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I N S I D E T H I S

I S S U E :

March Program 1

Board of Directors 2

Presidents

Message

2

BROS Show 3 7,

10-11

Refreshments 16

Tasks for March 12

Membership 8,11

Events 13

2nd Chance Chids 9

Advertisers 16

Members Plants 14-15

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M E E T I N G S

T H E S O C I E T Y M E E T S

O N T H E S E C O N D

T H U R S D A Y O F E A C H

M O N T H A T 7 : 3 0 P M .

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Orchid The

Speaker: Lawrence Cox

Topic: Lycastes for South Florida

Date: March 12, 2015

Location:

Guests are Always Welcome!

Vice President, Programs

-Sheldon Guttman

Larry Cox acquired his first orchid, a cattleya, over 40 years ago. His second orchid was a paphio-pedilum. He has grown cattleyas, dendrobiums, phalaenopsis, oncidiums, vandas, and less pop-ular genera; but paphs eventually became his favorite orchids and the heart of his collection. In 1989 he moved to the Redlands area of south Miami-Dade County where he built his dream or-chid house of 3000 square feet and continued to increase his collection with emphasis on multi-floral paphs. Larry enjoys showing his orchids and has earned forty-six awards, including five FCCs, from the American Orchid Society.

In the early 90s Larry saw a lycaste in a show; thus began a fascination with another orchid genus. He quickly learned that most lycastes are cloud forest plants and require interme-diate to cool growing conditions, but that didnt stop him from wanting to try some anyway. By reading up on lycastes, he discovered that there are warmer growing species, though they have never been very popular with growers in comparison to their flashier cool cousins. It also be-came readily apparent that lycastes are almost unknown in South Florida, so Larry set out to find plants to experiment with. He now has a collection of lycastes that grows successfully here and has garnered nine AOS awards with them. Though the lycaste collection is not nearly as exten-sive as the paph collection, Larry continues to search for suitable species and hybrids. He now feels qualified to introduce other orchid growers to this fascinating genus and share his knowledge of their culture and suitable plants for South Florida.

In 2005 Larry retired from an education career of thirty-seven years, the last fifteen teaching Advanced Placement English. Since retirement he has devoted most of his time to orchids: maintaining the collection, involvement with the Coral Gables Orchid Society, and giving pro-grams on paphs and, now, lycastes. He also finds time to travel and do all the reading he so loves.

See you at the meeting.

Featuring

2015 Board of Directors

From Our President

T H E O R C H I D S C E N T I N E L

PRESIDENT

(513) 254-6576 Sheldon Guttman

Sandy Haradon VICE PRESIDENT, MEMBERSHIP

(561) 394-5910

Veronica Risko TREASURER

(561) 391-5019

RECORDING SECRETARY

(561) 789-2465

Cheryl Dodes (561) 558-1448

CORRESPONDING SECRETARY

(561) 394-0385 Karen Khan

Alan LaDuke

Scott Joffe

Maritza Graff

(Vacancy) DIRECTORS

EDITOR

The BROS is the proud recipient

of the DASSA Award.

LIBRARIAN

PHOTOGRAPHER & WEB

Lorraine Conover (561) 395-2145

VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMS

Cheryl Dodes

(561) 558-1448

(954) 341-5017

(561) 272-0546

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To all BROS members who volunteered at our annual Valen-

tines Weekend Show, I want to thank you so very much for

your time, your food to sustain us and your support. You

should feel tired but proud to be part of our society. People

commented on how friendly we were and never before knew

about us. I think they do now.

Displays were beautiful and many AOS awards were given.

Lots of Blue Ribbons and the Childrens Art work from our

two After School Programs looked great above the Member

Plant Table. Blue Ribbons were everywhere!

Raffle Table.Every one of you.Awesome, to say the

least. I know its tough being the center of attention and

asking for $$ but somebody has to do it!! You did GREAT!

I can tell you that this was the most attended show we have

ever had!!! Our orchid vendors were virtually sold out and

lobby vendors were very happy. I think we had 18 new mem-

bers join at the show. The crowd Saturday was unreal. Peo-

ple were pouring in the door. You could hardly move around

and bags of orchids were flying out the door; the same peo-

ple came back for more!

Our show is only possible with member support.

Thank you all! BROS is the BEST!!!!!

-Lorraine Conover President

Carol Ott

(561) 391-3938

Jay Collins

(561) 705-6892

T H E O R C H I D S C E N T I N E L

RECORDING SECRETARY

CORRESPONDING SECRETARY

PHOTOGRAPHER

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DIRECTOR

BROS 2015 SHOW SPONSORS

Rhoda Berkow

Boca Home Rentals & Sales, Inc.

Lorraine & Gary Conover

First Sign Corp.

Green Barn Orchid Supply

Amy Hogaboom

Metnick, Levy & Dyson, Attorneys-at-Law

Kenneth A. Mogell, DMD

Polin Dental

Pops Fish Market

Don Salas In Loving Memory of Patricia Salas

Sukal Skin Institute

Wildes Patio Depot

T H E O R C H I D S C E N T I N E L

RECORDING SECRETARY

CORRESPONDING SECRETARY

PHOTOGRAPHER

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DIRECTOR

Karen Khan

Belinda Krause

Marina Kruse

Alan LaDuke

Hyla Levine

Adrienne Levy

Judy Litwin

Karen Meiselman

Sagine Morgan

Carol OGrady

Carol Ott

Veronica Risko

Don Salas

Shirley Schneider

Shelly Siskin

Lew Stone

Fe Stott

Colleen Taylor

Pauline Taylor

Bonnie Temperly

Rita Welch

Cledwyn Weldon

Sharon Wesolowski

Shirley Wilde

Jackie Wood

Louise Albright

Judy Bailey

Susan Barbuty

Barbara Barrie

Allan Bernstein

Tony Biviano

Barbara & Bob Blais

Juan Bofill

Tonky Bofill

Simon Calle

Ineke Chichester

Jay Collins

Marilyn Collins

Lorraine Conover

Bunny Copeland

Sherri Croyle

Brenda Diaz

Alice Dobrin

Janet Fabricant

Kelly Ford

Fred Gilbert

Maritza Graff

Sandy Haradon

Carolyn Huckshorn

Marti Hunt

Rachellen Hut

Scott Joffe

Jan Joggerst

VOLUNTEERS 2015 Thank you to the following members who provided food, managed the kitch-

en, helped set-up, break-down, did security, raffle table sales, assisted ven-

dors, arranged for and put out signs, clerked for the judges, registered

plants, arranged for judging and awards, sent invitations to the vendors, kept

track of volunteers, sold tickets, lectured and were willing to do anything

that was asked of them to make our show a great success. If we missed your

name we apologize, please let us know. A couple of you brought food and

helped and escaped without signing up. We thank you too.

T H E O R C H I D S C E N T I N E L

RECORDING SECRETARY

CORRESPONDING SECRETARY

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DIRECTOR

BROS Orchid Show 2015

T H E O R C H I D S C E N T I N E L

RECORDING SECRETARY

CORRESPONDING SECRETARY

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DIRECTOR

BROS Orchid Show 2015

T H E O R C H I D S C E N T I N E L

RECORDING SECRETARY

CORRESPONDING SECRETARY

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DIRECTOR

BROS Orchid Show 2015

T H E O R C H I D S C E N T I N E L

RECORDING SECRETARY

CORRESPONDING SECRETARY

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DIRECTOR

Welcome New BROS MEMBERS!

We are so excited to have these new members join in the fun!

Claire Anderson

Teri Armpriester

Kim Bloom

Staci Cavalcante

Jane Ann Cobb

George and Marilyn Cohen

Robin Hoffer

Mercedes Jimenez and Guillermo Aburca

Kathryn Kersey

Mary Lavalle

Terry and Stephanie Morkert

Phil Pepe and Ingrid Albert

Joan Pennea

Arlene Presto

Shirlee Rachel

Michael Righetti

Petra Russell

William Thrall Jr.

Annette Vettese

Tim Wilson

Irene Zingg

T H E O R C H I D S C E N T I N E L

CORRESPONDING SECRETARY

PHOTOGRAPHER

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DIRECTOR

We wish a speedy recovery

to

Shirley Wilde

Get Well Soon!

2nd Chance Chids

Starting this month 20 lucky Chids will be looking for a Foster Home until they bloom again.

Whole Foods in Boca Raton has started a Partnering Program with BROS. Each month 20

Phalaenopsis that have lost their beautiful flowers will be at our Monthly Meetings available to our

members to take home and Foster.

Once they start to bloom again, they will return to BROS and then be taken to local patients in vari-

ous hospitals, rehabs, etc. These details will be worked out at a later date since we are just getting

this program off the ground.

Come to our monthly meetings for more information and join the 2nd Chance Chids Foster Pro-

gram.

We will be sharing two of our societys goalsTo share our enjoyment of this wonderful hobby

and To promote education on all aspects of orchid culture. This is a perfect chance to learn how

to grow and rebloom a Phalaenopsis and find out what color flower it has. You will have been

wondering about that for months.

As part of the sharing mentioned above I am looking for a few members who rebloom their Phals

each year to take some phone calls and offer guidance to members wanting to learn. Each of us

have different ways and areas that we successfully grow Phals. Share your Orchid Secrets with

others.its more FUN!!!!!

Contact: Lorraine Conover

561-395-2145 or lorrainesorchids@yahoo.com

Help Needed Please!

Hospitality is in need of one or two mem-

bers to help at the monthly meetings to set

up refreshments.

Cookies, cake, fruit, and other goodies are

needed for all to enjoy at our monthly

Member Meeting.

Thanks to Carolyn Huckshorn for providing

refreshments at the February meeting.

T H E O R C H I D S C E N T I N E L

RECORDING SECRETARY

CORRESPONDING SECRETARY

PHOTOGRAPHER

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DIRECTOR

BROS 2015 SHOW TROPHY AWARDS TROPHY CATEGORY PLANT NAME EXHIBITOR

AOS Show Trophy Carib Plants

I Lester Berkow Memorial Award Best Depiction of Theme of the Show Soroa Orchids

II Best Commercial Exhibit 1st Place Carmela Orchids

2nd Place Macs Orchids

3rd Place Red Hawk Nursery

III Best Specimen Bl Yellow Bird Joe Ortlieb

IV Dave Hogaboom Mem. Award Cattleya Ctt. Jamie Hollingsworth Kathy Kersey

V Best Epi, Encyc., Broughtonia Wils. Cookarabill Sea Otters Valentine Springwater Orchids

VI Best Brassavola or Laelia Bl. Yellow Bird Joe Ortleib

VII Best Cypripedium Plant Paph. St. Swithin Macs Orchids

VIII Best Ascocentrum/Ascocenda Asco. Bangkhuntian x Asco. Guo Chia Long Orchid Acres

IX Best Renanthera/Rhyncostylis Rhsty. Alsagott 'Chief Adamson' Adamsons Orchids

X Best Vanda, Aerides, Angraecum V. Crownfox Freckles Orchid Acres

XI Best Phalaenopsis/Doritaenopsis Phal. Sogo Grape 'Fireball' EFG Orchids

XII Best Oncidium Alliance Onc. Catatante Carmela Orchids

XIII Best Cymbidium No award

XIV Best Dendrobium Den. Usitae Macs Orchids

XV Best Orchid of Diversified Genera Bulb. Tawainense Red Hawk Nursery

XVII Best Display of 5 plants of Same Genera No award

XVIII Best Hobbyist Tabletop Display Friends of Intl. Orchid Foundation

PLANT AOS AWARD EXHIBITOR

Commercial Exhibit AOS SHOW TROPHY Carib Plants

Commercial Exhibit Silver Certificate Carib Plants

Bulb. Fascinator 'Red Hawk' AM/AOS Red Hawk Nursery

Den. Candystripe 'Odom's Delight' AM/AOS Odoms Orchids

Phal. Dendi's Treasure 'Krull Smith' AM/AOS Krull-Smith Orchids

Phal. Jiuhbao Fairy 'Diana' AM/AOS Carib Plants

Phal. schilleriana 'Krull-Smith' AM/AOS Krull-Smith Orchids

Rlc. Ponkan Southern Lady x Owen Holmes HCC/AOS Krull-Smith Orchids

Slc. Jamie Hollingsworth 'Sunbulb' HCC/AOS Kathy Kersey

Slc. Jamie Hollingsworth 'Sunbulb' CCM/AOS Kathy Kersey

Trgl. Breviracema 'Mac's Best' CCM/AOS Macs Orchids

BROS 2015 SHOW AOS AWARDS

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Class Ribbon Plant Name Exhibitor

3 Blue Ctt. Jamie Hollingsworth Kathy Kersey

3 Red Lc. Gold Digger 'Orglades Mandarin' Maritza Graff

3 White Rlc. Little Magician Joanne Indiviglio

5 Blue 'Lc. Bonanza Queen 'Panamint' AM/AOS Joe Ortleib

7 Blue 'Blc. Zul 'Bill Williams' Maritza Graff

7 Blue 'Blc. Zul 'Waiomae Fantasy' Carol Ott

8 Blue C. skinneri Grace Holliday

10 Blue Recc. Frances Fox 'Richard' Maritza Graff

10 Red Iwan. Appleblossom Yellow Garfield Gilchrist

11 Blue Oe. centradenia Garfield Gilchrist

11 Blue Epi. coriifolium x self Kathy Kersey

18 Blue Bl. Yellow Bird Joe Ortlieb

18 Red Bro. Jamaica Jester Dennis Pearl

21 Blue L. wallisii Mark Edlund

22 Blue Clty. Spring Frangrance Joe Ortlieb

47 Blue Rhync. gigantea Alan LaDuke

52 Blue V. Kulwadee Frangrance Barbara Barrie

52 Red V. Robert's Delight 'Tor Blue' AM/AOS Garfield Gilchrist

54 Blue V. Crownfox Golden Dawn Barbara Barrie

57 Blue Angraecum sesquipedale x bosseri Garfield Gilchrist

64 Blue Phal. Long Pride First Love Carib Plants

80 Blue Pyp. Mariposa Lorraine Conover

92 Blue Den. Spring Dream 'Kumiko' Marilyn Collins

92 Red Den. Snow Baby Garfield Gilchrist

95 Blue Den. spectabile Amy Hogaboom

95 Blue Den. friedricksianum Susan Play

95 Red Den. cerinum Susan Play

95 Red Den. aggregatum Dennis Pearl

95 White Den. Speciosum Joe Ortlieb

99 Blue Lycaste Larry Cox 'Elektra' AM/AOS Jackie Wood

99 Blue Bulb. lasiochilum Alan LaDuke

BROS SHOW INDIVIDUAL RIBBON AWARDS 2015

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Tasks for March by Dr. Martin Motes

FIRST YEAR SINGLE $25.00 COUPLE $35.00 Newsletter emailed. Business: $40.00 Newsletter emailed.

RENEWAL SINGLE $18.00

COUPLE $25.00 Newsletter emailed.

CONTACT Sandy Haradon

(561) 394-5910

MAIL CHECKS TO

Boca Raton Orchid Society

PO Box 276367

Boca Raton, FL 33427

BROS Membership

Read this months

complete article at:

http://bit.ly/Hsj3aL

Sign up for Dr. Motess newsletter at:

http://bit.ly/motes Excerpted: Florida Orchid Growing,

Month by Month to purchase visit: www.RedlandPress.com Reprinted with permission, all rights reserved.

1. Watch for mites. 2. Spray for Thrips. 3. Repot Genera emerging from dormancy. 4. Continue general re-potting of cattleyas, oncidiums, hard cane den-

drobiums etc. 5. Make top cutting of teretes, semi-teretes and reed stem epiden-

drums. 6. Move landscape plants gradually to brighter light. 7. Apply time release fertilizer.

REMINDERREMINDERREMINDER

Your Dues are Due for Your Dues are Due for

2015. 2015.

Please make payment at Please make payment at

the March meeting or the March meeting or

mail it in to :mail it in to :

BOCA RATON ORCHID BOCA RATON ORCHID

SOCIETYSOCIETY

P O BOX 276367P O BOX 276367

BOCA RATON, FL BOCA RATON, FL

3342733427

BROS 2015 SHOWVOLUNTEER CLERKS

Team I

Juan Bofill (Head Clerk)

Bonnie Temperly (Ribbon Clerk)

Simon Calle (Observer)

Team II

Belinda Krause (Head Clerk)

Marilyn Collins (Ribbon Clerk)

Rachellen Hut (Observer)

Team III

Carol Ott (Head Clerk)

Louise Albright (Ribbon Clerk)

Cledwyn Weldon (Observer)

ORCHID EVENTS

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Vero Beach Orchid Society Show

April 2728, 2013

Riverside Park

APRIL

MARCH March 13-15, 2015 (9:30-4:30 pm) 13th Annual International Orchid Festival. At Fairchild Gardens. More

info at http://www.fairchildgarden.org

March 20-22, 2015 (10 am-4pm). Port St. Lucie Orchid Society Show. Orchid Treasures. At the Commu-

nity Center, 2195 SE Airoso Blvd., Port St. Lucie 34984

March 8, 2015 (10 am-5pm). Gardenfest Coral Springs. Free admission and free parking at The Walk of

Coral Springs, 2700-2788 N. University Drive, Coral Springs, FL 33065. More info at http://

gardenfestcoralsprings.org/

March 6-8, 2015. Martin County Orchid Society Show. At the Martin County Fairgrounds.

March 28 (9am5 pm) and 29 ( 9 am4pm) 2014. Garden Expo 2015. At the Volunteer Park Community

Center, 12050 West Sunrise Boulevard, Plantation FL 33323

April 4-5, 2015 (9:30 am-4:30 pm). Flamingo Gardens Orchid & Bromeliad Expo & Sale. At 3750 South

Flamingo Road, Davie, FL 33330. For more info: 954 530-0076 or http://www.flamingogardens.org/

April 26 (9 am-5 pm) and April 27 (9 am3 pm), 2015. Mounts Botanical Garden Spring Plant Sale. At

Mounts Botanical Garden, 559 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach, FL.. More info: 561-233-1757 or visit

their web site, http://mounts.org

April 25-26, 2015 (10 am5pm both days). Vero Beach Orchid Society Show. Riverside Park.

May 2 (9 am-5pm) and 3, (9 am-3pm), 2015 . Broward County Plant Affair. At Plantation Heritage Park,

1100 South Figtree Lane, Plantation, FL. More info: 954-797-2722 or visit their web site.

May 15-17, 2015. (9 am5pm) Redland International Orchid Festival. At Fruit and Spice Park, 24801

SW 187th Avenue, Homestead, FL. Admission: $10.00. Children under 12Free. More info at

http://www.redlandorchidfestival.org/

MAY

Most sincere condolences to Marina Kruse and

family in the loss of Marinas father. May he rest

in peace.

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BROS Exhibition Table

Every month members have the opportunity to show their latest achievements. They can

be admired then judged and you may even win an award ribbon! Fill out a exhibition slip

and place it with your entry. Please follow the rules below to avoid disqualification.

1. Clearly print the orchid name and your full name.

2. It must be featured in the correct category.

3. You must have owned the orchid for at least six months.

4. The plant must not have insects or disease.

5. Display your orchid in an attractive container.

6. Each plant registered earns you a FREE raffle ticket!

The winners in February: MEMBER CATEGORY RIBBON ORCHID NAME

Maritza Graff Cattleya Alliance Blue Lc. Gold Digger Orglades Mandarin

Alan LaDuke Misc. Genera Blue Bulb. Lasiochilum Jonor of Sheldon of Delray

O.S.

Tony Biviano Paphiopedilum Blue Paph. Rosy Dawn AM/RHS

Lorraine Conover Oncidium Alliance Blue Pyp. Papilio x Kalihi

Alan LaDuke Misc. Genera Blue & Yellow Rhyncostylis gigantea

Carol Ott Broughtonia Blue & Yellow Wlc. Cookara Bill AOS/CCH Sea Otters Valen-

Fred Gilbert Oncidium Alliance Blue & Yellow Oncidium Macronk

BEST IN SHOW: Maritza Graff. Congratulations!

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February Members Plants

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Member: Rev Clay

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Everything You Need to

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www.GreenBarnOrchid.com

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BROS Member

Plant Sales

BROS Members are welcome to sell their plants at designated monthly meetings.

Five simple rules: 1. Maximum of 5 plants. 2. No insects or diseases. 3. Must have a name tag. 4. No commercial sales. 5. 10% of your total sales

must go to the BROS

treasurer that night.

Board Meetings The BROS board meets the Wednesday

following the monthly Member Meeting at 7:30 PM.

Our March board meeting will be held at the home

of Carol Ott (March 18)

Our April board meeting will be held at the home of

Sheldon Guttman (April 15)

Refreshments are needed for our March 2015

Meeting

These refreshments can be: Cookies, cakes, punch, soft

drinks, vegetables & dip,

cut up fruit, fruit salad , nuts, chips or anything tasty to

share with the other members during the break.

Thank you PLEASE REMEMBER TO SIGN IN SO WE CAN

ACKNOWLEDGE YOU IN THE NEWSLETTER.

For providing refreshments in February,

Thank You to:

Belinda Krause

Brenda Diaz

Colleen Taylor

Cheryl Dodes