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    Cattleya patinii, CHM, 83
    Clone:  Jill M.

    Parentage: species

    Exhibited by:  Joseph J. Francis

    Description:   
    Twenty flowers on two inflorescences; sepals and petals rich
    lavender; lip darker lavender, throat purple followed by a ring of
    cream-lavender and a ring of purple; substance medium; texture
    crystalline; smaller and compact growth habit compared to
    Cattleya skinneri and deckeri make this species horticulturally
    desirable
    Dimensions in centimeters:                  Horiz.                Vert.
    Natural Spread:                                        7.0                     6.5
    Dorsal Sepal:                                            1.7                     4.0
    Petal:                                                        3.0                     4.8
    Lateral Sepal (Syn):                                   1.8                    4.5
    Lip (Pouch):                                              2.4                    3.6

    Cattleya maxima v. alba, HCC, 77
    Clone:  John C.

    Parentage:  species

    Exhibited by:  Joseph J. Francis

    Description:   
    Nine flowers on two strong upright inflorescences; sepals and
    petals chalk white; lip chalk white, warm yellow centrally, texture
    satin; substance medium
    Dimensions in centimeters:                  Horz.                Vert.
    Natural Spread:                                       11.1                  13.0
    Dorsal Sepal:                                             1.7                   6.8
    Petal:                                                         3.5                   7.0
    Lateral Sepal (Syn):                                   1.8                   6.9
    Lip (Pouch):                                              3.4                   6.3

    Neofinetia falcata hort. var. manjushage, AM, 84
    Clone: Shibo Oni

    Parentage: species

    Exhibited by: Jared Rochester

    Description:  
    Eight graceful, well-formed unusual semi-peloric flowers with petal
    nectaries in addition to the normal lip nectary on one 9.5 cm
    inflorescence; flowers white; nectaries white shading to pink
    distally; lip nectary 7.1 cm long; petal nectary 5.1 cm long;
    substance good; texture matte.       
                                              
    Dimensions in centimeters:                  Horz.                Vert.
    Natural Spread:                                      6.4                    2.5
    Dorsal Sepal:                                          0.4                    1.6
    Petal:                                                       0.4                    1.0
    Lateral Sepal (Syn):                               0.4                    1.7
    Lip (Pouch):                                            0.3                    8.0
Award Photos by: James Osen

    Paph.  UNREGISTERED, HCC, 78
    Clone:                        

    Parentage:  Hsinying Rubyweb x sukhakulii

    Exhibited by:   Woodstream Orchids

    Description:   
    One slightly cupped flower on one inflorescence; dorsal sepal white,
    striped green centrally, striped mahogany distally, spotted basally
    along veins; synsepal white, striped green centrally, striped green-
    brown distally; petals green centrally, chartreuse apically, evenly
    spotted mahogany; pouch green, heavily flushed below staminode;
    staminode green centrally, pink along margin; substance medium firm;
    texture semi-gloss.
    Dimensions in centimeters:                  Horz.                Vert.
    Natural Spread:                                        15.0                   9.5        
    Dorsal Sepal:                                              6.5                   6.3
    Petal:                                                          2.5                   7.7
    Lateral Sepal (Syn):                                    3.9                   5.2
    Lip (Pouch):                                               6.0                2.7





    Paph. Saint Swithin, AM, 81
    Clone:                        

    Parentage: philippinense x rothschildianum

    Exhibited by: Robert Griesbach

    Description:    
    Three well-balanced flowers and two bud pleasingly arranged on one
    erect inflorescence; sepals cream heavily veined mahogany; petals
    mustard yellow longitudinally veined and spotted mahogany; pouch
    cream-yellow overlaid and veined pale mahogany; substance firm;
    texture matte
    Dimensions in centimeters:                  Horz.                Vert.
    Natural Spread:                                     16.5                  17.0
    Dorsal Sepal:                                         5.3                     6.0
    Petal:                                                      1.0                    16.0
    Lateral Sepal (Syn):                              4.5                      6.0
    Lip (Pouch):                                           2.5                      5.0

    Epidendrum hugomedinae, AM, 80
    Clone: Penn’s Creek

    Parentage: species

    Exhibited by:  Woodstream Orchids

    Description:  
    Twenty-nine cupped flowers on one branched inflorescence,
    twenty-four flowers and two buds on a second inflorescence, five
    flowers and nine buds on a third inflorescence, one flower and
    nineteen buds on a fourth inflorescence, and fifteen buds on a fifth
    inflorescence; sepals and petals white; lip white with callus center
    flushed purple; substance heavy; texture waxy.
    Dimensions in centimeters:                  Horz.                Vert.
    Natural Spread:                                        1.6                    1.4
    Dorsal Sepal:                                            0.5                    0.8
    Petal:                                                        0.4                    0.7
    Lateral Sepal (Syn):                                  0.7                    0.9
    Lip (Pouch):                                              1.1                   1.1

    Rlc. Love Triangle, HCC, 79
    Clone: Sweet Kasina

    Parentage: Rlc. Sam Damiano x Ctt. Chocolate Drop

    Exhibited by: Tom R. Schleet

    Description:    
    Five large star-shaped cupped flowers on a single stately
    inflorescence held well above the foliage; sepals and petals blood
    red fading to deep pink distally; lip pink overlaid magenta centrally,
    darker apically; throat white column white anther cap white;
    substance heavy; texture waxy.        
    Dimensions in centimeters:                  Horiz                Vert
    Natural Spread:                                        9.5                  10.5
    Dorsal Sepal:                                            2.0                    6.5
    Petal:                                                        3.5                    6.1
    Lateral Sepal (Syn):                                  2.0                    6.0
    Lip (Pouch):                                             4.0                    5.0

    Blc. Dubious George, HCC, 77
    Clone:  Joan O’Rourke

    Parentage:  C. Dubiosa (1890) x Rlc. Georgeceps

    Exhibited by:  Joseph J. Francis   

    Description:   Three flowers on one strong 37 cm unright
    inflorescence; sepals and petals concolor pink; lip ruffled with distinct
    pink picotee; distal lip pink fading to cream which deepens to intense
    yellow centrally, followed by deep raspberry ring and lineation around
    the column; substance average; texture crystalline
    Dimensions in centimeters:                  Horz.                Vert.
    Natural Spread:                                  11.0                12.5
    Dorsal Sepal:                                        2.4                  7.4
    Petal:                                                    4.7                  7.2
    Lateral Sepal (Syn):                              2.4                  6.5
    Lip (Pouch):                                         3.8                  6.0
Screened
Bc Ethyl