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ca Jan Johns 613-253-1996 janet.johns@sympatico.ca aurora.richard@gmail.com October Program: This month, the Society is hosting Inge and Peter Poot.

Inge Poot has loved and recognized orchids since she was a small child admiring the wild orchids in her native Austria. She earned a B.Sc.

She completed an M.Sc. in mycology (the study of fungi) at the U of T in 1973 and then worked at Richters Herbs from 1981 to 2016.

She was a member of the Executive and with her husband she has held the positions of Librarian, Show Chair and President during that time.

1 S P I K E Newsletter of the E Ottawa Orchid Society OCTOBER 2017 manon.garrett@gmail.com Past President johnjns@sympatico.ca Secretary Karina Isert k.c.isert@gmail.com André Couture andrec.couture@sympatico.ca johnjns@sympatico.ca Jan Johns janet.johns@sympatico.ca aurora.richard@gmail.com October Program: This month, the Society is hosting Inge and Peter Poot. Inge will be discussing a lesser-known genus: Coryanthes. Inge Poot has loved and recognized orchids since she was a small child admiring the wild orchids in her native Austria. She earned a B.Sc. from the University of Toronto in 1962 and taught Mathematics and Science at Bayview Secondary School in Thornhill, Ontario, from 1962 to She completed an M.Sc. in mycology (the study of fungi) at the U of T in 1973 and then worked at Richters Herbs from 1981 to Inge has been a member of the Southern Ontario Orchid Society from 1964 to the present. She was a member of the Executive and with her husband she has held the positions of Librarian, Show Chair and President during that time. She and her husband have been growing orchids since their honeymoon in December 1962 and now have 1,000-2,000 orchids scattered all over their swampy-smelling house and attached greenhouse. They grow a diverse selection of genera, but the one they have the most examples of is Stanhopea. haydonm@rogers.com Joyce Medcalf jmedcalf@1000island.net Check out our website: Currently Vacant

President s Message Hi Everyone, I hope you were able to come to the September meeting and that you enjoyed the talk on Cattleya hybridizing at Suwada Orchids in Tokyo.

2 President s Message Hi Everyone, I hope you were able to come to the September meeting and that you enjoyed the talk on Cattleya hybridizing at Suwada Orchids in Tokyo. Lots of interesting information and it really showed how much patience is required to develop a new hybrid, with at least a seven-year wait for each plant to flower! Thanks again to our speaker, Munekazu Ejiri, for making the long trip from Japan. This month we will have a talk entitled Coryanthes, the bucket orchid given by Peter and Inge Poot from the Southern Ontario Orchid Society (SOOS). As many of you know, Peter and Inge are AOS judges and they have been attending our annual shows for many years. I am sure this will be an excellent talk on these rather unusual orchids, and I am looking forward to it. Welcome to our new members and I hope you enjoy the meetings and other activities, and welcome back to our long-standing members. YOUR WORDS Dave Cooper This is a new feature in Spike in which a question will be posed and your responses will be published in the next issue. Last month s question: What is your favourite, most loved orchid in your collection? This month s question: Describe the first time you won an award for an orchid. Please respond to either question by month s end and include a photo showing your orchid in all its glory so others can ooh and aah. In This Issue President s Message 2 Your Words 2 Members Corner 2 Orchid Calendar 3 Montreal Judging Centre 4 COOS Show Awards 5 OOS September Meeting 9 OOS Show Table Results 10 Best in Show and Member s Choice 20 Upcoming AOS Webinars 21 Correction 21 MEMBERS CORNER Please welcome the new members who have joined since August 2017: Tina & Dave Askwith Gaston Filion Nicole Charron Marilyn Dykstra Sheila & Malcolm Hanson Pamela McLennan Peggy Wright 2

3 ORCHID CALENDAR Here are the activities for the remainder of the orchid calendar for (provided by André Couture). October 2017 October 14, the Montreal Judging Centre will meet on Saturday in conjunction with the Eastern Canada Orchid Society (ECOS) Show October 14-15, Orchidfête (ECOS Orchid Show), CEGEP du Vieux Montréal, 255 rue Ontario est, Montréal October 15, OOS meeting with guest speakers Peter and Inge Poot from the Southern Ontario Orchid Society (SOOS) October 21-22, Windsor Orchid Show November 2017 November 18, Montreal Judging Centre meeting at the Montreal Botanical Garden, judging starts at 1:00 p.m. November 19, OOS meeting with guest speaker Sam Tsui (ORCHIDINNUSA); orchids will be available for purchase December 2017 December 16, Montreal Judging Centre meeting at the Montreal Botanical Garden, judging starts at 1:00 p.m. December 17, OOS Annual Christmas Social January 2018 January 12-14, Tamiami Orchid Show, Miami January 20, Montreal Judging Centre meeting at the Montreal Botanical Garden, judging starts at 1:00 p.m. January 21, OOS Meeting: Workshops February 2018 February 10-11, Southern Ontario Orchid Society Show at the Toronto Botanical Gardens February 18, OOS Annual Auction February 24-25, Orchid Society of the Royal Botanical Gardens Annual Show March 2018 March 18, OOS meeting with guest speaker Leslie Ee from the Southern Ontario Orchid Society March 24-25, ORCHIDEXPO, Collège Maisonneuve, 2700 Bourbonnière, Montréal March 24, the Montreal Judging Centre will meet on Saturday in conjunction with ORCHIDEXPO April 2018 April 7-8, Québec City Orchid Show April 21, the Montreal Judging Centre will meet on Saturday in conjunction with the Ottawa Orchid Show April 21-22, Ottawa Orchid Society Show: Orchidophilia May 2018 May 14-15, Toronto Artistic Orchid Association Show May 19, Montreal Judging Centre meeting at the Montreal Botanical Garden, judging starts at 1:00 p.m. May 20, OOS meeting with guest speaker Elisio Telon 3

Summer 2018 Montreal Judging Centre will meet on the following dates, at the

o June 16 o July 21 o August 18 Montreal Judging Centre The following plants

(Photos by Thang Dam) Catasetum macroglossum Jardin botanique de Montréal

4 Summer 2018 Montreal Judging Centre will meet on the following dates, at the Montreal Botanical Garden, judging starts at 1:00 p.m. o June 16 o July 21 o August 18 Montreal Judging Centre The following plants recently won awards at the Montreal Judging Centre. (Photos by Thang Dam) Catasetum macroglossum Jardin botanique de Montréal HCC/AOS Note: Female flower Aerangis ellisii Jardin botanique de Montréal HCC/AOS Polystachea clareae Jardin botanique de Montréal AM/AOS 82 points 4

OTTAWA ORCHID SOCIETY AWARDS AT THE CENTRAL ONTARIO ORCHID SOCIETY SHOW (SEPT 24-25) Jean Hollebone took plants to the COOS show in September from OOS growers.

5 OTTAWA ORCHID SOCIETY AWARDS AT THE CENTRAL ONTARIO ORCHID SOCIETY SHOW (SEPT 24-25) Jean Hollebone took plants to the COOS show in September from OOS growers. The COOS show was a nice, small show with high quality plants. Thanks to those who contributed plants, and congratulations to the winners. The ribbons for OOS growers are listed below. Of special note, Angèle Biljan won Best Specimen Plant in Show, with a prestigious score of 84, and was granted a Certificate of Horticultural Merit, which means she is allowed to add a clonal name to her plant. She has chosen to name it after her daughter, so the plant will be called Barbosella cogniauxiana Christine Biljan. The next step in the awards process is sending the plant to the Species Identification Task Force for confirmation of its species by the taxonomic experts. Last year, this same plant won a first in its class, so it is interesting to see the difference a year makes in growth and presentation of flowers. Congratulations, Angèle! Also of note, new member Nataxja Cini won a third for her cream and fuchsia Phalaenopsis No Name Harlequin in this her first entry in a show. Congratulations, Nataxja, and congratulations to all our winners. (Pictures of individual entries by Jean Hollebone) Photo 1 5

6 Ottawa Orchid Society Awards at the Central Ontario Orchid Society Show September 23-25, 2017 Award Full Name Owner Photo 3rd 1st in Class, Best Pleurothallid, Best Specimen Plant, and CHM 84 points Ottawa Orchid Society Exhibit Barbosella cogniauxiana 'Christine Biljan' Helen Nitschkie and Jean Hollebone Angèle Biljan 2 and 3 1 3rd Habenaria medusa Michael Barker 4 2nd Bulbophyllum Jersey (AM/AOS) Marcel Carrière 5 3rd Phalaenopsis No Name purple Angèle Biljan No photo 2nd Catasetum gladiatorum 'SVO 35' x Catasetum fimbriatum 'Golden Horizon' Betty Warrington- Kearsley 6 2nd Paphiopedilum concolor Jean Hollebone 7 3rd Phalaenopsis No Name Harlequin Nataxja Cini 8 1st Maxillaria grandifolia Maria Martins 9 1st Tricopilia suavis Maria Martins 10 2nd Paphiopedilum Bo-Ying Chow (Pinocchio x bellatulum) Michael Barker 11 2nd Oberonia setigera Angèle Biljan 12 2nd Gomesa recurva Angèle Biljan 13 2nd Dendrobium Lutin Blanc (aberrans x polysema) Michael Barker 14 1st Photography Dinner time at the Cypripedium restaurant Dave Cooper 15 middle 2nd Photography Moccasin Flower, Cypripedium acaule, Sam Lake, QC John Arnason 15 right 6

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9 OOS September Meeting Presentation by Guest Speaker Munekazu Ejiri Guest Speaker & Judge Munekazu Ejiri Show Table Judging, Joyce Medcalf assisted by Jean Hollebone Show Table Judging, Munekazu Ejiri Photos were taken by Arlene Lang Show Table Judging, André Couture 9

10 OOS SHOW TABLE FOR SEPTEMBER 17, 2017 CLASS JUDGED BY PLACE NAME OWNER PHOTO # Cattleya Alliance 1st Cattleya Cariad's Mini-Quinee 'Angel Kiss' André Couture 1 & 2 Judged by Munekazu Ejiri (Cattleya Mini Purple x Cattleya intermedia) 2nd Cattleychea Netrasiri Fine-Green André Couture 3 (Cattleya Baby Kay x Cattleychea Vienna Woods) Cypripedium Alliance 1st Paphiopedilum Bo-Ying Chow (Paphiopedilum Pinocchio x Michael Barker 4 Paphiopedilum Paphiopedilum bellatulum) Judged by André Couture 2nd Paphiopedilum godefroyae Jean Hollebone 5 3rd Paphiopedilum Mount Toro (Paphiopedilum stonei x Monique Savard 6 Paphiopedilum philippinense) Phragmipedium 1st Phragmipedium Sedenii (Phragmipedium longifolium x Lynne Guimond & 7 Judged by André Couture Phragmipedium schlimii) Santos Peixe 2nd Phragmipedium Eva (Phragmipedium Cardinale x Lynne Guimond & 8 Phragmipedium longifolium) Santos Peixe 2nd Phragmipedium Inti's Tears (Phragmipedium Sorcerer's Lynne Guimond & 9 Apprentice x Phragmipedium humboldtii) Santos Peixe 3rd Phragmipedium Inca Gold (Phragmipedium Andean Fire x Angèle Biljan 10 Phragmipedium Praying Mantis) Cymbidium Alliance 2nd Cymbidium ensifolium 'Little Peach' Maria Martins 11 Judged by Munekazu Ejiri Oncidium Alliance 1st ** Bratonia Kauai's Choice (Brassia arcuigera x Bratonia Claude Brault 12 Judged by André Couture Aztec) (Syn. Miltassia) 2nd Oncidium Sharry Baby (Oncidium Jamie Sutton x Oncidium Angèle Biljan 13 Honolulu) 3rd Oncidium Sharry Baby (Oncidium Jamie Sutton x Oncidium Cana Balay 14 Honolulu) Dendrobium Alliance 1st Dendrobium Little Green Apples (Dendrobium Green Elf x Henriette Watkins 15 & 16 Judged by André Couture Dendrobium convolutum) 2nd Dendrobium Lutin Blanc (Dendrobium aberrans x Michael Barker 17 Dendrobium polysema) 3rd Dendrobium falcipetalum Maria Martins 18 Phalaenopsis Alliance 1st Phalaenopsis No Name Monique Savard 19 Judged by André Couture 2nd Phalaenopsis No Name Angèle Biljan 20 3rd Phalaenopsis No Name Angèle Biljan 21 Vanda Alliance 1st Aerangis luteoalba Monique Savard 22 Judged by André Couture 2nd Vanda Apinantat (Vanda Nok x Vanda Meda Arnold) x Lynne Guimond & 23 & 24 Vanda coerulea Santos Peixe Pleurothallid Alliance 1st Restrepia brachypus (Syn. striata) Angèle Biljan 25 & 26 Judged by Joyce Medcalf Masdevallia and Affiliates 1st Masdevallia Angel Candy (Masdevallia Sunny Angel x Angèle Biljan 27 Judged by Joyce Medcalf Masdevallia Tuakau Candy) Miniature 1st Oberonia setigera Angèle Biljan 28 & 29 Judged by Joyce Medcalf 2nd Gastrochilus retrocallus 'Yellow Lip' Angèle Biljan 30 Miscellaneous 1st Monnierara Millennium Magic 'Witchcraft' AM/AOS André Couture 31 & 32 Judged by Joyce Medcalf (Catanoches Midnight Jem x Mormodes sinuata) 2nd Catasetum gladiatorium 'SVO 35' x Catasetum fimbriatum Betty Warrington- 33 &34 'Golden Horizon' Kearsley 3rd Habenaria medusa Michael Barker 35 3rd Maxillaria grandiflora Maria Martins 36 & 37 Best in Show Habenaria medusa Michael Barker Judged by André Couture, 38 Munekazu Ejiri & Joyce Medcalf Member's Choice Monnierara Millennium Magic 'Witchcraft' AM/AOS André Couture 39 Judged by Monique Savard (Catanoches Midnight Jem x Mormodes sinuata) Member's Choice: "Love the black flowers. Absolutely gorgeous." Note: ** Means an updated name. 10

11 Cattleya Alliance Photo 1 Photo 2 Photo 3 Cypripedium Alliance Paphiopedilum Photo 4 Photo 5 Photo 6 Phragmipedium Photo 7 Photo 8 11

12 Photo 9 Photo 10 Cymbidium Alliance Photo 11 12

13 Oncidium Alliance Photo 12 Photo 13 Photo 14 Dendrobium Alliance Photo 15 Photo 16 13

14 Photo 17 Photo 18 Phalaenopsis Alliance Photo 19 Photo 20 Photo 21 14

15 Vanda Alliance Photo 22 Photo 22 Photo 23 Photo 24 Photo 23 15

16 Pleurothallid Alliance Photo 25 Photo 26 Masdevallia and Affiliates Photo 27 16

17 Miniature Photo 28 Photo 29 Photo 30 17

18 Miscellaneous Photo 31: Member s Choice Photo 32: Member s Choice Photo 33 Photo 34 18

19 Photo 35: Best in Show Photo 36 Photo 37 19

Member s Choice winner André Couture with his Monnierara

20 Photo 38: Best in Show winner Michael Barker with his Habenaria medusa, accompanied by Guest Judge Munekazu Ejiri Photo 39: Member s Choice winner André Couture with his Monnierara Millennium Magic 'Witchcraft' Show Table photos were taken by Arlene Lang 20

21 Upcoming AOS Webinars Thursday, October 12, 2017, at 8:30 p.m. EDT: Greenhouse Chat with Ron McHatton (general public) Wednesday, November 8, 2017, at 8:30 p.m. EST: Town Hall Meeting from Ecuador (general public) Thursday, December 14, 2017, at 8:30 p.m. EST: Greenhouse Chat with Ron McHatton (general public) To register, go to Correction: The name of our September speaker was incorrectly spelled in previous editions of Spike. Our sincere apologies to Munekazu Ejiri of Suwada Orchid Nursery for this error. 21

Newsletter of the Ottawa Orchid Society January 2018

Spike Newsletter of the Ottawa Orchid Society January 2018 1 Next monthly meeting: Sunday, January 21, 2018, at 1:30 p.m. Tom Brown Arena, 141 Bayview Road, Ottawa Program: This month s meeting will consist