PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
I hope everyone is enjoying our summer break, after all the hard work you all did during the Orchid Show. See you all at the August meeting.
NEXT MEETING August 8, 2010 5:00P Erie Zoo Classroom
Our Guest Speaker will be Jim Marlow, from Marlow Orchids. Jim has been our Guest Speaker many times over the years, and always has something interesting to say. His topic this time will be "Tips for Orchid Culture" . He also brings an interesting selection of desirable orchids and hard to find species for sale. This is the only way to obtain some of these orchids in Erie. Come see what he brings this time! See you there. We always welcome visitors to our meetings - call Marian at 398-4684 for more information.
SEPTEMBER MEETING Auction Coming!
Our Annual auction is scheduled for September 12 3:00P. We are featuring a selection of orchids from June's Orchid Estate. They have taken over the world-famous paph breeding program of Krull-Smith. We will also be offering selections from members' collections. Public is welcome to come and bid for these unusual orchids.
SHOW TABLE
Pat Whitney brought two cymbidiums- Sweetheart Sensation, in cream and raspberry; and Swan Lake, white with red marks. She also returned Dendrobium Sea Mary, indulging in another cycle of bloom. Marian Morton brought a peach-toned Phrag. Don Wimber, SC Crystelle Smith with its pink and yellow face, and 2 species paphs: Paph bellatulum and Paph henryanum.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Meetings
On the second Sunday of every month 5 PM - 7 PM during Daylight Savings Time (summer) and 3 PM - 5 PM during the fall and winter , the Northwestern Pennsylvania Orchid Society meets at the Erie Zoo in Erie, Pennsylvania.
Ater a general meeting, which includes show and tell we conduct our program beginning with the guest speaker or event for the evening and concluding a raffle. We encourage everyone to bring in their blooming plants to share with the society for our raffle table.