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Save the Date! In This Issue President’s Message 1 Contents 1 Minutes of Board Meetings 2 Recalling Our Holiday Party 2, 7 Program: Aloes & Agaves 3 New Meeting Location 4 Calendar for 2017 5 January’s Mini-Show 6 Officers & Chairpersons 8 New Book on Succulents 8 President’s Message by Tom Karwin MBACSS Meets Jan. 15, 2017 Board Meets Jan. 15, 2017 Board meets @ 11:00, Members are always welcome to attend Future Meetings Third Sundays Live Oak Grange 1900 17th Avenue Santa Cruz , CA Visitors are welcome! JAN UA RY 2 017 Gathering @ 12:00 Potluck Lunch @ 12:30 Program @ 1:00 Disophyllum ‘Queen Anne’ Happy New Year! I hope you have enjoyed the holidays and break from the world’s ongoing pressures, and entered 2017 with much optimism and many healthy plants. Your Society is ready for a full calendar of interesting and productive meetings and other activities. To begin, we will have talk by Jeff Moore all about his new book—which he previewed for us in May of 2016—and photos of his subjects. We have more programs “in the works” for the coming year, but none are quite ready yet for announcement. There are still some open slots, and as always, your ideas are welcome. The Big News of course is that we have a new meeting location for our January meeting at least (see p. 4). If the Live Oak Grange works for most members, we could meet there in the future, as well. Your opinion is important. Finally, on behalf of all members to I thank the board members and other volunteers who work when needed throughout the year to ensue the success of the Society’s meetings and other activities. Whenever the need arises for a task to be done, our members step up and meet the need effectively and with positive attitudes. That readiness makes the difference between a struggle to “get stuff done” and a smoothly operating organization. Thanks! We can always use new ideas and new energies, so think of what the Society could do for you and what you could do for the Society. On the Dry Side Newsletter of the Monterey Bay Area Cactus & Succulent Society
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SavetheDate!
OntheDrySide NewsletteroftheMontereyBayCactus&SucculentSociety
InThisIssue
President’sMessage 1Contents 1MinutesofBoardMeetings 2RecallingOurHolidayParty 2,7Program:Aloes&Agaves 3NewMeetingLocation 4Calendarfor2017 5January’sMini-Show 6Officers&Chairpersons 8NewBookonSucculents 8
President’sMessagebyTomKarwin
MBACSSMeetsJan.15,2017
BoardMeetsJan.15,2017Boardmeets@11:00,
Membersarealwayswelcometoattend
FutureMeetingsThirdSundays
LiveOakGrange
190017thAvenueSantaCruz,CA
Visitorsarewelcome!
J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 7
Gathering@12:00
PotluckLunch@12:30
Program@1:00
Disophyllum‘QueenAnne’
HappyNewYear!
Ihopeyouhaveenjoyedtheholidaysandbreakfromtheworld’songoingpressures,andentered2017withmuchoptimismandmanyhealthyplants.
YourSocietyisreadyforafullcalendarofinterestingandproductivemeetingsandotheractivities.Tobegin,wewillhavetalkbyJeffMooreallabouthisnewbook—whichhepreviewedforusinMayof2016—andphotosofhissubjects.
Wehavemoreprograms“intheworks”forthecomingyear,butnonearequitereadyyetforannouncement.Therearestillsomeopenslots,andasalways,yourideasarewelcome.
TheBigNewsofcourseisthatwehaveanewmeetinglocationforourJanuarymeetingatleast(seep.4).IftheLiveOakGrangeworksformostmembers,wecouldmeetthereinthefuture,aswell.Youropinionisimportant.
Finally,onbehalfofallmemberstoIthanktheboardmembersandothervolunteerswhoworkwhenneededthroughouttheyeartoensuethesuccessoftheSociety’smeetingsandotheractivities.Whenevertheneedarisesforatasktobedone,ourmembersstepupandmeettheneedeffectivelyandwithpositiveattitudes.Thatreadinessmakesthedifferencebetweenastruggleto“getstuffdone”andasmoothlyoperatingorganization.Thanks!
Wecanalwaysusenewideasandnewenergies,sothinkofwhattheSocietycoulddoforyouandwhatyoucoulddofortheSociety.
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MinutesoftheMBACSSBoardMeeting,December2016
TheboardofdirectorsdidnotplanameetingforDecember,indeferencetotheHolidayParty.
TheboardofdirectorsdidnotmeetinDecember,inrecognitionoftheMBACSSHolidayParty.
November’sMini-ShowResultsRecordedbyJeffBrooks,PhotographedbyFredValentine
Therewasnomini-showinDecember,either,inrecognitionoftheMBACSSHolidayParty.
RecallingOurHolidayParty,December18,2016PhotographybyFredValentine
TheLiveAuctionhighlightedtheoccasion.GaryStubblefieldservedasAuctioneer,andJeffBrooksandPeterBeiersdorferdisplayedtheplants.Biddingwaslively,andthesuccessfulbidderstooktheirprizeshome.PeterB.addedtheday’sprize(shownright)tohiscollection. Morephotosonpage7
Our2016HolidayPartywaswellattendedandfullyenjoyedbyall.Theschedulewasquitefull,includingaRaffle,aSilentAuction,aLiveAuction,andanabundantfeastoffinefood.
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TheJanuaryProgram
AloesandAgavesinCultivationByJeffMoore
JeffMoore’stwobookswillbeavailablepurchaseattheMBACSS’sJanuarymeeting.TheyarealsoavailableonAmazon.comandselectedbookstores.
Mytalkthistimewillbeon“AloesandAgaves,”whichisthetitleofmynewbook.IhadonlyanadvancecopyofthisbookwhenIwasattheMBACSSlastMay.Thistime,Iwillbringboththisnewbookandmyfirstbook,UndertheSpellofSucculents,tosellandsign.
Myslidepresentationwillfollowthecontentofthebook,whichprovidesavisualfeastofgorgeousplantsofbothgenera,focusingonplantsincultivationinCalifornia,ratherthaninhabitat.
Iwillalsotouchontherelatedgenera,includinggasteria,haworthia,yucca,andbeaucarnea.Iwilltakequestionsthroughoutthetalk,andIwillbringplantsfromthenursery:aloesandagavesandothercreaturesaswell.
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JeffMoorehasownedandoperatedSolanaSucculentsinSolanaBeachforthepast22years.Jeffhascreatedmanyaward-winninggardensattheannualSanDiegoCountyFairandHomeShows.Jeffgainednotorietyforhis'undersea'themedsucculentgardens,andhewillshowhowhecreatedthesegardens,aswellas,otheruniqueSouthernCaliforniasucculentlandscapes.
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NewMeetingLocationTheSociety’sJanuary15thmeetingwillbeheldintheLiveOakGrangeHall,190017thAvenue,SantaCruz,CA(seemapbelow).Wewillfollowtheusualmeetingtimeandschedule,asoutlinedonpage1ofthisnewsletter.
Formorethantenyears,theSocietyhasmetattheVFWPost1716,inWatsonville,andenjoyedafavorablerentalrateandalocationthatwasclosesttothelargestnumberofmembers.Thismovetoadifferentlocationwasnecessitatedbyadramaticincreaseintherentalrate.
ThereisalimitednumberofplacesthatarelargeenoughtoaccommodatetheSociety’senthusiasticmembers,andavailableatadesirabletime(Sundayopeningsareparticularlyscarce).TheLiveOakGrangeisoneofthoseplaces.Forsometime,ithasbeenthemeetingplaceforseveralotherplant-orientedsocieties,sowewillbeincompatiblesurroundings.
Still,wehavescheduledonlyourJanuaryattheLiveOakGrange;thechoiceofaregularmeetinglocationdependsonthemembers’preferencesandofcoursetheavailabilityofothersites.
WehopeyouwillattendtheJanuarymeeting,andlettheboardknowiftheLiveOakGrangeworksforyou.
Directions:
FromthenorthonHighway1:takeSoquelAvenueexit(#439),turnleftonSoquelAvenue,turnrighton17thAvenue,continueto1900,turnleftintoparkinglot.
FromthesouthonHighway1:takeSoquelAvenueexit(#439),turnleftonSoquelDrive,goovertheoverpass,takefirstleftontoSoquelAvenue,turnrighton17thAvenue,continueto1900,turnleftintoparking
Auditoriumandstage
Kitchen(above)1of10FoldingTables(left)
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MBACSSCalendarfor2017MONTH PROGRAM CACTUSMINI-SHOW SUCCULENTMINI-SHOWè1/15 JeffMoore’sNewBook
AloesandAgavesinCultivation
Anycolumnarcactusmustbe12"ortaller
Aeonium
2/19 TBA Mammillaria,Escobaria Euphorbia
3/19 TBA Rebutia(inc.Sulcorebutia),Echinopsis(Lobivia)
Aloe
4/16 TBA Ariocarpus,Astrophytum Haworthia
5/20-21 MBACSSSpringShow&Sale,SanJuanBatista
6/18 TBA Ferocactus,Blossfeldia Kalanchoe
7/16 TBA Melocactus Stapelia
8/20 CountryStore NoMini-Show
9/17 TBA Rhipsalis Adenium,Pachypodium
10/15 TBA Echinocereus,Parodia Echeveria
TBA MBACSSSpringShow&Sale,SanJuanBatista
11/19 TBA Opuntia,Opuntiads Gasteria
12/17 ChristmasParty NoMini-Show
CSSEVENTSELSEWHEREINCALIFORNIA(ANDBEYOND)1/14 DesertForum,HuntingtonBotanicGardens,SanMarino,CA
4/23 SpringPlantSale,HuntingtonBotanicGardens,SanMarino,CA5/27-28 SpringPlantShow&Sale,CentralCoastCSS,SanLuisObispo,CA
6/TBA SpringPlantShow&Sale,SanFranciscoCSS,SanFrancisco6/11 SpringPlantShow&Sale,LosAngelesCSS,Encino,CA
6/30–7/3 CSSAAnnualShow&Sale@HuntingtonBotanicalGardens,SanMarino,CA7/26-30 CSSA37thBiennialConvention,Tempe,AZ
8/12-13 32ndAnnualIntercityShow&Sale@LosAngelesCountyArboretum,Arcadia,CA9/2 SucculentSymposium,HuntingtonBotanicGardens,SanMarino,CA
Note:ThiscalendarlistseventsforwhichinformationisavailableasofthedateofpublicationofOntheDrySide.Generally,thecalendaremphasizesshows&salesincentralandnorthernCalifornia,majoreventsinsouthernCalifornia,andCSSAevents.
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January’sMini-ShowPlantsSelectionsbyJeffBrooks,InformationbyWikipedia.com&WikimediaCommons
CactaceaeAnycolumnarcactusmustbe12"ortaller
Cactaceae,afamilycomprisingabout127generawithsome1,750knownspecies.AlmostallcactiarenativetotheAmericas,rangingfromPatagoniainthesouthtopartsofwesternCanadainthenorth.
Cactioccurinawiderangeofshapesandsizes.Mostcactiliveinhabitatssubjecttoatleastsomedrought.Manyliveinextremelydryenvironments,evenbeingfoundintheAtacamaDesert,oneofthedriestplacesonearth.
Almostallcactiaresucculents,meaningtheyhavethickened,fleshypartsadaptedtostorewater.Unlikemanyothersucculents,thestemistheonlypartofmostcactiwherethisvitalprocesstakesplace.
Mostspeciesofcactihavelosttrueleaves,retainingonlyspines,whicharehighlymodifiedleaves.Cactusspinesareproducedfromspecializedstructurescalledareoles,akindofhighlyreducedbranch.Areolesareanidentifyingfeatureofcacti.Aswellasspines,areolesgiverisetoflowers,whichareusuallytubularandmulti-petaled.
Thesaguaro(Carnegieagigantea)isthebestknownofthereallytallcacti,butourmini-showsurelywillletuslearnaboutothercactithatareatleast12”tall.
Forexample,onp.1seetheblossomofDisophyllum‘QueenAnne’(DisocactusxEpiphyllum)
Saguarocacti&Visitor,BotanicGarden@UCB
SucculentsAeonium
Aeonium(treehouseleek)isagenusofabout35speciesofsucculent,subtropicalplantsofthefamilyCrassulaceae.ThenamecomesfromtheancientGreek"aionos"(ageless).WhilemostofthemarenativetotheCanaryIslands,somearefoundinMadeira,Morocco,andinEastAfrica(forexampleintheSemienMountainsofEthiopia).
Therosetteleavesareonabasalstem.Low-growingAeoniumspeciesareA.tabuliformeandA.smithii;largespeciesincludeA.arboretumandA.Valverdense.
Aeoniumarenotfrost-resistant.TheyarerelatedtothegeneraSempervivum,AichrysonandMonanthes,whichisevidentfromtheirsimilarflowerandinflorescences.
Recently,thegenusGreenoviahasbeenplacedwithinAeonium. The name Greenovia is a tribute to George Bellas Greenough (1778-1855), a British geologist. The specific name diplocycla is from the Ancient Greek "diploos(double)and'kiklos"(round).
Greenoviadiplocycla(nowAeoniumdiplocyclum)
Aeonium'Sunburst'aka'CopperWheel'
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RecallingOurHolidayParty,December18,2016(cont’d.)PhotographybyFredValentine
TheSilentAuction,anotherhighlightoftheday,addedtotheSociety’sbudgetandprovidednewhomesformanyexcellentplants.EllenStubblefield(L)andPatBoylan(C)areshowncheckingouttheofferings.
TheRafflealsobroughtanicecollectionofplantstothepartygoers,includingEllenS.(R).NaomiBloss,JeffBrooksandStanVerklerselectedtheplantsfromMontereyBayNursery.Raffleticketsaleswerebrisk,asalways!
Partygoersalsoenjoyedgoodham,turkey,sidedishesandacornucopiaofdesserts.Thankstoallwhoaddedtothefeast!
GiftpackageswereincludedintheRaffle;luckypartygoerstookthemhome.LyndaWatersandPatBoylanselectedthegiftsandEddieLivermorealsohelped.Thankstothem,too!
OntheDrySideMontereyBayAreaCactus&SucculentSocietyhttp://mbsucculent.org
OfficersandChairpersons,2016OFFICERS
PRESIDENT—TomKarwinVICEPRESIDENT—NaomiBlossSECRETARY—StanVerklerTREASURER—RuthPantryMEMBERSHIPCHAIR—LindaMcNallyAFFILIATEREPRESENTATIVE—JeffBrooksDIRECTORS–AT–LARGE
—GaryStubblefield—MansonWaters—SharonLucchesi
IMMEDIATEPASTPRESIDENT—StanVerkler
CHAIRPERSONS
LIBRARIAN—SuzyBrooksMINI-SHOW—JeffBrooksNEWSLETTEREDITOR—TomKarwinPROGRAMS—MansonWatersPUBLICITY—SharonLucchesiRAFFLES—GaryStubblefieldROSTER—RuthPantrySALE—GaryStubblefield&LyndaWatersSHOW—NaomiBloss&JanetSparksWEBMASTER—AnitaCrawley
RobinStockwellhascreatedanewbook:Succulents:TheUltimateGuidetoChoosing,Designing,andGrowing200EasyCarePlants(Sunset,2017)
Amazon.com:“Succulentsaretheultimateeasy-careplant:versatile,effortlesstogrowbothindoorsandoutdoors,anddroughttolerant.FromAloeandAgaves,toSenecioandTaciveria,thishandbookbyleadinggardenexpertRobinStockwellhighlights200oftheeasiest,mostuseful,andgorgeousplants,andsharesadviceoncareandcultivation.Readerswillfindinspirationforimaginativeandexcitingnewwaystousesucculentsinstrikinggardendesigns,containers,verticalwalls,andindoorarrangements,aswellasstep-by-stepprojects,suchaslivingbouquetsandterrariumornaments.
“Thisistheessentialreferenceforlandscapers,homegardeners,andanyonelookingforathoroughintroductiontotheperfectplantformoderntimes.”
ThebookisscheduledforpublicationonJanuary30,2017.Itcanbepre-orderedbeforethatdatefromAmazon.comforasubstantialdiscount.Hurry!
NewBook
