P halaenopsis
Journal of the International Phalaenopsis Alliance
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EDITOR Wesley Higgins 5317 Delano Court , Cape Coral , FL 33904 239-257-1970 • IPA _ Phalaenopsis @ comcast . net
ASSISTANT EDITOR / GRAPHIC DESIGNER Peggy Alrich 13955 Matanzas Drive , Fort Myers , FL 33905 239-281-5444 • sunflowerltd @ earthlink . net
ASSOCIATE EDITOR Adrienne Giovino 47 Spellman Road , Westwood , MA 02090 781-269-1059 • ipa . adrienne @ gmail . com
ADVERTISING MANAGER Dick Wells 1151 East County Road , 800 S , Cloverdale , IN 46120 765-795-6016 • rwells @ ccrtc . com
DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR Marilyn Shapiro 235 East 87th Street , Apt . 5L , New York , NY 10128-3243 212-831-3076 • mlshap2 @ juno . com
WEBMASTER Peter Lin 1641 N . Pearson Lane , Southlake , TX 76092-4933 817-562-4608 Q• peterlin71 @ hotmail . com
Volume 22 ( 3 & 4 ) 2012 . Phalaenopsis ( ISSN 2225-0174 ) is published quarterly by the International Phalaenopsis Alliance , Inc . ( IPA ), to bring together growers worldwide cooperatively for the purpose of 1 ) addressing problems of immediate concern to Phalaenopsis growers and 2 ) sharing and disseminating cultural information for the advancement and conservation of the Phalaenopsis family of orchids . IPA is a recognized tax-exempt organization under Section 501 ( c )( 3 ) of the Internal Revenue Code . All contributions to IPA are tax-deductible . The opinions and recommendations that may appear in this journal are those of the individual authors , and not those of the IPA , which neither adopts nor endorses such opinions and recommendations and disclaims all responsibility for them . When selecting and using any product mentioned , the reader should seek and obtain the advice of the manufacturer and of responsible government agencies . Printed by H . G . Roebuck & Son , Baltimore , Maryland 21236 .
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BACK ISSUES : Are available to members at prices quoted in U . S . funds . A charge of $ 2.50 per issue for mailing within the US will apply to all orders . Overseas rates will be determined at the time of shipping . We accept MasterCard and VISA . ( All back issues are no longer available .) Volumes 1 thru 20 : A volume consists of 4 issues . $ 10 per issue or $ 40 per volume . To order , contact : IPA Back Issues , Susan Gange , 16 Elm Ridge Road , Pennington , NJ 08534-3003 , 609-730-1789 or stonybrk @ stonybrookorchids . com
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Region 1 — Southern California Norman Fang 11039 Monte Vista Avenue , Montclair , CA 91763-6116 909-627-9515 • Norman @ orchids . com
Region 2 — Central Pacific Vivian Sellers 8609 Brodie Court , Elk Grove , CA 95624 916-686-1530 • vrsellers @ frontiernet . net
Region 3 — Northwest Joan Bateman 2022 Wallula Avenue , Walla Walla , WA 99362 509-525-9566 • joanbateman @ orchidaceae . com
Region 4 — Mountain West Wes Addison 2960 N . Swan Rd ., Ste . 217 , Tucson , AZ 85712-6020 520-327-5025 • wesadd @ cpatucson . com
Region 5 — Mid-America Joe Lankton 7153 N 50th Street , Omaha , NE 68152 402-571-8331 • JLANK46150 @ aol . com
Region 6 — North TX , OK , Region 7 — South TX
& Region 8 — LA , AR Olie Garrison 1757 County Road 711 , Nacodoches , TX 75964 936-462-8796 • ogarrison @ sbcglobal . net
Region 9 & 10 — Midwest Bil Nelson P . O . Box 341606 , Milwaukee , WI 53234 414-672-6446 • qorchids @ att . net
Region 11 — Eastern Great Lakes Dick Wells 1151 E . County Road , 800 S , Cloverdale , IN 46120 765-795-6016 • rwells @ ccrtc . com
Region 12 — Southeast Tom Harper 9373 Clovercroft Road , Franklin , TN 37067 615-771-2755 • harper _ sro @ bellsouth . net
Region 13 — Piedmont Linda Thorne 3455 Brower Mill Road , Seagrove , NC 27341 336-879-6677 • orchidlinda @ RTMC . net
Region 14 — Central , South FL Joan Viggiani 6800 Appaloosa Trail , SW Ranches , FL 33330 954-434-3794 • aviggent @ bellsouth . net
Officers
President Carlos Fighetti , HC-03 Box 8125 , Guaynabo , PR 00971 , 787-708-0669 cfighetti @ onelinkpr . net
1st Vice-President Cathy Rider , 6306 Amberly Place , Austin , TX 78759 , 512-343-8166 cathyr @ imp-res . com
2nd Vice-President Barbara Noe , 1703 Grove Avenue , Richmond , VA 23220-4607 , 804-355-2270 barbaranoeipa @ gmail . com
Treasurer
Olie Garrison , 1757 County Road 711 , Nacogdoches , TX 75964 , 936-462-8796 orchidolie @ me . com
Recording Secretary Karen Armstrong , 212 Griffin Road , Ruston , LA 71270-1237 , 318-251-0765 antkaren54 @ gmail . com
Immediate Past President Tom Harper , 9373 Clovercroft Road , Franklin , TN 37067-8131 , 615-771-2755 harper _ sro @ bellsouth . net
2013 Symposium Co-chairs James Rider , james @ imp-res . com Carlos Fighetti , cfighetti @ onelinkpr . net
Membership Secretary Lynn Fuller , 1401 Pennsylvania Avenue o, # 1604 , Wilmington , DE 19806 , 302-594-0765 mlfuller @ comcast . net
Regional Directors
Region 15 — Mid-Atlantic Leslie Werner 1604 Farmhorn Street , Crofton , MD 21114 410-793-0756 • leswer @ verizon . net
Region 16 — NJ , PA Mitch Paroly 109 Pinewood Drive , Levittown , PA 19054 215-943-7516 • Hilolip @ aol . com
Region 17 — NY , Eastern Canada Marilyn Shapiro 235 East 87th St ., Apt . 5L , New York , NY 10128 212-831-3076 • mlshap2 @ juno . com
Region 18 — New England Carri Raven-Riemann 182 Guinea Road , Stamford , CT 06903 203-329-7255 • carrir @ optonline . net
United Kingdom VACANT
Germany VACANT
International
Caribbean Carlos Fighetti HC-03 Box 8125 , Guaynabo , PR 00971 787-708-0669 • cfighetti @ onelinkpr . net
Southeast Asia Marshall Ku 16 , Alley 4 , Lane 99 , Nan Tan Road Yuan Lin , Taiwan 510 • msku @ seed . net . tw
Australia Graham McKay P . O . Box 874 , Toowon , Queensland , Australia 4066 Phone : + 61738703344 • Fax : + 61738707830 ggmckay @ bigpond . com
Fourth Quarter , Vol . 22 ( 3 & 4 ) 2012 - Phalaenopsis