National Capital Judging Center September 2008
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Oncidium Memoria Harold Starkey ‘Bold Gold’;HCC/75pts.
Parentage: (onustum x forbesii)
Exhibited by: Clark Riley; BALTIMORE, MD.
Description: Nine well arranged flowers on one inflorescence;
sepals yellow with brown bars; petals yellow with central brown
bars fused together and some random spotting; lip yellow with
slight brown spots around the column; substance medium soft;
texture matte.
Dimensions in centimeters: Natural Spread: 5.2; Vertical:
5.2; Dorsal Sepal Width: 1.2; Dorsal Sepal Length: 1.8; Petal
Width: 2.2; Petal Length: 2.3; Lateral Sepal Width: 1.2; Lat.
Sepal Length: 1.9; Lip Width: 4.5; Lip Length: 3.2; Synsepal
Width: 0; Synsepal Length: 0; Pouch Width: 0; Pouch Length: 0
Brassolaeliocattleya Long Life Spot ‘Claire’; AM/81pts.
Parentage: (Waianae Leopard x Penny's Spot)
Exhibited by: Claire & Roger Cole; Queen Anne, MD.
Description: Five flat well presented flowers on one
inflorescence; sepals and petals pink with fine magenta
stipples on distal two-thirds; wide magenta lip with prominent
pink sidelobes; substance hard; texture matte.
Dimensions in centimeters: Natural Spread: 11.4;
Vertical: 11.8; Dorsal Sepal Width: 2.3; Dorsal Sepal
Length: 5.9; Petal Width: 3.1; Petal Length: 6; Lateral
Sepal Width: 2.8; Lat. Sepal Length: 5.9; Lip Width: 3.7; Lip
Length: 4.0; Synsepal Width: 0; Synsepal Length: 0; Pouch
Width: 0; Pouch Length: 0
Yamadara Orchidom Green Glade ‘Queen Anne’; AM/83pts.
Parentage: (Blc. Victor Umi Peltier x Bepi. Jim Wallace)
Exhibited by: Claire & Roger Cole; Queen Anne, MD.
Description: Two very flat well-balanced flowers on one
inflorescence; sepals and petals light chartreuse; lip pale yellow
shaded deep golden yellow in throat fading to cream at ruffled
edges; substance very hard; texture satin.
Dimensions in centimeters: Natural Spread: 14.5; Vertical:
13.9; Dorsal Sepal Width: 2.5; Dorsal Sepal Length: 8; Petal
Width: 3.8; Petal Length: 7.9; Lateral Sepal Width: 2.7; Lat.
Sepal Length: 7.1; Lip Width: 5.2; Lip Length: 6.7; Synsepal
Width: 0; Synsepal Length: 0; Pouch Width: 0; Pouch Length: 0

Potinara Goldernelle ‘Southern Cross’; AM/84pts.
Parentage: (Lemon Tree x C. Horace)
Exhibited by: Claire & Roger Cole; Queen Anne, MD.
Description: Three peach colored well arranged flowers
on one inflorescence; dorsal sepal peach with yellow
undertones apically; slightly cupped lateral sepals peach
with yellow undertones on lower half; petals concolor
peach; lip peach with cherry blush apically and amber
throat with cherry striations; substance heavy; texture
glistening.
Dimensions in centimeters: Natural Spread: 15.5;
Vertical: 16.8; Dorsal Sepal Width: 3.3; Dorsal Sepal
Length: 9.4; Petal Width: 6.7; Petal Length: 9; Lateral
Sepal Width: 3.5; Lat. Sepal Length: 8; Lip Width: 6.5;
Lip Length: 8.1; Synsepal Width: 0; Synsepal Length: 0;
Pouch Width: 0; Pouch Length: 0.
Brassolaeliocattleya Ruby Suisse ‘Queen Anne’; HCC/78pts.
Parentage: (C. Chocolate Drop x Blc Owen Holmes)
Exhibited by: Claire & Roger Cole; Queen Anne, MD.
Description: Four flowers on one inflorescence; sepals and
petals deeply saturated clear red; lip interior deep magenta
distally, yellow centrally, anther cap yellow, reverse of lip soft rose
basally and deeper rose on outer two thirds; substance hard;
texture crystalline.
Dimensions in centimeters: Natural Spread: 9.5; Vertical: 11;
Dorsal Sepal Width: 1.8; Dorsal Sepal Length: 6.2; Petal Width:
3; Petal Length: 5.7; Lateral Sepal Width: 2; Lat. Sepal Length:
5; Lip Width: 3.8; Lip Length: 5.4; Synsepal Width: 0; Synsepal
Length: 0; Pouch Width: 0; Pouch Length: 0
Paphiopedilum niveum ‘Chesapeake Snowball’; AM/80pts.
Parentage: (sp. x )
Exhibited by: Nancy K. Mountford; Lusby, MD.
Description: One round slightly cupped flower on one sixteen cm
inflorescence; sepals and petals white with burgundy stippling on
upper central portion of petals; lip white with sporadic burgundy
stippling; staminode white with pale yellow center; substance
medium firm; texture waxy.
Dimensions in centimeters: Natural Spread: 7.7; Vertical: 5.2;
Dorsal Sepal Width: 4.7; Dorsal Sepal Length: 3.2; Petal Width:
3.2; Petal Length: 4.4; Lateral Sepal Width: 0; Lat. Sepal
Length: 0; Lip Width: 0; Lip Length: 0; Synsepal Width: 2.8;
Synsepal Length: 3; Pouch Width: 1.8; Pouch Length: 3.6.