|
A heartfelt thanks to the Board and all the volunteers who helped make
1996 a very good year for the Society. I would like to extend a personal
thanks to them, especially to the volunteers at the Palm Sunday Show. Many, many hours of work went into making our 46th year the success that it was.
Please come to the annual meeting this month to help elect your new
officers for 1997. Also, please think of ways that you can contribute next
year. New volunteers are always welcome for any of our projects.
Thanks to Sandy Ohland for her informative talk and slides on the
genus Lycaste. I liked the handout. It will become a nice quick reference.
Thanks to Marie Carlson assisted by Wally Boguslaw for setting up our
exhibit at the Traverse City Show. Thanks, also, to Sue Schweizer
assisted by Diane Burton for setting up our exhibit at the Mid-America in
Knoxville. I hope that some of you got a chance to make it to these
shows. We still have the Midland Show November 29-31st. Let us know if
you are interested.
******************************************
Last month's trivia question was:
What was the first species of Lepanthes to be seen alive in Europe?
The answer is: Lepanthes tridentata, described by John Lindley in 1836.
There are almost 1,000 species in Central and South America. General
growing conditions are: cool, low light, high moisture, gentle air
movement, minimum 60 degrees Fahrenheit, maximum 70 degrees Fahrenheit.
Reference- A.O.S. Bulletin October 1995, article by Johan and Clare Hermans.
******************************************
Don Farrelly
|