Orchids Australia
	Australia's Leading Orchid Magazine

Volume 7 No.5 OCTOBER 1995

CONTENTS

One Member's View of the Orchid Show... Fay Ruffles stands back and makes interesting observations on the hustle and bustle of an orchid show from start to finish.

Ronald Kerr... A Tribute with Respect. Andree Millar writes about a man whose name is synonymous with orchids in Australia - and a dam nice bloke to boot!

Paphiopedilum emersonii... Peter Taylor's selected species for the month receives a detailed account of its origins and culture. The accompanying photograph is of one of the best forms.

Branching Cymbidiums... A story and photograph by Alan Stephenson of a Cymbidium hybrid with two spikes from two bulbs, and the not often seen occurrence of branched spikes.

Shah Alam - Malaysia's Garden City... Don Gallagher visits an outdoor show in the Orchid City of Malaysia, Shah Alam. Seven full colour photographs accompany the article.

Book Reviews... David Banks reviews two books this month -
The Blooming Years by Frank Slattery which covers the development of orchid growing and orchid societies in Australia by the man who was at the centre of it all; and Dendrobium kingianum - A Unique Orchid, by Peter Adams and Sheryl Lawson, a mammoth edition with over 200 colour photographs and descriptions of clones of this very popular orchid.

Dendrobium violaceum ... The curator of the National Capital Botanical Gardens in Papua New Guinea, Justin Tkatchenko, gives an account of this beautiful orchid in the wilds of PNG. Two colour photographs accompany the article.

International Phalaenopsis Alliance Symposium 1995... Well known phally grower, Stuart Heyden, writes of his visit to the IPAS held in San Francisco in June, and his close brush with the infamous mad bomber in LA!

Red Spider and Scale on Cymbidiums... Cymbidium expert Julian Coker devotes his page this issue to the topic of Red Spider and Scale, and what to do about them. Colour photos illustrate these pests.

Catasetum splendens... Gary Knight writes about this magnificent orchid (the photograph is superb) and the strange occurrence of plantlets sprouting from roots in the base of the plastic pot and growing out through the drainage holes!

16th British Orchid Council Congress & Show... Rita Cusack visited the event held in April and reports on a different kind of show. Six colour photographs.

Stanhopeas - A Photographic Introduction Part 4... Roger Kramer continues his photographic essay on this unusual genus, with 10 full colour illustrations accompanying the informative text. This series concludes in the December issue.

The Genus Dendrochilum... David Banks and Jim Cootes conclude their treatsie on this fascinating orchid group. Illustrated with 31 colour photographs.

Bulbophyllum macranthum... Jim Cootes describes the history, habitat and cultivation of this very beautiful orchid.

Breeding Trends in Zygopetalums - the Queensland Way... Nurseryman John Woolf has been working with this genus for some years. Now intergeneric hybrids are providing some fascinating colours in this alliance. Ten full colour photographs.

Judging Species Orchids... by Colin Jennings, Registrar of the Australian Orchid Council presents a selection of species orchidsd awarded in the past year or so.

Plus much, much more!

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