Provisional Awards

San Marino, CA, October 8, 2011

Bulb. sumatranum Gin Gan HCC
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Plant Name: Bulbophyllum sumatranum 'Gin Gan' HCC/AOS 77 pts.
species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 6.6 cm Vertical: 5.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.7 cm Length: 4.2 cm
Petal Width: 1.2 cm Length: 3.7 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.0 cm Length: 3.1 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 1.7 cm Length: 0.8 cm

Description: One striking flower on one 7.0 cm inflorescence; sepals and petals yellow; dorsal sepal heavily spotted red-brown on veins, finely spotted centrally; petals veined red-brown, finely spotted proximally; lateral sepals heavily spotted red-brown on veins, spotted red-brown, coalescing proximally; lip gold-yellow, spotted red brown proximally, coalescing proximally, proximal fourth reflexed; substance firm, texture satin.
Exhibitor: Gin T. Gan
Enc. bracteata Memoria Mary Lee Smith HCC 78
© Arthur Pinkers 2011
Plant Name: Encyclia bracteata ‘Memoria Mary Lee Smith’ HCC/AOS 78 pts.
species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 2.7 cm Vertical: 2.7 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 0.6 cm Length: 1.7 cm
Petal Width: 0.6 cm Length: 1.4 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 0.7 cm Length: 1.6 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 0.9 cm Length: 1.1 cm

Description: Three flowers on one inflorescence; sepals and petals translucent green, marking showing through from reverse; sepal and petal reverse medium green boldly spotted dark purple, coalescing into stripes along veins basally, boldly spotted dark purple centrally, lip side lobes green, finely spotted red brown centrally, midlobe lateral extensions purple leaving isthmus and midlobe axis white; column white, heavily overlaid medium green basally, fading to white distally; anther cap white, substance hard; texture matte.
Exhibitor: Karen Smith
Aergs. mystacidii Memoria Doug Smith CHM 80 pts. 20114923 l IMG_4641
© Arthur Pinkers 2011
Plant Name: Aerangis mystacidii 'Memoria Doug Smith' CHM/AOS 80 pts.
species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 2.3 cm Vertical: 2.6 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 0.6 cm Length: 1.4 cm
Petal Width: 0.5 cm Length: 1.4 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 0.5 cm Length: 1.5 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 0.7 cm Length: 1.4 cm

Description: Twenty-three flowers on three arching pendant inflorescences, up to 18.0 cm long; Flower base color white; sepals and petals tan basally; column light green on basal third, 5.5 cm. spur light peach pink distally; pedicel peach pink; substance firm; texture crystalline; recognized for wonderful display of flowers and rarity in collections. Aerangis montana award number 20114923 has been confirmed to be Aerangis mystacidii by SITF (Dec 2011) with assistance of Isobyl la Croix.
Exhibitor: Karen Smith
Aergs. mystacidii Memoria Doug Smith CHM 80
© Arthur Pinkers 2011