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Volume 33 Issue 11 November 2019

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

Contents Contents 1President’sMessage 1OctoberBoardMinutes 2November’sProgram 3CallforChairpersons 3MBACSSCalendar 4OctoberMini-ShowWinners 5November’sMini-Show 6MembershipRenewal 7Officers,Chairs 8MemberUpdate 8

President’s Message

Save the Date MBACSS Meets Board Meets Future Meetings November 17, 2019 Gathering @ 12:00 Potluck @ 12:30 Program: 1:00

November 17, 2019 Board @ 11:00 Members welcome

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

OurNovembermeetinghasevolvedintoabusytime!

Wewillhavethefamiliaractivities:potlucklunch,plantraffle,andmini-show,plusvotingforaslateofnomineesfor2020officers,anddevelopmentofapaneldiscussionthatinvitesinteractionsamongmembers,andplanningfortheever-popularChristmasParty,andopportunitiesformemberstoparticipateintheSocietybybecomingchairpersonsorchairpersonassistants.

Pleasereviewtheinformationaboutelecting2020officers(p.8)andaboutservingasachairperson(p.3).

Otherreminders:

1. Bringyourquestionsaboutcultivatingandpropagatingcacti&succulentsforresponsesbyourpanelofexperts,and

2. Bringyourplantsforthemini-show,notingthatthecactuscategoryiswideopenfor“thebestfromyourcollection”(6”orsmaller)andthesucculentcategoryisanyplantintheextensiveAizoaceae Family.

Formanygardeners,weareinaquiettimeoftheyear,butourSocietyhasafullagendaforthismonthandnext.

TheDecembernewsletterwillprovideup-to-datenewsabouttheChristmasParty.Wecanexpectitwillincludeallthetraditionalactivitiesthatmembershaveenjoyedinpreviousyears,particularlytheauctionsofspecialplantsforyourgardens.

I’llseeyouattheNovembermeeting!

Euphorbiamilliix(CrownofThorns)byNaomiBloss

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October’s Program

FormsandFunctionsofCactiandSucculentsInside&Out,AlongwithotherDesertDwellers By Ernesto Sandoval

roscopy ByRussellWagnerwithSarahSegal

Minutes—October Board Meeting

BoardMembersPresent:TomKarwin,JorgeQuinonez,LidiaHernandez,MaryCross,SharonLucchesi,NaomiBloss,GaryStubblefield.absent:StanVerkler,SarahMartin-Segal

Guest:LoisNieuwstad

MeetingcalledtoorderbyTomKarwin

Minutes,aswritteninSeptember2019newsletterunanimouslyapproved

Chairpersons’Reports

Treasury:LidiaHernandezreportedthatnumbersforourFallShow&Salenotyetfinalized.CDinvestmentideatabled,pendingmoreinformationaboutsignaturerequirements.

Membership:MaryCrossreportedthreenewmembersjoinedduringshowandsale,theremaybemorepaidmembershipswithplantpurchases.Also,membershipsaddedinOctoberwillapplytothefollowingyear.

SunshineCommittee:SharonLucchesihadNothingtoreport

Program:SarahMartinmessagedwedonothaveaguestspeakerforNovemberandsuggesteda“howto”panelofmembersforthismeeting.Theboardagreedandwillinvitememberstosubmitquestionstothepanel.AfuturejointexcursionwiththeSanJoseSocietywasdiscussed,perhapsatriptoU.C.DavisBotanicalConservatory.JorgeQ.willlookintothispossibilityandreportback.

CSSA:JorgeQuiñonezreportednonewinformationfromCSAAatthistime.

OldBusiness

BulkmailingPermit:TomKarwinindicatedthispermitapplicationwillbesubmittedsoon.

NewBusiness

Show&Sale

• Location:MaryCrossspokewithPaulPimentelofthePortugueseHallinWatsonville.ThisvenueisbiggerthanSanJuanBautista’sCommunityHallandcouldfitmorevendors.Largeparkinglot,closertomanymembersandcustomers.Thevenueisquiteactive,sowemustdecideonshow/saledatesworkoutschedulingdetails.

• Planning:Weneedtorecruitalunch/foodprepcommitteefortheshow&saleanddevelopachecklistofitemsrequiredforourshow&sale.

• ShowPlantTags:JorgeQ.movedthatweadd“PlantCountryofOrigin”onplantIDtagstohelpeducatethepublicfurther.SharonL.secondthemotion,andtheboardapproveditunanimously.

• Volunteersat2019FallShow&SaleWearethankfulformanymemberswhovolunteeredtomaketheshowandsaleasuccess,herearesomeofmanystandouts:LarryLivermont,JanetSparks,JonelleVerdugo,LoisNieuwstad,EltonRoberts,Sadie&JerryHeitman.Therearemorememberswhohelpedinmanyways–thanks!

• VolunteerTravelReimbursement:LidiaHernandezrequestedreimbursementformilesshedrovesupportingtheshow&sale.Theboardapprovedaone-timereimbursementatthenon-profitrateof14¢/mile,andplannedtodevelopapolicyforrelatedreimbursements,givenpriorapproval.

Electionof2020Officers

TomKarwinappointedSharonLucchesiasNominatingCommitteechairperson.TomKarwinwillcontinueexofficioasPastPresident.Theremainingnineofficerswillneedtobefilledfor2020.Thefollowingcurrentboardmembersagreedtobeconsideredforreelection:MaryCross,NaomiBloss,GaryStubblefield,andJorgeQuinonez.LidiaHernandezsaidshewouldnotcontinueasTreasurerfor2020.

Adjournment:MeetingadjournedbyTomKarwinat12:15pm

MinutesbySharonLucchesi

Microsoft Office User November 201911/10/19

November’sProgram

Cultivating, & Propagating Cacti & Succulents “How-To”PanelofMBACSS’sSkilled&KnowledgeableGrowers

TheformalpurposesoftheMontereyBayAreaCactus&SucculentSocietybeginwiththisbroadstatement:

Promoteafriendlyexchangeofideasandinformationaboutthestudy,collection,cultureandpropagationofcactiandsucculents.

We pursue this in many ways, and in many of our activities. One of the most frequent pursuits takes the form of illustrated presentations by our visiting speakers. They typically share experiences from their plant hunting expeditions, cultivating and hybridizing, and research & writing about cacti and succulents. The “friendly exchange” often takes the form of extended & A sessions following the main talk. Our guest speaker program will continue in future meetings, but we should develop another important form of friendly exchanges.” This approach involves drawing on the expertise of selected members of our Society, and inviting dialogues initiated by questions from our members. The program for our November meeting will follow this model, with a panel of members who have much knowledge to share, and thoughtful questions of members who seek to improve their skills related to the cultivation and propagation of cacti and succulents. With this program in mind, take a few minutes to recall concerns about your own gardening of cacti and succulents, and make notes of questions you would like to have addressed by our panel of experts. As always, there are no dumb questions, and we will most value issues of general interest to our members. November’s panel will not be first time we have taken this approach to the Society’s first purpose, but with your active participation it could become a frequent interactive feature our monthly meetings.

Call for New Committee Chairpersons TheprimaryfocusofourgeneralmeetinginNovemberwillbeonvotingontheslateofnomineesfor2020officers.Verysoonafterthatimportantactivity,theSocietyshouldfillvacancieswithinthelistofcommitteechairpersons.ThesepositionsarefilledbymemberswhocontributetheirenergiestoparticulartasksthatareessentialtotheoperationoftheSocietyanditsactivities.

Thelastpageofthisnewsletterliststhecurrentcommitteechairpersons.Wearehopefulthatmostofthesevaluablememberswillcontinuetoprovidetheirtimeandenergytotheirassignments,butweknowthatatleasttwooftheseslotswillbeopenfor2020.ConsiderifyoucouldenjoysupportingtheSocietyinthesepositions:

ProgramChairperson

NewsletterEditor

Theincumbentchairpersonswillgladlysharetheirfilesandtheirapproachtotheseresponsibilities,butnewleaderssurelywillbringtheirownskillsandstylestothetasks.Indeed,wewelcomenewideasandperspectives.

Inaddition,considerwhetheryouwouldbeinterestedinassistinganexistingchairperson.Manyhandsmakelightwork!Servingasaco-chairorchairperson’sassistanthelpstheorganizationandprovidestheexperienceandconfidencefortakingonthechairpersonshipinthefuture.

Lastly,therearealwayspossibilitiesfornewchairpersonpositions,beyondthosealreadylistedinthisnewsletter.Theboardhasalreadyidentifiedaneedforachairpersonofthelunch prep committee for the show & sale. You could help in this role, or you could identify new functions for which you could provide leadership. This is your Society, and you can make it work!


MBACSS Calendar for 2019 Month Program CactusMini-Show SucculentMini-ShowJanuary20 Stephen McCabe: Succulents under

threat: Poaching, fires, disease, and climate affecting Dudleyas

Espostoa, Cereus, Pilosocereus, Cleistocactus, Polaskia

Dudleya

February17 J.D.Wilkert:AmazingAdromischus Ariocarpus, Astrophytum, Aztekium, Discocactus

Aloe

March17 BrianKemble–Puyas:BromeliadRoyalty Ferocactus, Echinocactus, Carnegiea.

Aeonium

April13–14 MBACSSSpringShow&Sale10SanJoseStreet,SanJuanBautista,CA

April21 StanVerkler–VisittoNamibia Rebutia, Sulcorebutia, Sclerocactus

Echeveria, Pachyphytum. Pachyveria, Graptoveria, Graptophytum

May19 PeterBeiersdorfer—JourneytoEurope'sHawaiianIslands:Volcanos,Aeoniums,andSuper-SizedDaisiesofftheCoastofNorthernAfrica

Mammillaria, Melocactus Gasteria, Haworthia

June16 SarahMartin&SuzyBrooks—HypertufaPots

No Mini-Show Epiphyllum, Rhipsalis, Ceropegia, Sedum morganianum, Hatiora

July21 WoodyMinnich—Mexico,TheHiddenTreasuresofCoahuilaand20YearsintheAtacama,TheLandoftheCopiapoa

Opuntia, Tacinga, Miqueliopuntia, Cylindropuntia, Micropuntia

Euphorbia, Monadenium, Jathropha, Pedilanthus

August18 CountryStore September15 RusselWagnerwithSarahSegal—

AdventuresinMicroscopyPaordia, (Notocactus), Gymnocalycium, Blossfeldia

Crassula, Kalanchoe

October5–6 MBACSSFallShow&Sale10SanJoseStreet,SanJuanBautista,CA

October20 ErnestoSandoval—FormsandFunctionsofCactiandsucculentsInsideandOutalongwithotherDesertDwellers

Copiapoa, Eriosyce, Escobaria. Pereskia

Pachyforms (Caudiforms, Pachycaulis)

November17 PanelofMBACSSExperts—Dialogsbasedonmembers’“How-To”Questions

Best of your collection! Must be in a 6" pot or smaller!

Aizoaceae Family: See SucculentGuide.com for qualifying genera.

December15 ChristmasParty

PlantRaffleProviderSchedulefor2019JANPeterBeiersdorfer(42) JULStanVerkler(30)FEBGaryStubblefield(20);SarahMartin(10) AUGStanVerkler(30)MARJeffBrooks(30) SEPMaryCross(20)APRNaomiBloss(30) OCTSharonLucchesi(10)MAYJorgeQuiñónez(15);StanVerkler(20) NOVJorgeQuiñonez(15)JUNDavidKurtz(24-30)epi DEC-NoplantraffleduetoChristmasParty

PlantRaffleProviderSchedulefor2020

JAN-PeterBeiersdorfer(35) JUL-StanVerkler(35)FEB-JorgeQuiñónez(35) AUG-Noplantraffle.MAR-StanVerkler(35) SEP-MaryCross(30)APR-AnnieWolf(35) OCT-JosephHidalgo(35)MAY-NaomiBloss(35) NOV-DavidCalibo(35)JUN-JorgeQuiñónez(35) DEC-NoplantraffleduetoChristmasParty


October’s Mini-Show Winners RecordedbyJeffBrooks,PhotosbyPaulkAlbert

DishGarden1. SherylAlbert

NoviceSucculent1.PachypodiumlealiiLilaRampone2.Pelargoniumcarnosum–FredValentine

IntermediateSucculent1.Seneciokleiniiformis-SuzyBrooks2.Dioscorea–DavidKurtz3.Trichodiaderma–DavidKurtz

AdvancedSucculent1. Pelargoniumfergusoniae–JosephHidalgo2. Pelargoniumradicatum–JosephHidalgo3. Uncarinasp.–JeffBrooks

NoviceCactus1. Copiapoa–FredValentine

IntermediateCactus(noentry)

AdvancedCactus(noentry)

NoviceSucculents#1PachypodiumlealiiLilaRamponeNoviceSucculent#2PelargoniumcarnosumFredValentineIntermediateSucculent1.SeneciokleiniiformisbySuzyBrooks

IntermediateCactusNoEntryAdvancedCactusNoEntry

NoviceCactus#1CopiapoaFredValentineDishGarden#1“BytheSea”CherylAlbert


Lithopsbromfieldii(Aizoaceaefamily)

Fenestrariarhopalophylla(Aizoaceaefamily)

Drosanthemumspeciosum(Aizoaceaefamily)

November Mini-Show Selections by Jeff Brooks, Images from Wikipedia Cactus

BestofyourCollection!Mustbein6”potorsmaller

SucculentAizoaceaeFamily

TheAizoaceae(fig-marigoldfamily)isalargefamilyofdicotyledonousfloweringplantscontaining135generaandabout1800species.Theyarecommonlyknownasiceplantsorcarpetweeds.TheyareoftencalledvygiesinSouthAfricaandNewZealand.Highlysucculentspeciesthatresemblestonesaresometimescalledmesembs.

ThefamilyAizoaceaeiswidelyrecognisedbytaxonomists.Itoncewentbythebotanicalname"Ficoidaceae",nowdisallowed.TheAPGIIsystemof2003(unchangedfromtheAPGsystemof1998)alsorecognizesthefamily,andassignsittotheorderCaryophyllalesinthecladecoreeudicots.TheAPGIIsystemalsoclassestheformerfamiliesMesembryanthemaceaeFenzl,SesuviaceaeHoran.andTetragoniaceaeLinkunderthefamilyAizoaceae.

ThecommonAfrikaansname"vygie"meaning"smallfig"referstothefruitingcapsule,whichresemblesthetruefig.Glisteningepidermalbladdercellsgivethefamilyitscommonname"iceplants.”

Mostspecies(96%,1782speciesin132genera)inthisfamilyareendemictoaridorsemiaridpartsofSouthernAfricaintheSucculentKaroo.MuchoftheAizoaceae'sdiversityisfoundintheGreaterCapeFloristicRegion,whichisthemostplant-diversetemperateregionintheworld.AfewspeciesarefoundinAustraliaandtheCentralPacificarea.

Mostfig-marigoldsareherbaceous,rarelysomewhatwoody,withsympodialgrowthandstemseithererectorprostrate.Leavesaresimple,oppositeoralternate,andmoreorlesssucculentwithentire(orrarelytoothed)margins.Flowersareperfectinmostspecies(butunisexualinsome),actinomorphic,andappearsingularlyorinfew-floweredcymesdevelopingfromtheleafaxils.Sepalsaretypicallyfive(3-8)andmoreorlessconnate(fused)below.Truepetalsareabsent.However,somespecieshavenumerouslinearpetalsderivedfromstaminodes.Theseedcapsuleshaveonetonumerousseedspercellandareoftenhygrochastic,dispersingseedsby"jetaction"whenwet.

(seeSucculentGuide.comforgeneraoftheAizoaceae)


Membership Renewal - 2020 It’stimetothinkaboutrenewingyourmembershipagain.Membershipsareforeachcalendaryear.Youcouldrenewyourmembershipbycompletingamembershipformatthemonthlymeetingandpayyourdues($15foroneperson:$5foradditionalpersons)totheTreasurerLidiaHernandez,ortheMembershipChairperson,MaryCross.Alternatively,youcouldmailyourformandduestoTreasurerLidiaHernandez,628VictorStreet,Salinas,CA93907.

IfyourenewbytheDecembermeetingyournamewillbeenteredinadrawing,atthatmeeting,foraverynicesucculentplant.

IfduesarenotpaidbyMarch1,2020,yournamewillbetakenofftheroster(youwillnolongerbeconsideredamemberoftheSociety)andyouwillnolongerreceivethenewsletter.

ThereareseveralfolkswhodonotreceivethenewsletterviaemailhavebeenprovidedahardcopyviaU.S.mail.ThisservicehasaddedtotheMembershipChairperson’svolunteeractivitiesandtotheSociety’scosts.TheBoardvotedtocontinuethispracticeonlythrough2019,andtodiscontinueitasofJanuary2020.

Memberswh odonothavepersonalaccesstotheInternetcangetacopyofthenewsletterfromourwebsite(mbsucculents.org),fromamemberwhoiswillingtomakeahardcopyontheirhomecomputer,oratapubliclibrary.

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MontereyBayAreaCactus&SucculentSociety

MembershipApplication Membershipsareforthecalendaryear.DuesarepayablebyJanuary1stofeachyear. NewmembershipspaidforbeforeJanuary1stwillbeactiveasofthedateofpayment. MembershipspaidbytheChristmasPartywillbeincludedadrawingforaspecialplant.Name—primarymember: Address: Phone: Email(toreceivenewsletter): Name–additionalmember(optional): Email(toreceivenewsletter): MembershipFeePrimaryMember($15): Primary+AdditionalMember($20): BringthiscompletedformandyourduespaymenttoamonthlymeetingtoTreasurerLidiaHernandezortheMembershipChairpersonMaryCross,ormailtheformandpaymenttoTreasurerLidiaHernandez,628VictorStreet,Salinas,CA93907.


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CHAIRPERSONS

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

Members Update

OFFICERSPRESIDENT—TomKarwinVICEPRESIDENT—NaomiBlossSECRETARY—SharonLucchesiTREASURER—LidiaHernandezMEMBERSHIPCHAIR—MaryCrossAFFILIATEREPRESENTATIVE—JorgeQuiñonezDIRECTORS–AT–LARGE

—GaryStubblefield—SarahMartin—SharonLucchesi

IMMEDIATEPASTPRESIDENT—StanVerkler

Wehaveseveralnomineesfortheelectionof2020officers.DuringourNovembermeeting,accordingtotheBylaws,wewillinviteadditionalnominationsfromthefloorandelecttheSociety’sofficersfor2020.

SeveralofthecurrentboardmembershaveagreedtocontinuetoserveontheSociety’sboardofdirectors.Still,asofoneweekbeforethescheduleddateforthiselection,westillhaveopeningsforpresidentandoneat-largedirector.

Weurgememberstoconsidernominatingthemselves,orotherswhohaveagreedtobenominated,forconsiderationforanyoftheseboardpositions.Havingacompleteboardaddstoitseffectivenessandincludingnewleadersaddsvaluableskills,visions,andperspectivestowork.ThisisyourSociety;youcanmakeitsucceed!

ToreviewourBylawsonthiselectionandtheofficers’roles,visitmbsucculent.organdclickonthe“About”link.

PRESIDENT—___________________VICEPRESIDENT—NaomiBlossSECRETARY—SharonLucchesiTREASURER—RogerLaneMEMBERSHIPCHAIR—MaryCrossAFFILIATEREPRESENTATIVE—JorgeQuiñonezDIRECTORS–AT–LARGE

—GaryStubblefield—SarahMartin—___________________

IMMEDIATEPASTPRESIDENT—TOMKARWIN

Officers and Chairpersons, 2019

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