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APRIL
2004 (Vol. 16 No.2)
THIS
MONTH'S FEATURES:
FRONT
COVER:
Dracula
gigas 'Spooky' AM/AOC, introduces an article by Colin Jennings titled 'Only
a Mother Could Love Them!" featuring a number of the species and hybrids to
receive recent AOC Awards. These Awards were granted in 2002 and 2003.
The
Logo of the Australian Orchid Council
One
of most esteemed members, Gerald McCraith OAM, FAOC, recounts the history of the
design concept behind the logo of the AOC.
Twenty
Years of Difference - by Jeff Glover
Jeff
writes of his experiences in growing orchids, especially ones that he was told
at the outset "they won't grow here". Here is Rockhampton, right on
the Tropic of Capricorn and marginally inside tropical Queensland. Jeff
has proved some of the arguments wrong by successfully growing Paphiopedilums,
Phragmipediums, and Colmanaras, but admits he still has to come to terms with
Miltoniopsis!
Stanhopea
schilleriana Rchb.f. - An old name and a good species from
Colombia
Rudolf
Jenny of Switzerland, and notable authority on the genus Stanhopea, provides a
well documented and illustrated article on the subtle differences between Stanhopea
schilleriana, Stanhopea shuttleworthii and Stanhopea maculata. There
are seven illustrations, including drawings from the Reichenbach herbarium.
Selected
Species - Laelia perrinii Batem.
Peter
Taylor returns in this issue with another intriguing history lesson and growing
tips on this beautiful species from Brazil, first described in 1838.
AOC
Cultural Awards
AOC
Registrar General of Judging, Colin Jennings, writes on growing and judging of
orchids for consideration for cultural awards. This series of articles is
intended for the general orchid gower and the AOC Judges. This article
includes award photos of Dendrobiums, Dendrochilums, Coelogyne and Laelia
species.
Suvivor
- Orchid Style
Colin
Hamilton relates a tale of woe - the demolition of an ironbark tree hosting a
mature plant of Cymbidium canaliculatum in a storm. The tree was
cleaned up and processed through a bark chipper, yet miraculously some of the
Cymbidium survived the processing and is making a determined effort to
re-establish itself among the bark chips!
Orchid
Thieves Strike
Dr
Desmond Neuendorff writes a letter to the thieves who stole his prized
award-winning orchids. The 'letter' is tongue-in-cheek, and would be funny if it
were not so serious. Photos of ten of the magnificent clones are
illustrated.
Just
Browsing with Colin Jennings
Colin
found an interesting story in the August, 1940 edition of The Orchid Review, on Dendrobium
kingianum, a species first discovered in South Queensland in 1884. Dendrobium
kingianum has spread far and wide since then and can be found in collections
all over New Zealand and in the USA.
Orchid
Profiles from the West
Kaye
Bayliss writes about three of the grand old gentlemen of orchids in Western
Australia, Harry Lodge, Wally How and Roy Brown.
Awarded
Standard Paphs.
Registrar
General of Judging, Colin Jennings, writes of some of the recent AOC Awards of
2002 for standard Paphs. Lavishly illustrated with nine Award photographs.
Paphiopedilums
in Launceston
Rex
Johnson also has yet another story on growing Paphs, this time in Launceston,
Tasmania. The owner of this collection is Beryl O'Connell and her plants
are grown in a sunroom on the rear of her home. Prior to conversion it had
been her verandah. Beryl uses a variety of materials to control light and
heat/cold, including shade cloth for part of the year and sheer net curtain for
another part to diffuse light, and heavy drapes on winter nights to retain
warmth. She also talks to them and encourages their growth and flowering.
Plus…
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; 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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