The first one is, as Ramon said, pretty clearly a Shun-Fa Golden awarded an AM as a Mem. Larry Heuer. By looking at the overall shape of the flower, the shape of the pouch, the overall color, etc., its parentage reveals itself. Comparing it with a normal Mem. Larry Heuer, it's pretty clear that it's incorrectly labelled. At the same time, there are 8-9 other awarded Mem. Larry Heuers that are also Shun-Fa Goldens mislabelled. A good reason to have AQPlus, and to know some of the patterns typical of hangianum in hybridizing - boxy pouch, tomentose petal base, red in petal base, and much better overall shape, size, substance, and conformation than a emersonii. Older Mem. Larry Heuers (the real ones) have huge petals and weak substance. Not much has been done in the last decade with linebreeding emersonii, and no sib crossing of Mem. Larry Heuers has been to the best of my knowledge, but lots of nurseries have been selling Shun-Fa Golden as Mem. Larry Heuer. And yes I can name names, but won't. period.
As far as the other thing Ernie mentioned, it's a pretty nice Magic Lantern. To me it looks like a Magic Lantern. Micranthum x vietnamense does not look much like a Magic Lantern to me (that's Wossner Vietnam Love, btw): much recurving of segments, much poorer overall form and especially substance than normal Magic Lantern. That being said, I don't think it's an FCC, and especially not a 92, because the petals are small, the distal petals edges deformed, and the dorsal sepal keeled and hooded. Compared to some other awarded (like Sam Tsui's 'Gigantic'), its form's just not that great. It is large, however, and I'm sure seeing 9 flowers at once had some of the "wow" factor going for it...
My two cents; impossible to "know" without being there...but interesting judging questions nonetheless.
I'm still appalled about Kay's name being misspelled, regardless of the editing issues you've all noted. Not an excuse, especially when referring to names. And especially important when referring to names of people so important in paphs.
Those of you who don't get the magazine and / or AQPlus, if you want clarification, please ask.
