December 2012 - Ottawa Orchid Society

Newsletter of the Ottawa Orchid Society
www.ottawaorchidsociety.com
Board of Directors
December 2012
President
Jean Hollebone
613-226-2395
jhollebone@sympatico.ca
Vice President
Barbara Wysocka
ek345@ncf.ca
613-237-0494
Secretary / Treasurer
Janet Johns
613-749-0614
johnjns@sympatico.ca
Membership
Patrick Boisvert
pat.g.boisvert@gmail.com
Program
André Couture
613-233-7335
andrec.couture@sympatico.ca
Show Chairman / Webmaster
David Cooper
orchidae@storm.ca
613-256-2853
Sunday, December 16, 2012 @ 1:30 p.m.
Tom Brown Arena, 141 Bayview, Ottawa
This month is our annual Christmas Social, the time for everyone to meet
with old friends, new members and exchange orchid tips and good cheer.
You are invited to bring treats and sweets for the snack table. We will also be
holding a free raffle for members of the society. However, to have something
to raffle, we need donations. Donations are not obligatory, but greatly
appreciated. You can donate a small orchid, this can be a division of one of
your plants, or some orchid-related item for the raffle. The orchid related item
can be some potting material (charcoal, clay, bark, moss, etc.), an orchid
picture, orchid cards, plant labels, fertilizer or an orchid book (old or new).
Hope you can attend to renew old friendships and make new friends.
Newsletter Editor /Past President
Rick Sobkowicz
613-825-0827
ricksobkowicz@rogers.com
AOS Representative
Margaret Haydon
613-825-0827
haydonm@rogers.com
From everyone on the Board, a very Merry Christmas to you and peace and
good will to all. For members and friends who are of other faiths or do not
celebrate this time of year, sincerest best wishes of the Season and good
health.
Conservation Representative
Roy John
r.john@rogers.com
613-748-9963
Society Publicity Coordinator
Barbara Wysocka
ek345@ncf.ca
613-237-0494
COC Representative
Joyce Medcalf
613-659-2760
jmedcalf@1000island.net
Mailing address
Ottawa Orchid Society
13 Sandringham Court,
Ottawa, Ontario,
Canada K2J 2H9
Don’t forget to bring your blooming orchids
to our monthly show table.
The Ottawa Orchid Society meets every third Sunday of
every month from September to May inclusive
at 1:30 P.M. at the Tom Brown Arena, 141 Bayview, Ottawa.
Guests are welcome.
MEMBERSHIP: $25 from September 1 - August 31.
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Editor’s Note: Many parts in Canada have been hit with
tons of snow and freezing temperatures. We have been spared
but weather reports indicate freezing rain is coming our way
along with lots and lots of snow.
As a Society, we have had a pretty good year. Our annual show
was quite successful thanks to all our volunteers, show
participants and visitors. The good news is that almost all of the
show organizers of last year will be helping out again. Dave
Cooper, our Show Chairman, has designed two beautiful show
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posters to announce our 32 Annual Orchid Show. The posters
are stunning and are sure to attract the public’s attention. The
posters were on display at the November monthly meeting.
If you would like to view beautiful orchids, we
have a treat for you. Arlene Lang has been very
busy for some time now providing Dave Cooper,
our Webmaster, with photographs she took of
the displays and orchids at our annual show.
She is still sending Dave photographs to put on
the Society’s web site. There is a lot of work
identifying each photograph and linking the
image with information on the plant, the exhibitor
and award or ribbon won. To view what is up to
date on the plant exhibits and individual plant
winners, click on this link:
http://www.ottawaorchidsociety.com/ribbon_awards_2012.htm . Thank you, Arlene and Dave, for all the
work you have done setting this all up. Above on the left are a few of the pictures that Arlene recently sent
to Dave to put on the website. From the top left: Coryanthes (Cyt.) macrantha, Crystal Star Orchids;
Floral display, “Orchid in the Bush” - Nathalie Drent; Floral display, “Tahitian Sunrise” - Erica Sanders;
Den. Oriental Smile 'Fantasy', Toronto Artistic Orchid Association; Masd. caudata, Joyce Medcalf; and,
Bifrenaria (Bifdm.) harrisoniae 'Ruth' AM/AOS, Marsh Hollow.
The November speaker, Tandie McLeod from the Orchid Species
Preservation Foundation of Alberta (OSPF) in Edmonton, gave an
excellent presentation on the work of the OSPF. If you would like to
support the OSPF or get further information, you may contact
Tandie McLeod at tandie@live.com or the President of the OSPF,
Doug Bovee, at dbovee@interbaun.ca. On the far left is a picture
of Tandie McLeod with Janet Johns who picked up Tandie at the
airport and put her up overnight at her home. Thank you, Janet and
John Johns for your kind hospitality and thank you, Tandie, for
sharing with us the work of the OSPF and the contribution by the
members of the Orchid Society of Alberta. Photo- Arlene Lang.
On the far right we have Marilyn Light who pitched
in with gloves and potting material for the Orchids
101 presentation to Society members and visitors
at the November meeting. Marilyn is a great
teacher and is responsible for creating the Orchids
101 Program. Thanks a “bucketful” Marilyn, for
your contribution!
Rick Sobkowicz,
Spike Editor and Past President
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UPCOMING MONTHLY MEETINGS
Orchid 101
The December meeting is about orchids and socializing. Therefore, there will be no Orchid 101 this
month.
December Program
As the tradition goes, the December meeting will be a social event. There will be the usual Show Table
where members will showcase their orchids. Following the usual announcements, we will gather together
for a social afternoon; members are encouraged to bring their holiday food creations. Merry Christmas to
all!
January Program – January 20, 2013
In January, the Society will hold its annual auction. Members are asked to donate their orchid materials
and orchid plants for auction. The auction is the main source of revenue for the support of the program
and its participation at out-of-town shows, this is important as it is a vehicle to attract other societies to our
annual Show. The auction is also a very good place to acquire material, plants and other orchid materials
at very low cost. It is a win-win program.
February Special Event
For those who might want to do away with their winter blues, here is an event that you should not miss.
The Japan Grand Prix International Orchid Festival 2013 will be held in Tokyo, Japan from February
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16 to February 24 . It is by far the best orchid show in the world. Take time to see Tokyo and take the
train to the former imperial city of Kyoto. Enjoy Japan!!! For more information, see JGP at
http://www.jgpweb.com/english/ .
February Program – February 17, 2013
In February the Society will have the honour of hosting Thomas
Mirenda.
Tom Mirenda has been the Orchid Collection Specialist for the
Smithsonian Institution for the last 10 years. There he cares for and
curates an extremely diverse collection of orchid species and
hybrids from all over the world. His position includes developing and
producing huge educational exhibits using the collection plants that
last up to 4 months and are visited by hundreds of thousands of
visitors.
Trained originally as a Marine Biologist, Tom made the switch to plants and orchids in his late 20s while
living in Hawaii. Since then he has worked with orchids at the New York Botanical Garden, Brooklyn
Botanic Garden and an extensive private collection at Greentree Estate in Long Island. Tom was also the
floor manager at the New York International Orchid Show for many years during this period. For the last 6
years, Tom has contributed two columns each month for ORCHIDs magazine and is developing a new
book based on those writings. Tom travels frequently around the US and internationally making
presentations to diverse audiences, from scientists to the general public, about orchid ecology, pollination
biology, and strategies for orchid conservation. He is passionate about seeking collaboration between the
worlds of Botanic Gardens, the hobbyist community, commercial growers and scientists to work together
toward the goal of protecting orchids and their habitats. Currently working on a project to coordinate and
centralize North American orchid conservation efforts, Tom hopes to extend the influence to other parts of
the world where orchids are imperiled.
The subject of his talk will be Orchid Innovations of the Taiwanese.
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MEMBERSHIP
Welcome to the following members who have joined the Society:
Dirk de Snayer, Mouzaya Dabboussy, Jackie Neva and Nertheiga Thayan
CANADIAN DISTRIBUTOR FOR AGDIA ORCHID VIRUS IMMUNOSTRIPS
From: St-Jean, Rob (ES) [mailto:Rob.St-Jean@NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca]
Sent: December-07-12 11:46 AM
To: ricksobkowicz@rogers.com
Subject: For announcement in Spike
Hi Rick,
I just found out there is now a Canadian distributor for the Agdia orchid virus ImmunoStrips. I think it
would be useful to mention it in Spike. There is significant savings by going to the Canadian distributor.
For example the savings on a set of 5 test strips is about half of the total price because of the duty and
shipping costs associated with ordering from the U.S.
The distributor can be found through Agdia’s web page: http://www.agdia.com/contact/Distributors.cfm
And from the drop down menu when you pick ‘Canada’ you will be taken to:
A&L Canada Laboratories, Inc., 2136 Jetstream Rd, London, ON N5V 3P5 (Phone: 519-457-2575),
E-mail: jmollard@alcanada.com Web: http://www.alcanada.com
Regards,
Robert St-Jean
Thank you, Robert, for the above information.
QUESTION
From Henriette M. Watkins, e-mail address:
watkinskc@sympatico.ca
Hi Rick;
Two or three years ago I was fortunate to get an un-named/unlabled orchid on the raffle table which I carefully looked after all
this time. Much to my surprise it sent up a spike with very long
buds early in October and, to my delight, started to bloom in the
second week of November. I believe it is a Brassia or spider
orchid, but which one?
I really regret that I was unable to bring it to the November meeting for proper identification but as it has
now grown out of the pot and is resting on a tray with the spike supported by a stake imbedded in a raw
potato placed in a pot made by my husband, Ken. It is just a little difficult to travel with in a moving car!
Can anyone help to identify this orchid? Henriette will be at the December meeting.
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OOS Show Table for November 18, 2012
CLASS
Cattleya Alliance
judged by Henry Steger
Cypripedium Alliance
Paphiopedilum
judged by Henry Steger
Phragmipedium
judged by André Couture
Oncidium Alliance
judged by Henry Steger
PLACE
NAME
st
Epidendrum Radicanto-Stamfordianum
1
‘Sherice’
nd
Cattleya Portia var. coerulea x Cattlianthe
2
Sir Jeremiah Colman ‘Blue’
nd
**Cattleya (Syn. Sophronitis) Orbiter
2
rd
Cattleya Cariad's Mini-Quinee 'Angel Kiss'
3
rd
** Rhynchovola David Sander
3
(Name change from Brassavola –
incorrectly entered as an Oncidium)
st
Paphiopedilum fairianum (‘Empress’ x ‘H2’)
1
nd
Oncidium ornithorhynchum
Oncidium Sweet Sugar
**Aliceara (Syn. Beallara) Marfitch x
Brassia Edvah Loo
Doritaenopsis Ganlin Fairy
Lynne Guimond &
Santos Peixe
Angèle Biljan
Lynne Guimond &
Santos Peixe
Angèle Biljan
nd
Phalaenopsis tetraspis
Angèle Biljan
rd
Phalaenopsis No Name
Doritaenopsis Taida Salu ‘Alisan’
**Vanda Amy Glynn Creekmur (Vanda
tricolor x Vanda Ajuna)
Vanda Fuji-Yama x Vanda Doctor Anek
Ascocenda Somsri Nugget
Cymbidium sinense
Ginette St-Laurent
Angèle Biljan
Lynne Guimond &
Santos Peixe
Angèle Biljan
Manfred Hey
Angèle Biljan
st
Dendrobium hercoglossum
Angèle Biljan
st
Gastrochilus japonicus
Angèle Biljan
nd
Platystele stenostachya
Gomesa radicans
Oncidium Sharry Baby ‘Tricolor’ AM/AOS
Angèle Biljan
Angèle Biljan
Dirk De Snayer
st
Coelgyne rochussenii
nd
**Warczewiczella (Syn. Cochleanthes)
amazonica
Cycnodes Wine Delight
Lynne Guimond &
Santos Peixe
Michael Barker
st
1
st
1
2
3
rd
3
st
1
nd
Cymbidium Alliance
judged by André Couture
Dendrobium Alliance
judged by Henry Steger
Miniature Alliance
judged by André Couture
Novice
judged by André Couture
Miscellaneous
judged by André Couture
2
rd
3
st
1
1
1
2
rd
3
st
1
1
2
nd
2
rd
3
Best in Show judged by
André Couture & Henry
Steger
Member's Choice
judged by Tandie McLeod
Helgi Fatovic
Margaret Haydon
Margaret Haydon
Angèle Biljan
Angèle Biljan
Angèle Biljan
nd
Vanda Alliance
Judged by Henry Steger
Angèle Biljan
Manfred Hey
Janet Lang
Paphiopedilum gratrixianum
Paphiopedilum Miss Faith Hanbury
Phragmipedium Dragon’s Creamsicle
Phragmipedium China Dragon
Phragmipedium Grande ‘Oz’
2
rd
3
st
1
nd
2
rd
3
2
rd
3
Phalaenopsis/
Doritaenopsis Alliance
judged by Henry Steger
OWNER
Lynne Guimond &
Santos Peixe
Angèle Biljan
**Pescatoria (Syn. Bollea) ecuadorana
Coelgyne rochussenii
Coelgyne rochussenii
Lynne Guimond &
Santos Peixe
Angèle Biljan
Lynne Guimond &
Santos Peixe
Lynne Guimond &
Santos Peixe
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All orchid plant names with ** have been either corrected or updated as shown above, from the original
information provided by the plant owner. Owners are requested to update or correct their plant name tags
accordingly.
Above, from left: Judging of show table by Henry Steger, assisted by Marcel Carrière; André Couture
judging a show table orchid; photo of the Best in Show winner, Coelgyne rochussenii, grown by Lynne
Guimond & Santos Peixe with a close up image of the blooms on the Coelgyne rochussenii.
Above, from left: Paphiopedilum gratrixianum, Margaret Haydon; Epidendrum Radicanto-Stamfordianum
'Sherice', Lynne Guimond & Santos Peixe; Phalaenopsis No Name, Ginette St-Laurent; and,
Rhynchovola David Sander, Janet Lang.
Above, from left: Cattleya Cariad's Mini-Quinee 'Angel Kiss', Manfred Hey; Warczewiczella (Syn.
Cochleanthes) amazonica, Michael Barker; Oncidium Sharry Baby 'Tricolor' AM/AOS, Dirk De Snayer;
and, Paphiopedilum fairrieanum ('Empress’ x ‘H2'), Helgi Fatovic.
From far left: Pescatoria
(Syn. Bollea) ecuadorana,
Angèle Biljan; Dendrobium
hercoglossum, Angèle
Biljan; and, Ascocenda
Somsri Nugget, Manfred
Hey
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Above, from left: Paphiopedilum Miss Faith Hanbury, Margaret Haydon; Vanda Amy Glynn Creekmur
(Vanda tricolor x Vanda Ajuna), Lynne Guimond & Santos Peixe with close up of the blooms on the
Vanda Amy Glynn Creekmur.
Above, from left: Phragmipedium Dragon's Creamsicle, Angèle Biljan; Oncidium ornithorhynchum, Lynne
Guimond & Santos Peixe; and, Cattleya Portia var. coerulea x Cattlianthe Sir Jeremiah Colman 'Blue',
Angèle Biljan.
Above, from left: Phragmipedium China Dragon, Angèle Biljan; Aliceara (Syn. Beallara) Marfitch x Brassia
Edvah Loo, Lynne Guimond & Santos Peixe; Doritaenopsis Ganlin Fairy, Angèle Biljan; and, Vanda FujiYama x Vanda Doctor Anek, Angèle Biljan.
Above, from left: Gomesa radicans, Angèle Biljan; Cymbidium sinense, Angèle Biljan; Gastrochilus
japonicus, Angèle Biljan; and, Phragmipedium Grande 'Oz', Angèle Biljan.
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Above, from left: Cycnodes Wine Delight, Lynne Guimond & Santos Peixe; Cattleya (Syn. Sophronitis)
Orbiter, Angèle Biljan; and, Oncidium Sweet Sugar, Angèle Biljan.
Above, from left: Phalaenopsis tetraspis, Angèle Biljan; Doritaenopsis Taida Salu 'Alisan', Angèle Biljan;
and, Platystele stenostachya, Angèle Biljan.
All the above photos were taken and provided by Arlene Lang. Thank you very much, Arlene for your
contribution along with all your work matching up the photos with the names of the plants and the plant
owners. Thank you, too, Joyce Medcalf, for checking the names of the orchids.
Photos below taken by Rick Sobkowicz.
Above, from left: Odontoglossum crispin, Rita Shand; Phalaenopsis no name grown by Barbara Kausch;
Paphiopedilum wardii grown by Helgi Fatovic; Oncidium Wild Willie ‘Pacific Plunge’ grown by Angèle
Biljan; Phragmipedium Wössner Twist grown by Angèle Biljan.
From far left: Paphiopedilum
F.C. Puddle, Michael
Barker; Sophrolaeliocattleya
(Slc.) Mango Spice grown
by Ginette St-Laurent; and,
Bulbophyllum (Meen Ocean
Brocade x bicolor) grown by
Angèle Biljan.
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Pictured here is Dirk De Snayer with his first ribbon at our
November show table for his Oncidium Sharry Baby
‘Tricolor’ AM/AOS. Congratulations, Dirk. Hope we see you
bring many more winning plants to our monthly show table.
In 2012
Dec. 15
Montreal Judging Centre, monthly judging beginning at 10:00 am, Jardin Botanique de
Montréal, 4101 rue Sherbrooke est, Montréal
In 2013
Jan. 23
Wednesday, 7:00 pm, Montreal Judging Centre, monthly judging at ECOS monthly
members’ meeting, Westmount Park United Church, 4695 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West,
Corner of Lansdowne, Webster Hall. (For more info, Brian Dunbar, 514-684-3904)
Feb 16-17
Southern Ontario Orchid Society (SOOS) Annual Show and Sale, Toronto Botanical
Garden.
Feb 22-24
Orchid Society of Alberta "Orchid Fair", at Grant MacEwan College South Campus,
7319-29 Avenue, Edmonton. For more information, http://www.orchidsalberta.com/
Feb. 23
Montreal Judging Centre, Monthly Judging at Jardin Botanique de Montréal, 4101 rue
Sherbrooke est, Montréal
Mar 22-24
The Vancouver Orchid Society Annual Show at the Van Dusen Botanical Garden,
5251 Oak St., Vancouver BC. "http://www.vancouverorchidsociety.ca/"
March 22-24
The Manitoba Orchid Society Annual Show and Sale at the Assiniboine Park
Conservatory, 15 Conservation Drive, Winnipeg, Manitoba . The COC will also be
having its Annual Meeting. For more information, please email:
secondvp@manitobaorchidsociety.ca
"http://manitobaorchidsociety.ca/main_mos/index.php "
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In 2013
April 20-21
nd
Ottawa Orchid Society’s 32 Annual Show and Sale, Nepean Sportsplex, 1701
Woodroffe Ave., Ottawa, Ontario. Saturday, noon to 5:00 pm; Sunday, 9:00 am to 5:00
pm. Further details to be announced.
In 2014
The 21st World Orchid Conference will take place in 2014 in the vibrant city of Johannesburg, South
Africa at the world class Sandton Convention Centre.
In 2017
The 22nd World Orchid Conference will be held in Guayaquil, Ecuador.
The Christmas Orchid
Above from left: Calanthe triplicata (called commonly a Christmas Orchid as it produces blooms from
October to February in West Indian Ocean area) close up and as a natural spray of flowers; Angraecum
sesquipedale , also called Christmas orchid and Star of Bethlehem orchid, natural habitat in Madagascar
shown close up and on a plant. Perhaps your Christmas Orchid is the beautiful orchid that always blooms
for you during the Christmas period.
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From: American Orchid Society [mailto:Sandra Tillisch Svoboda]
Sent: December-06-12 8:20 AM
To: haydonm@rogers.com
Subject: American Orchid Society Newsletter December 2012
December 2012
From the desk of Sandra Tillisch Svoboda - December 4, 2012
The Future of the AOS: Where Are We Now?
Change can be daunting, terrifying. Change can be challenging, exciting, full of opportunities. Some
people embrace change; some people, fearing the change in the status quo, fight it all the way.
The AOS faced many challenges and changes in the past two years. Under the brave and able
leadership of our past president, Chris Rehmann, the board made difficult decisions. It was a troubling
and scary time, a time of unknown consequences.
In spite of those incredible challenges and the unknown, today, we can say that those were the right
decisions, that we are a better organization, stronger, facing opportunities that were never imagined
during those difficult days.
With the unstinting dedication and willingness to give more than we could ever expect, working 48/7, our
COO, Dr. Ron McHatton, has shown imagination, adaptability—a vision to make the best of very difficult
circumstances.
It is hard to imagine that 2 1/2 months ago we didn’t even know our Director of Finance and
Administration’s name. With the recommendation of AOS members and the Fairchild CEO and COO
who interviewed her, the decision was made to hire Gladys Garcia-Greenberg. She is a wonderful
addition to our family. She brings strengths to our organization that we need. Her intelligence,
organizational and people skills, and enthusiasm will help us take advantage of the many opportunities
that we have.
Exciting News
Orchids goes Digital online January 2013
Available to all members: While waiting for ORCHIDS to arrive in the mail, you will be able to access the
digital version of ORCHIDS by logging on to the AOS website using your current user name and
password. Then click on the link to view Orchids. You can view a sample NOW at
http://www.nxtbook.com/allen/orch/81-1/index.php.
$50,000 for "Practical" Research in Orchids
The AOS is soliciting you, our members, and the general public, for suggestions for ideas for
practical/applied research whose results could be immediately applied by all, the hobbyist and
commercial growers alike, to the way we grow and understand our orchids. The ideas will be reviewed, a
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few chosen, and then requests for proposals will be sent out to universities. The funds, generated from a
donation, will be used to support the researchers who will conduct the studies to answer the questions
posed by our members and the general public
Please send any ideas, with your contact information to ideas@aos.org.
Calendar sales help support conservation
AOS calendars are available now and make great Christmas gifts! They are also sold to the public
at the Fairchild Gift Shop. The calendars are $13.50 for AOS members (please log into the website
to receive your discount) and $14.95 for non-members, including free shipping for orders to United
States mailing addresses. Two dollars of each sale will go to support AOS conservation
projects.
While we are on the subject of Conservation funds.............................
The AOS now has a new permanently restricted Conservation endowment. The concept for the
endowment was approved at the Board's meeting in Witchita, Kansas this last spring. While still in
it's fledgling stages, donations can be made to the new fund simply by designating Conservation
Endowment when making a donation. As an endowment, only the appreciation of interests,
dividends and investment gains can be spent. Please consider giving to this worthy cause. You
can make a difference!
Good News
Our New Home: Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
The AOS headquarters is situated in a small house, the Fairchild Research Center, south east of
the main Fairchild Gardens campus. Since March of this year, the AOS staff has been living in 425
square feet (one room). The room was filled with file cabinets, equipment, and endless number of
boxes (they multiply like rabbits every so often). The good news is that now the researchers have
moved to a new “home” and the AOS staff has been able to move into additional office space, and
the COO and DFA longer have to share one desk!
Library and Archives
John Ingram of the AOS Archive and Library Committee has visited the space available at the
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden and we are now making plans to move our precious holdings of
books, paintings, archival material to the Garden. Fairchild has plans to build a new library which
will eventually be the home to our library and archives and we will be partners in this venture.
Grants to Fairchild
Over the years, funds have been donated to the AOS that came with specific instructions on how
this money should be spent. In not-for-profit parlance, these are temporarily restricted donations
and must be held until the opportunity arises to spend the funds within the limitations made at the
time of donation. More than ten years ago, the Rod McLellan family donated funds for a theater
stage. Our move has given us the opportunity to provide to the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, in
the form of a grant, these funds. The Fairchild will use the funds to modernize and upgrade it's
existing garden amphitheater insuring that the funds have been spent in the manner designated by
the McLellan family.
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Cork Tree, Fairchild Tropical Conservatory, awaiting the placement of the orchids
Additional grants to the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden include a donation from Theo & Ellen
Rumble of Boca Raton for construction of a cork tree which has been constructed in the new FTBG
Tropical Conservatory House, and a grant with money from the International Phalaenopsis Alliance
for a Phalaenopsis species exhibit. Mr. and Mrs. Rumble donated the funds for the original cork
tree in the AOS Delray Beach display greenhouse and followed that donation with funds to construct
a second tree. We are elated to say that the new cork tree at the FTBG has been built! All
donations will be acknowledged with a plaque recognizing the AOS and the specific donor.
Just for Fun
Membership Insights – Stats from our COO
Fifty-one of our members represent libraries and 603 are either Affiliated Societies or
commercial businesses. Seventy-four are a collection of non-revenue generating memberships that
represent various exchanges and complementary memberships. This leaves 8392 hobbyists that
make up the balance of our membership.Twelve percent (1090) of our membership reside outside
the United States. The distribution of these 1090 members reflects an interesting demographic.
Twenty-three percent live in Canada and an equivalent number reside in Non-United Kingdom
Europe. Eleven percent is from Australia and New Zealand and an equivalent number come from
South America. Nearly equal numbers, 7% and 6% respectively, come from Japan and the United
Kingdom. The entire remainder of Asia represents 9% and 4% hale from Africa. The remaining 8%
represent the rest of the world. We hope that with our new digital magazine, the number of
members outside of the USA will increase. Problems with mail delivery has made it a challenge for
these members to get ORCHIDS. Now they will have access before ORCHIDS even goes to print!
Let’s take a brief look at the distribution of our South American and European members. South
America follows a distribution that effectively mirrors population distribution with Brazil carrying the
lion’s share at 56%. This is followed by Colombia a distant second and Argentina in third place.
Europe, on the other hand, is far from the distribution of population. Population distribution would
suggest Germany, France, United Kingdom, Italy and Spain in that order. The actual distribution is
the United Kingdom at 21%, France at 17%, Germany at 14%, and Switzerland and Italy at 7%
each. It will be interesting to see how our global membership evolves with the advent of our digital
magazine offering.
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Events Out and About
Join us: Spring 2013 Members’ Meeting
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March 21 – March 23, 2013
Location: San Diego, California
Held in conjunction with the San Diego County Orchid Society Show
Show Location: The Scottish Rite Temple, San Diego, California
Hotel: Sheraton Mission Valley Hotel, www.sheratonmissionvalley.com Rooms: $119,
Promotion code when making reservations: AOS
 Contact: The American Orchid Society: spring2013@aos.org or call 305.740.2010
For a calendar of upcoming shows click here
You won't want to miss these fabulous international shows! - click here for information
Thanks for supporting the AOS! Please invite others to join in the exciting adventure that is now
the AOS.
Wishing you the best for the holiday season,
Sandra Tillisch Svoboda
President, American Orchid Society
aospresident@cox.net
American Orchid Society | 16700 AOS Lane | Delray Beach, FL 33446-4351
Telephone: 561-404-2000 | FAX: 561-404-2034 or 561-404-2100
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