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Newsletter 30 October 2003
(transitional issue 'The Hardy Orchid Society Journal')
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hos newsletter 30

Cover Picture:
Cypripedium reginae
by Pakick Marks

Editorial
Patrick Marks
4
HOS Photographic Competition 2003
Doreen Webster
6
Wild Orchids Of Scotland
Brian Allan
7
Some Problematic Spanish Orchids
Mike Lowe
8
Cultivation Of Mediterrranean Orchids
Richard Manuel
10
Orchid Hunting In Nova Scotia And Newfoundland
Patrick Marks
10

The 2nd American Native Orchid Conference And The Bruce Peninsula 6-20 June 2003

Mike Parsons
17
Some Home-made Hybrids
Richard Manuel
23
Book Review: Diversity And Conservation Of Georgian Orchids
Richard Bateman
26

Newsletter 29 July 2003
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hos newsletter 29

Cover Illustration:
Limodorum abortivum
by Sarah Marks

     
HOS Plant Show - April 27th 2003
4
Report Of The 11th AGM
5
Looking For Orchids In NW Greece
Bill Temple
7
Digital Photography
Colin Clay
9
Orchids - The Far Side
Chris Bailes
11
The Quest For The Lapland Marsh Orchid In Ireland
Thomas Ennis
13
Madeira, 17-24 May 1999
Mike Parsons
14
The Early Marsh Orchid (Dactylorhiza incarnata) In Northern Europe: II The Purple Flowered Early Marsh Orchids
John Haggar
17
The Early Marsh Orchid

Limodorum abortivum

Cover Illustration:
Limodorum abortivum
by Sarah Marks

Newsletter 28 April 2003
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Anacamptis pyramidalis

Cover Illustration:
Anacamptis pyramidalis
by Sarah Marks

Editorial Comment
Patrick Marks
3
The Vercors, An Orchid Wonderland Part II
Richard Manuel
8
Book Review Field Guide To German Orchids by C. A. J. Kreutz
Simon Tarrant
11
Contributions To The Orchids Of Cyprus
C. A. J. Kreutz & P. Scraton
11
Dune Forms Of Epipactis helleborine At Kenfig
Leslie Lewis
15
Native Wild Foods: Orchid Conservation Project - Experiment No. 4
Jim Peckham
18
Who Needs Agar - Part 2
Tony Hughes
21
Some Observations On Orchids In Holme Valley
Geoff Rollinson
22

Newsletter 27 January 2003
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Platanthera chlorantha

Cover Illustration:
Platanthera chlorantha
by Bob Watson
Editorial Comment
Patrick Marks
3
The Early Marsh Orchid (Dactylorhiza incarnata) In Northern Europe - Part 1
John Haggar
4
The Vercors, An Orchid Wonderland
Richard Manuel
9
Cotswolds Field Trip
Richard Manuel
12
Photographic Competition 2002
Doreen Webster
12
Wisley October 2002
Richard Manuel
14
Conservation
Bill Temple
15
Cultivation Of Dactylorhiza And Related Genera
John Haggar
15
Growing Hardy Orchids For Conservation Projects In France
Robert Mitchell*
19
Orchids Of THe Kandersteg Area
Nigel & Gwynne Johnson
19
Rhodes Revisited - 2002
Richard Manuel
21

Platanthera chlorantha

Cover Illustration:
Platanthera chlorantha
by Bob Watson


Newsletter 26 October 2002
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Orchis anthropophora

Cover Illustration:
Orchis anthropophora
by Bob Watson

Editorial Comment
Patrick Marks
3
Orchids Near Verdun
Ron Meijer
6
Book Review: The Orchids Of Rhodes And Karpathos by C. A. J. Kreutz
Simon Tarrant
7
Wild Orchids Of Scotland
Brian Allen
8
Cotswold Field Trip 2002
Richard Manuel
13
Motorway Madness - Planting Orchids Alongside The A35 Motorway In France
Caron & Robert Mitchell
14
North Carolina And Tennessee 15-29 March 2002
Mike Parsons
16
Orchid Conservation
Bill Temple
22

Newsletter 25 July 2002
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Dactylorhiza fuchsii

Cover Illustration:
Dactylorhiza fuchsii
by Ted Unsworth
Evolutionary Relationships And Conservation Biology Of Neottieae (Helleborines & Their Relatives)
Richard Bateman
3
Report Of The 10th AGM Of The Hardy Orchid Society
6
Flower-hunting In The Algarve
Tony Hughes
8
HOS Show Results, 28th April 2002
11
Book Review: The Box Hill Book Of Orchids
Ann Sankey
13
A Year In The Life Of Two Fields
Kay Dinsdale
14
Orchid-hunting In Ă–land, Sweden
Matti Niisalo
17
Local Heroes? Some Thoughts On Regional Orchid Floras
Richard Bateman
20
Survey Of Floral Mutants In Terrestrial Orchids: An Update
Richard Bateman & Paula Rudall
22

Dactylorhiza fuchsii

Cover Illustration:
Dactylorhiza fuchsii
by Ted Unsworth

Newsletter 24 April 2002
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Cephalanthera rubra

Cover Illustration:
Cephalanthera rubra
by Bob Watson

Apologies From Heinrich Beyrle
Heinrich Beyrle
7
Dubious Dealings In The Dark: Unearthing The Secret Life And Fungal Partners Of Orchids In The Field
Jonathan Leake
8
Some Orchid Forays From North Cyprus
Leslie Lewis
10
Rediscovery Of Anacamptis papilionacea In The Republic Of Cyprus, 2001
Pam Scraton
14
Growing Ophrys Downstairs
Svante Malmgren
15
Book Review: "The Orchids Of Cyprus And Where To Find Them" by John Hubbard & Pam Scraton
Leslie Lewis
18
Book Review: "Orchideen Auf Rhodes" by Horst & Gisela Kretschmar & Wolfgang Eccarius
Richard Manuel
19
Orchid Seeds: Handle With Care
Richard Manuel
21

Newsletter 23 January 2002
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Listera ovata

Cover Illustration:
Listera ovata
by Bob Watson
News Item: German Fined For Orchid Theft
5-6
Photographic Competition 2001
Doreen Webster
6-7
Orchid Hunting In The UK
Brian Laney
7-8
In The Bog
Tony Hughes
8-9
Response To John Haggar On Orchid Media
Svante Malmgren
10-11
Response To Carl Hardwick On Growing Ophrys
Bill Havers
11-12
Response To Using GPS
Pam Scraton
12
Fabulous Apulia, Land Of The Ophrys
Simon Andrew
12-18
Book Review: "Guide Des Orchidees D'Europe, D'Afrique Du Nord Et Du Proche-Orient" by Pierre Detforge
Richard Manuel
18

Listera ovata

Cover Illustration:
Listera ovata
by Bob Watson


Newsletter 22 October 2001
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Spiranthes spiralis

Cover Illustration:
Spiranthes spiralis
by Sarah Marks

The Orchids In Chinese Art
Sarah Marks
6
Growing Ophrys, A Waiting Game
Carl Hardwick
6-9
Unearthing The Wealth - Back Issues Of The Newsletter
Moira Tarrant
9-11
Webs And Bees
Tony Hughes
11-12
Letter To The Editor
Jonn Haggar
12-14
Orchid Safari To Deepest Gloucestershire
Roy Bailey-Wood
14-17
Using Satellite Technology To Locate Orchids
Simon Tarrant
17-18

Newsletter 21 July 2001
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Serapias lingua

Cover Illustration:
Serapias lingua
by Carol Dash
From The New President Of The HOS
Richard Bateman
3-5
Report Of The 9th AGM Of The Hardy Orchid Society
 
5-7
HOS Plant Show, 2001
David Hughes
8-9
Does DNA Reveal All About The Evolution Of Terrestrial Orchids? Part 3
Richard Bateman
10-14
Getting Started - The Basics Of Hardy Orchid Cultivation
Alan Dash
14-20
Chemical Warfare
Richard Manuel
20-21
Alpine Garden Society Summer Show - Silver Award
Carol Dash
21

Serapias lingua

Cover Illustration:
Serapias lingua
by Carol Dash

Newsletter 20 April 2001
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Calypso bulbosa

Cover Illustration
Calypso bulbosa

by Sarah Marks

     
Does DNA Reveal All About the Evolution of Terrestrial Orchids? Part 2
Richard Bateman
7
Hardy Orchids Visit
Tevor Marks
12
Some Orchids Forays From Geneva
Leslie Lewis
13
Sowing Seeds Of Hardy Orchids
Ted Weeks
20
Managing A Raised Bed For Orchids
Simon Tarrant
22

Newsletter 19 January 2001
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Pogonia ophioglossoides

Cover Illustration
Pogonia ophioglossoides

by Carol Dash
     
Orchid Conservation: What Determines Orchid Distribution And Abundance?
Helen Scott
1
A Small Corner Of Canada
Carol Dash
5
Photographic Competition 2000 - Results
Tony Hughes
10
Does DNA Reveal All About the Evolution of Terrestrial Orchids?
Richard Bateman
12
Sterilization Of Orchid Seed
Ted Weeks
15
Early Spring In The Canadian Rockies
Mike & Veronica Baker
16
Visit To Crustacare Nursery
Peter Peeters
16

Pogonia ophioglossoides

Cover Illustration
Pogonia ophioglossoides

by Carol Dash


Newsletter 18 October 2000
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Calopogon tuberosus

Cover Illustration
Calopogon tuberosus
by Carol Dash

     
Orchid And Sightseeing Tour Of The West Coast Of USA
Bill Temple
5
A Glorious Day In Spite Of The Rain!
Tony & Diana Hughes
7
An Orchidaceous Bacchanalia
Richard Manuel
10
Orchid Hunting In Fife
Patrick Marks
13
Members Ask (One) Sportak 45 Fungicide
David Hughes
17
Members Ask (Two) Could Molluscs Cause Phytotoxicity To Terrestrial Orchids?
Colin Clay
17
Orchids In The News
19

Newsletter 17 July 2000
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hos newsletter

Cover Illustration
Orchis anatolica

by Sylvia Temple
     
Report Of The 8th AGM Of The Hardy Orchid Society
3
HOS Millennium Plant Show
Tony Hughes
5
Orchids Of Southern England - Ecology And Conservation
Martin Jenkinson
7
The Species Recovery Programme From Seed To Plants In The Wild
Margaret Ramsay
10
Conservation Panel Discussion
13
Hardiness Of "Tender" Orchids
Mike Powell
15
Visit To Richard Manuel's Nursery
16
Aother Visit To Gotland
Simon Tarrant
17
Members Ask (One) Cypripedium calceolus
Moira Tarrant
22

Orchis anatolica

Cover Illustration
Orchis anatolica

by Sylvia Temple

Newsletter 16 April 2000
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Anacamptis morio

Cover Illustration
Anacamptis morio

by Sarah Marks

     
What Is Hardy?
Richard Manuel
7
Disa Uniflora Cultivation
Peter Corkhill
9
Show Success With Hardy Orchids
Mike Powell
12
Visit To New England, 24 May - 4 June, 1999
Sarah Marks
13
Orchid Magic
Sylvia Temple
15
Orchids On The Internet
Simon Tarrant
16
In The Deep Midwinter
David Horsfall
19

Newsletter 15 January 2000
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Orchis boryi

Cover Illustration
Orchis boryi

by Sylvia Temple
Cypripediums In China
Phillip Cribb*
4
Tripartite Relationship Between Orchids, Fungi And Other Plants
Jonathan Leake
7
Photographic Competition 1999 - Results
Tony Hughes
11
Samos - An Orchid Holiday
Simon Tarrant
12
The Cultivation Of Coeloglossum viride
Carol Hardwick
17
57 French Varieties
Alan Blackman
17
Book Review: "The Nature Guide To New Zealand"
Richard Manuel
21

Cover Illustration

Cover Illustration
Orchis boryi

by Sylvia Temple


Newsletter 14 October 1999
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Orchis boryi

Cover Illustration
Orchis boryi

by Sylvia Temple

Orchid Hunting In The Dolomites
Carol Dash
7
A Tale Of Two Field Tripo
Norman Heywood
13
Orchids In North Yorkshire
Tony Rymer
15
Who Needs Agar?
Tony Hughes
16
Book Review "Notes On British And Irish Orchids" by D. M. Turner Ettlinger
Alan Dash
17
Book Review "Illustrations On British And Irish Orchids" by D. M. Turner Ettlinger
Alan Dash
17
Orchids In The News
18

Newsletter 13 July 1999
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Orchis italica

Cover Illustration
Orchis italica

by Sarah Marks
HOS AGM, 9th May 1999, Pershore
Tony Hughes
4
HOS Show Results 1999
Tony Hughes
4
HOS Internet Website
Tony Hughes
6
Orchids Of The North
Steven Davidson
7
Orchid Memories Of Wales And North-West England
Simon Andrew
16
Basic Orchid Growing
Richard Manuel & Alan Dash
21
Field Trip Report To BBONT Reserves, 22 May 1999
Tony Hughes
24
Orchids In The News
26
Members Comment
28

 

Orchis italica

Cover Illustration
Orchis italica
by Sarah Marks

Newsletter 12 April 1999
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Cypripedium calceolus

Cover Illustration
Cypripedium calceolus

by Sarah Marks

     
Site Surveys
7
Minutes Of The Sixth AGM
11
Dactylorhizas From Seed
Alan Dash
14
Filzmoos, A Flowery Corner Of Austria
Carol Dash
18
In Search Of Holy Grails - A Tale Of Two Species
Paul Harcourt Davies
22
The First Orchid
Bill Church
28
Holme Valley Orchids
Geoff Rollinson
30

Newsletter 11 January 1999
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Ophrys cretica

Cover Illustration
Ophrys cretica
by Sylvia Temple
Photographic Competition 1998 - Results
Tony Hughes
2
Cypripediums In China - Or " Is There Anything Left To Be Said About Cypripediums?"
Peter Corkhill
3
Orchids Of The Eastern USA
Roger Gelder
5
Orchids Of Turkey
Barry Chambers
6
"Serapias And Other Bastards"
Tony Hughes
6
Conservation Project News
Bill Temple
9
English Nature Species Recovery Project - Lady's Slipper Orchid
Alan Dash
9
Favourite Orchids - Late Spiders
Richard Manuel
10
A Visit To Gotland - 30 May To 4 June 1998
John Haggar
12
Orchid Hunting In Florida During January And February
Mike Parsons
15
Division Of Established Cypripediums
Peter Corkhill
17
Book Review: "Les Orchidees De France, Belgique Et Luxembourg"
Richard Manuel
18
Letters
19

Ophrys cretica

Cover Illustration
Ophrys cretica
by Sylvia Temple


Newsletter 10 October 1998
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Cypripedium tibeticum

Cover Illustration
Cypripedium tibeticum

by Carol Dash

Second Hardy Orchid Society Overseas Field Trip
Trevor Marks
4
Cultivation Of Mediterranean Orchids
Richard Manuel
9
A Layman's Interpretation Of Gene Sequencing
Tony Hughes
12
Cultivation Of Cypripediums - Part 5
Peter White
20
Book Review: "Orchidee Spontanee In Trentino-Alto Adige" by Giorgio Perazza
Simon Tarrant
25
Book Review: "Atlas Des Orchidees Sauvages De Haute-Normandie" by Michel Demares
Simon Tarrant
25
Letters: Cyclamen And Superglue
Shirley Pierce
26

Newsletter 9 July 1998
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Ophrys insectifera

Cover Illustration
Ophrys insectifera
by Sarah Marks

Chairman's Adieu
Paul Harcourt Davies
2
Information And Matters Arising From The AGM - 2nd May 1998
Carol Dash
4
Annual Show
Tony & Diana Hughes
5
Orchids In Sicily
Richard Manuel
7
Orchid Conservation: Factors Affecting Distribution And Abundance Of Pyramidal And Fragrant Orchids On Chalk Grassland
Helen Scott
8
Cypripediums
Carl Hardwick
9
Seedling Weaning
Alan Dash & Adrian Blundell
10
Some Thoughts On Culture Medium Sterilization
Kath Fairhurst
11
Cultivation Of Mediterranean Orchids - Part 2
Richard Manuel
12
Dactylorhiza Cultivation And Propagation
Alan Dash
16
Cultivation Of Cypripediums - Part 4
Peter White
17
Letters - Cypripediums And Fungicides
Peter Corkhill
20
Letters - Unusual Records
Anon
21

Ophrys insectifera

Cover Illustration
Ophrys insectifera
by Sarah Marks

Newsletter 8 April 1998
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Cypripedium calceolus

Cover Illustration
Cypripedium calceolus
by Carol Dash

 
Sterilisation Of Culture Media
Peter Revell
4
Seedling Growth - The Rhythm Method - Flasking Forum Part 5
Richard Manuel
6
Cultivation Of Cypripediums Part 3
Peter White
7
Cultivation Of Mediterranean Orchids
Richard Manuel
12
An Australian Journey In Search Of Orchids
Richard Laurence
13
Letters -Orchid Websites
Bill Temple
20

Newsletter 7 January 1998
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HOS NEWSLETTER 7
s
Conservation News
Bill Temple & Alan Dash
3
Review Of The November Meeting And Photographic Show
Tony Hughes
3
Orchids In Sardinia
Simon Andrew
5
Viruses In Orchids - The Story So Far
Colin Clay
6
Photographic Forum
Paul Harcourt Davies
9
English Nature Species Recovery Project - Lady's Slipper Orchid
Alan Dash
10
Seed Sowing And Replating Media For Terrestrial Orchids
Peter White
10
Favourite Orchids - Orchis longicornu
Carol Dash
13
Cultivation Of Cypripediums - Part 2
Peter White
15
Letters To The Editor
17
HOS NEWSLETTER 7


Newsletter 6 October 1997
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hos newsletter 6
HOS Show Report 10th May 1997
Tony & Diana Hughes
4
HOS Field Trip To North Dorset, 8th June 1997
Tony & Diana Hughes
4
Flasking Forum
Richard Manuel
8
Cultivation Of Cypripediums - Part 1
Peter White
8
Favourite Orchids -Orchis laxiflora, The Lax Flowered Orchid
Richard Manuel
16
Letters And Other News
Les Lewis
19
July Orchid Hunting Trip
Bill Temple
19

Newsletter 5 July 1997
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hos newsletter 5
Review Of AGM And May Meeting 1997
2
Resolving Plant Paternity Suits
Richard Bateman
3-5
HOS 1997 Field Trip To Cyprus
Jim Hill
6-11
Symposium On Orchid Culture
12-13
British & European Conservation Workshop
Alan Dash
13
HOS Native Orchid Conservation Project - Dudley Zoo
Alan Dash
13-14
Symbiotic Culture Of Hardy Orchid Seedlings
Jim Hill
14-19
Flasking Forum Part 4
Richard Manuel
19-23
Reintroduction Of Orchis ustulata
Linda Kergon
23-24
Other News
Carol Dash
24-25
Letters To The Editor
Bill Temple
25
hos newsletter 5

Newsletter 4 April 1997
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hos newsletter 4
Dactylorhiza Report Update
Darren Sleep
4
Flasking Forum - Weaning From Culture Without Fungus
Richard Manuel
6
A DIY Flow Cabinet
Carol Dash
10
Grower's Diary - Part 4
Alan Dash
12
Orchid Hunting On Rhodes
Tony & Diana Hughes
13
Letters To The Editor
Richard Bateman
20

Newsletter 3 January 1997
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hos newsletter 3
A Few Orchid Sites In The Dolomites
Tony & Diana Hughes
3
Orchid Hunting By Car
Simon Tarrant
4
Orchid Hunting In Southern France - Some Sources Of Information
Simon Tarrant
5
Resume Of Several Holidays
Richard Nicol
5
HOS Cyprus Tour - 13-22 March 1997
6
Low-Tech Sowing
Adrian Blundell
9
Flasking Forum - Part 2
Richard Manuel
10
A DIY Glove Box
Carol Dash
13
Grower's Diary - Part 3
Alan Dash
14
Orchids Of Apulia - Part 2
Paul Harcourt Davies
15
Review: The North American Native Orchid Journal
Richard Manuel
17
Letter To The Editor - Seed Sterilisation
Stephen Davidson
18
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Newsletter 2 October 1996
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hos newsletter 2
HOS Visit To Kenfig
3
Flasking Forum
Richard Manuel
4
Seed & Fungus Bank Update
Adrian Blundell
10
Orchid Mycorrhizal Fungi And Their Long Term Storage
Phil Meek
12
Grower's Diary Part 2
Alan Dash
14
Orchids Of Apulia Part 1
Paul Harcourt Davies
15
Letters To The Editor
18

Newsletter 1 July 1996
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hos newsletter 1
Chairman's Introduction
Paul Harcourt Davies
1
Lectures & Discussions At The AGM
Carol Dash
4
Seed And Fungus Bank
Adrian Blundell
5
Field Trip To Kent, 2nd June 1996
Simon Tarrant
6
Growing Orchids In The Open Garden
Mike Powell
7
Grower's Diary: A Year Of Tuberous Terrestrial Orchid Culture - Part 1
Alan Dash
11
Orchid Hunting In Mallorca
Carol & Alan Dash
13
Letters & Comments - Orchids In The Press
Richard Manuel
15
hos newsletter 1