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On the Dry Side Newsletter of the Monterey Bay Area Cactus & Succulent Society

Contents

Contents...............................................................1President’sMessage.......................................1MBACSSBoardMinutes.................................2Program:EltonRoberts:Ariocarpus.......3SpecialMini-ShowCategory........................3October’sMini-ShowPlants.........................4FallShow&SalePhotos–People..............5FallShow&SalePhotos–Plants...............6LookataBook...................................................7MBACSSCalendar2018.................................7Officers&Chairpersons.................................8MembersUpdate..............................................8

President’s Message EarlyindicationsarethatourFallSale&Showwasagreatsuccess!We’recompilinginformationandwillreportfullyduringourOctobermeeting.

Thankstoeveryonewhovolunteeredtocontributetothisevent’ssuccess.We’llapplaudthemallbynameduringourmeetingonbehalfofthevendorswhoturnedplantsintocash,thebuyerswhodemonstratedthattheyenjoyedtheexperienceandtheplantstheytookhome,andtheSociety’smembers,whobenefitfromfutureactivitiesfundedbytheSale&Show.

Wearenowenteringtheyear’sfallquarter,asthechangeinthisnewsletter’sseasonaltemplatereflects.As2018windsdown,welookaheadtotwomorevisitingspeakersandourever-popularChristmasparty.

Then,we’lllaunchinto2019.Wewillcontinuetoneedmemberstovolunteerforvariousshort-termtasksduringtheyear,andwealsowelcomememberswhowillassumerolesasboardmembersorcommitteechairpersons(p.8).Thoseslotsareablyfilledatpresent,buttheyarealwayssubjecttoturnover.Considerwhetheryoucouldbringyourtime,energyandtalenttoanyofthosepositions,andhowrewardingandenrichingthatcouldbeforyou.

WealsowelcomeyourideasforactivitiesthattheSocietycouldtakeon.Wehavetalkedaboutdaytrips,overnighttrips,visitstomembers’gardens,andotherpossibilities.Wewillworkwiththememberstofocusonhigh-interestactivitiesandmakethemhappen.

Lastly,here’sareminderthattheCentralCoastCSSneedsvolunteerstohelpoutwiththe2019CSSAConference,tobeheldinSanLuisObispo.Wehavelistedthevolunteeropportunitiesinthisnewsletter.Wewillcheckwiththeplannersforanupdatedlistandpostitonourwebsite:mbsucculent.org.

Future Meetings

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MBACSS Meets Sept. 16, 2018

Gathering @ 12:00 Plant Sale @ $12:15 Potluck @ 12:30

Program @ 1:00

Board Meets Sept. 16, 2018

Board @ 11:00 Members always

welcome to attend

Third Sundays

Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 1716 1960 Freedom Blvd. Watsonville, CA MBACSSFallSaleScene

PhotobyPaulAlbert

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Minutes of the September Board Meeting Reported by Mary Cross TomKarwin,President,calledthemeetingtoorder

Memberspresent:TomKarwin,JorgeQuiñonez,KarenValentine,SarahMartin,SharonLucchesi,GaryStubblefield,MaryCross

MinutesoftheAugust19,2018meetingwereacceptedaspublished

Chairpersons’Reports

Treasury:LidiaHernandezwasnotpresentsotherewasnoofficialTreasuryReport

Membership:KarenValentineintroduceda“Friendpal”ideatosendOntheDrySidetofolkswhodonothaveemail.Sinceshewillnotbesendingouthardcopiesofthenewslettertofolkswhodonothavecomputers,sheinvitedBoardMemberstovolunteertogiveacopyofthemonthlynewslettertoanothermember.Thiswillsavetheclubthetimeandmoneyofprintingoutandmailinghardcopies.Shealsoshowedtheboardthenewwelcomebrochurethatwillbeavailableatthefallshow&sale.Allpresentwereveryhappywiththenewdesign.

Sunshine:SharonLucchesi,reportedGaryStubblefieldhadamedicalproblemandwassentacard.RuthPantryisbackinthehospital.

Program:SarahMartinindicatedthereisnothingnewtoreport.TomaskedforinformationaboutEltonRoberts,nextmonth’sspeaker,tobeputinthenewsletter.

CSSA:JorgeQuiñonezindicatedtherewasnothingnewtoreport.

OldBusiness

MBACSSParticipationin2019CSSAConvention:Thediscussionindicatedthatweshouldrecruitvolunteersforthisevent,tobehostedbytheCentralCoastCSS.Alistofjobswillbedistributedagain,soMBACSSmemberscouldvolunteerforspecifictasks.

ProjectionScreenUpdate:TomKarwinmetwithVFWCommanderDanielMagdalenoandVFWQuartermasterDavidAmbriztomakefinalarrangementsforthepurchaseofan8-footprojectionscreen.TomKarwinwillpurchasethescreen,withthecosttobeshared50-50bytheMBACSSandtheVFW.TheVFWwillmountthescreeninthefrontoftheroomundertheflag,andinstalltheelectricalserviceandandtheremotecontrol.HopefullywewillhaveanoperablescreenbytheOctobermeeting.

NewBusiness

FallShow&Sale:GaryStubblefieldreportedthatthetablesareordered,andfinalplanningisbeingdone.

FallShow&SalePublicity:SarahMartinreportedthattheonlylistshecouldfindwasourmembershiplistbuttheboarddecidedthatsincetheyalreadyknowaboutthesalebecauseofthenewslettertonotsendthosecardsout.TomKarwinwillgetanarticleabouttheshowintheSentinelandtheHerald.SomepeopleputnoticesonNextDoorwebsitesandtheirFacebookpages.IndividualmemberswilldistributeflyersandpostcardsdevelopedbySarahMartin.Theboarddiscussedotherwaysofmaintainingthelists,editingthedocument,andsharingtheinformation.

Springshow:TheSpringShowwillbeApril13&14,2019,againattheSanJuanBautistalocation.

CSSAmembership–GaryStubblefieldsuggestedthatwegivethecopyoftheCSSAJournaltheclubgetstoamemberonceayearasadrawing.Thiswillbeontheagendaforthenextmeeting.

Adjournment:TomKarwin,adjournedthemeetingat12:00pm.

Look at a Book By Suzy Brooks CheckfortreasuresintheMBACSSLibrary.Visithttp://mbsucculent.organdscrolldownto“LibraryandBooks”tofindbookstohelpyoubuildyourknowledgeofcacti&succulents.AskSuzytobringyourselectionstoborrowatanupcomingmeeting.

ArecentadditiontotheMBACSSLibrary: HandmadeHouseplants:RemarkablyRealisticPlantsYouCanMakeWithPaperbyCorrieBethHogg.PossiblepapercreationsincludeChristmasCactus,Cordyline,Epiphyllum,andothers.

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October’s Program

The ABC’s of How I Grow Ariocarpus By Elton Roberts

Presenter’sNotesIdonotknowhowlongagoIgotmyfirstAriocarpusbutIknowthatIhadseveralover40yearsago.IthinkIhadonlyAriocarpusfissuratusandA.scaphirostrisatthattime.

SincethattimeIhaveboughtandalsogrownplantsfromseedandtubercles.Theseed-grownplantsandtubercle-grownplantswereA.retusus.InowgrowallknownAriocarpusfromseedandhavenotboughtanyforquiteafewyearsexceptformonstroseones.

IdonotexpecttotakeanysaleplantstosellasIhavealmostonlycactusandtheydonotsellveryhotlikeneartheocean.

Ariocarpusretusus(photobyCactus-art.biz) Ariocarpusscapharostrus(photobyCactus-art.biz)

Ariocarpusfissuratus(photofromLiving-rocks.com)

Special Mini-Show Category—Ariocarpus

BringyourAriocarpusspecimenstodisplayinthemini-showasacomplementtoourspeaker’spresentation.

Ariocarpusisasmallgenusofsucculent,subtropicalplantsofthefamilyCactaceae,endangeredandquiterareinthewild.

Ariocarpusspeciesareveryslowgrowing.Plantshavethicktuberoustaproots,andaresolitaryorformsmallclustersofstems.Thestemshavetubercules(asisnormalincacti),butunusuallythesearetriangularandinsomespeciesmayresembleleaves.Theareoles,whenpresent,varyinappearancefromgroovesontheuppersurfacetoroundpadsnearthetips.Spinesareonlypresentinseedlings(exceptoccasionallyinA.agavoides).Thefunnel-shapedflowersareborneonawoollystructureattheapex.Theyvaryincolorfromwhiteoryellowtopink,purpleormagenta.

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October’s Mini-Show Plants Selections by Jeff Brooks, Information from Wikipedia

Cactus Parodia (Notocactus)

Gymnocalcium

ParodiaisagenusoffloweringplantsinthecactusfamilyCactaceae,nativetotheuplandsofArgentina,Peru,Bolivia,Brazil,ColombiaandUruguay.Thisgenushasabout50species,manyofwhichhavebeentransferredfromEriocactus,NotocactusandWigginsia.Theyrangefromsmallgloboseplantsto3-foottallcolumnarcacti.Allaredeeplyribbedandspiny,withsingleflowersatornearthecrown.Somespeciesproduceoffsetsatthebase.Theyarepopularincultivation,butmustbegrownindoorswheretemperaturesfallbelow50°F.

Gymnocalycium,commonlycalledchincactus,isagenusofabout70SouthAmericanspeciesofcactus.ThegenusnameGymnocalycium(fromGreek,"nakedcalyx")referstotheflowerbudsbearingnohairorspines.

TheirmainareaofdistributionisArgentina,partofUruguay,Paraguay,southernBoliviaandpartofBrazil.Mostspeciesarerathersmallvaryingfrom4to15centimetersinsize.Incultivationtheyarepopularfortheireasyfloweringhabits,andtheflowersaregenerallybrightlycolored

Above,right:Fockeaedulis,PortElizabeth,SouthAfrica(fromBihrmann)

Below,left:GymnocalciumOneanthemum,BrooklynBotanicGarden

Below,right:Parodiamagnifica,HuntingtonDesertGarden

Succulent Pachyforms

(Caudiciforms, Pachycauls)

Thiscategoryleadstoanexplorationofrelatedterms:Pachyform=plantswithunusuallythickorglobosebodiesPachycaul=thick-stemmedCaudiciform=stem-likeCaudex=stem,rootstock

Gardenersoftenrefertoawiderangeofplantswiththickstemsorrootsascaudiciforms.

Bihrmann’swebsiteoncaudiciformslists112plantfamiliesthatincludesuchplants(thelistofgeneraismuchlonger).Formoreinfoontheseplants,visitwww.bihrmann.com.

Gymnocalcium

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MBACSS 2018 Fall Sale & Show — People Photos by Paul Albert

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MBACSS 2018 Fall Sale & Show — Plants Photos by Paul Albert

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MBACSS Calendar for 2018 Month Program CactusMini-Show SucculentMini-ShowJan.21st JosephHidalgo:StartingaCollection:

Geophytes&CaudiciformsAnycactusin6-inchorsmallercontainer

Aloe

Feb.18th

JeffMoore:SoftSucculents Carnegeia,Ferocactus,Echinocactus

Dudleya

Mar.18th

RobSkillin:Kenya,LandofTropicalSucculents

Copiapoa,Eriosyce Haworthia,Gasteria,Ruschia,Delasperma

Mar.24,25 MBACSSSpringShow&Sale,SanJuanBautistaApr.15th

ErnestoSandoval:SucculentPropagationfromSeeds

Rebutia,Sulcorebutia Aeonium

May20th

MartinQuigley:SucculentsofSouthAfrica

Echinopsis,Sclerocactus,Azetkium

Echeveria

June17th KarenZimmerman:AloesOnMyMind:ExploringAloeHybrids,OneGenerationataTime(rescheduled)

Ariocarpus,Astrophytum,Acanthocalycium

Crassula,KalanchoeExtraCategory:Aloes

July15th

KeithTaylor:StagingPotsandPlantstoWinAwards

Optunia Agave,Dyckia,Puya

Aug.19th

KarenZimmerman:AloesOnMyMind:ExploringAloeHybrids,OneGenerationataTime

Melocactus Sempervivium,Sedum

Sep.16th CountryStore NoMini-ShowSep.28th,29th&30th

MBACSSFallShow&Sale,SanJuanBautista

Oct.21stè EltonRoberts:TheABCsofHowIGrowAriocarpus

Parodia(Notocactus),Gymnocalycium

Pachyforms(Caudiciforms,Pachycauls)

Nov.18th TBA Mammilaria Lithops,Aloinopsis,Conophytum,Faucaria,Pleiospilos

Dec.23rd ChristmasParty NoMini-show

RelatedEventsElsewhereinCalifornia(andBeyond)April29 HuntingtonBotanicalGardensPlantSale,1151OxfordRoad,SanMarino

May26-27 CentralCoastCSSShow&Sale,LudwickCommunityCtr.,864SantaRosa,SanLuisObispo

June2 SanFranciscoEpiphyllumSocietyShow&Sale,GoldenGateParkRecreationRoom,9th&LincolnWay,SF

June2-3 FresnoCSSShow&Sale,ClovisVeteransMemorialBuilding,808FourthSt.,Clovis

June9-10 SanFranciscoCSSShow&Sale,SFCountyFairBldg.,11999thAve.,SF

June30,July1 CSSAAnnualShow&Sale,HuntingtonBotanicalGardens,1151OxfordRoad,SanMarino

August11-12 33rdInter-CityCactusShow&Sale,LosAngelesCountyArboretumandBotanicGarden,301NorthBaldwinAve.,Arcadia—9:00to5:00

Note FormorerelatedeventsinsouthernCalifornia,seetheSanDiegoCSSNewsletter.

Thanks to Jorge Quiñonez for gathering information for this section of the Calendar.

On the Dry Side

Monterey Bay Area Cactus & Succulent Society http://mbsucculent.org

OFFICERSPRESIDENT—TomKarwinVICEPRESIDENT—NaomiBlossSECRETARY—MaryCrossTREASURER—LidiaHernandezMEMBERSHIPCHAIR—KarenValentineAFFILIATEREPRESENTATIVE—JorgeQuiñonezDIRECTORS–AT–LARGE

—GaryStubblefield—SarahMartin—SharonLucchesi

IMMEDIATEPASTPRESIDENT—StanVerklerIMMEDIATEPASTTREASURER—RuthPantry

CHAIRPERSONS

LIBRARIAN—SuzyBrooksMINI-SHOW—JeffBrooksNEWSLETTEREDITOR—TomKarwinPHOTOGRAPHY—PaulAlbert,FredValentinePROGRAMS—SarahMartinPUBLICITY—SarahMartin,SharonLucchesiRAFFLES—GaryStubblefieldSALEFLOORMANAGER—GaryStubblefieldSALESLIAISON—SarahMartinSHOW—NaomiBloss&JanetSparksWEBMASTER—AnitaCrawley

Officers and Chairpersons, 2018

Members Update Welcometothesenewmembers,whojoinedsincetheSeptemberissueofOntheDrySide.We'repleasedtohavethemjoininthefunofgrowingcactiandsucculents,encouragingotherstoappreciatetheseinterestingplants,andparticipatingintheSociety.

• PattieO.Hedderly,Watsonville• DelindaRobinson,Aromas• SallyBoden,RoyalOaks• MartiAtkinson&PeterHazard,Corralitos• Kathie&PaulMatsuyama,Nipomo

Right:Aeoniumtabuliformeatthe2018FallShow&SalephotobyPaulAlbert