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The Maryland Orchid Society meets the third Thursday of the month beginning at 7 p.m. See the Meetings page for a full timetable.

Inclement Weather Policy:

     If a snow emergency is declared or in effect in either Baltimore City or Baltimore County as of noon or later on the day of our meeting, the scheduled meeting will be cancelled. Snow emergencies lifted before noon will not cancel a meeting. Refer to the Maryland Coordinated Highway Action Response Team (CHART) website for the latest snow emergency information.
     We will distribute an email message to members confirming a cancellation as soon as it is known. Information may also be posted on the MOS website.

The next MOS board meeting will be January 14, 2010 (7:30 p.m. -- food at 6:30 p.m.) at the Lundys'. Please RSVP if you plan to attend.

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Philip Seaton to Speak
Thursday, February 18

Philip Seaton      Philip Seaton, Project Manager for the Orchid Seed Stores for Sustainable Use (OSSSU), Seed Conservation Department at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England, will be the speaker at the next MOS meeting.
     Professor Seaton is a research biologist and, previous to working at Kew, spent 30+ years teaching at a college. During that time he became an amateur orchid grower and is interested in all things related to orchids. His biology research degree and interest in orchids lead into work on orchid seed storage, hence his present employment as Project Manager for Orchid Seed Stores for Sustainable Use, a Darwin Initiative project aimed at setting up a global network of orchid seed banks.
     Phil is a previous editor of the Orchid Review (the world's oldest orchid journal still in print) and has written probably 100 or more scientific and popular papers. He wrote the practical guide Growing Orchids from Seed with Margaret Ramsay a few years ago, and has just written Growing Windowsill Orchids which is due to be published this month. He is currently writing a book about hardy orchids with a number of co-authors.
     "Over the last few years I have been very fortunate in being able to travel the world looking at orchids ... so my talk will include bits about Madagascar, South Africa, China, Thailand, Cuba, Costa Rica, Mexico, Ecuador, Brazil and Colombia ... I'm looking forward to hearing it! Seriously, I do enjoy giving talks and sharing my good fortune with my audience. I'm a lucky lad, and have spoken about orchid conservation around the world," Phil Says.

Growing Windowsill Orchids by Philip Seaton


Show Time!
Get your packet here.

THE MARYLAND ORCHID SOCIETY'S 2010 SPRING SHOW AND SALE
March 12-14, 2010, "Orchids, A Feast for the Senses"

     Please note the following times and dates:
     Staging set up: Tuesday, March 9, 2010, begins 9 a.m.
     Exhibits set-up: Wednesday, March 10, 2010, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
     (All plants and or artwork must be registered by 7 pm to assure consideration for judging.)

     Ribbon and AOS Judging: Thursday, March 11, 2010, begins 9 a.m.
     Preview Party & Sales: Thursday, March 11, 2010, begins 7 p.m.

     Open to the Public: Friday, March 12, 2010, opens 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
     Saturday, March 13, 2010, opens 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
     Sunday, March 14, 2010, opens 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD<
>THE 2010 MARYLAND ORCHID SOCIETY EXHIBITOR'S PACKET<
(you need this information and registration form to enter anything in the show)


Important March 2010
Meeting Change Notice

We've had the unprecedented bad luck to be bumped from our regularly scheduled third Thursday meeting date in March 2010. Instead of Thursday, 18 March we will be meeting on the evening of Tuesday, 23 March. Please mark your calendars.

The MOS brings together people interested in orchids to promote and encourage orchid culture, preservation, education propagation, hybridization, and all other orchid-related activities of interest to its members. Benefits of membership include a subscription to the Newsletter (email and web), voting rights, borrowing privileges from the MOS Library, monthly guest speakers, local judging, valuable door prizes, and much, much, more!

Maryland Orchid Society Membership FlyerClick here to download a copy of the Maryland Orchid Society Membership Flyer, a beautiful full color poster to place wherever there are people needing the benefits of our fellowship!

If you are interested in orchid culture and would like to meet others with similar interests, we cordially invite you to join the ranks of Marylanders already enjoying the benefits of membership in the Maryland Orchid Society.

To join, mail an application form.

We invite articles, notices, etc. for inclusion in our monthly newsletter, deadline for inclusion is first Sunday of the month.

The official MOS official address is P.O. Box 5651, Baltimore, Maryland 21210
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