The following questions, compiled by Neville Roper, have been designed to find out who has been reading their society bulletin over the last year.
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Question |
Bulletin |
THE Answer |
1 |
What was SSOS's year of birth? |
Dec ‘06 |
1952 |
2 |
How much is our current yearly subscriptions for a regular member? |
several |
$12 |
3 |
At what meeting,year and month was Kevin Wilson honoured for 50 years membership? |
Dec 06 |
Nov 06 |
4 |
Where did our display come at last year's Southern Orchid Spectacular? |
Nov 06 |
second |
5 |
The November 06 bulletin taught us how to write orchid names correctly so write Paph.Olivia ‘Lorelei' HCC/AOS correctly |
Nov 06 |
Paph.Olivia ‘Lorelei' HCC/AOS |
6 |
According to the article ‘Potassium… the vital element' what part of a plant is always attacked first? |
Nov 06 |
The weakest |
7 |
I wrote an article for the September '06 bulletin that used a reference to the very smart and famous Australian A. Dockrill. What does the ‘A' stand for? (spelling counts) |
Sept 06 |
Alick |
8 |
What according to the January 07 bulletin 'are male because they hold everything in, but you can see right through them'? |
Jan 07 |
Ziplock bags |
9 |
What type of an organism is pseudomonas? |
Jan 07 |
bacteria |
10 |
What ‘flower' is said in the same article to resist pseudomomas? |
Jan 07 |
(flower) of sulphur |
11 |
Spell ornithorynchum |
July 07 |
ornithorynchum |
12 |
Which club member started their orchid collection when they bought “what I now know was a cymbidium”? |
Jan 07 |
Daniel Coulton |
13 |
Who told us “What Should I Do differently in Winter” |
June 07
July 07 |
Murray Shergold |
14 |
Which club member was granted 2 club cultural awards in May 07? |
June07 |
Louise Gannon (Paph. insigne, Laelia anceps) |
15 |
The current club logo is the mini cattleya Sc, Beaufort – how many times did it appear in this year's June bulletin? |
June 07 |
3 times (once in the header and twice on the cover of the show schedule) |
16 |
In April 2007 meeting the president asked for member assistance with two things and another member asked for help with another matter. Name any two of these things |
May 07 |
Bring auction plants in June. Volunteer for Sharkies show committee. Contribute articles for the website |
17 |
See above |
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18 |
When was George Birss announced as the new club treasurer? |
Feb 07 |
Jan 07 |
19 |
Walter T Upton, usually regarded as a native expert, provided an article on a different genus for our February 07 bulletin. What was the genus? |
Feb 07 |
Pleurothallids. (‘The Pleurothallid Orchids') |
20 |
Who was the owner of Gongora cassidea, plant of the night in January this year? |
Feb 07 |
Murray Aldridge |
21 |
In March this year Graeme Banks told us he didn't like pesticides so he suggested that we might try….what? |
Mar 07 |
nepenthes |
22 |
According to Ben Wallace, in the same bulletin, what type of ant has a connection with scale, mealy bugs and aphids? |
Mar 07 |
Little black (ants) |
23 |
Name the ‘enhancer' who recently told us how to groom plants for shows |
July 07 |
Kevin Wilson |
24 |
At how many hours (ie the time) did Paul want helpers at the nursery to set up the show? |
July 07 |
1300 (hours) |
25 |
Who is giving next month's beginners class? |
July 07 |
Dennis Wood |
26 |
What chemical was the subject of an awareness campaign in this month's bulletin? |
July 07 |
glyphosate |
27 |
What was the number of our recent winter show? |
July 07 |
55th – according to the results |
28 |
What did the Open Judges Choice and the Intermediate Judges Choice at last months meeting have in common? (be polite!) |
July 07 |
Both were Oncid. ornithorynchums |
29 |
There were two articles on this infesting pest in the April 07 bulletin, one by Rex Johnson and the other by Gerald McCraith. Name the pest (hint ‘white' appeared in several places. |
April 07 |
scale |
30 |
On what day does the Spring show set up? |
July 07 |
September 5 |
