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    Name: Trichocentrum lanceanum, HCC, 79

    Clone:  Cleopatra

    Parentage: species

    Exhibited by:  Kenneth Meier


    Description:          
    Thirteen symmetrical flowers beautifully arranged on one
    inflorescence, sepals and petals cream with dark reddish-brown
    spots that coalesce in the lateral sepals; lip white suffused
    fuchsia, side lobes and callus dark violet; column dark violet;
    substance hard; texture waxy.

    Dimensions in centimeters:                  Horz.          Vert.
    Natural Spread:                                     5.5                5.0
    Dorsal Sepal:                                         2.0                2.7
    Petal:                                                     1.6                 2.7
    Lateral Sepal (Syn):                               1.7                2.7
    Lip (Pouch):                                           2.6                3.9
    Name, Award, Pts:        Kfz. Ash Trees, HCC, 78

    Clone:                        Royal Purple

    Parentage:                 Kfst. tolimensis x Wcz. marginata

    Exhibited by:           John Dunkelberger

    Description:          One charming flower on one 13 cm stem; dorsal
    sepal and heavily reflexed lateral sepals creamy green distally
    brushed light rose-purple; petals creamy green distally brushed
    stronger rose-purple proximally peppered rose-purple; ruffled lip
    velvety rose-purple, contrasting cream column; substance firm;
    texture sepals and petals matte, lip velvety.

    Dimensions in centimeters:                  Horz.           Vert.
    Natural Spread:                                       4.9                5.8
    Dorsal Sepal:                                           1.3                3.1
    Petal:                                                         1.5                2.9
    Lateral Sepal (Syn):                                 1.1                3.6
    Lip (Pouch):                                              3.0                3.3-
    Name:  Unregistered, AM, 85

    Clone:   Loni

    Parentage:  Onc. Memoria Kiyoshi Akatsuka x Zed. Memoria Harold Starkey

    Exhibited by:  William Savage
                           

    Description:         
    Thirty-four full round flowers on two branched inflorescences, flowers
    bright concolor buttercup yellow, dorsal sepal irregularly striped oxblood
    horizontally, petals irregularly spotted and striped oxblood centrally, lip
    spotted oxblood basally, column light green on outer surface, substance
    firm, texture matte, flowers commended for full flat lip                  

    Dimensions in centimeters:                  Horiz                    Vert
    Natural Spread:                                        4.5                        5.0
    Dorsal Sepal:                                            1.1                        1.7
    Petal:                                                         1.5                        2.0
    Lateral Sepal (Syn):                                 0.7                        2.1
    Lip (Pouch):                                               4.5                        3.5
    Name, Award, Pts:  Cynoches Jean E. Monnier, AM, 85

    Clone:  Myia

    Parentage:   Cyc. barthiorum x Cyc. cooperi

    Exhibited by: Chryss Mavrides


    Description:          
    Twenty-one strikingly exotic, resupinate flowers and four buds cylindrically
    arranged on one 44 cm pendant inflorescence; sepals and petals falcate;
    pale olive, evenly spotted mahogany, reverse suffused dusky-rose;
    sagittate lip white, peppered mahogany; mahogany column typically swan-
    necked; each flower subtended by olive-green bract; substance firm;
    texture matte; upgraded from previous award due to flower flatness and
    absence of mid-rib crease.

    Dimensions in centimeters:                  Horz.            Vert.
    Natural Spread:                                        8.7                9.3                
    Dorsal Sepal:                                            2.1                5.9
    Petal:                                                         2.6                4.2
    Lateral Sepal (Syn):                                 2.0                4.3
    Lip (Pouch):                                              1.1                3.0