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East London Bromeliad Society South Africa October 2016

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September Meeting

There were 32 of us at the September

meeting, a very enjoyable afternoon

which was hosted by Denise O'Hagan

in Beacon Bay. If you were not there,

you missed seeing a gem of a garden,

beau t i f u l l y l and scaped and

immaculately maintained; there was

so much to see with beautiful

guzmania and vriesea growing in

shady areas with lots of interesting

features that are especially for the

grandchildren. Thank you for sharing

your special place with us Denise!

Some Popular Bromeliads from the Spring Fair

The topic of the September meeting was a display and some information by the owners of the gorgeous

bromeliads that drew the most attention and questions at the recent Spring fair held at Pioneer Nursery.

Dr Peter Pfister brought his Guzmania

wittmackii, a stunning plant native to

Ecuador/Columbia, the Andes zones

where it is found in dense rain forest.

Birds are the main pollinators. The

plant lives for 3-4 years, grown in a 12

cm pot.

Another one of Pete’s plants was

Vriesea fosteriana ‘Red Chestnut’

which he originally got from Ray's

Palms in Durban many years ago.

Grown in partial to full shade. He uses

stone and polystyrene in the potting

mix to create good drainage. Pete

finds these vrieseas and their pups rot

easily, so good drainage is essential. It

flowers in the summer months.

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NEWS LETTER

October 2016

Next meeting: Sunday 30 October at 2.00 pm. Hosted by Malcolm and Pam Stoltz at

2 Bamburgh Road, Stirling. Bring your chair , a mug, and one of your broms to brag about!

Our hostess, Denise O’Hagan with Dr Pete Pfister at the end of a lovely afternoon.

Guzmania wittmackii Vriesea fosteriana ‘Red Chestnut’


Brenda Wegner showed her Guzmania which has no name but has the most

magnificent, large maroon/red inflorescence. A stunner indeed!

Dudley Reynolds brought two plants

which generated interest at the Spring

Fair. One was Neoregelia ‘Flama’ which

Peter displayed as well on the stand.

Positioned next to each other, one would

never say they were the same plant. My

plant grown in lesser light displayed a

subtle shade of green, yellow and red on

the leaf while Pete's plant was very red

with a touch of yellow, obviously grown

in stronger light. This just emphasises the

importance of labelling your plants

correctly, especially with the genus

Neoregelia, where a slight difference in

growing conditions may affect the visual appearance so drastically.

The second plant Dudley discussed briefly was Orthophytum ‘Iron

Ore’. This plant caught the attention of many people, the foliage

colour and the young plants formed along the inflorescence. The

plant also produces pups from the base of the mother plant. The

genus is endemic to areas in South East Brazil and 53 species are

found there. The furry appearance of the leaf indicates that this plant

enjoys strong light conditions.

Lyn Wegner showed her much admired Encholirium horridum. She

was surprised and excited that a form plant, a green plant, could

receive the most attention and interest at the garden fair. Lyn has

had hers for a few years and it is doing well although she actually

knows nothing about the plant's requirements. She Googled it to find

some information. This species comes from Eastern Brazil, it is

xerophytic (needs little water) and is monocarpic which means it

blooms and then dies, disappointing! It could grow for 5 to 10 years

before flowering. The species does form clumps on very short stolons

in the wild but these may be difficult to grow. They are usually seed

grown. Lyn discovered that they supposedly prefer sun to half shade

and like to be dry to moderately moist in Summer and no water in

Winter but she grows hers in almost full sun and waters very

generously all year round, it is doing very well.

Billbergia 'Beadleman' and Billbergia 'Fireworks' These beauties

excited many visitors to the fair. They are both Don Beadle hybrids.

Thank heaven for Don Beadle says Lyn! You will enjoy the article, Mr

Billbergia's Deep Legacy by Karen

Andreas at fcbs.org/Don Beadle.

They both grow in a sunny spot with

many more spectacular bills,

receiving little water and no

feeding. “I love my billbergia!”.

Edmundoa 'Alvim Seidel' The

albomarginated form was in our

d i sp lay. A large, beaut i fu l

bromeliad. These were first known as

Edmundoa lindenii albomarginated.

They were named after the

collector Alvim Seidel who founded

the Seidel nursery in Brazil in 1906

and 100 years later is still in the

family. Alvim's life was spent

collecting plants and thanks to him

many species were saved when old

Brenda’s Guzmania Neoregelia ‘Flama’

Orthophytum ‘Iron Ore’

Encholirium horridum

Billbergia 'Beadleman' Billbergia 'Fireworks'


trees were felled. They are shade loving and it is said that they need to

be kept moist to avoid brown marks on the leaves if the soil or the air

around them is too dry. I grow a group of Edmundoa in a shady spot

where they do very well.

Barbara Black brought her Hohenbergia correia-araujoi. Hohenbergia

is a genus of more than 40 species and 20 cultivars are listed. They are

native to parts of Brazil, central America and the Caribbean. They are

tough and can take the sun. They don’t like frost too much, so prefer a

sub tropical garden. This plant was discovered in 1979, it is

extraordinary with its leaves of stiff coppery brown, heavily banded

with silver. Some nurseries refer to it as Hohenbergia Fudge Ripple,

although not registered as such, you can see why if you look at the

leaves!!! Awesome markings!

The flower spike is also rather nice with a 'woolly' pink stem with

branching flower clusters of silver. Lasts a long time too. It can be

grown in the ground or as an epiphyte in a tree. It needs to be

elevated so that the drooping lower leaves, referred to as the skirt, can

be best viewed. Some growers prefer to remove the skirt. It can reach

up to 1.7 meters in its natural habitat. This plant was made available to

growers for the first time at the 1980 World Bromeliad Conference

where seven small plants were sold at high prices. Specimens were

entered in many bromeliad shows in 1984 and during the early months

of 1985. On each occasion the plants have attracted a great deal of

attention because of their size, colour, and

unusual markings. Just shows how quickly it

was cultivated after being discovered. I

love the cylindrical shape and stiff leaves

with their incredible markings, truly an eye

catching plant in our garden. We have

three pups off the original mother plant we

got many years ago from Lyn. They are

grown in large pots placed in the garden

with a free draining mix in full morning sun.

Show and Tell Dudley Reynolds and

Lyn Wegner compared

their Aechmea ’Jean

Merkel’ bromeliads,

right, to show and

discuss how light

impacts on the

colouration of your

bromeliads. Quite

astounding. Dudley's is

positioned in a shadier

spot while Lyn grows hers

in full sun. Both beautiful!

Helena van der Ham

brought along her

Tillandsia ‘Sweet Isobel’

to discuss why the flowers look dried up without ever having opened. We decided

they had bloomed while Helena was looking the other way!

Library - Brenda Wegner Bromeliads: Tropical Air Plants by Bill Seaborn. Bill’s extensive knowledge of plants

began with practical experience in a nursery and four years of college studying

Agriculture, Horticulture and Landscaping. With his interest in horticulture he and his

wife, Estie, opened Seaborn’s Del Dios Nursery in Escondido, California. The book is

Edmundoa 'Alvim Seidel'

Hohenbergia correia-araujoi

and its inflorescence.

Lyn’s Aechmea ‘Jean Merkel’ on the left and Dudley’s on the right. Helena’s Tillandsia ‘Sweet Isobel’


an easy, quick read with many photos of the different varieties. Just to mention a few of the topics covered:

What is a bromeliad? Where will they grow? The life in a bromeliad, natural habitats, culture, transplanting

and mounting, propagation, identification section, pests and a glossary of botanical terms. To the author, Bill

and his wife, Estie, the Nursery provided both a very satisfying way of life and an excellent source for meeting

new friends.

�� Please contact Brenda should you wish to take any books out of the library.

Thanks • Denise O'Hagan for hosting the September meeting.

• Larraine Parathyras and Joyce Hattingh for supplying delicious goodies for tea time!

• Dr Pete Pfister, Lyn Wegner and Gayle Kockjeu for Lucky Draw plants.

Tea Duty To facilitate catering, please confirm with Larraine Parathyras who will now be co-ordinating the tea roster,

cell: 082 594 4559 or [email protected] if you are unable to provide eats for the meeting when

you are on duty.

October: Bev Owen, Helena van de Ham, Malcolm and Pam Stoltz.

November: Annual Bring and Braai. We need volunteers to make desserts, you can be reimbursed for the cost

of the ingredients.

When you are on duty this is what your duty entails:

• One of the Catering Co-ordinators will bring everything required for tea, eg, tea, coffee, milk, sugar, paper plates and styrofoam cups,

spoons and serviettes.

• There will be three people (or partners) allocated per meeting to cater for tea.

• Each person on duty to supply 2 plates of eats (sweet or savoury). Biscuits or sandwiches are just fine!

• The people on duty must put out everything required where the host wants tea to be served, so it is a good idea to arrive a bit earlier.

• Check that the urn/kettles are full and prepared in time for tea time after the meeting has concluded.

• Cut cakes, serve tea etc… clean up and wash dishes and assist the host where necessary.

• All this applies to the guys as well when they are on tea duty !

• If you are not able to do your duty, please contact Larraine as soon as possible after you get the reminder message/e-mail, to provide

time to find someone to swap duties with you.

Raffle Winners for September

All the ladies won the local raffles this month!

• Irene Manthe chose Neoregelia ‘Perfection’.

• Sue Pema chose Neoregelia ‘Margaret’.

• Nancy Brindley chose Neoregelia ‘ Milagro’.

• Miriam Kennard chose Neoregelia ‘Kahala Dawn’.

• Chris van Zyl from Somerset West chose Billbergia 'Carnaval'.

• Stephanie Christiane from Port Edward chose Neoregelia carolinae x concentrica x 'Big Blue'.

• Clint Gordon from Johannesburg chose Tillandsia seleriana.

• Allan and Jolanda Nel from Pretoria chose a selection of Aechmea and xBillmea.

Lucky Draws

We had numerous lucky draw winners, enjoy your new bromeliads!

From the Chairman - Dudley Reynolds Recently the Pam Golding Gardens of East London show was held where 25 gardens were opened by home

owners to raise funds for various local charities. Included were 2 of our member's beautiful gardens, Larraine

Parathyras and Miriam Kennard. The public support was great and I am sure that a nice amount was

generated for the charities. What interested me most was the amount of bromeliads which were grown in

most of these gardens. The most popular seemed to be neoregelia grown in sunny positions and a lot of the

guzmania varieties grown in the shadier parts. I also noted lots of tillandsia which were mounted in trees,

Tillandsia aeranthos was very noticeable because they are in flower at this time of year. Congratulations to all

the exhibitors and charity organisations for what has become a prime annual gardening event in East London.

Well, it's back to gardening, I have many new ideas for my own garden, I hope I have enough time to do it all.

If not I will have to consider installing floodlights. Some folk might consider us nutty, but nuts are healthy.

Happy bromming until next time.

From the Committee • In order to prepare for the BBB (Black Bag Brom) surprise Lucky Dip at the end of year function, start

prepping a bromeliad to give as a gift in a black bag.


• Also do set aside any bromeliads and/or plants you wish to donate towards the auction. The money raised

this year will go towards the BSI 66 Fund .

• Reminder from Lyn Wegner! Please let us have a few photos of some of your special broms and/or tills, an

area of your garden or shade house which is looking good as well as a few lines about yourself, where you

live and something about the photo/s etc... for possible inclusion in the BSI Journal. We need to show the

world what is happening in beautiful South Africa with our diverse weather conditions.

Upcoming Society Events

30th October: Hosted by Malcolm and Pam Stoltz at 2.00pm at 2 Bamburgh Road in in Stirling.

Topic: Flowering Bromeliads and the Structure of the Inflorescence. Plus a demonstration and talk by Dudley

Reynolds on growing bromeliads from seed.

Bring along a flowering bromeliad from you collection to add to the display.

Don’t forget your mug and a chair if you want a seat. Bring along your brag or problem plants for discussion.

Save the date!!! Sunday, 27th November: You are invited to our annual social day and the last time we meet

for the year. This function is for members, their spouses and children.

To be hosted by Bev and Theo McGregor at Solitaire Estate, Cove Ridge, starting at 12.00am, fires to be lit at

1.00pm.

• We will have a Bring and Braai and meet at 12 o’clock, not our usual 2pm.

• PLEASE BRING: A chair/s, your meat, braai tongs, plates, cutlery, glasses and drinks. The fire, paper plates,

salads, rolls and fun will be provided.

• There will be a BBB Surprise Lucky Dip!! (Black Bag Brom Surprise) In order to participate, you need to bring

a bromeliad wrapped in a black bag, so it cannot be seen, they will all be put together and you will have

a chance to choose a lucky BBB Surprise! and go home with a bromeliad for your collection.

• There will also be a fun auction, so bring plants or anything garden related you wish to donate to put up for

auction to raise funds towards the BSI 66 Fund. This is always loads of fun!

January 2017! Our first meeting of the New Year will be hosted by Trevor and Lyn Wegner at Bromeliads for

Africa, 18 Wentworth Road, Sunnyridge at 2.00pm. Topic to be advised.

Upcoming International Events 2017: The 19th Australasian Bromeliad Conference, Sunnybroms on the Sunshine Coast will be held in

Caloundra on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland 31 March to 2 April 2017. For more information do check out

http://sunnybroms.com

2018: World Bromeliad Conference to be held in San Diego, California from 29 May to 3 June. Check out the

Conference Corner at bsi.org for more information.

Member’s Corner

The Process of Hybridising Bromeliads by Christo van Wijk, Pretoria

Willie and I make a great team when it comes to the hybridising process. He does the cross (taking the pollen

from one plant and putting it onto the stigma of the other parent),

and I grow the plant, I also do the culling, as Willie is too soft when

it comes to that part of the process.

When the pollen is transferred the flower gets tagged

immediately, in the case of neoregelia, we cut a small piece of

plastic plant label into a ‘teardrop’ shape, and this gets placed

directly into the flower, large vriesea, aechmea and billbergia get

a cable tie with a tag tied to the bract or stem of the pollinated

flower. This is essential, as the bees and birds may pollinate flowers

on the days that we aren’t early enough to do this, and those

should not be planted, as there is no way of knowing what the

other parent will be. Waiting periods for the seed to ripen vary

according to genera and species. Aechmea bracteata for

example, takes only 2 weeks to ripen, and Vriesea fosteriana may

take as long as 12 months. Best is just to get to know them

through trial and error and check on a weekly basis.

Example of a pollinated

flower with tear-drop

lables.

Pol l inated Vriesea

‘Midnight Splendor’ seed

pods with cable tie.


Harvesting seed:

This is where it helps to know a bit of the technical side of bromeliad culture. The bromelioideae group

(Neoreglia, Aechmea, Billbergia, Nidularium, etc.) form berries, and the seed is covered in a sticky ‘goo’ that

has to be washed off! We squeeze the berries into a fine kitchen sieve, then we wash them in the sieve in a

bowl of clean water by stirring them and rubbing them against the sieve in a circular motion. The seed is then

dried overnight on a white piece of paper. They are sown the next day.

The pitcairnioideae group (Dyckia, Hechtia, Puya, etc) form capsules with thousands of ‘winged’ seeds that

look a bit like tomato or chilli seeds. The capsules burst open from the tip, in sequence from the lower part of

the flower stem to the top. We leave them on the mother until about the bottom 4 seedpods have burst

open, and then cut the whole stalk into 20cm sections and store them upside down in a paper bag until all

the seeds have dropped. This takes about 4 weeks.

The tillandsioideae group (Tillandsia, Vriesea, Catopsis, Guzmania, etc) also form capsules, but the seeds are

minute, and have long feathery plumes attached to help them get dispersed by the wind. We leave them

until the capsules change colour, usually to dark brown, and then we open one to see if the seeds are ripe. If

they are white, they are not ready, and we check again on another capsule after a week or two,

unfortunately the white seeds are premature and we have to throw them away, if we get brown seeds in the

test, we pick all the pods, and open them by hand indoors. The reason for this is if the pods open by

themselves, they usually burst open on the hottest part of the day, and many get blown away before we

notice that they are ready.

Sowing seed:

Bromeliad seed can be stored in an envelope for

about 6 months, but we prefer to sow them as soon

as possible. They need light, so have to be sown on

the surface, and should not be covered with soil.

We use commercial germination mix or fine bark

for germination.

Method: We use see-through plastic 5l buckets with

lids. In the bottom we place 5cm of washed pool

filter sand, then a 3cm layer of moist germination

mix on top. The seed gets sown on top of the

germination mix, everything is misted down, the

tag with the date and the cross gets placed inside

the bucket before the lid is secured. This bucket

stays shut for about a year or until the seedlings are

about 2cm tall, and needs to be placed in a cool

place with bright, but indirect light. Most germinate

within 4 weeks, except some Vriesea and Catopsis

that may take up to 6 months!! The progress of the

seedlings are regularly checked, and if a fungus

sets in (very rare) the bucket is opened and dusted

with Dithane WG powder (dry powder, not mixed with water!) and closed again. If for some reason moisture is

lost, the plants will have to be opened, misted and resealed.

Transplanting and culling:

When the seedlings are about 2cm tall, they are removed from

the bucket by hand or with tweezers and transplanted into a

128 cavity seed tray, plant clusters of 2 or 3 seedlings per cavity

to create the ‘forest effect’, this makes them grow faster. They

are planted into germination mix again, and will need daily

misting for about 2 weeks to harden them off, keep them in a

shady, protected spot for this period. After they have been

hardened off they can be moved to bright light again, and

watered when the top layer of the soil starts to dry, usually

about every 2 days.

If the aim was to create a variegated hybrid, only the

variegated seedlings are planted into the tray, and all green

ones are culled when they are removed from the bucket, this is

the easiest culling as variegated seedlings are variegated from

the start. If it’s a fast growing plant, I would remove green

seedlings in the bucket even before they get transplanted for

the first time. Bromeliad seedlings get a growth spurt every time

B u c k e t s w i t h s e e d

germinating.

Neoregelia seed just sown.

Neoregelia seeds about 2 months

old. Note there are some

variegated ones.

Some selected Neoregelia

hybrids growing well.

An example o f

unstable variegation,

will probably be culled.


they are transplanted, so mine are transplanted every

time the leaf tips reach the side of the pot into a one size

bigger pot. Usually it goes like this:

From the bucket – 3 per 128 cavity tray pocket

Then divided after 3 months to 1 per cavity in a 128 cavity

tray pocket (the whole tray gets one label). After another

3 months- into 7cm pots (each plant gets its own label

from here on).

After another 6 months- into 12cm pots. After another 6

months- into 15cm pots. Only exceptionally large plants

get re-potted after this into larger pots.

The plants get culled with every re-potting and only the

ones with desired features are kept. Usually about 2000

plants are planted into 128 cavity trays, and by the time

they go to 12cm pots only 10 or so are still there! I cull

severely, but this is so that only the best

of the best make it to the end. Unique

plants are the only ones that make it to

the final 10, and then the slow growing,

weak and unstable ones still get culled,

leaving only one or two to be registered

in the end, but sometimes they are all

culled, and I start over!

I believe the culling should be harsh, it

will help in the long run with the issue we

are currently experiencing of ‘ALL THESE

LOOK THE SAME TO ME’.

PS. For those who are wondering– culling

means ‘to discard’, plants that were only

grown up to the tray size before being

discarded and go to the compost heap,

larger ones are burnt and the ash goes

to the compost heap. The reason I do this is because I don’t want to add to the numerous unnamed plants

that are already on the market, so I have stopped selling and donating them. A good motto is: I would rather give away a named plant than sell a no-name plant.

Local member, Gale Kockjeu sent in this photo of her stunning clump of

Vriesea in bloom. “It is growing in my back garden under my guava tree –

my first bromeliad to bloom since I started collecting broms for the garden –

it really is looking lovely.”

Chris van Zyl: A photo of the progress of

my Puya mirabilis seeds I got a while

ago. What a slow growing process –

but we are getting there !!!

COUNTRY AND LOCAL MEMBERS What is happening in your bromeliad world? Please send me news and

photos of the exciting things or problems you are experiencing with your bromeliads. Local members if your

bromeliad is too big to bring along to the meeting for Show and Tell, e-mail it to me or Lyn. We would love to

hear from all of you.

A good vriesea specimen,

the goal was reached!

Another goal reached,

this one will be registered.

Good looking hybrid

with tag example.

Christo’s Alcantarea species

grown from seed.

The only one of this cross

that came out variegated.

Chris van Zyl’s Puya mirabilis seedlings. Gale Kockjeu’s stunning Vriesea.


Editor’s Corner As I encouraged you all last month in the newsletter to consider visiting

other ELBS members on your travels, we got a chance to practice what I

wrote about.

Eddie and I went to a family wedding in the Midlands

last week and I could not pass up an opportunity to

visit country member Craig Nicholas at his Kentia

Grove Nursery on the outskirts of Durban. I got to

know Craig through the society and bromeliads many

years ago. Craig took us on a guided tour of his large

property which he has had levelled off in parts to

provide more space for a tunnel and more shade

houses to enable him to grow more varieties of

bromeliads. There are lots of lovely trees and natural

vegetation providing shelter and a nice backdrop to

the nursery and gardens. Wow!!!! Broms, broms and

more broms, everywhere and staghorn ferns too.

Craig is known for his hybridising of clivia but there is

so much more. Then on to the shade houses, a riot of

colour and lots of seed being propagated in tubs and

potted on. It is a full time job and I just love and

admire Craig’s knowledge and passion for growing

things, especially the magnificent clivia and of course

bromeliads!!!! Needless to say we came home with the back of the car full of broms, my hearts delight!!! Do

look for Kentia Grove Nursery on Facebook or on the internet or contact Craig at

[email protected]. How did people find their way around the countryside in the old days? all we

can say is thank you to the Garmin god for getting us there and back again, safely! I hope this finds you all with much to think about with all this talk of seed growing, hybridising etc... I have

heard from most of the recipients of the seed from Rob Murray in Australia and all are very excited to get

cracking, some seeds are planted already! We look forward to feedback. Thank you Rob from all of us!

Also thank you to Craig, for sharing an afternoon of brom talk with Eddie and I, it is always so inspiring and

energizing to meet up with fellow bromaholics! Lastly thank you Christo for sharing part of your passion for

bromeliads with all of us in the newsletter. Can’t wait to visit you as well one of these days…….

Till we meet at the home of Malcolm and Pam Stoltz at the end of the month, happy bromming everyone!

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072 1787 421

This is a publication for the East London Bromeliad Society, South Africa for the interest of its members. Articles may be

used by non profit societies with acknowledgement to the above. Any opinions expressed in articles are not necessarily

those of the Society.

ELBS is an affiliate of the Bromeliad Society International.

ELBS Address: c/o 18 Wentworth Road, Sunnyridge, East London 5201 South Africa, [email protected]

We meet on the last Sunday of every month, January to November, at various venues around East London. We have a

topic for each meeting and Show and Tell where members are encouraged to bring along their brag or problem plants.

There are member raffles, lucky draws for those present, tea time, library and member plant sales, plus a monthly

newsletter sent out via e-mail only. Visitors are always welcome and can attend three meetings before they will need to

join the society in order to continue attending. Annual subs are R120.00 for individuals/families and R60 for students.

Craig with some of his own hybrids he plans to register soon and

myself with Craig amongst his seed grown Alcantarea imperialis.


You will find ELBS on Facebook: [email protected] or type ‘East London Bromeliad Society’ into the

fb search bar. You can request to join the group and will then be able to upload your photos and comments on the wall.

The ELBS SA page and other bromeliad related sites are becoming a useful and informative forum to share and ‘meet up’

with other like-minded bromeliad folks. There are also many other bromeliad related sites that you can join and become

part of a world wide online sharing environment.

You can view most of all the bromeliads mentioned in meetings or in the newsletter at the following websites:

The BSI’s official Bromeliad Cultivar Registry www.registry.bsi.org which is maintained by Geoff Lawn, the BSI Cultivar

Registrar. Plus other information regarding the Bromeliad Society International is found at bsi.org

fcbs.org (Florida Council of Bromeliad Societies). This is a very useful site to reference many bromeliads where you can

clarify identification or just trawl through the site and add to your wish list!

Encyclopedia of Bromeliads - http://bromelia.club (Bromeliad Taxonomists and Growers Society) has photographs. It also

now has keys for the genera and sub-genera. If you like to be informed what is happening, just follow on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/bromeliadsencyclopedia

For internet resources you can also go to TAXON (The New Bromeliad List) for the most authoritative and right up to date

list of genera and species, accepted and new names and taxonomic keys - http://botu07.bio.uu.nl/bcg/taxonList.php

Photo Credits: Barbara Black, Lyn Wegner, Brenda Wegner, Christo van Wijk, Gale Kockjeu, Chris van Zyl.

Committee Members

Chairman: Dudley Reynolds 079 488 2360 [email protected]

Vice- Chairman: Dr Peter Pfister 082 625 5533 [email protected]

PRO & Secretary: Lyn Wegner 043 736 1737 082 970 2293 [email protected]

Treasurer: Lynn Friend 043 748 2271 083 318 1179 [email protected]

Editor & Publisher: Barbara Black 043 7212775 O72 1787 421 [email protected]

Proof Reader: Lyn Wegner 043 736 1737 082 970 2293 [email protected]

Raffles: Lyn Odendaal 043 726 1075 083 441 6813 [email protected]

Sound System: Gerald Vogt 043 726 1075 [email protected]

Librarian: Brenda Wegner 082 743 2141 [email protected]

Catering Co-ordinators: Eddie Black and

Larraine Parathyras

043 7212775

043 726 3167

082 5505 347

082 594 4559

[email protected]

[email protected]

Events Co-ordinator: Brenda Wegner 082 743 2141 [email protected]

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