March Plant Table: The plant table will be composed of plants, many of them species, from Santa Barbara Orchid Estate.

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1 March 2014 Date: March 21, 2014 Time: 7:30 PM (Doors open and plant sales begin at 7:00 PM) Place: The San Mateo Garden Center, 605 Parkside Way, San Mateo Take the Alameda de las Pulgas exit off Highway 92. Turn south. The Garden Center is located between 26th and 28th Avenues. Program: Dr. Randall Robinson of Victoria University, Australia will be speaking on "Cymbidium Intergenerics? How? Why?" Dr. Robinson developed a life-long interest in Cymbidium species and primary hybrids during his time as the Eric Young Orchid Scholar at the Royal Horticultural Society in the early 1980s. For those who attended the recent CSA Congress, he was one of the featured speakers. Plant Table: The plant table will be composed of plants, many of them species, from Santa Barbara Orchid Estate. Dinner at 5:45 PM with the Speaker: March 21 st at the Silver House Restaurant, 2224 S. El Camino Real, San Mateo, CA, Members and guests are welcome. Call Marron Honigman at by Thursday March 20 th to be included in the dinner reservation group. Board Meeting: March 21 st at 5:00 PM at the Silver House Restaurant, 2224 S. El Camino Real, San Mateo, CA, Call Marron Honigman at if you cannot attend. Nominating Committee: The nominating Committee, chaired by Florence Inserto and consisting of one other Board member and three Members at Large was chosen last month. Their proposed slate of officers for will be presented at this month's Board Meeting and the nominating committee report will then be announced in the April newsletter. Additional candidates will be considered until the close of the April meeting with voting for the new officers at the May meeting. Plant Sales Begin at 7 PM: All plants brought for sale by members must be properly labeled, priced (in even dollar amounts) and free of disease. 10% of the sale price will go to the club; the remainder goes to the individual seller. Label each sale plant and provide a summary sheet of your sale plants at the sales table. Sales forms will be available at the sales table if you need them. Plant sales close prior to the start of the raffle. Supplies for sale at the March meeting: Unprinted labels, single-edged razor blades, pens, Twist Ties, pots of assorted sizes, 3' and 4' bamboo stakes, MSU Romeo blend fertilizer, freeze cloth, and dual virus testing kits are for sale at cost plus tax as usual. President's Message: As I get ready to travel to Santa Barbara for the big show and the CSA Congress, I want to thank you all for getting those CSA membership forms in! I think it is critical for our club to lead the way in memberships and show its support for our parent club! Congratulations to Bill Weaver for being a first time participant in the Congress and taking the GCCG up on its offer of a free registration. At our next meeting, I am introducing one of my students, who has just started growing orchids and is well on his way with an amazing collection. Welcome Michael Byun!

2 Refreshments for the March Meeting: Tony and Doug thank all the members who brought refreshments to the February meeting. Please ensure that all items are labeled with the name of the provider so that Tony can record the names for the next newsletter and provide the 5 free raffle tickets prior to the draw. Glenn/Lorna Affleck Carol Armendariz Gloria Bygdnes Sylvia Darr Noble Emery Carole Finnegan Cora Gadduang Mike/Annie Green Trudy Hadler Marron Honigman Florence Inserto Mel/Val Jones Christine Kradjian Kalan Toy Audrey Young-Tarter CSA Membership: Members are strongly encouraged to join the Cymbidium Society of America. The CSA is the parent organization of the GCCG and provides liability insurance for GCCG events. Contact Darrel Wong at any of the GCCG meetings for CSA membership information. Dues are $35.00 per year, include a subscription to the CSA Journal and should be mailed to Eric Andreasen, 5710 Hollister Avenue. #270, Goleta, CA GCCG Show: Our Show is only a month away and everyone should be keeping an eye on those special plants which they plan to enter, as well as letting our chairs Sylvia Darr and Marron Honigman know the jobs for which you are willing to volunteer. The show schedule will be detailed in the April newsletter but the schedule and sales forms are currently on the GCCG website. Entry cards will be available at this month's meeting. Show judging will take place on Friday night, April 19. The show will be open to the public on Saturday, April 20, from 10 AM to 4 PM, and will include member plant sales. Many members signed up last month to help but there is always room for more members in all those little tasks that help make a show successful. There will still be an opportunity to sign-up at this meeting. Plant Judging: The CSA judges Cymbidiums, Paphiopedilums, and Phragmipediums at our regular meetings by prior arrangement. To have a plant judged, call David Pyles at least one day in advance, to ensure that the CSA judges know that plants will be submitted for judging. Plant entry is between 7:00 PM and 7:30 PM the evening of judging. Clerks can advise you in filling out the plant entry form on your arrival. Judging is also available at the Golden Gate Branch. Call David for entry information. The AOS judges all genera of orchids in San Francisco at the SF County Fair Building (Hall of Flowers) in Golden Gate Park on the first Tuesday, and in Oakland at the Lakeside Garden Center on the third Monday, of each month. For either judging, plants need to be submitted to the clerks between 6:15 PM and 7:00 PM. Call Sylvia Darr for more information. CSA and/or AOS judging takes place at most of the local shows. Contact the show organizers for specifics regarding plant entry for judging. Recent AOS and CSA Judging Results: February 20, 2014 Pacific Orchid Exposition show: Cym. goeringii ʻRepublic of Taiwanʼ (species) received an AM/AOS of 80 points, exhibited by Japheth Ko. February 28, 2014 Golden Gate Cymbidium Society: Cym. Mystic Sunrise 'Wow' (Sunshine Smile x Rachel Unelma) received a B/CSA of 76.7 points, exhibited by Barry Zimmerman. Orchid Show Winners: Congratulations to the GCCG members who won trophies at recent shows. The following were the only awards reported to the editor.

3 January 24, Peninsula Orchid Society show: (omitted from last month's winners) Bill Weaver received Best Cattleya Alliance by an Intermediate Grower for Laelia Lookalike (L. anceps x L. gouldiana). February 20, 2014 Japheth Ko received Best Intermediate/Miniature Cymbidium grown by an Advanced Grower and Best Cymbidium in Show for Cym. goeringii ʻRepublic of Taiwanʼ AM/AOS (species); and Best Plant in Show Grown for Foliage for Cym. sinense 'Ta Shih Mun' (species). GCCG Website: Check out the GCCG website at: for information on upcoming shows, photos of previous shows, meeting information, and copies of back newsletters. If you have any news we can put on the website, or if you notice any website problems, please the GCCG Webmaster, Audrey Young-Tarter, at goldcoastcymbidiumgrowers@yahoo.com. Upcoming Events: March 14-16, th Santa Barbara International Orchid Show, "Complements and Contrasts". 9 AM 5 PM. Earl Warren Show Grounds, Exhibit Hall, 3400 Calle Real, Santa Barbara, CA. (Highway 101 at Las Positas Road). For information, sborchidshow@gmail.com or visit: for more show information and information on the local nurseries holding open houses concurrently with the show. March 15, th Annual Cymbidium Congress. In conjunction with the Santa Barbara Orchid Show being held March 14th through March 16th, the CSA Congress will be held on Saturday, March 15th, starting with the CSA Annual meeting at 8:30. Exciting International Speakers on Cymbidiums & Paphiopedilums will be featured in addition to a panel culminating the lectures. Full Congress Package fee includes access to the Show all 3 days, lectures with a panel discussion, breakfast, lunch, no host cocktail party, special plant auction, gala banquet, a free plant from a local nursery, and more. Adams Elementary School Auditorium, 2701 Las Positas Road, Santa Barbara, CA is next door to the SBIOS. Visit the CSA website at March 14-16, 2014 Hatfield Orchids Santa Barbara International Show Open House. Fri Sun, 9AM 4PM Dufau Road, Oxnard, CA Rain or Shine! Hope you can join us, but if you canʼt, we can ship to you for free (weather permitting)! Call George at (805) , him at George@HatfieldOrchids.com, or check out the website at March Santa Clara Valley Orchid Society Show and Sale Westgate Mall 1600 Saratoga Ave, San Jose. March 21 - March 23, Friday, March 21 10:00 AM 9:00 PM (sale only) Saturday, March AM 12:00 PM (sale only) 1200 PM 9:00 PM (show & sale) Sunday, March 23 11:00 AM 4:00 PM (show & sale) Free Admission March 29-30, Sacramento Orchid Society 66th Annual Show and Sale, Scottish Rite Center, Sacramento, CA, Sat. 10 am - 5 pm, Sun. 10 am - 4 pm, admission $7. Note change of schedule due to Easter. April 5-6, Annual Central Coast Orchid Show and Sale---sponsored by Five Cities Orchid Society--South County Regional Center, 800 W Branch, Arroyo Grande, CA--Sat. 9 am to 5 pm, Sun 10 am to 5 pm Admission $5 Visit our website map and directions and more information. April 19 Gold Coast Cymbidium Growers Show and Sale! Saturday April 19, Public Show & Sale 10 AM 4 PM. The Community Activities Building, 1400 Roosevelt Ave., Redwood City, CA FREE Admission and Parking. For details see the April GCCG Newsletter and

4 GCCG C/o Weegie Caughlan W. Loyola Dr. Los Altos Hills, CA First Class Mail Newsletter Deadline: The deadline for submission of information for the Newsletter is the fourth Friday of the month. The Newsletter will publish announcements of upcoming events for other orchid societies as space permits. Please send all Newsletter related items to Gold Coast Cymbidium Growers Board of Directors for : President: Marron Honigman Vice President: Sylvia Darr Secretary: Florence Inserto Treasurer: Stanley Fuelscher Director of Ways and Means: Trudy Hadler Director of Membership: Darrel Wong Past President: Weegie Caughlan Director at large Richard Mangan Director at large: Jeff Trimble Other Duties: CSA Delegate: Stanley Fuelscher Newsletter Editor: Weegie Caughlan Refreshments: Tony Gee

5 Orchid Bonanza Sacramento Orchid Society's 67th Annual Orchid Show & Plant Sale Scottish Rite Temple 6151 H Street Sacramento, CA March 29-30, 2014 Saturday, 10-5 Sunday, 10-4 Admission $7 FREE parking Door Prizes Demonstrations Classes and Vendors Galore Information (916)

6 19TH ANNUAL CENTRAL COAST ORCHID SHOW and SALE SPONSORED BY FIVE CITIES ORCHID SOCIETY LIGHTS! CAMERA! Orchids on the Silver Screen APRIL 5 & SOUTH COUNTY REGIONAL CENTER 800 W. BRANCH ST. ARROYO GRANDE, CA MAP ON WEBSITE SATURDAY 9-5 SUNDAY 10-5 ADMISSION: $5 CHILDREN 12 OR UNDER FREE SHOW INFO ORCHID SHOW PREMIERE BENEFIT for the PRINTING COURTESY OF GUADALUPE- NIPOMO DUNES CENTER FRIDAY, APRIL 4 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM TICKETS: $45 ORDER ONLINE AT DUNESCENTER.ORG CALL or A PORTION OF THE TICKET SALES GOES TO THE DUNES CENTER FIVE CITIES ORCHID SOCIETY IS A NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATION