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    Scaphosepalum decorum ‘Venturina’; CCM/81pts.

    Parentage: (species )

    Exhibited by: Jos. A Venturina; BALTIMORE,
    MD;

    Description:  Eleven flowers and two buds on sixteen
    upright inflorescences artfully staked on a clean plant
    34cm across by 35cm high in a 15cm wood basket;
    dorsal sepal gold with faint red tip; lateral sepal gold
    with red stripes and fine red stipples; substance medium
    firm; texture matte.

    Dimensions in centimeters:  Natural Spread:  6.2;
    Vertical:  4.7; Dorsal Sepal Width:  0.40; Dorsal Sepal
    Length:  1.3; Petal Width:  0; Petal Length:  0; Lateral
    Sepal Width:  0.40; Lat. Sepal Length:  5.5; Lip Width:  
    0.20; Lip Length:  0.2; Synsepal Width:  0; Synsepal
    Length:  0; Pouch Width:  0; Pouch Length:  0.
    Scaphosepalum gibberosum ‘Venturina’;
    CCM/80pts.;

    Parentage: (species )

    Exhibited by Jos. A Venturina; BALTIMORE,
    MD;

    Description:  Ten flowers and four buds on ten
    inflorescences measuring up to 42cm high beautifully
    arranged on a clean plant 20cm wide by 15cm tall
    grown in a a ten cm wood basket; dorsal sepal red;
    lateral sepal cream with red spots; substance medium
    firm; texture matte.

    Dimensions in centimeters:  Natural Spread:  9.5;
    Vertical:  0.90; Dorsal Sepal Width:  0.20; Dorsal Sepal
    Length:  5; Petal Width:  0; Petal Length:  0; Lateral
    Sepal Width:  0.2; Lat. Sepal Length:  4.5; Lip Width:  
    0.10; Lip Length:  0.10; Synsepal Width:  0; Synsepal
    Length:  0; Pouch Width:  0; Pouch Length:  0.
    Paphinia Majestic ‘Myck Santos’; AM/87pts.

    Parentage: (cristata x herrerae)

    Exhibited by Jos. A Venturina; BALTIMORE, MD

    Description:  Four large star-shaped flowers on one
    inflorescence; sepals and petals white heavily marked dark
    raspberry; lip white heavily spotted darker raspberry,
    apex with dense 0.5cm long white cilia; column golden
    yellow; substance medium firm; texture waxy; noted for
    extremely large and well colored flowers presented in
    excellent form and condition.

    Dimensions in centimeters:  Natural Spread:  15.3;
    Vertical:  14.6; Dorsal Sepal Width:  2.2; Dorsal Sepal
    Length:  11; Petal Width:  2; Petal Length:  9; Lateral
    Sepal Width:  2.2; Lat. Sepal Length:  9.9; Lip Width:  
    1.3; Lip Length:  3.2; Synsepal Width:  0; Synsepal
    Length:  0; Pouch Width:  0; Pouch Length:  0.
    Dendrobium Stephen Batchelor ‘Venturina’; CCM/81pts.

    Parentage: (alexandrae x johnsoniae)

    Exhibited by Jos. A Venturina; BALTIMORE, MD

    Description:  One Hundred fifty flowers on twenty-five
    inflorescences born on a robust plant measuring 60cm in diameter
    and height grown in a ten inch plastic pot; sepals and petals light
    greenish cream with modest burgundy spotting on reverse; lip light
    green with burgundy strips and stipples; substance medium firm;
    texture matte.

    Dimensions in centimeters:  Natural Spread:  8.6; Vertical:  
    6.0; Dorsal Sepal Width:  1; Dorsal Sepal Length:  4.0; Petal
    Width:  1.6; Petal Length:  5.0; Lateral Sepal Width:  1; Lat. Sepal
    Length:  4.4; Lip Width:  2.2; Lip Length:  4.4; Synsepal Width:  
    0; Synsepal Length:  0; Pouch Width:  0; Pouch Length:  0
    Paphiopedilum Green Cascade ‘Penns Creek’; HCC/79pts.

    Parentage: (Elfstone x Stefani Pita)

    Exhibited by  Woodstream Orchids; Huntingtown, MD

    Description:  One large flat flower on an eighteen cm
    inflorescence; dorsal sepal creamy white with 3.5cm green central
    flush peppered mahogany and thin yellow halo; synsepal green;
    petals green lightly brushed mahogany, upper half and midrib
    darker than lower half; dorsal sepal and petals lightly ruffled;
    pouch tan; staminode dark yellow; substance heavy; texture waxy.

    Dimensions in centimeters:  Natural Spread:  13.3; Vertical:  
    12; Dorsal Sepal Width:  11.5; Dorsal Sepal Length:  6.7; Petal
    Width:  5.2; Petal Length:  7.2; Lateral Sepal Width:  0; Lat. Sepal
    Length:  0; Lip Width:  0; Lip Length:  0; Synsepal Width:  8.8;
    Synsepal Length:  4.7; Pouch Width:  3.7; Pouch Length:  6.5
    Zelenkocidium Thunderhead ‘Elk Creek’; HCC/79pts.

    Parentage: (Alohi x Onc. Cloud Ears); exhibited by  
    Woodstream Orchids; Huntingtown, MD

    Description:  Fourteen flowers nicely displayed on one arching
    inflorescence; sepals yellow heavily barred chestnut; petals yellow
    with light chestnut marks and a blotch in center surrounded by
    irregular marks; lip clear yellow with small area of light chestnut
    spots under crest; anther cap yellow with chestnut spotted column
    wings; substance medium firm ;texture matte.

    Dimensions in centimeters:  Natural Spread:  5.7; Vertical:  
    5.4; Dorsal Sepal Width:  1.2; Dorsal Sepal Length:  2.2; Petal
    Width:  2.5; Petal Length:  2.7; Lateral Sepal Width:  0.66; Lat.
    Sepal Length:  2.2; Lip Width:  4.4; Lip Length:  3.8; Synsepal
    Width:  0; Synsepal Length:  0; Pouch Width:  0; Pouch Length:  0.
    Zelenkocidium Thunderhead ‘Cattaraugus Creek’; HCC/79pts.

    Parentage: (Alohi x Cloud Ears)

    Exhibited by  Woodstream Orchids; Huntingtown, MD

    Description:  Sixteen flowers and eight buds beautifully displayed on one
    branched arched inflorescence; sepals yellow with wide deep chestnut
    bars; petals yellow with deep chestnut marks and a large oval in center
    leaving a 0.5cm yellow border with irregular spots; lip bright yellow with
    irregular light chestnut spots around lower one-third and small chestnut
    blotches under chestnut spotted yellow crest; anther cap yellow, column
    wings yellow with small chestnut spots; substance medium firm; texture
    matte; noted for distinct markings and clear color.

    Dimensions in centimeters:  Natural Spread:  5.7; Vertical:  5.5;
    Dorsal Sepal Width:  1.5; Dorsal Sepal Length:  2.2; Petal Width:  2.2;
    Petal Length:  2.7; Lateral Sepal Width:  1; Lat. Sepal Length:  2.5; Lip
    Width:  4.5; Lip Length:  4.2; Synsepal Width:  0; Synsepal Length:  0;
    Pouch Width:  0; Pouch Length:  0
    Catasetum Dragon's Treasure ‘Miss Anita’; AM/84pts

    Parentage: (varscewiczii x Pink Lemonade)

    Exhibited by Joseph J. Francis; Herndon, VA; National Capital
    Judging Center, 12/8/2008.

    Description:  Fifteen fairly flat open flowers and ten buds nicely arranged
    on two inflorescences; sepals and petals suffused and striped pale rose-
    pink with a thin off-white edge; moderately fimbriated lip suffused deeper
    rose-pink; throat deep yellow; column and callus off-white; substance
    hard; texture waxy.

    Dimensions in centimeters:  Natural Spread:  5.2; Vertical:  3.8;
    Dorsal Sepal Width:  1.8; Dorsal Sepal Length:  2.2; Petal Width:  2.2;
    Petal Length:  2.3; Lateral Sepal Width:  1.8; Lat. Sepal Length:  2.7; Lip
    Width:  1.3; Lip Length:  2.6; Synsepal Width:  0; Synsepal Length:  0;
    Pouch Width:  0; Pouch Length:  0.