Newsletter of the San Francisco Gesneriad Society
Program: Gesneriad Society Slide Show on Sinningias
May Meeting
by Terri Campbell
Our program for the May 17th meeting will be a Gesneriad Society slide show on Sinningias.
We will vote on the name for our Judged Show and Sale at the May 17th meeting (not June as previously reported). Send your names to Terri Campbell or give them to her at the meeting. The winning name will receive a prize!
One Day Plant Sale and Display
Saturday, May 30, 2009
by David Waugh
Our next plant sale and display takes place on May 30 in the Garden Club Room. The San Francisco African Violet Society will also be having a sale in the Recreation Room on the other side of the kitchen. We need lots of plants to sell and also well-groomed blooming plants to put on display.
Show and Tell and Raffle Table
by Terri Campbell
Bob Hudak showed streptocarpus ‘Kim.’ David Waugh donated cuttings of streptocarpella ‘White.’ Teh-Shan showed a sinningia guttata and donated nematanthus australis “Yellow” MP 1183 and codonanthe gracilis “Pedro Grande” MP 1075 to the raffle. Jon Dixon showed a streptocarpus kenteniensis and a sinningia species ‘Doris’, a sinningia leucotricha, a sinningia species ‘Desfinado,’ a sinningia insularis, and a sinningia leucotricha x macrostachys. Jon donated two sinningias to the raffle table. Alan LaVergne showed a sinningia glazioviana, and donated a vanhouttea species “Venda Nova” and a sinningia calcaria x reitzii to the raffle table. Anna Chou showed a streptocarpus glandulosissimus and a kohleria ‘Cimarron’, and donated a chirita ‘Kazu’ and a kohleria ‘Cimarron’ to the raffle table. Larry donated eight bars of the world’s best chocolate (and it is indeed!) to the raffle table.
Minutes of San Francisco Gesneriad Society
April 19, 2009
by David Waugh
The April meeting was called to order by Vice President Terri Campbell at 1:35pm. Also present were David Waugh, Larry Williams, Alan LaVergne, Anna Chou, Bob Hudak, Kevin Daly, Teh Shan Lee, Tommy Liu, Nirmela Arsem.
We started the meeting with Show and Tell. At 1:47pm the President, Jon Dixon arrived with even more Show and Tell and presided over the meeting from that point.
Treasurers Report: No report as Treasurer not present
Minutes: There were no corrections to the minutes.
Unfinished Business: A second proposal for the May 30 plant sale Flyer was presented to the members. It was Moved and Seconded that the second flyer be used. It was more colorful and had more details about our sale. The flyers will be sent to the 244 names on our mailing list, to members, and to newspapers on May 4.
Announcements: Alan LaVergne asked if anyone might have a picture of Ben Franklin, deceased club member. He willed a goodly sum to the Gesneriad Society. They will be doing an article about him and his contribution and they would like to have a picture of him in the article.
The San Mateo African violet club will have a Show and Sale April 24-25
The Cactus and Succulent Society will be having a big sale at San Juan Batista on April 24-25
San Francisco Botanical Garden will be having their big plant sale May 1-2.
The program was “A Dog Show.” The winners were:
Living Dead a wilted kohleria by Jon Dixon
Gross Neglect a dalbergeria by Terri Campbell
General ‘Icky’ quality a kohleria by Bob Hudak
Creeping Horror a kohleria by Nirmela Arsem
Wouldn’t Die a mini-sinningia by David Waugh
The raffle brought many new and exciting plants for members.
The meeting adjourned about 3:45pm
Submitted by David Waugh, Secretary
2009 Officers
President: Jon Dixon
Vice President: Terri Lynn Campbell
Secretary: David Waugh
Treasurer: Gene Sussli
Newsletter Editor/Webmaster: Lorah Gross lorah@lorah.net
Brazilplants Support Club San Francisco contact: Terri Campbell
2009 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)
January 18, February 15, March 22 (note date is 4th Sunday), April 19, May 17, June 21, July 19,
August 16, September 20, October 18, November 15. Dates and location may change because of
field trips.
2009 Events:
Lunar New Year Flower Market January 24
Display and Sale May 30
San Mateo County Fair, August 14-23
Show and Sale Saturday, September 12
Dues: $10 single, $11 family. Make checks payable to AGS SF, mail to Treasurer.
Website: http://www.sfgesneriads.org