Help Cultivate the Eastern Cactus & Succulent Conference!
James Waddick (Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:15:54 PDT)

Dear PBS Friends,
I am sort of surprised that there has been response or
comments about this plea for involvement.
I don't know anything about this group, but membership groups
of all kinds (including PBS?) are in trouble these days. Whether
local garden clubs, national societies and activities of all sorts.

I know that if I were any bit closer to MA, I'd consider
signing up and going.

And that is not so hidden plea to consider renewing your
membership and involvement in PBS.

Recently I was at a bigger garden center and found two
interesting bulbs in the rows of pots of labelled cacti and
succulents. One was an Ornithgalum with tufts of grassy thin leaves
coming out of exposed bulbs, and the other was a long emergent
exposed bulb, but I can't recall the genus. A familiar name, but an
odd plant.

Best Jim W.

Help Cultivate the 16th Eastern Cactus & Succulent Conference *- will there
be a 17th ?!?*

The 16th Eastern Cactus & Succulent Conference, is planned for the weekend
of Aug. 15 to 17, 2008 at the Radisson Hotel in Chelmsford, Massachusetts.

Please visit our Conference website, http://www.succulentplants.info/, for more
information about this great event. Those of you interested in South African
bulbs take note of some of the speakers below who are very knowledgeable on
the subject. Also of note - at our specimen auction we will have a
collection of hard to get Gethyllis bulbs - at least 6 different species.

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Dr. James W. Waddick
8871 NW Brostrom Rd.
Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711
USA
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