In AOS Orchids magazine a few years ago there was an article about fragrance judging at a specific show in the US - I think it was New York.
Though fragrance is frequently mentioned in award descriptions, it is not an element of the judging criteria for AOS merit awards. The guidelines for the AOS Judges Commendation (JC) award allow for fragrance as the basis for this award. IMHO, the JC is woefully underused for recognizing fragrance. Most JCs cite color - a 'consolation prize' for plants with great color, but few, small, or poorly formed flowers. The All Japan Orchid Society routinely includes fragrance competitions, but I am not well informed on their system. The Japanese perfume house Shiseido annually releases a limited production fragrance based on an orchid - I think last year's was Paph. delenatii. I have also smelled their Energizing perfume & found it reminiscent of Cym goeringii. The Shiseido CEO is a noted orchidist. I'm now a certified/accredited AOS judge and have been fascinated by orchid fragrances from the beginning. About a year ago, I began actively studying perfumery to augment my orchid knowledge. Frankly, there's not a lot available on orchid fragrance. Roman Kaiser's book, The Fragrance of Orchids, is the one reference I've found. I am very interested in hearing from others who have studied orchid fragrance! Off-list emails are invited. Thanks VB for providing all of these links to orchidaceous articles! David Janvrin >************** >Could you provide details about AOS fragrance judging (where / criteria / >prizes) ? > >************** >Regards, > >VB > _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
