The North Jersey Orchid Society

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1 The North Jersey Orchid Society NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 2014 The Official Publication of the North Jersey Orchid Society JOIN US AT OUR NEXT MEETING ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 TH, WHEN WE WILL VISIT WITH GLEN DECKER, OWNER OF PIPING ROCK ORCHIDS Glen Decker began growing orchids at the age of 15 and holds the degree of Associate in Applied Science in Ornamental Horticulture. Glen is presently the owner of Piping Rock Orchids in Galway New York. He was the previous chair of the American Orchid Society's Publications Committee and a past Director of the Orchid Digest Corporation. Glen has won numerous AOS awards, including the Butterworth Prize, Nax Trophy, WW Wilson Award and the Carlyle A. Luer Award. He has appeared in Martha Stewart's Better Living Magazine and on a PBS TV special "Orchid Delirium". He rewrote the Slipper section of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden's "The Best Orchids for Indoors" and was the technical editor for the "Orchids for Dummies" book. He also has written many articles on Paphiopedilums and Phragmipedium, which have been published worldwide. PRESIDENT S MESSAGE Hi Everyone, We had a successful auction last month. Thanks to our auctioneer Patti Lee, we made over $2,200. Also many thanks to Lisa Choplo and Marion Israel; and Carrie Buchman who put together the slides and cultural information. It was a pleasure seeing members from Ramapo, Deep Cut, Manhattan, Jersey Highlands, and Staten Island orchid societies attend our auction. Bill Stender is already busy lining up speakers for Mark your calendars we will have AOS Judging at our October meeting. This will be an actual judging event so bring your blooming orchids. John Sullivan will lead and coordinate the team of judges with an emphasis on explaining what qualities or attributes judges look for when judging orchids, the various awards, and also the judging process. Don t miss this exciting event! Richard Glen will bring plants with him for sale at the meeting or you can pre-order by going to his website, Patti Lee, Auctioneer Extraordinaire Page 1 SEPTEMBER 2014

2 NOTICE... Due to the increased costs of printing and stamps it costs us approximately $1.75 to snail mail each black and white copy of the monthly newsletter. Effective July 1, 2015 members receiving newsletters by postal mail instead of electronically will be charged $10 per year in addition to the membership renewal. This resolution was passed by the Board at a board meeting held on August 19, The surcharge is necessary to offset the cost of printing and mailing the newsletters. Members can avoid the surcharge by receiving the newsletters electronically via or viewing or downloading from the NJOS website ( Please contact Anita Gibaldi if you wish to switch to electronic delivery. Dr. Frank Ariosta has been able to breed one of his favorite plants, Cattleya Maxima Coerulea. He is offering plants for sale at the next meeting. If you are interested please call him at A Request... NJOS has a page on its website called In Memoria ( which is dedicated to preserving the history of our society. It has not been updated in a while. I would like to update this page to commemorate members who have passed away such as JoAnne Petrone, Don Carley, and Irene Schwarz. Please submit pictures, stories or biographies to Anita Gibaldi. Let s not let their hard work and dedication be forgotten. Please help preserve the history of our society. Anita at anitagibaldi@optonline.net THE TABLE SET WITH AUCTION PLANTS NEW LOCATION Deep Cut Orchid Society Annual Orchid Auction Date: Saturday, October 11, 2014 NEW LOCATION Place: St. Mary s Catholic Church at State Hwy 34 & Phalanx Road North, Colt Neck, New Jersey Time: Preview 9:30 A.M. Auction 10:00 A.M. 4 P.M. (Rain or Shine) Orchid Society Appreciation Voucher Buy 3 or more plants & your least expensive plant is FREE. Voucher must be presented at registration & is only valid in Only Members of an orchid society are eligible. (Ask Richard Ho at the NJOS September meeting if he has any vouchers left). DCOS members are NOT eligible. Refreshments & Lunch Available Free Admission Come at any time Buying not required Having a good time is! Page 2 SEPTEMBER 2014

3 Pictures of Plants from the Plant Table Den. Lamyaiae, Trudy Bliesath, Silver (402) Masdevallia Machu Pichu, Diane Gennaro, Silver (501) Dendrochillum filiforme, Bill Stender, Bronze (402) Neofinetia falcata, Len Zieff, Silver Fragrance Blc. Carl Hauserman, Ann Safarewitz, Bronze Fragrance Page 3 SEPTEMBER 2014

4 North Jersey Orchid Society Plant Table : August 14, 2014 ID PLANT AWARD OWNER GREENHOUSE Orchids in this division grow primarily under greenhouse conditions 101 Blc. Waianae Leopard 'Chin Hua' x Slc. Jungle Jewel 'Mojave' Bill Stender This is now RLC Lynne Stender 'Life's Love' HCC/AOS 102 Ascovandoritis Thai Cherry 'Firecracker' Bill Stender 103 Dtps. I Hsin Pixie Reds 'Orchidphile' AM/AOS Bill Stender 104 Aliceara Hilo Ablaze 'Hilo Gold' Joan Mesander 105 Blc. Willette Wong 'The Best' AM/AOS Silver Ann & David Safarewitz 106 Neofinetia falcata Ann & David Safarewitz 107 Neofinetia falcata Len Zieff 108 Onc. phymatochilum GOLD Len Zieff 109 no entry Len Zieff 110 Blc. Mem. Vida Lee 'Limelight' HCC/AOS Ann & David Safarewitz 111 Blc. Hawaiian Passion 'Carmela' Ann & David Safarewitz 112 Blc. Carl Hauserman Ann & David Safarewitz 113 Blc. Mrs. Mahler 'Mem. Fred Tomkins' AM/AOS Ann & David Safarewitz 114 Bulbophyllum carunculatum Ann & David Safarewitz 115 WINDOWSILL Orchids in this division grow primarily under natural light conditions 201 Onc. Heaven Scent 'Redolence' Silver Julie Hallberg 202 Cymbidium ensifolium var. 'Shi Chang Hong' Bronze Julie Hallberg 203 Kingidium deliciosum Carol Dicks LIGHTS Orchids in this division grow primarily under artificial light conditions 301 Coelogyne usitana Richard Ho 302 Den. Hibiki Richard Ho 303 Den. bracteosum var. alba Bronze Richard Ho 304 Broughtonia sanguinea var. alba Silver Richard Ho 305 Ascf. Twinkle John Paltiel MINIATURE Orchids in this division are mature plants including foliage up to 6 inches in height 401 Dendrochillum filiforme Bronze Bill Stender 402 Den. lamyaiae Silver Trudy Bliesath NOVICE Orchids in this division are plants entered by growers new to growing orchids 501 Masdevallia Machu Pichu Silver Diane Gennaro FRAGRANCE Orchids in this division are fragrant plants also entered in any of the above divisions 107 Neofinetia falcata Silver Len Zieff 112 Blc. Carl Hauserman Bronze Ann & David Safarewitz Thanks to Russ Polo for counting the ballets and Richard Ho for proofreading and Julie Hallberg for setting up the table. Page 4 SEPTEMBER 2014

5 Blc. Willette Wong 'The Best' AM/AOS, Ann & David Safarewitz Silver (105) Onc. Phymatochilum, Len Zieff, GOLD (108) Cymbidium ensifolium var. 'Shi Chang Hong', Julie Hallberg, Bronze (202) Den. bracteosum var. alba, Richard Ho, Bronze (303) Onc. Heaven Scent 'Redolence', Julie Hallberg, Silver (201) Broughtonia sanguinea var. alba, Richard Ho, Silver (304) Page 5 SEPTEMBER 2014

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7 From Sandra our Membership Officer... I will not be present at the September meeting. For those who have not yet paid for the term of Membership, please pay Anita (in my absence) if you're coming to the September meeting. Anyone who has not paid by the 30th of September deadline will no longer receive the NJOS newsletter. Thank you. Sandra A Note About Your Membership Card... Your membership card entitles you to discounts at many Garden Centers in our area. Just by presenting your membership card you can receive 10% off your purchase price at Morris County Farms in Denville, Strawberry Blossom in Wayne and Ploch s in Clifton. If you shop at another Garden Center please ask them if they will give you a discount based on the NJOS Membership Card and then let me know and I will keep a list of name and address in our monthly newsletters. If your membership is paid-up you will receive your card at the September meeting, and Richard Rampinelli has graciously offered to bring his laminating machine and laminate the card for you. THIS IS THE LAST CALL FOR DUES. EVERYONE RENEWS AS OF JULY 1 ST (IF YOU DO NOT RENEW THIS SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER WILL BE THE FINAL ONE YOU RECEIVE ) Thank you for your membership, Sandra First name Last name Second Family member First name Last Name Street Address City, State Zip Code Home Phone Work Phone Cell Phone Address Page 7 SEPTEMBER 2014

8 So I had a really great day today (August 16, 2014) in the world of Orchids (for me anyway). I went to the AOS Northeast Judging center to have four of my orchids judged for the flowers. They passed on two of them (even though they had nice comments), but I received TWO awards today! These are my first flower awards, so I am very excited. The first was a seed cross by Fred Clarke which is RLC Waianae Leopard 'Chin Hua' x C Jungle Jewel 'Mojave'. It received an HCC award with 77 points. The best part is that Fred Clarke said I could give it it's official name. So I present to you for the first time, RLC Lynne Stender 'Life's Love' HCC/AOS. Yes, my beautiful wife has been immortalized in an orchid! The second purple flower is a phalaenopsis, but it has a special trait called pelorism where the upper petals are trying to mimic the lower lip. This is usually frowned on, but I love it. Well after much debate, it was decided to award it an AM of 81 points. This is a big deal for a peloric orchid and I am glad I was able to grow it well enough to bring it to judging. the cultivar belongs for Carri Raven-Riemann and I am glad I can bring an AM to the Orchidphile name. Bill Stender A Frog In Its Throat MHOS (Mid-Hudson Orchid Society) member Linda Francis took these photos in June, when she noticed her Laelia tenebrosa was closing. She looked closer and saw it was being pollinated by a tree frog! [A rare picture, I thought it was interesting] From the MHOS September 2014 Newsletter. Page 8 SEPTEMBER 2014

9 CLIP & KEEP THESE DATES September 11 NJOS Meeting Glen Decker of Piping Rock Orchids October 9 November 13 December 11 NJOS Meeting an AOS sanctioned judging with the judges explaining the process as they proceed. John Sullivan is heading this up. NJOS Meeting Fred Clark NJOS Meeting & Holiday Party LET S CONTINUE OUR BEAUTIFUL PLANT TABLE BRING YOUR BLOOMING PLANTS TO THE SEPTEMBER MEETING and share their beauty with your friends. Please have them on the table before 7 P.M. so members have time to vote. We have six categories: Greenhouse, Lights, Windowsill, Miniature, Novice and Fragrance. Start earning points now for the Plant Table Awards. BRING YOUR BLOOMING PLANTS FOR THE SHOW TABLE AND REMEMBER TO VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITES!!! Your voting ballot will become your raffle ticket just put your name on the back! PLEASE VOTE FOR ALL CATEGORIES AND BEST-IN-SHOW NJOS MEETING LOCATION Location: The Hanover Manor 16 Eagle Rock Avenue, East Hanover, NJ Dinner: 7:00 P.M. A complete buffet dinner, including coffee/tea and dessert is available to members and guests at a cost of $14 per Person Cash bar is provided PROGRAM Begins at 8:00 P.M. Please have your plants on the Plant Table by 7:00 P.M. so voting can begin during dinner. BOARD OF DIRECTORS SEPTEMBER 2013 SEPTEMBER 2014 President Richard Ho rho144@hotmail.com; Vice President William Stender wstender@10-31.com; Treasurer Bart Costello traboll@aol.com; Recording Secretary Marion Israel marionisra@optonline.net; Corresponding Secretary Sandra Mackowiak slmack@optonline.net; Membership Officer Sandra Mackowiak slmack@optonline.net; Newsletter Editor Anita Gibaldi anitagibaldi@optonline.net; Trustees : Trudy Bliesath; t.blies@verizon.net Carrie Buchman; cbuchman@tncb.net Lisa Choplo; orchdldy@gmail.com Raymond Kwong; rllkwong@optonline.net Russell Polo; Richard Rampinelli; rrampinell@aol.com Irwin Slotnick; Irwin_slotnick@juno.com Web Master Carrie Buchman AOS Representative Marion Israel The North Jersey Orchid Society, Inc. is a non-profit, educational organization, dedicated to the sharing of knowledge, information and instruction concerning the culture of orchids, their hybridization, conservation, display, arrangement, and exhibition. We are an affiliated member of the American Orchid Society (AOS), Joint Presidents Council (JPC), and Orchid Digest. North Jersey Orchid Society, Inc. is a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3)of the Internal Revenue Code. The objectives of the Society are to promote, carry on and aid in the development, improvement and preservation of orchids; to disseminate information concerning the culture, hybridization or development of orchids; and generally to extend the knowledge, production, use and appreciation of orchids of any kind in any manner. Page 9 SEPTEMBER 2014

10 North Jersey Orchid Society c/o Anita Giabldi 133 Pershing Avenue Nutley, NJ Calendar of Orchid Society Meetings: 2nd Tuesday, 7:30 pm Deep Cut Orchid Society Monmouth Reform Temple, Tinton Falls, NJ 2nd Tuesday, 8 pm Greater Westchester O.S. 216 Halstead Ave. Harrison, NY 2nd Wednesday, Manhattan orchid Society, SLC Conference Center, 15 West 39 th St.,3 rd Fl. NYC (btwn. 5 th & 6 th Aves.) nd Thursday, 8 pm North Jersey O.S. (dinner 7 pm, $14 per person) Hanover Manor, 16 Eagle Rock Ave., East Hanover, NJ 2nd Thursday, 6:30 pm Long Island O.S. VFW Hall, corner of Vincent & Merrick Rd., Lynbrook, NY 2nd Sunday, 1:30 pm 3rd Tuesday, 7:30 pm Mid Hudson Orchid Society, Union Presbyteri an Church, Newburgh NY Staten Island O.S. All Saints Episcopal Church, 2329 Victory Blvd., Staten Island NY 3rd Wednesday, 7:00 pm Greater New York O.S. The Manhem Club, 658 Clarence Avenue, Bronx, New York 3rd Thursday, 7 pm Ramapo O.S. Flat Rock Brook Nature Center, Englewood, NJ 3rd Saturday, 10 am AOS Northeast Regional Judging, Bartlett Arboretum, 151 Brookdale Rd. Stamford, CT Call Rita Cohen th Tuesday, 7 pm Jersey Highlands Orchid Society (JHOS) Bristol Glen, 200 Bristol Glen Drive, Newton, NJ Please call ahead to confirm date and location before attending. Editors Note Deadline for the OCTOBER 2014 newsletter is SEPTEMBER 24 th. Please submit your articles before the due date to me directly at anitagibaldi@optonline.net. errors or corrections to the editor anitagibaldi@optonline.net Page 10 SEPTEMBER 2014