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MEETINGS

PO Box 127 Bribie Island Q 4507

www.bribieislandorchidsociety.com

Patron: Cr. Gary Parsons

President: John Hopgood 54976835

Secretary: Lynnette Hauck 3410 1919

Treasurer: Bernie Schulz 54295649

Editor: John Stokes 3408 9228

Committee Meeting

Held on the first Wednesday of the month. The meeting commences at 1.00 pm at The Orchid

House. This meeting is restricted to Committee members only.

Cultural Meeting

Held on the fourth Tuesday of the month, at The Orchid House, 156A First Avenue, Bribie Island. Meeting time is 1.30pm. Plants must be benched by 1.15pm when judging will

commence.

New Growers Meeting

Normally held on the second Saturday of the month. These meetings are held at The Orchid House, commencing at 1.30pm.

Experienced Growers can also bench as many plants as they wish at these meetings, for dis-cussion purposes, but these will not be judged so as not to detract from the New

Growers’ plants.

Bribie Island Orchid Society Bulletin April 2015

Please don’t Forget Membership fees are now due. AGM is scheduled for 23rd June.

Nominations to Secretary by 9th June together with Proxy Forms. Only financial members are eligible to vote.

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Well another great show is over. Attendance was only slightly down on last year which was a record. What a great team effort with so many members contributing to the success.

Even the rain held off. And more champion trophies for our members: Noela and Italo Frizzo took out Champion Species, Champion Specimen and Reserve Champion. Congratulations Noela and Italo John and Beverly won Champion Foliage for their Tassel Fern. Congratulations J&B.

And it was pleasing to see a good number of plants benched by our new growers. See all the results at pages 13-15 There are really too many people to thank individually and to attempt this would risk forgetting someone

and causing offence. However, Maureen has particularly asked me to thank all her team who worked so hard during the show preparing and serving hundreds of morning and afternoon teas and meals for the judges and others, and all

those who baked beforehand and donated items or money for the multitude of catering items required for an event like this. Maureen tells me she even managed to persuade one of our male members to join the team. Well done John.

Let me also give you some idea of all the other functions that had to be covered and thereby hopefully thank most of those involved and congratulate them on a job well done: Pre-show publicity and organising of vendors, signs, layout, fencing, marquees, raffle selling etc etc

Set up and pull down in both halls and area between( for 2 days before and one after).

Manning during the show of raffle booths, craft stall, entrance, administration (incl database), Treasury

duties, security, cleaning and bins, potting demos, spot raffles, plant sales, supervision of both halls,

parking etc etc

We also owe a debt of gratitude to our wonderful sponsors: Mitre10 who very generously donated two wheelbarrows full of goodies. Wyatt Roy M.P. who made a monetary donation.

Our Show Marshall Alan Savage from Glasshouse stepped in fairly late in the piece and did a wonderful job. Many thanks Alan.

Thanks also to : The orchid judges from STOCQ and the foliage judges from Banksia Beach Garden Club.

The Boy Scouts who were on hand again to run the BBQ and keep the premises secure at night. And all our wonderful and loyal vendors.

A big thank you to all from your President and the Committee.

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A Blue Ribbon for Zelda’s Rlc. Burbank Mariner

John and Bev’s Champion Tassel Fern

Ann Sales does it again winning Champion of Show

Kermit provides a bit of light relief!

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It was great to see so many novice plants on the bench. Probably as many as I’ve seen and one sign of a healthy growing club.

A few announcements were made at the meeting: The Council has kindly granted our request for an all weather path between The Orchid House and the Indoor Bowls Hall (which proved a Godsend at our show). John Hopgood has constructed a light stand for better viewing of the champion orchids at our shows

and Judges’ Choices at our meetings. We have received a donation of new chairs for the hall. We have acquired two new large marquees for use at our shows and these were supplied at a very reasonable price.

The guest speaker was Ann Sales who gave us some really good practical advice from her experi-ence on how to grow show standard orchids. She then went on to win Champion of the Show at our

Easter Show. Congratulations Ann.

Photos from the meeting are as follows in clockwise direc-

tion from below.

Judges Novice Choice C. bowringiana (J&A Trott)

Popular Choice Orchid , Rlc. Mount Isa ‘Jean’ (Z&D Holm)

Popular Choice Foliage , Aglaonema (M&B Elliott)

Judges’ Choice Orchid, Den. Juleen High (J&B Hopgood)

Speaker for the April Cultural

meeting will be Des Warnock from Batphone who produce gardening

products from natural ingredients.

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1st (Plant Name) 1st 2nd 3rd

Open

Cattleya

Exhibition Lavender/Mauve/Purple

Rlc. Burbank Mariner Z&D Holm Z&D Holm Z&D Holm

White C. Persepolis ‘Splendour’ Z&D Holm Z&D Holm J&J Stokes

Exhibition Any Other Colour

Rlc. Mount Isa ‘Jean’ Z&D Holm Z&D Holm Z&D Holm

Miniature or Compact C. Fitz Eugene Dixon B&C Schulz J&J Stokes Z&D Holm

Novelty Rlc. Yellow Ribbons ‘Starfighter’ Z&D Holm

Cluster C. Chocolate Drop J&B Hopgood J&B Hopgood S Maller

Species C. bowringiana D&T Walterfang F McLaren

Dendrobium

Spatulata and Interme-diate

Den. Juleen High J&B Hopgood J&B Hopgood B&C Schulz

Any Other Den. Haleahi Blush V Anderson J&J Stokes S Maller

Vandaceous

Under 60mm V. denisoniana x Kenny Gold (now Viraphandhu Kenny)

V Anderson J&B Hopgood J&B Hopgood

Over 60mm V. Pachara Delight J&J Stokes

Phalaenopsis

Any Type Phal. Long Strong Sweet Lady x Mount Lip

J&J Stokes

Paphiopedilum

Oncidium

Any other Opahtocidium Unuwai S Maller S Maller S Maller

Other alliance Dgmra. Skywalker ‘Red Star’ J&B Hopgood J&B Hopgood J&J Stokes

Miscellaneous

Species Bulb. echinolabium J&J Stokes J&J Stokes M&B Elliott

Cymbidium

Aust Natives

Species Den. bigibbum ‘alba’ D&T Walterfang M&B Elliott

Novice

Cattleya any Unknown P&T Thomas C Burke

Dendrobium Den. Juleen High G&K Hayman TP&T homas P&T Thomas

Other Hybrid Brat. Aztec R Grant J&E Grubb J&E Grubb

Foliage

Foliage Aglaonema M&B Elliott B&C Schulz

Bromeliad Vriesea Aspinal B&C Schulz

Anthurium African Queen B&c Schulz

Ferns Unknown M&B Elliott

Species C. bowringiana J&A Trott P&T Thomas J&E Grubb

Vandaceous V. Yip Sum Wah G&K Hayman P&T Thomas G&K Hayman

Popular Vote Orchid– Rlc. Mount Isa ‘Jean’ (Z&D Holm) Popular Vote Foliage– Aglaonema (M&B Elliott)

Judges Choice Open– Den. Juleen High (J&B Hopgood) Judges Choice Novice– C. bowringiana (J&A Trott) Judges– J. Hopgood, T. Davis, J. Stokes Scribe— B. Hopgood

March Benching Results

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6 March New Growers and Other News

New Growers Unfortunately the Editor was unable to attend this meeting as he was attending the STOCQ meeting in Gympie but from reports received it seems it was well attended. Discussion centred on the forthcoming show and preparation of plants for benching. Judges’ Choice went to Sharry Baby owned by John Grubb.

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Easter Raffle Results Major Raffle First Prize Annette from Burpengary Second Prize Jan from Bribie Island Mitre 10 Wheelbarrow etc. Jim Evans, Gympie

Second Prize Bromeliad Yvonne from Morayfield Second Mitre 10 Wheelbarrow Helen Val wishes all her sellers to know she is very

grateful for their help and to advise them that

record results were achieved.

R.I.P. Ethel Mills

It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of one of our past members, Ethel Mills.

Ethel joined the society in 1995 and was greatly involved until the last couple of years. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family at this sad time.

Message from Maureen our Providore

“I would like to thank all the girls & guys who assisted in both kitchens, from the very

successful Thursday night meal, right through the weekend until the closing on Saturday. We had heaps of people washing dishes, cleaning up, baking & bagging all sorts of cakes & biscuits, making sandwiches, coffee & tea. Thanks to Bob Lloyd & John Grubb who made sure the bins were emptied.

The numerous great comments we had from members of other orchid societies & the public were all due to the hard work put in by all those who helped. I’m sure new friendships were made in the kitchens. “

7 DATES TO REMEMBER IN 2015

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11 April New Growers Meeting

28 April Cultural Meeting

6 May Committee Meeting

10-11 April Caloundra Show

18 April Bus Trip to Ipswich Orchid Show

2-3 May Gympie Show

23 June BIOS AGM

3-5 July Caboolture Show

24-25 July Toowoomba Conference and Orchid Show

7-8 August Maroochydore Show

28-29 August Nambour Show

16-23 September 20th AOC National and 50th TQOC Conference and Show at Mackay

18-19 September Noosa Show

25-26 September Glasshouse Show

3-4 October BIOS Spring Show

30-31 October Nambour Species Show

14 June Visit of Glasshouse Orchid Society

18th-23rd September 2015

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From Our Social Organiser Annette Trott

The bus trip to the Ipswich Orchid Society Show on 18th April is confirmed so please get your names and money ($10) to Annette asap.

Pickups this time will begin at the Library (not Woorim) at 8.00am so the bus will be earlier at each other pick up point.

News/Notices

Message from Pumicestone re BUS TRIP to

Robertson’s Nursery

We have a bus going to Robertson’s Orchid Nurs-ery and Heatons on Friday 17th April Cost is $25.00 and we buy our own lunch at Nam-

bour RSL. If you are intending to go please let me know asap. Please contact Di Smith on 0418 711 043

Kitchen Roster Carolyn will organise helpers for the kitchen at the New Growers Meeting on 11th April. Maeleen Moore and Maureen Elliot will work in the kitchen at the Cultural Meeting on 28th April.

Aranbeem Open Day Aranbeem Orchids have advised that they will be having a May Sale/Open Day on: Sat 2nd May from 9am-4pm

Sun 3rd May from 9am-2pm At Priests Rd, Deception Bay Tel-38883637

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Cultural tip of Month Taken from John Atkins Autumn Cultivation Notes on

our website.

CYMBIDIUMS These are coming into their peak flow-

ering season and in fact many of my miniatures,

practically those with “Sarah Jean” in their parentage

are finished for another year. Many plants new

growths are still developing. Now is the time to be

busy with your cymbidium collection removing dead

leaves and the remains of old leaves or dehusking

older bulbs as these are a harbour for snails and have

them come out and find those developing spikes be-

fore you do. Remove any weeds and turn your pots so

that spikes develop a straight, upward habit rather

than twisting around for the sun. At this time of year

I like to top-dress my plants with a dry mix of equal

parts blood and bone and sulphate of potash and wa-

ter in with an application of Seasol. Watering should

only be carried out when the mix starts to appear a

little dry. Should you experience above average rain-

fall, and this seems to be the case in many parts it

may be a good preventive measure to give all your

plants a good drenching of ANTI-ROT or FONGA1UD

at the rate recommended on the packet and repeat

every two weeks whilst the rainy weather is about to

guard against bulb and root rot, these can even be

applied whilst it is raining, it is also a good idea to

incorporate a wetting agent to improve the absorp-

tion. Also be on the lookout for spider mites under the

foliage and treat with white oil or eco-oil as a safe

method of control.

I like to pot up young seedlings now so they are es-

tablished before the summer heat and after potting

give a good soaking with a mix of liquid seaweed and

fish emulsion. I also give a monthly application of sul-

phate of magnesium or “Epsom Salts” as it is com-

monly known; I use this on all my seedlings. Start

staking spikes once they are long enough.

New Members A big BIOS welcome to the following new members: Michael & Yvonne Crowley (Sandstone Point), Marcia & Bob Saunders (Sandstone Point), Loraine Blaney (Beachmere), Jim Westhead (Sandstone Point), Anita Cooper (Burpengary),

Jack and Dawn Worley (Banksia Beach), Fred and Noela Logan (Bongaree).

Library Corner

Congratulations to the show committee for

another successful show despite the weather. Many old magazines which had been donated to the club library were distributed to orchid

enthusiasts who attended the show. Although these magazines were very old there was lots of interesting and still relevant

information in them. The library has all current

orchid magazines available for anyone wishing to borrow them. Stephanie

Librarian

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Bits and pieces

That’s all folks.

(Note-Bulletins can be viewed in colour on our website) Contact Editor John ( phone 3408 9228 email stokes@sillyfrog.com) for more information on any of

above items.

DISCLAIMER While the Executive Committee and the editor of the BIOS Newsletter endeavour to en-sure the accuracy of the content of this Newsletter, neither the editor nor the Executive Committee and members of BIOS can assume any responsibility or liability for the views expressed or information in-

cluded in this Newsletter.

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The humour of Red Skelton

1. Two times a week we go to a nice restaurant, have a little beverage, good food and companionship. She goes on Tuesdays; I go on Fridays..

2. We also sleep in separate beds. Hers is in California , and mine is in Texas .. 3. I take my wife everywhere, but she keeps finding her way back..

4. I asked my wife where she wanted to go for our anniversary. "Somewhere I haven't been in a long time!" she said. So I suggested the kitchen..

5. We always hold hands. If I let go, she shops.. 6. My wife told me the car wasn't running well because there was water in the carburettor. I asked where the car was. She told me, "In the lake."..

7. She got a mud pack and looked great for two days. Then the mud fell off.. 9. She ran after the garbage truck, yelling, "Am I too late for the garbage?" The driver said, "No, jump in!"..

10. Remember: Marriage is the number one cause of divorce..

Two beat cops call the crime branch on telephone to give feed back on a homicide case....

Cop : Hello. Crime branch? CB : Yes

Cop : This is Sgt John. We have a case here. A woman has shot her husband for stepping on the floor she had just mopped. CB : Have you arrested the woman?

Cop : No sir. The floor is still wet.

Does this sound familiar?

MONROE, Mich. -

For 50 years, Ron Ciesinski has been doing his part to help mother nature and preserve some of her most delicate and beautiful flowers. As the owner of Taylor Orchids near Monroe he purchased his first orchid at a neighbourhood market. It started a life-long love affair.

But Ciesinski is packing them up and packing them in. He's in his 80s, his bones hurt, he’s tired, his wife is sick, and growing nature's most delicate prize is hard work and time con-suming -- no one wants to do it. So he’s calling it quits. Time can grow a beautiful flower, but it bows the legs and hurts the back of humans, and so this human daddy must leave

his flower children behind.

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