (if any) A serious problem is disposal of deadthat causes stunting, deforming, or _ plan~ materi:1l an~_?th~ item~jnv-2!ved: __

oiscolOring in Benlate-treated plants. - - potting media, pots, and plastic groundBenlate DF and Tersan DF were cover. Du Pont says it will help claimants

introduced in 1987. In 1989, DuPont dispose of damaged plant materials,recalled Benlate and Tersan DF because picking them up at farm sites andtraces of the herbicide atrazine were found transferring them to landfills. It has alsoin the formulations. agreed to notify individual growers when

This latest outbreak of Benlate they are free to dispose of Benlate-poisoning seems to be unrelated to the damaged plants.1989 problem. Commissioner Crawford says Du Pont

Plant pathologists advise growers not to has agreed to pay for residual Benlateuse Benlate. All Benlate, induding damage to farmer's land.Benlate WP (wettable powder) has been Crawford has asked Du Pont to providewithdrawn for ornamental use. him with a status report of the Benlate

cases, including names of growers whohave filed claims and the status of those

claims. He asks Du Pont to air analyticaldata and pathologists' reports (bothgeneral and specific to a grower'sproperty), and to supply growers withtarget dates by which time their claimswill be settled. Some growers withcomplete records complain they haveexperienced up to six month,delays inhaving claims settled.

Rorida has a 4-year statute oflimitations in such cases; Crawford hasasked Du Pont to roll back on this statute,since some of the damage can be traced to1988. He points out it is unreasonable to

ask growers to sign waivers releasing Du5

Pont of future liability, when it is unclearwhether residual soil contamination has

occurred, and, if so, how long suchdamage will last. He feels waivers shouldbe limited to existing crop damage andloss of business. Claimants making asettlement sign a release that states on thefirst page: "This GENERAL RELEASEdoes not apply to claims for damages tocrops planted or cultivated after the datesof this release."

It is Du Pont's position that Rorida'sstatute of limitations is generous, stating,"Rorida's statute provides equalprotection to the grower with a legitimateclaim and to Du Pont from old damagethat may be impossible to validate."

Growers who have settled with the

chemical giant are reluctant to discussterms of their claim settlements,

indicating that terms of the agreementwith Du Pont include a promise to keepsettlements confidential.

MORE PROBLEMS

Two problems remain:1. Are plants genetically damaged?Some growers have been advised to

"grow out" plants that show Benlate~damarr~. They hesital;e to do this.expressing the very real concern that suchplants may have been geneticallydamaged and keikis from such plants willnot be worth saving.

Orchids tend to accumulate toxins.

Once such an element is in the system, it ishard to remove. Orchids may never growout of Benlate poisoning.

2. What about the soil in which

damaged plants were growing?Some nursery owners have been told by

pathologists and ag researchers that thesoil may be tainted for up to 12 years.This concern would not necessarily applyto orchid growers, who use soilesscomposts; however. orchid-potting mediamust be disposed of.

Is it toxic?

Will landfills accept such material?Some landfills refuse to accept the plantsand compost because there is no assurancethat it won't cause environmental damage.Rorida currently permits Benlate­contaminated plant tissue and pottingmedia to be disposed of in landfills asnon-hazardous waste.

One Depanment of EnvironmentalRegulation report says the contaminatedmaterial is not hazardous waste. Du PontCONT. ON NEXT PAGE

agrees and recommends disposing ofcontaminated or suspect plant material inlandfills, despite the fact that the Benlatecontaminant is not known.

IFAS (Institute of Food and

Agricultural Sciences, University ofRorida) and Du Pont recommenddiscarding Benlate DF-treated materials:potting media; pots; ground packs; plasticunder treated plants.

Du Pont's position, based on tests ofstrawberry fields in West Rorida. is that it"doesn't think" there are residual soil

problems. A recent report from IFASstates, •... there is a potential replantproblem on soils previously treated withBenlate OF".

IFAS recommends a comparison ofgermination and growth of seeds plantedin polS of sterilized soil with those plantedin sailor potting media previously treatedwith Benlate OF.

If after 2 I days the germinationpercentage or plant height is reduced by20 percent or more (in plants in Benlate­treated soil), a replant problem willdefinitely exist

The IFAS spokesperson said waterquality, high temperatures, humidity, andlight conditions appear to affect suchplantings -- a recurring theme in alldiscussions of Benlate damage.

On September 11,1991, Ou Pont tookthe following action (after its initial stopand recall action of Benlate OF and

Tersan OF in March, 1991).1. Deleted ALL ornamental plant uses

under Benlate or Tersan 1991 wettable

powder labels.2. Deleted ALL greenhouse site uses

for either Benlate or Tersan 1991 WP

products.3. Deleted ALL plant propagule dip or

drench treatments for Benlate or Tersan1991 WP.

The EPA/Du Pont STOP SALE AND

RECALL for ALL OF formulationBenlate and Tersan 1991 products is stillin force. Both Benlate and Tersan 1991

WP products are still legal to use untilcurrent supplies are exhausted.

WHAT NOW?

Growers ask, "What do we do now?"

Benlate has been a staple in Rorida'shuge nursery business. Its recall has left avoid that seems impossible to fill.

A spate of systemic fungicides hasappeared. According to their producers,all solve the Benlate problem. Let's hope

they can.Cleary Chemical's Cleary's 3336

Systemic Fungicide is touted to controlthe same problems on which Benlate wasso effective.

Grace-Sierra states its Domain FL

Broad-Spectrum Systemic Fungicide forOrnamentals is a safe, convenient liquidproduct It controls many diseases onwoody and herbaceous plants (thisincludes orchids) and complements mostpest management programs. Activeingredients are different from Benlate, butare in the same chemical group. It is saidto react with and control the same

pathogens and diseases as did Benlate.ATO Topsin M (70WP), M4.5 Turf and

Ornamental Products have similar

labeling to Benlate and Tersan 1991 OF.Oaconil 27'07 is advertised as a control

of many major leafspot and blightdiseases on broadleaf shrubs, trees,

flowering plants and bulbs. It ismanufactured by ISK BiotechCorporation.

These products are not alternatives foreach other. A broad spectrum fungicidewith differing applications isrecommended; some are chlorothalonil

(Daconil 2787), iprodione (Chipco26019), and mancozcb (Manzate 200 andOiathane M45). Check dosages andapplication methods before using.

NON-CHEMICAL MEASURES

A void introducing pathogens. Useclean plant material. Maintain new plantsin separate areas till their health isestablished.

Quarantine stock plants. Protect themfrom infection. (An infected stock plant

of heartleaf philodendron was propagated;100% of the cuttings made were infected­healthy plants used in the same testproduced healthy cuttings, although theywere all grown on one bench underoverhead watering).

Practice good sanitation: do not allowdebris to accumulate. Sterilize equipmentand pots. Use clean potting media.

Eliminate water standing on leaves andin crowns of plants. Water early in theday so plants dry out by nightfall.

Give your plants air. Close spacingcreates a humid environment where

fungus spreads.Biological controls have potential, but

pesticides can kill friendly biologicalcontrols.

Dipping plants one after another in

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water (for irrigation or prophylaxis, byadding pesticides or fungicides) results incontaminating all plantS dipped after thelirst one.

Maintain good growing temperaturesand introduce fresh buoyant air. Fungusand rot are most severe during dull, wetwinter months.

Use preventative chemicals only whenneeded, not on a regular basis. Suchpractices are hazardous to plants andworkers and may also result in thedevelopment of resistant funguspopulations.

OTHER MEASURES

IFAS is conducting mericloning

experiments with orchids to determinehow many generations it takes to rid theplant of the poison.

One grower recommends trimming anailing plant, removing of dead roots, oldpseudobulbs and yellow leaves. Wash theplant with liquid Joy or Ivory dishwashingdetergent, followed by a clear water soak.Repot in new medium using new pot.Some growers recommend heavy foliarfeeding to compensate for root loss.

Benlate - - What Is It?

Benlate, AKA Benomyl, is Methyl1-(buty1carbamoyl) 2-(benzimi­dawlecarbarnate) .

Formulations are dry-flowable, oil­dispersible, and wettable-powder. Dry­flowable, introduced in 1987, caused the

visible problems among ornamental andfoilage plants in 1988 and 1991. Itbecame popular with nurserymen becauseof case of application, systemicproperties, and (relative) inexpensivenessof this compound.

Benomyl (Benlate) is a colorlesscrystalline solid. It decomposes onheating without melting, on storage incontact with water, and under moistconditions in soil. High temperatures and

high light seem to increase the problemsexperienced with the product.

Joe DixlerTom Franczak

Charles HighAlice HuehlWilfLosertM. Millman

Margie PoorTom Swider

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REPORT OF AWARDS COMMITTEETom Franczak, Chairman 708/398-5093

This is the third report of the 1992-93, competition year and includes a lot of the results of the Mid-America show (see theSpank-Mail article elsewhere in this newsletter) and the October meeting. Let's start with AOS awards.

Jim Pupelis Paph. Frank Booth 'Jackie', HCC/AOS

Fox Valley Orchids Paph chamberlainianum v. chamberlainianum 'Fox Valley', HCC/AOSMID-AMERICA SHOW: Jim's award came at the St. Louis judging in September. It's Jim's first AOS award; and when

it rains ... see the article about his non-praestans. Fox Valley's came at the Mid-America and was one of only two AOSawards made at the show. Approximately 80 judges in attendance and only two awards! Not too efficient. Was it the late

September date or our sun-starved spring and summer? Nonetheless, an excellent charnberlainianum. Acutally, consider­ing the blues and greens that they pile up, you've got to wonder what Fox Valley is feeding their plants. Does raw meatcome in 30-1O-10?

OCTOBER MEETING: We exhibited 68 plants. No Plant of the Month was selected from among the greenhouseentries. However, Cathy Bloome's Catasetum pileatum v. aureum 'Buttercup' easily took that honor in the lightstandcategory. While escorting our guest speakers around the CBG before the meeting started, Cathy came upon a catasetum ina CBG exhibit. Little bells started ringing and lights started flashing. That's when she remembered the one at home that

she had intended to exhibit. Risking a dozen speeding tickets, Cathy set a new land speed record traveling home and backjust so we could enjoy those excellent flowers.

The following list of 1st place ribbons identifies the plants that successfully braved the nip in the air withoutflinching or wilting in the Greenhouse category:

Sue Golan Chondrorhynca aromatica; Paph. wardii; Paph Oriental Artist 'Mem. Dr. Clements', AM/AOSJodi Hirt Platystele stenostachya; Chryloporanthus schenlsii

L. Sahagian Restrepia subserrata 'Arthur'; Dend. tosaense; Lepanthopsis astrophora 'Stalky'Here are the winners of the Lightstand category:

Cathy B100me Sc. Calypso 'Crestwood', HCC/AOS; Kagawara Red Lava 'Orange Mist'; Paph. bellatulum;Catasetum pileatum v. aureum 'Buttercup'Paph. Maudiae; Paph. DefoeNidema boothii

Dend. unregistered hybridPha!. (Music Crescenda x equestris 'Riverbend')Ph a!. speciosa 'Orchidglade'; Schoenorchis fragrans; Pha!. Mahalo 'Carmela', FCC/AOSOdcdm. Tiger Harnbuhren 'Chestnut'Pha!. Hausermann's Red 'Cardinal'

Angraecum Longiscott 'OC'

POINT SCORE ACCUMULATIONS

Greenhouse

Gerald Steuben25Morris Millman16Dale Craig

10Carole Thompson47Michelle Nichele32Ed Garnson

12Bill Walsh 78Margie Poor24Sue Golan

195Bob Wolf 205Jim Pupelis 80Sophia Harris

34M. & W. Zielinski36Mel Schmidt 81Jodi Hirt

189 Leo Schordje54Prayol Inboriboon

10Lightstand Margo Searls-Begy14Eugenia Juracic

6Susan Barnes 2Tom Swider 21Tom Kukla

4Cathy Bloom 189Ken Vrabel 51Maggie Kuntz

7Joe Dixler 25Otto Leupi

60K. Duffin/T. Partin29CommercialKen Levin

36Joel Edwards 82Cyps, Etc. 78Jay Mullen

35Tom Franczak70EFGOrchids 110Paul & Lori Pas sine

30Charles High 10Fox Valley Orchids260Albert Rich

10Alice Huehl 24Orchids by Hausermann138Laima Sahagian

243Lawrence Knudsen1Arnold Klehm, Grower85Ted Sarauskas

21Pat Kralik 15Oak Hill Gardens67Bill Shaban

88Wi If Losert 245Windsong Orchids62John Stubbings

85Sherry Maloney8

DATES TO REMEMBER1992

November 15: Monthly IOS Meeting at CBG, 12:30 p.m.November 28: AOS Judging at CBG, 7 p.m.December 8: Board Meeting at Sherri Maloney's homeDecember 13: Christmas PartyDecember 26: AOS Judging at CBG, 7 p.m.January 17: Monthly IOS Meeting at CBG, 12:30 p.m.January 23: AOS Judging at CBG, 7 p.m.

1993

February 22: Board MeetingFebruary 27: AOS Judging at CBG, 7 p.m.April 24-25: Spring Show at CBGApril 26: Board MeetingJune 14: Board Meeting

DEADLINE FOR NEXT NEWSLETTER:The deadline for the November Newsletter is

November 20. Please submit your articles viamail or by Fax.

IN MEMORIAM

Sadly, we report the passing of George Ernst, onSunday, October 18, following complicationsfrom surgery. George was president of the IllinoisOrchid Society in 1975, as well as a director and

member of many committees. George delighted inhis orchids and spent many weeks in Central andSouth America collecting. He loved relating hisexploits and spoke to the IOS on many occasions.,It was a pleasure to talk with him at our recentMid-America Show.

Our deepest synmpathy is extended to his

wife, Bernadine, his five children and ten grand­children.

SOOth MEMBER

We are pleased to welcome our SOOthmember,

Edward Kelly. He is the grandson of our trustryraffle ticket seller, James Patrick. Please make

him feel welcome at the next meeting.

"I/"I~ ILLINOIS',i'ORCHIDSOCIE1Y

FOUNDED IN 1952

Heddi Schellbach, Editor3825 JarlathLincolnwood, IL 60645-1015(708) 674-4671Fax: (312) 440-7494

November, 1992NONPROFITu.s. POSTAGEPAIDGLENVIEW, IL 60025Permit No. 158

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ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED

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