Nine members attended the last meeting on Saturday, February 7th at the "Garden Cafe" at the Missouri Botanical Gardens in St. Louis. Our display at the Missouri Orchid Society's show was a great success and won second place for overall display! In spite of leftover snow and really cold temperatures, Howard and Laura got the plants to the show and Nick got them back without a single bloom or leaf turning brown. Nick met them there with more plants (one of which was awarded!!). Many thanks to Howard Wilson, Nicholas Krekeler, and Gertrude Stawski for providing plants and to Barbara Giles for providing the decorative greenery and black cloths! Rumor has it that if Howard and Gertrude had entered their plants in the "no cost" judging category, they each would have won a ribbon!

Photos: The CMOS display at the Missouri Orchid Society Show (top left); Vendors setting up show (bottom left); Second place ribbon for overall display (right).

The next meeting will be Sunday, March 14, 3:00 p.m. at the Adams Conference Center at the Vet School. Directions: From College, turn east (away from the main part of campus) on Rollins, at William turn South (right) into the parking lot and then left and park in front of the big windows. Parking is right in front. The door is up the sidewalk in the corner between the buildings.

The program will be about some of the more common intergenerics (crosses between species of different genera) and we may get to hear about the Shaffers' trip to Hawaii. We will also discuss the March 20th orchid show and sale at Superior Garden Center. Sign up to help on Friday (3/19) to set up for the show and on Saturday (3/20).

Don't forget to bring plants for show and tell and please call Howard (874-1772) if you are willing to bring snacks for the meeting!