The last meeting was Saturday, February 5th at 11:30 a.m. Members met for lunch in the "Garden Cafe" at the Missouri Botanical Gardens in St. Louis. Our display at the Missouri Orchid Society's show was a great success.

Many thanks to Barbara Giles, Mona Laird, Steve Pagan, Gertrude Lindener-Stawski, and Howard Wilson for providing plants, to Laura Eggeman and Howard for transporting plants to the show and setting up the display, and, once again, to Howard for also picking up all the plants at the end of the show. Special mention to Mona and Gertrude for their plants!

Photo: The CMOS display at the Missouri Orchid Society Show

The next meeting will be Sunday, March 13, 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 de-flasking and repotting and Laura Eggeman will show pictures of her Quest For Orchids in Thailand. She also brought back flasks and we are going to set the plants free of their bottles. We will also discuss the upcoming plant show and sale.

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!

Our annual plant show and sale has been a big success and lots of fun! Keep Saturday, March 19th open to help at the CMOS Orchid Show and Sale at Superior Garden Center! See a display of the newest phalaenopsis from Zuma Canyon Orchids.

Bring your blooming plants for display to Superior Garden Center (on Old Hwy 63) from 3-5pm on Friday or by 9:00 on Saturday morning. It's a great chance to show off your orchids to friends and neighbors! Volunteers are needed to set up on Friday and to help answer questions on Saturday. Pick up your plants on Saturday at 5pm.