BAY NEWS
Newsletter of the American Gesneriad Society of San Francisco
Volume 28, No. 8, August 2006
Next Meeting: Sunday, August 20, 2006
Program: Prep for the September Show and Sale
The Prez Sez...
by Katherine Henwood
Mid-summer, and the garden has changed. Dahlias went into the ground late so are not ready to bloom yet except for one that never got out of the ground. I have a cymbidium in bloom, I don't know whether it is early or late! In the green house a couple of Saintpaulias are in bloom, some blossoms on columneas. Diastema comiferum looks good, I'm sorry I didn't enter it for the San Mateo Fair. Ditto for the achimenes. But how can one know what will be in bloom a month ahead of time! Very frustrating!
Our program about growing under lights should be interesting, I hope you will all be able to be there.
Good growing to you all!
September Show
by Terri Campbell
For our August meeting, we will have a brief discussion of some last minute projects for our September show. We can discuss last minute sale projects (decapitate your extra kohlerias, etc.) and last minute techniques for sprucing up a show plant.
It's a good month for an extended show and tell, so please bring any interesting plants.
Brazilplants Seed List Digests 148-151
Edited by Lorah Gross
Note: Since the digests contain a lot of extraneous information, I edited it so that you only have to read the important and/or interesting stuff.
From 148
From 149
Judy Becker's order
Posted by: "Lee Stradley" lstradle@eitny.com
Thu Aug 3, 2006 3:16 am (PST)
Mauro, here is Judy's order,she is one of our newest members. Lee
I haven't joined the Yahoo group so my order is as follows:
Sinningia striata
Sinningia nordestina
Sinningia defoliata
Sinningia barbata either one
Nematanthus punctatus
Nematanthus crassifolius "Carangola"
Substitutes: Sinningia valsungensis
Nematanthus pycnophyllus
Cubitanthus alatus
Codonanthe serrulata
Schlumbergera sp.cf orssichiana
Thanks,
Judy where the greenhouse got up to 102 today
From 150
August Distribution
Posted by: "David Costen" david_costen@yahoo.co.uk
Tue Aug 8, 2006 3:50 am (PST)
Dear Mauro,
Please could you send me one packet each of the following Passifloras:
Malacophylla; Hatschbachii; Picturata; Ambigua x Decaisneana; Ambigua x
Coccinea; Loefgrenii Iporanga.
Please let me know if I have to name some substitutes.
Best Wishes, David Costen
P.S. I thought that you might be interested to know that of the 9 seeds of
P. Edmundoi that you sent me last December - one has germinated after 7
months! I thought I was going to be unlucky because normally your seeds grow
very quickly.
From 151
August seed list
Posted by: "Lee Stradley" lstradle@eitny.com
Thu Aug 10, 2006 3:08 am (PST)
Mauro, here are the seed orders for the Tampa Bay Gesneriad Society and the Tampa Bay Seed Growers Barbara has a question for you also. Lee
We have a question. Can you tell me about Cubitanthus alatus? It is on the order, but we have never heard of it and would like to know culture, size and whatever else you can tell us about growing it.
Many Thanks,
Barbara
Tampa Bay Gesneriad Society:
1) Nematanthus lanceolatus (this is not on the current list, but if it is available it would be very much appreciated).
OR Nematanthus albus
2) Paliavana tenuiflora MP 0741
3) Sinningia nat.hyb.(sp 'Florianopolis x leopoldii) x self
OR Sinningia sp. 'Globulosa' MP0622
4) Nematanthus gregarius 'Golden West' x self
OR Nematanthus fluminensis MP 0756
OR Nematanthus fritschii
5) Sinningia sp 'Globulosa' MP0622
OR Sinningia sp 'Gertiana' MP 0958
6) Cubitanthus alatus
OR Siningia lineata MP 0590
This group still has one unselected choice to carry over to the next list.
Tampa Bay Seed Growers:
This group has 8 unselected choices from previous orders, plus 6 choices from the August list. The following choices leave this group with 5 unselected choices to carry over to the next list.
1) Phinaea multiflora 'Tracery'
OR Phinaea albolineata 'Redencao'
2) Sinnigia cardinalis 'Innocents' MP0112
3) Nautilocalyx mellitifolius
OR Nautilocalyx 'Burle Marx'
4) Vanhouttea calcarata MP 0980
5) Smithiantha multiflora MP 0913
6) Sinningia tubiflora MP 0191
OR Sinningia conspicua MP 0461
7) Sinningia guttata MP 0977
OR Sinningia conspicua MP 0461
8) Sinningia natural hyb. (sp. Florianopolis x leopoldii) x self
OR Sinningia sp 'Gertiana' MP 0958
9) Sinningia aghensis MP 0889
Thanks, again. Mauro, it was a pleasure to meet you in Rochester. We have learned so much from growing your seed and now we are hoping to have some plants for the convention in Miami as my chapter is planning to be a vendor in the sales room. I have been hoping that you would have some seed of Nautilocalyx mulfordii Wiehler. If it ever becomes available and you could let me know, I'd really appreciate it. Barbara
Show and Tell and Raffle Table
by Lorah Gross
Things came up and I was busier than expected this month. Despite the fact that David got the cards to me quite early, I find that I am out of time. Instead of typing up the cards as I usually do, this time I am including them in their original form. Page 1. Page 2. Page 3.
2006 Gesneriad Society Convention
by Jon Dixon and Alan LaVergne; compiled by David Waugh
The program at the July meeting of San Francisco Gesneriad Society was a discussion of the 2006 Gesneriad Society Convention in Rochester, New York. Jon Dixon, M. J. Tyler, and Alan and Debra LaVergne attended.
The air trip required a change of planes at Chicago for Alan and Debra. They were pleasantly surprised to be joined at Chicago by other Convention attendees from the northwest coast, namely Vivian Scheans, Peter Shalit and Bill Price.
Both Jon and Alan took cuttings and small plants for friends they knew would be attending the convention, including Mauro Peixoto from Brazil and Alain Chautems, from Switzerland. They did not enter any plants in the Show. The generosity of the members who had plants in the Show was almost overwhelming. At the breakdown of the Show they were giving cuttings from award winning plants to all who wanted them. So more cuttings were brought back on the return flight.
The plant sale provided many interesting gesneriads and did a gross sale of about $15,000. Alan was once again asked to take charge of the plants sales, after the chairman took ill and was unable to attend the convention.
The various lectures were enlightening and this year they have been put on DVD’s. They will be available for purchase so that anyone can enjoy them on their computer, without a special projector. Mauro Peixoto presented a comprehensive presentation on the genus Nematanthus. John R. Clark spoke about the South Pacific species of the very large genus, Cyrtandra. His doctoral thesis involves the use of computer analysis and field work to discover the pattern of distribution of this genus across the South Pacific Islands, including Hawaii. Also, there was a fascinating program on color, how we perceive color and how to photograph color. This was presented by an expert, recently retired from Eastman Kodak. Olive Ma Robinson presented an early morning program on using gesneriads for arrangements
The benefit plant auction brought high prices, topping out with one for a new streptocarpus hybrid with broad yellow bands that extend from the throat into the petals. It went for $920. The bidding was outrageous. In this case the loser was given a leaf from the winning bidder. Many other plants in the auction went for bids in excess of $100—all for a good cause
There was a tour of Eastman House, once the home of George Eastman, the founder of Eastman Kodak Co. Eastman House is now a preserved estate, part of which is devoted to a photography museum.
The Best of Show was Chirita Brassicoides entered by Bill Price of Vancouver. This is a beautiful Chinese chirita with a rosette of broad heart shaped leaves with a natural light green band down the middle of each leaf. Hopefully, within a few years it will become generally available.
Jon’s choices of best were Sinningia ‘Apricot Bouquet’ and Kohleria ‘Peridot’s Paradise’
Alan’s choices of best were Chirita Brassicoides and Gasteranthus Atratus
In 2007 the Convention will be in Miami. In 2008 the convention will be in Denver.
Minutes of San Francisco Gesneriad Society
July 16, 2006 Meeting
By David Waugh, Secretary
The meeting was called to order at 1:18pm by President Katherine Henwood. The following were also present: Harriette Poss, David Waugh, Alan LaVergne, Celine Chase, Gene Sussli, Larry Williams, Terri Lynn Campbell, Jon Dixon, Irene and David Fey, Anna Chou and Paula De Bella.
Minutes: There were no amendments to the minutes of the May meeting printed in the June Newsletter. Since there was a field trip to Annie’s Annuals in place of a June meeting there are no June minutes
Members commented on the field trip to Annnie’s Annuals in Richmond, California
The grounds of the nursery are very large and had good variety, but not many gesneriads. All on the field trip bought lots of plants.
Treasurers Report: We have no outstanding debts, a comfortable balance in the bank, and a cushion reserve in a Certificate of Deposit. Our June plant sale netted us about $200. Final results of the June sale will be reported at the August meeting.
Continuing Business: San Mateo County Fair, August 11-20, entry deadline July 10. We were number 9 in entries for the 4 x 8 educational tables. Only 8 tables are available so we cannot enter that category. Instead we will enter a “window box”.
The judges for our fall show and sale, Falling in Love with Gesneriads, September 23-4 will be finalized in a few days. The Show Schedule has been approved by the Gesneriad Society and will be sent to members along with entry forms by email. They will also be in the August newsletter along with a copy of the flyer being sent to our mailing list. It was also decided we should make another laminated sign so that both the show room and the sales room will have a sign reading SAN FRANCISCO GESNERIAD SOCIETY
Members were reminded that the purpose of the show is to show off plants to entice new members to our club. Entries should provide a variety of plants with various growth habits.
The program was a discussion of the 2006 Gesneriad Society convention. See article in newsletter.
We then did Show and Tell and the Raffle.
The meeting adjourned before 4pm
2006 Officers
President: Katherine Henwood
Vice President: Terri Lynn Campbell
Secretary: David Waugh
Treasurer: Gene Sussli
Newsletter Editor: Lorah Gross lorah@lorah.net
Meetings: Usually third Sunday of each month, 1-4 p.m. at Library of County Fair Bldg., Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. (Enter from parking lot North side of 10th Avenue and Lincoln Blvd., turn right through gate next to building, go to third door)
2006 meetings: January 15, February 19, March 19, April 23, May 21, July 16, August 20, September 17, November 19, December 17 Holiday Luncheon at Lakeside Café.
Shows, Sales, and Field Trips:
June 3 Display and Sale, June 18 Field Trip to Annie’s Annuals, July 4-8 Convention in Rochester NY, August 11-20 San Mateo County Fair, September 23-24 Show and Sale, October 22 Field Trip to Delta Show.
Dues: $10 single, $11 family. Make checks payable to AGS SF, mail to Treasurer.
Website: http://www.sfgesneriads.org