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November 2010 South Bay Orchid Society Page 1
The INFLORESCENCE “Orchids for Amateurs”
South Bay Orchid Society, Inc. P.O. BOX 3793
Torrance, CA 90510-3793 www.SouthBayOrchidSociety.com
Founded in July 1957
November 2010
After 20 years or so of association, Doctor McPherson passed away, and Jean McPherson, his wife, contin‐ued as a partner of Zuma Canyon Orchids. When Jean retired, Zuma Canyon Orchids fell under the umbrella of the Vazquez family who continue to operate it. They have received many accolades and represent approximately 50 years of experience from Amado Vasquez, and another 40 years of experience from Maria Vasquez, who ran the lab.
Zuma Canyon Orchids has a lot of years of experience in growing Phalaenopsis and if you are looking for any information, do not hesitate to contact them. They will be more than happy to assist you in any way.
It is easy for us to say that in the last past 50 years, Amado, George, and Maria have been involved in re‐ceiving, both at Arthur Freed and at Zuma Canyon Or‐chids, well over 800 A.O.S. awards and at least eight or more F.C.C. gold medals at world orchid confer‐ences.
This month’s plant table is furnished by Zuma Canyon Orchids.
Specializing in Phalaenopsis, George Vasquez grows and hybridizes award‐winning examples of these gen‐era. George has been growing orchids for about thirty years and is an accredited Orchid Society Judge and has served on various committees for A.O.S. for over 17 years.
During the last few years when he was on the board, they founded what now is known as the permanent location in the new headquarters of the American Or‐chid Society. George retired when he was on the ex‐ecutive board, last serving as secretary of the A.O.S.
Most of you know the story of Zuma Canyon Orchids, but for those who don’t...
Zuma Canyon Orchids was founded in 1971 by Dr. James McPherson and Amado & Maria Vazquez. Dr. McPherson's love of plants and his association with the Vasquez family, who were at the time growing for the Arthur Freed Orchid Co. down the street, grew into a lifelong friendship that eventually turned into Zuma Canyon Orchids.
Orchid Care Session 7 pm
Orchids 101 on Steroids: Session 1 – Don Goss will present "The Three Pillars of Orchids." What the heck is that? Well, these are THE three most important cultural things to get right. If you ignore or screw up everything else but get these three things right, your plants should, in the words of Leonard Nimoy as Dr. Spock, "live long and pros‐per." There will be a handout covering all the major genera that you typically buy at shows. See Don Goss’ article on p. 3 for more information about this new fun‐filled series of how to master orchid growing the easy way.
Phal. DTPS Su’s Armor Grown by Tom Renger
Our November 19, 2010 Guest Speaker is George Vasquez
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From the President’s Desk
The year is almost gone and we are busy col-lecting, trading, potting, growing, and loving our Orchids. It's that time in Southern California when the Cymbidiums are starting to spike and our Cattleyas are getting their blooms ready to burst open. Our weather has been very con-fused lately, yet our plants are coping and they will reward us.
As required in our bylaws, the annual audit for the past fiscal year has been completed. Our members included our Treasurer Christine Hough, Tom Renger - Past President and Direc-tor, and Don Smith. My thanks to all three for donating their time and auditing the society's financial records. Charlotte has been very busy preparing, edit-ing, and proofreading the new Membership Di-rectory for 2010-2011. Eeva has been lending a hand and helping in the task. Thanks also to Don Goss for his photographic skills. Be sure to pick up your copy at the November meeting, one directory per membership family, please. Don't forget to mark your calendars and join all of us at our Christmas Potluck Holiday Party on December 17th. This will replace the regularly
scheduled monthly meeting. Kayo will be plan-ning the event and we will have sign-up sheets at the November meeting for the goodies you are bringing. Please see Kayo's article on page 4 for all the details. Please join us for a wonder-ful get together for a relaxing and fun evening. Members attending will receive a free Orchid plant, one plant per membership household. Our board will be putting on a display at the Newport Harbor Orchid Expo Show & Sale in January 2011 at the Westminster Mall. The show will take place from January 28 to Janu-ary 30. My thanks to Marla Corey for agreeing to be the Chair for this event. Further informa-tion can be found at: http://nhos.org/shows/2011/home.html Due to numerous requests we will be trying something different at the November meeting. There will be no raffle ticket sales during the culture session. Raffle tickets will go on sale during the breaks after the culture session and after the main speaker's presentation. The board has decided to allow our experienced growers to conduct some of the future culture sessions with a focus toward the basics for our newer members. See next page for more infor-mation. I will see you on November 19th — Happy "Early" Thanksgiving to all. Arthur Hazboun – President and Webmaster, SBOS, Inc.
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South Bay Orchid Society Board President: Arthur Hazboun ........................ 310-995-1592 SPECIALORCHIDS AT SOUTHBAYORCHIDSOCIETY DOT COM 1st Vice President: Susan Amini ............... 310-541-6363 SUSAN_AMINI AT YAHOO DOT COM 2nd Vice President: Kayo Libiano .............. 310-897-8085 KAYO AT LIBIANOCO DOT COM Treasurer: Christine Hough ....................... 310-316-4817 CHOUGH.SBOS AT GMAIL DOT COM Secretary: Saul Miller…………… ............... .310-558-1545 CCORCHID AT ATT DOT NET Membership: Charlotte Morrison ............... 310-316-8193 CLAZARMORRISON AT YAHOO DOT COM Newsletter Editor: Eeva Renger ............... 310-316-0707 EEVASBOS AT VERIZON DOT NET Show Chair: Marla Corey .......................... 310-833-1918 MARLACOREY AT SBCGLOBAL DOT NET Webmaster: Arthur Hazboun ... ........ ....... 310-995-1592 SPECIALORCHIDS AT SOUTHBAYORCHIDSOCIETY DOT COM Directors: Nick Braemer ............................................. 310-560-4384 ORCHIDNICK AT YAHOO DOT COM Don Goss .................................................. 310-316-3595 ORCHIDS AT SOUTHBAYORCHIDSOCIETY DOT COM Tom Renger .............................................. 310-316-0707 TOMSBOS AT VERIZON DOT NET Director Emeritus: Bob Streeter ............... 310-541-6692 RJS.GES AT GTE DOT NET
SBOS Committee Chairs Librarian: Kayo Libiano ............................ 310-897-8085 Raffle Tickets: Lori Storm ......................... 310-320-0202 Refreshments: June Brooks ...................... 310-549-4266 Joann Green ..................... 310-830-1585 Ribbon Judging: Saul Miller ...................... 310-558-1545 Property Manager: Ron Henry ................. 310-374-9699 Meeting Set-up: David Okihara ................ 310-324-3211 AOS Liaison: Robert Streeter .................... 310-541-6692 Southland Representative: Marilyn Hill ..... 310-675-0604 Sunshine: Kathy West .............................. 310-643-8740 Publicity: Don Goss .................................. 310-316-3595 ORCHIDS AT SOUTHBAYORCHIDSOCIETY DOT COM
Orchid Care on Steroids
"I JUST WANT TO GET BETTER AT GROWING MY PLANTS!" That's why I joined the society in the first place." And that's why SBOS is re-vamping our monthly culture sessions. Nick Braemer along with yours truly will be pre-senting our monthly culture sessions aimed to making you the best grower you can be. Each month we'll present a specific topic having to do with orchid growing in the South Bay — not what they are doing in Borneo, Manila, or Taipei. We will go into each topic in detail. As Nick put it "it will be Orchids 101 on Steroids!" Good growers know that you can't cover eve-rything you need to know in 45 minutes. So, Nick and I will break it down. We’re going to start at the beginning and each month will build on the previous. This is a series you won't want to miss! If you just joined the society or have been a member for a while, and you are not abso-lutely confident that what you are doing is “right,” then this is the place to be. We’ll focus on what you mainly buy at local shows, like Cymbidiums, Cattleyas, Phalaenopsis, Epiden-drums, Zygopetalums, Oncidiums, Vandas, and Slippers too. You may wish to bring something on which to take notes. The first of the series will kick off this month at 7:00. So be there and be on time!
Don Goss
Look What is New
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The Holidays are Here
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Amateur
Ribbon Judging Results for October 2010 Judged by Don Goss
Advanced Amateur
Cattleya 1 C. Queen Sirikit (C. Bow Bells x C. Obrienianum) Larry Bergen “ 2 C. bowringiana f. coerulea x sibling Lorena Cruz “ 3 C. no name Cathy Martinez Dendrobium 1 D. no name Danee Petrich “ 2 D. Penang Little Magic Cathy Martinez “ 3 D. Lorrie Mortimer alba Cathy Martinez Other Genera 1 Phal. Charmer Cathy Martinez “ 1 Onc. Sweet Sugar Hans Grellmann “ 2 Paph. Anhinga #2 x Paph. Fairrieanum var. album ‘Green Baby’ Lorena Cruz Cattleya 1 Lc. Dinard ‘Blue Heaven’ Ted Johnson “ 2 Bc. Pastoral ’Innocence’ Don Goss “ 3 Bc. Cinnamon Landosa x C. Hawaiian Variable Marla Corey Species 1 Coel. massangeana Ted Johnson “ 2 Epi. Parkinsonianum Ted Johnson “ 3 Cnths. Aromatic Bobby Ignacio Other Genera 1 Onc. Sweet Sugar ‘Angel” Don Goss “ 2 Dtps. Firecracker ‘Malibu’ Ted Johnson
Best in Section — Vanda & Allied Genera Angrm. comorense “Zuma Canyon” David Streeter Best in Section — Phalaenopsis & Doritis Phal. Kitty Face Cathy Martinez Best in Section — Pleurothallid & Bulbophyllum Bulbophyllum curtessii Nick Braemer
More Fall Show Judging Results
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Hello All Members!
Our 2010-2011 Membership Directory is ready. Get your copy at the Membership Desk.
As always, the only way to get the directory is to pick it up during our meetings or have a friend pick it up for you. Although we aim to have a perfect record, mis-takes happen. Therefore it is important that you make sure that your name and other informa-tion is correct and let Charlotte know if any changes need to be done.
Our October book auction was well received.
This month’s silent book auction has the follow-ing five interesting books to bid:
♦ Phalaenopsis-A Monograph by Eric A. Christenson
♦ Orchid Growing Illustrated by Brian & Wilma Ritterhausen
♦ A Book of Orchids by Dr. Carl Withner ♦ Orchids-A Care Manual by Brian & Sara
Ritterhausen ♦ Orchids-An Illustrated Identifier and Guide to
Cultivation by Mike Tibbs and Ray Bilton
Membership Directory Book Auction Continues
An announcement will be made a few minutes before bidding ends to give all bidders a final chance to bid.
South Bay Orchid Society
Membership Directory 2010-2011
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Orchid Calendar
South Coast Botanic Garden Foundation Upcoming Events 2010
♦ November 14, Flower Arranging Demonstration; 2pm-4pm ♦ November 21, African Violet Lecture; 2pm-4pm ♦ December 12, P.V. Symphonic Band Holiday Concert; 2:30pm-4:30pm ♦ Garden will be closed all day December 25 Please support our host, the South Coast Botanic Garden Foundation for any of these educational and fun filled events. For more information and verification of hours, log-on to: SCBG or call 310-544-1948.
Our future membership meetings are
♦ November 19 (3rd Friday) ♦ December 17 (3rd Friday) Holiday Potluck ♦ Culture sessions start 7pm ♦ General meetings start 8pm
at South Coast Botanic Garden
Next board meeting will be
♦ November 23 Call 310-995-1592 for more info
New member Lorraine Beckett was misidentified last month as Elaine Becket. Our apologies.
Welcome New Members
New members: When you come to our next meeting, stop by the membership desk to pick up your name badge and a new member package. We will include ten free plant table raffle tickets as our “thank you” for joining SBOS.
Earl Anderson Karen Anderson Sarah Becker Sue Fujinaga
Johanna Jaime Florence Kubota Paul Tamae
Newsletter submissions cut-off date is the 1st of each month for articles and photos to be included in that month’s issue. Items presented after the 1st may be included in the following month’s edition.
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“The Inflorescence” South Bay Orchid Society c/o Eeva Renger 438 Avenue E Redondo Beach, CA 90277-5141
Casa de las Orquideas open house December 4-5, 2010 170 S. Nardo Ave., Solana Beach, CA, 92075 More Info:Casa de la Orquideas
OUR MEETING DATE IS November 19th; 3rd Friday
Newport Harbor Orchid Expo Show and Sale January 28-30 1025 Westminster Mall, Westminster, CA More Info: Orchid 2011
Santa Barbara International Orchid Show March 11-13, 2011 Earl Warren Showgrounds 3400 Calle Real, Santa Barbara, CA More Info: Santa Barbara Int'l Orchid Show
Upcoming Events