Vandofinetia Virgil ‘Elizabeth’; CCM/83pts.;
    Parentage: (Neofinetia falcata x Vanda cristata)
    Exhibited by Dwaine Levy; Rochester, NY.

    Description:  61 flowers and 21 buds on 15
    inflorescences on a 35 cm high x 35 cm wide
    sturdy, clean plant with 6 mature and 2
    developing growths in a 4 inch pot. Sepals;
    petals pale lime green; lip white; side lobes and
    interior of nectary shaded pale purple, keeled
    center lobe with narrow pale purple stripes.
    Substance firm, texture satin. Noted for higher
    flower count per inflorescence.

    Dimensions in centimeters:  Natural Spread:  4.7;
    Vertical:  4.7; Dorsal Sepal Width:  0.7; Dorsal
    Sepal Length:  2.5; Petal Width:  0.5; Petal
    Length:  2.3; Lateral Sepal Width:  0.8; Lat.
    Sepal Length:  2.6; Lip Width:  0.9; Lip Length:  
    2.3; Synsepal Width:  0; Synsepal Length:  0;
    Pouch Width:  0; Pouch Length:  0.
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    Paphiopedilum bellatulum ‘Fishing Creek’; AM/86pts.
    Parentage: (species x )
    Exhibited by  Fishing Creek Orchids; Harrisburg, PA.

    Description:  One superb round beautifully balanced flower and one bud on one 5.1
    cm inflorescence; sepals, petals pouch chalk white spotted and smudged intense
    mulberry; substance very firm; texture waxy.

    Dimensions in centimeters:  Natural Spread:  9.0; Vertical:  7; Dorsal Sepal Width:  
    6.2; Dorsal Sepal Length:  3.8; Petal Width:  5.2; Petal Length:  4.4; Lateral Sepal
    Width:  0; Lat. Sepal Length:  0; Lip Width:  0; Lip Length:  0; Synsepal Width:  4;
    Synsepal Length:  3.5; Pouch Width:  2.5; Pouch Length:  3.8
    Oncidium Maple Hollow ‘Cayuga’; HCC/77pts.
    Parentage: (Oncidium Tafson x Oncidium Private
    Stock)
    Exhibited by Joane Molenock; Ithaca, NY.

    Description:  Forty-three flowers on three
    branched inflorescences; sepals yellow fully
    overlaid dark brick red; petals bright yellow
    overlaid centrally dark brick red; lip yellow,
    central oxblood red mask; oxblood red spots on
    outer third and slight oxblood red speckling at
    bilateral edges; column yellow; callus with yellow
    apices; substance firm; texture matte.

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    Rodridicium Peach Hollow ‘Sixmile Creek’; AM/85pts.
    Parentage: (Rodricidium Elite x Oncidium Sundown Reef)
    Exhibited by Joane Molenock; Ithaca, NY.

    Description:  One inflorescence with 15 flowers and three developing branches;
    dorsal yellow overlaid cordovan with yellow picotee; lateral sepals similar and fused;
    petals yellow flushed rose with a central spot and occasional random spots; lip
    yellow flushed with striated rose with a small crest blotch and considerable random
    spots of cordovan; substance medium-heavy; texture matte; recognized for
    exceptional size, fullness, and substance.

    Dimensions in centimeters:  Natural Spread:  3.6; Vertical:  3.8; Dorsal Sepal
    Width:  0.9; Dorsal Sepal Length:  1.2; Petal Width:  1.6; Petal Length:  1.5; Lateral
    Sepal Width:  0.4; Lat. Sepal Length:  1.2; Lip Width:  3.6; Lip Length:  2.6;
    Synsepal Width:  0; Synsepal Length:  0; Pouch Width:  0; Pouch Length:  0
    Bulbophyllum graveolens ‘Mount Millais’; CCM/84pts.
    Parentage: (species x )
    Exhibited by Edgar C. Stehli; Broadview Heights, OH.

    Description:  Three hundred forty-five flowers in a stunning, nearly perfect arrangement
    of 19 inflorescences encircling a 19 cm diameter plant with upright leaves in a 15 cm
    teak basket; sepals and petals chartreuse with slightly darker veins; adnate lateral
    sepals frame small maroon hinged lip; flower substance firm; texture satiny; trimmed
    leaves reduced point score.
    Dimensions in centimeters:  Natural Spread:  1.6; Vertical:  5.4; Dorsal Sepal Width:  
    1.2; Dorsal Sepal Length:  2.8; Petal Width:  0.4; Petal Length:  0.9; Lateral Sepal
    Width:  1.3; Lat. Sepal Length:  5.2; Lip Width:  0.5; Lip Length:  1.5; Synsepal
    Width:  0; Synsepal Length:  0; Pouch Width:  0; Pouch Length:  0
    Brassia Rex ‘The Giant’; AM/87pts.
    Parentage: (Brassia gireoudiana x Brassia verrucosa)
    Exhibited by Richard Jost; Benton, PA.

    Description:  39 flowers of excellent flat form, 4 buds on 4 inflorescences; sepals and
    petals light yellow-green with several spotted dark brown bars near base; lip light
    yellow, spotted dark brown except for margin; substance firm; texture matte;
    recognized for particularly outstanding spacing and arrangement of flowers along
    inflorescences.

    Dimensions in centimeters:  Natural Spread:  15.2; Vertical:  35; Dorsal Sepal
    Width:  0.7; Dorsal Sepal Length:  16.1; Petal Width:  0.7; Petal Length:  9.7;
    Lateral Sepal Width:  0.8; Lat. Sepal Length:  19.8; Lip Width:  3.8; Lip Length:  
    7.4; Synsepal Width:  0; Synsepal Length:  0; Pouch Width:  0; Pouch Length:  0
    Paphiopedilum Russian River ‘Elk Creek’; AM/81pts.
    Parentage: (Paphiopedilum Alex Szabo x Paphiopedilum KayDay)
    Exhibited by  Woodstream Orchids; Huntingtown, MD.

    Description:  One bright round slightly cupped flower on one inflorescence; petals
    butter yellow with brown central stripe. dorsal central third same color as petals outer
    two thirds white with brown central stripe and somewhat keeled; ventral sepal yellow
    green; pouch same color as petals . substance firm; texture semi glossy.

    Dimensions in centimeters:  Natural Spread:  13; Vertical:  10.5; Dorsal Sepal Width:  
    9.5; Dorsal Sepal Length:  6.5; Petal Width:  5.5; Petal Length:  7.1; Lateral Sepal
    Width:  0; Lat. Sepal Length:  0; Lip Width:  0; Lip Length:  0; Synsepal Width:  6.4;
    Synsepal Length:  6; Pouch Width:  3.6; Pouch Length:  5.5
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    Dimensions in centimeters:  Natural Spread:  2.8; Vertical:  3.3; Dorsal Sepal
    Width:  0.5; Dorsal Sepal Length:  1.1; Petal Width:  0.7; Petal Length:  1.5;
    Lateral Sepal Width:  0.29; Lat. Sepal Length:  1; Lip Width:  2.7; Lip Length:  
    2.7; Synsepal Width:  0; Synsepal Length:  0; Pouch Width:  0; Pouch Length:  0
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