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BUCKS COUNTY ORCHID SOCIETY NEWSLETTER January, 2019 Visit our website: www.buckscountyorchidsociety.org See us on Facebook PROGRAM: The Terrific Terres- trials BCOS Meeting and Program January, 2019 Churchville Nature Center 501 Churchville Lane Churchville, PA 18966 Show Table Setup-7:00 p.m. Meeting 7:30 p.m. Gregory Griffis, Senior Horticulturist Longwood Gardens. He first became aware of orchids in 2009, studying music education at West Chester Universi- ty. He lived close to Longwood and attended the 2010 Orchid Show there, where he purchased his first plant. One plant quickly became 20. Greg was hooked. In 2010 he visited Parkside Orchid Nursery for the first time, and by Summer 2011 he was working part time for Tom Purviance and John Salventi. He studied un- der their tutelage while working for them, and when they sold the nursery in 2012, he was hired by the new owners as the Grower and Manager of Parkside Orchid Nursery. He managed Parkside for one year, before leaving to grow orchids in Hawaii. He worked for Hilo Orchid Farm for more than a year, spending a large amount of time working with Paphiopedilum, as well as Intergeneric On- cidiinae and Miltoniopsis. At the beginning of 2015 Greg began working as the orchid grower at Longwood Gardens, where he remains today. At Longwood there are about 6,100 orchids and some- where in the range of 2,000 different taxa, for which Griffis is responsible. Faye S. Applebaum LEVITTOWN, PA Longtime BCOS member, Faye S. Applebaum, 80, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019. Born in Syd- ney, Nova Scotia, Faye was a resi- dent of Levittown for the past 58 years and an active member of the former Temple Sha- lom of Levittown. She is survived by her husband, past BCOS president, Allen S. Applebaum; her children and their spouses, Cheryl and Allen Gorski, and Michael Applebaum and Mariann Matarese; her siblings, Es- mond Druker, Selma Cooper and Elaine Podbere, and her grandchildren, Samuel, Randy, and Sarah Gorski, and Reese Applebaum. The family respectfully re- quests memorial contributions to the Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation (alzinfo.org) or the Jewish National Fund (jnf.org). She will be deeply missed by her family and friends and the Bucks County Orchid Society where for many years she coordinated the hospitality table at meetings. Her friendliness towards members, guests and new members will be profoundly missed. In Memorium Most people find terrestrial orchids, especially those that go dormant, terrifying! But they are rather terrific! This presentation will take a walk around the world to overview terrestrials from around the world, and we will talk about the most common and accessible terrestrials and how to grow them. We will demystify terrestrials and unlock their beautiful and fascinating possibilities. This presentation is excellent for orchid growers of all levels, as it reviews basic culture of these wonderful plants and offers new op- tions for more advanced growers. Please join the mem- bership for this most instructive, informative and entertain- ing presentation.
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BUCKS COUNTY ORCHID SOCIETY NEWSLETTER
January, 2019
Visit our website: www.buckscountyorchidsociety.org See us on Facebook
PROGRAM: The Terrific Terres-
trials
BCOS Meeting and Program
January, 2019
Churchville Nature Center
501 Churchville Lane
Churchville, PA 18966
Show Table Setup-7:00 p.m.
Meeting 7:30 p.m.
Gregory Griffis, Senior
Horticulturist Longwood
Gardens. He first became
aware of orchids in 2009,
studying music education
at West Chester Universi-
ty. He lived close to
Longwood and attended
the 2010 Orchid Show
there, where he purchased his first plant. One plant
quickly became 20. Greg was hooked. In 2010 he
visited Parkside Orchid Nursery for the first time,
and by Summer 2011 he was working part time for
Tom Purviance and John Salventi. He studied un-
der their tutelage while working for them, and
when they sold the nursery in 2012, he was hired
by the new owners as the Grower and Manager of
Parkside Orchid Nursery. He managed Parkside for
one year, before leaving to grow orchids in Hawaii.
He worked for Hilo Orchid Farm for more than a
year, spending a large amount of time working
with Paphiopedilum, as well as Intergeneric On-
cidiinae and Miltoniopsis. At the beginning of
2015 Greg began working as the orchid grower at
Longwood Gardens, where he remains today. At
Longwood there are about 6,100 orchids and some-
where in the range of 2,000 different taxa, for
which Griffis is responsible.
Faye S. Applebaum
LEVITTOWN, PA
Longtime BCOS member, Faye S.
Applebaum, 80, passed away on
Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019. Born in Syd-
ney, Nova Scotia, Faye was a resi-
dent of Levittown for the past 58
years and an active member of the former Temple Sha-
lom of Levittown. She is survived by her husband, past
BCOS president, Allen S. Applebaum; her children and
their spouses, Cheryl and Allen Gorski, and Michael
Applebaum and Mariann Matarese; her siblings, Es-
mond Druker, Selma Cooper and Elaine Podbere, and
her grandchildren, Samuel, Randy, and Sarah Gorski,
and Reese Applebaum. The family respectfully re-
quests memorial contributions to the Fisher Center for
Alzheimer's Research Foundation (alzinfo.org) or the
Jewish National Fund (jnf.org).
She will be deeply missed by her family and friends and
the Bucks County Orchid Society where for many years
she coordinated the hospitality table at meetings. Her
friendliness towards members, guests and new members
will be profoundly missed.
In Memorium
Most people find terrestrial orchids, especially those that go
dormant, terrifying! But they are rather terrific! This
presentation will take a walk around the world to overview
terrestrials from around the world, and we will talk about
the most common and accessible terrestrials and how to
grow them. We will demystify terrestrials and unlock their
beautiful and fascinating possibilities. This presentation is
excellent for orchid growers of all levels, as it reviews
basic culture of these wonderful plants and offers new op-
tions for more advanced growers. Please join the mem-
bership for this most instructive, informative and entertain-
ing presentation.
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BCOS SHOWTABLE DECEMBER, 2018
Windowsill Growers
Species/Grex Cultivar Grower
Cattleya Alliance
1st Cattlianthe Blue Boy Gainsborough David Carrick
2nd Epicatanthe Don Herman Spots David Carrick
3rd Cattleya Kathryn Leahey David Carrick
3rd Caulocattleya Chantilly Lace
x C. Eldorado Splash David Carrick
Classic Cattleya
1st Cattleya Everett Dirksen David Carrick
2nd Rhyncholaeliocattleya Walnita Char Big Red David Carrick
Oncidium Alliance
1st Oncostele Wildcat Carmela David Carrick
2nd Colmanara Supernova Tom Ott
3rd Onada Hula Volcano David Carrick
Open
1st Jean Norton
Paph & Phrag Alliance
1st Paphiopedilum wardii Carl Gustafson
2nd Paphiopedilum Delrosi #4 David Carrick
3rd Paph Irish Forest (Irish Eyes x Stone Lovely) David Carrick
Species
1st Epidendrum centropetalum
(Syn. Oerstedella centraldenia) Jean Norton
2nd Lockhartia lunifera Carl Gustafson
Cattlianthe Blue Boy ‘Gainsborough’
Cattleya Everett Dirksen
Oncostele Wildcat ‘Carmela’
Zygolum Rhein Clown
Zygolum Rhein Clown
Paphiopedilum wardii
Epidendrum centropetalum
(Syn. Oerstedella centraldenia)
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Greenhouse Growers
Species/Grex Cultivar Grower
Cattleya Alliance
1st Laelia anceps f. guerrero Andy Braun
Classic Cattleya
1st Cattlianthe Big Ben Blue Mountain Andy Braun
2nd Rhyncholaeliocattleya Pink Bebutante First Love Andy Braun
2nd Rhyncholaeliocattleya Hawaiian Talent A13008 Andy Braun
Miniatures
1st Vanda nana (Syn. Asctm. pusillum) Chuck Keiser
Oncidium Alliance
1st Tolumnia Hybrid Chuck Keiser
Open
1st Fredclarkeara After Midnight
(After Dark x Mark Dimmett) Bob Gore
2nd Bulbophyllum Elizabeth Ann Buckleberry Bob Gore
Paph & Phrag Alliance
1st Paph. spicerianum Chuck Keiser
2nd Paph A. Dimmock Andy Braun
Species
1st Lycaste macrobulbon Andy Braun
2nd Cattleya percivaliana Summit Andy Braun
Vanda Alliance
1st Rhynchorides Memoria Suranaree Andy Braun
2nd Vanda Dora Tern Chuck Keiser
3rd Vanda Pat Arcari Chuck Keiser
BCOS SHOWTABLE DECEMBER, 2018
Lycaste macrobulbon
Laelia anceps f. guerrero
Cattlianthe Big Ben ‘Blue Mountain’
Vanda nana (Syn. Asctm. pusillum)
Fredclarkeara After Midnight (After Dark x Mark Dimmett)
Tolumnia Hybrid Paph. spicerianum Rhynchorides Memoria Suranaree
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EDITOR’S NOTE – Contributions to the newslet-
ter will be greatly appreciated. Please submit rele-
vant news, photos, awards or information
relating to the Society, its members, the
care and culture of orchids to the Editor
at [email protected]. I am also looking for your
favorite tip on growing orchids, for the feature, Or-
chid Tip of the Month. Please submit your copy by
the first day of the month.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Jan 18-20, 2019 North Jersey Orchid Show &
Sale Trayes Hall in the Douglass Student Center, Rut-
gers University, 100 George St., New Brunswick, NJ
See page 3 for more information.
Feb 7-10, 2019 9 a.m. (each day) Deep Cut Or-
chid Society 22nd Annual Orchid Show at Dear-
born Market, Rt. 2170 Rt. 35 South, Holmdel, NJ
07733 See page 4 for more information.
Feb 21, 2019 7:30 p.m. BCOS meeting. Topic -
TBA Churchville Nature Center, Churchville, PA
18966
Mar 2 –10, 2019 Philadelphia Flower Show.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, 12th & Arch Sts.
Philadelphia PA 19107 See page 8 for more infor-
mation.
Mar 21, 2019 7:30 p.m. BCOS meeting. Helen
Hersch: Topic - Pahps and Phrags for Windowsill
Growers Churchville Nature Center, Churchville,
PA 18966
Apr. 7-9, 2019 SEPOS International Orchid
Show and Sale. Philly Expocenter, 100 Station
Avenue, Oaks , PA 19456 See page 5 for more in-
formation.
Apr. 18, 2019 7:30 p.m. BCOS meeting. Dick
Duran: Topic - TBA Churchville Nature Center,
Churchville, PA 18966
SOCIETY NOTES
Hospitality Table
The Society is in need of 2 or 3 people to assume
coordination of refreshments for the Hospitality
Table.. Please contact Sandy Kern to volunteer.
Plant Clinic: You are encouraged to bring in that sick plant for
evaluation by the expert orchid growers in our So-
ciety. Please, bring the needy plant in a closed
plastic bag and we will try to advise you on bring-
ing it back to good health.
Show Table Judging Rules:
See the website for information on submitting
plants for the show table,
http://041d544.netsolhost.com/WordPress/show-
table-2/overview/
BCOS recognizes and awards the growing and flowering of plants. Keeping this in mind, mem-bers are asked to please remember that anything brought to the show table for judging, should have been in their care for at least 90 days. . Officers, Other Societies and Vendors:
The list of officers, other societies and vendors is
now exclusively available on the BCOS website.
www.buckscountyorchidsociety.org for officers
and http://041d544.netsolhost.com/WordPress/
library/local-vendors/ for other societies and ven-
dors. Library:
Contact Allen Applebaum at [email protected] to
borrow any item in the BCOS Library (See the So-
ciety’s website for a list of books, equipment and
videos.) http://041d544.netsolhost.com/WordPress/
library/bcos-lending-library/
DUES ARE NOW DUE
Dues for calendar year 2019 are now due Dues are
only $25 per year and go to support the Society and
its educational and charitable activities. See Chuck
Keiser, Treasurer, at a meeting or send dues to
Chuck at 163 North Forsythia Dr., Levittown, PA
19506. (Please include name, address and phone
with your remittance.)
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