AnTec Laboratory, PO Box

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AOS judging takes place at the official Centers (dates, times and locations listed every month in Orchids ) and at AOS judged shows. The best option is to accompany your plant to the judging, and observe the process. Allow plenty of time to get there so neither you nor the plants are stressed. You also have the option of sending your plant in to these venues either by FedEx or some other similar type of service. This involves some risk of damage or loss to the plant or flower(s), and the flowers must be very well protected inside the box, best accomplished by using shredded wax paper.

A word of caution here: not every capsule, whether plump or not upon maturity, will or can produce seed. It is also possible a capsule will contain what looks like seed, but there will be no embryos inside them. Some labs will examine a small portion of the seed under a microscope to determine whether embryos are present or not, and if the latter, then they usually don't sow the capsule. If you're not sure about your lab, ask them what procedure they use to examine the seed. This may save you money in the long run.

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