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October
2003 (Vol.15 No.5)
THIS MONTH'S FEATURES:
FRONT
COVER:
Dendrobium Avril's
Gold
This
beautiful display was considered Champion Australian Native orchid at the
Victorian annual Country Orchid Club Challenge. Proud owners are D & B
Hill from Warrnambool Orchid Society.
(Photo:
Michael Matthews) Other results in the Challenge appear on page 39.
President's
Message
Outgoing
President of the Australian Orchid Council presents his final 'A Word from the
President' in this edition. Murray Aldridge shares some thoughts of his
term as President and for the future.
Vale
- Stuart Heyden, August 15, 2003
We
present three items on and by prominent orchid grower, hybridizer, friend,
family man and good bloke. A member and long time supporter of the
Queensland Orchid Society achieved much in his life, both in Australia and at
the International level.
First
is a tribute by good mate Jim McCubbin based on the Eulogy delivered at the
service. The second is a glimpse at some of Stuart's orchids and their AOC
Awards, including an FCC (contributed by the AOC Registrar General of Judging,
Colin Jennings) and finally, we reproduce an article written by Stuart for the
QOS Newsletter on his experiences with 'Time for a Change' and building a new
bush house. Almost prophetically he concluded the article with the words
"My next change? If St. Peter suggests that with my experience I look after
a vast amount of orchids in the sky, I will just have to say: "Look
Pete, I am sick of potting bloody orchids. Find me a perch with the seagulls,
point my fishing rod to Cuba and my mind will go back into neutral and only then
will I know I am back in heaven".
Cultural
Awards selection 2002
As
we wait for the selection of the AOC Orchids of the Year (nominations shown in
our August edition) Colin Jennings presents an overview of the Cultural Awards
from the year 2002, and quite a variety there is too. Eight Award photos
are included.
Yellow
Phalaenopsis Breeding - an Overview (Part 1)
Howard
S. Ginsberg lives in Montreal but travels extensively both as a speaker and as
an AOS Judge. Here he delves into the world of breeding yellow phalaenopsis, and
the complexities that evaded hybridisers for so long. One day there will
be yellows as good as the whites and pinks. There are 8 excellent photographs
with the article, and the promise of more to follow in our December issue.
Orchid
roots and mycorrhizae
Also
from Montreal is Marilyn H.S. Light who has had a long and distinguished career
in orchid research. Here Marilyn has provided a question and answer style
article to explain the relationships of various orchids and mycorrhizae.
Marilyn has adapted the article from a presentation she made to members of the
internet orchid society, OrchidSafari. (www.orchidsafari.org). Some
excellent examples of micro-photography of roots and the mycorrhiza.
Exploring
beautiful and mysterious northern Laos
We
travel to another part of the globe with Rod Rice to take in some of the
experiences of life and orchids in a little known part of SE Asia. Five of
Rod's fine photographs illustrate the article.
Dendrobium
cuthbertsonii F. von Mueller
Colin
Jennings provides a look at some of the unusual colours and fascinating flowers
of this orchid, hailing mainly from the Bismark Archipelago in Papua New
Guinea. The flowers are only 3 to 4cm in diameter but deliver impact in
their massed display.
A
Grower's insight gave the world a spectacular flower.
Gary
Hart of Caringbah, looks at some of the superb hybrids that have eventuated from
the cattleya alliance of orchids since William Cattley first saw them flower in
1824 - mearly 180 years ago. The plants had been used as packing
material!!! Seven excellent photographs illustrate this story.
CD
Review - Orchid Potting Made (Very) Easy
Colin
Hamilton has reviewed a new style of educational CD especially for orchid
growers. From Greg Allikas, Florida, come this exciting and lavishly
illustrated "How to..." electronic publication. Colin gives it a big
thumbs up. A steal at US$25 shipped worldwide. (www.orchidworks.com/potting)
Plus…
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All the regular features of:
the very latest RHS Orchid Hybrid Registrations (our list is second only to the
RHS publication) the latest list of Australian Orchid Council Awards for 2003; Computer Corner, what's winning at
Shows around the country, Cultural Notes for various parts of Australia,
Orchid Show dates across Australia, and our list of forthcoming International orchid events through to 2005.
There is also a surprise for some lucky Australian subscriber - Orchids
Australia free for one year, provided it is claimed in 14 days.
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