British Cactus & Succulent Society

              Wiltshire Branch              

Programme – 2009

Date

Speaker

Subject

Feb 5th

Peter Edwards

Cacti With A Story

Mar 5th

Tom Radford

Asclepiadaceae

Apr 2nd

Rodney Sims

Mini - Show

Apr 26th

Zone 9 Convention

Hardwicke, Gloucester

May 7th

Alan Weaden

Propagation & Some Of My Favourites

June 4th

Mal Weobley

Turbinicarpus

June 20th

Annual Show

Hullavington Village Hall, Hullavington

July 2nd

Ian Woolnough

Pot Pourri 1

Aug 6th

Bob Potter

Socotra 2008

Sep 3rd

Florencia Señoret

Chile!

Oct 1st

Marlon Machado

New and Unusual Brazilian Succulents

Nov 5th

Chris Davies

New Mexico 2007

Dec 3rd

A.G.M.

Cheese and Wine

 

Address:                  Riverside Club, Melksham, Wiltshire

 

Chair:                        Mrs Valerie Thornbury. Tel: 01225 766285

                                    Email: petenval.thornbury@btinternet.com

 

Branch Sec:             Mr Philip White. Tel: 01380 816137

                                    Email: phil.white@virgin.net

 

The Club meets on the first Thursday in every month,

February to December – 7:30pm for 7:45pm Start

 ALL VISITORS ARE WELCOME

 

Table  Show – 2009

Date

Class 1

Class 2

Feb 5th

Thelocactus

Aloe

Mar 5th

Rebutia Group

Ceropegia Group

Apr 2nd

Show Plants

Show Plants

May 7th

Neoporteria Group

Haworthia Group

June 4th

Strombocactus Group

Agave Group

July 2nd

Mammillaria

Gasteria

Aug 6th

Gymnocalycium

Stapelia Group

Sep 3rd

Copiapoa

Euphorbia

Oct 1st

Melocactus Group

Adenia Group

Nov 5th

        Coryphantha Group

      Crassula

 

Classes 1 and 2 have a pot size limit of 15cm (6 inches)

Class 3 Cactus or Succulent in bud, flower or fruit, judged for appearance. No limit to pot size

Class 4 is limited to Junior Members or Novices and can contain any plant that is eligible for entry in Classes 1, 2 or 3.

A member may make any number of entries in each class.  The speaker for the evening will carry out the judging and points will be awarded as follows: 1st prize 3 points, 2nd prize 2 points, 3rd prize 1 point.

At the A.G.M. the member with the most points will receive a prize. The Novice or Junior Member with the most points will also receive a prize.  To ensure that everyone has a chance of winning a prize, a prize winner for one year will start the next year with a minus score of twenty points, and the following year with a minus score of ten points.

              

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