South Coast Orchid Society

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Recent Articles
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A Note to Our Members & Friends
Memoria Earl Felt, 1931-2019
Member's success stories! What has been blooming lately
Insect mimicry in Mediterranean and Australian terrestrial orchids; SCOS has plants in the pipeline for silent and noisy auctions, raffles, etc.
Robert Casamajor's keynote speech for our 1959 awards banquet, Rare Orchids and How They Get That Way, with cool illustrations and some major updates!

Resources

ATTENTION! Sales and shows have started up again as the pandemic seems less serios. Use the "SoCal Shows and Sales" link near the top of the page for the latest information from the Fascination of Orchids events calendar. However, be alert for changes. Masking requirements etc. could easily return if new coronavirus variants spread in Southern California.
Finding orchid intergeneric names and abbreviations
- Where did that intergeneric name come from? — an interesting place to look up the origin of intergeneric names, including the date when the intergeneric name was created, the list of the component genera, and the journal citation!
- Look up generic/intergeneric abbreviations at Orchids.org
- Alphabetic list of intergeneric abbreviations (based on RHS, 2017)
- Alphabetic list of intergeneric names with their component genera (RHS, 2017)
Finding correct genus and species names
Video: MissOrchidGirl on How to Read and Interpret Orchid Tags
Best practices for labeling plants! What can we do to prevent lost, broken, illegible, and/or incorrect labels?
Really good information about orchid pests, diseases, and recommendations about pesticides from St. Augustine Orchid Society. Articles by Sue Bottom are expecially helpful and practical for the home grower.
Awards information from Orchid Digest judging at the Long Beach site, 1954-1967
Awards information from AOS Pacific South Judging Region (includes AOS judging held concurrently with our monthly meetings in Long Beach)
A SoCal orchid time capsule: Souvenir booklet from the Fifth World Orchid Conference in Long Beach, published in 1965 in advance of the conference, with local articles about growing orchids outdoors in Los Angeles, Phalaenopsis breeding (Robert Ernst), Cymbidium culture (Paul Gripp), red cattleyas, and Leo Holguin on cattleya culture, plus fabulous advertisements from local growers and suppliers, almost all of them long gone — Santa Barbara Orchid Estate is probably the only survivor.
Special plants associated with our past and present members
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Upcoming Meetings & Events
MONDAY, November 28, 2022, 7PM	Life on the Rocks: The World of Rupicolous Orchids Ron Kaufmann
MONDAY, December 19, 2022, 7PM	To Be Announced

Orchids Today and Yesterday

Our BLOG, plus information and pictures from recent meetings and events

AOS Judging Center at our Meetings

Long Beach Awards 1954-1980 — a history and photo gallery!

2020 Officers
President	John Reyes
1st Vice President	John McCoy
2nd Vice President	Open
Corporation Secretary	Marylyn Paulsen
Membership Secretary	Marilyn Wallan
Treasurer	Elaine Murphy
Directors
Janell Schuck	(Term expires 2020)
Rey Lobo	(Term expires 2021)
Espie Quinn	(Term expires 2022)
Michelle Ryan	(Term expires 2022)
Immediate Past President	Russ Nichols
Standing Committees
Auction	Mong Noiboonsook
Hospitality	(open)
Newsletter	Russ Nichols
Silent Auction	Espie Quinn

Society By-Laws

South Coast Orchid Society meets on the fourth Monday of each month at Whaley Park Community Center, 5620 East Atherton St., Long Beach, California at 7:00 p.m. (Date will change if a holiday interferes. Doors open at 6:30 unless otherwise noted in the current newsletter.)	The Whaley Park Community Center was designed by Gordon Powers of Powers, Daly & DeRosa. It was built in 1957.
Directions to Our Meeting Place