SATURDAY OCTOBER 13TH 2018

BCSS MANCHESTER BRANCH PRESENTS

SHOW OPEN: 10.15AM TO 3.45PM

ADMISSION: £1.00 (SHOW ONLY)

OR £3.00 (INCLUDING THE TALK)

SHOW SCHEDULE CLASS CLASS DESCRIPTION 1. Acrodon, Aloinopsis*, , Khadia, , or Rabiea 1 2. 1 plant 3. Argyroderma, Nelia or Schwantesia 1 plant 4. Astridia, Energanthe, Jensenobotrya or Namaquanthus 1 plant 5. Bergeranthgus, Bijlia, Cerochlamys, Ebracteola, Hereroa, Machairophyllum Marlothistella or Rhombophyllum 1 plant 6. Cheiridopsis, Ihlenfeldtia, Odontophorus or Vanzijlia 1 plant 7. Conophytum 4 8. Delosperma, Ectotropis or Hartmanthus 1 plant 9. Conophytum, pots not exceeding 2¾” (70mm) 6 plants 10. Dinteranthus or Lapidaria 1 plant 11. Conophytum, pots not exceeding 2” (50mm) 9 plants 12. Dracophilus, Juttadinteria, Namibia or Psammophora 1 plant 13. Conophytum, pots not exceeding 4½” (115mm) 2 plants 14. Faucaria or Orthopterum 1 Plant 15. Conophytum 1 plant 16. Fenestraria or Frithia 1 plant 17. Antegibbaeum, Didymaotus, Gibbaeum, Muiria or Vanheerdia 1 plant 18. Glottiphyllum 1 plant 19. Aridaria, Drosanthemum, Eberlanzia, Erepsia, Lampranthus, Oscularia, Scopelogena or Stoeberia 1 plant 20. Lithops 1 plant 21. Pleiospilos 1 plant 22. Tanquana 1 plant 23. Lithops (more than 5 species), max diameter 16” (406mm) 1 pan 24. Chasmatophyllum, Mossia, Neohenricia, Rhinephyllum, Stomatium or Vlokia 1 plant 25. Lithops, pots not exceeding 3½” (90mm) 6 plants 26. Brownanthus, Dicraulon, Diplosoma, Jacobsenia, Meyerophytum, Mitrophyllum , Oophytum, Pseudobrownanthus, or Psilocaulon 1 plant 27. Lithops, pots not exceeding 5” (130mm) 4 plants 28. Trichodiadema 1 plant 29. Mestoklema 1 plant 30. Conicosia, Dactylopsis, Phyllobolus, Prenia or Sceletium 1 plant 31. Antimima, Braunsia, Hammeria, Ruschia or Ruschianthus 1 plant 32. Carpobrotus, Carruanthus, Cephalophyllum, Cylindrophyllum or Esterhuysenia 1 plant 33. Plants from different genera, pots not exceeding 3½” (90mm) 6 plants 34. Plants from different genera 3 plants 35. Faucaria subgroup, plants from different genera 4 plants 36. Plants from a single 3 plants 37. A collection of one genus of plants to fit entirely within a 21” sided square n/a 38. Any unnamed Mesemb which you would like named not judged Aloinopsis* class 1 includes Prepodesma

PROGRAMME

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC: 10.15am – 3.45pm

TALK: 2.00 – 3.30pm

ADMISSION TO SHOW: Show only £1.00 including talk £3.00

SHOW SECRETARY: Peter Bint 313, Manchester New Road, Alkrington, Middleton,

Manchester. M24 1NR Tel: 0161 643 8932 SHOW TREASURER: John Gregory SHOW COMMITTEE: Harry Mak, Ivor Crook, Anne Mortimer, Jim Farrell, Jo Adderley D. Jurkiewicz, Jack Cooper, Christine Humphreys, Greg Bulmer

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Guidelines

1. All entries of exhibits must be made on the official entry form which signifies acceptance of these guidelines and ought to reach the show secretary no later than: Monday 8th October 2018

2 All entries must be staged by 11.00am (event judging time) on Saturday 13th October 2018, exhibits must be placed in accordance with instructions. Exhibitors will be given cards to identify the exhibits/exhibitors which are to be placed under the pots but visible.

3. While every precaution will be taken, the event organisers will accept no liability for loss, theft or damage to plants or other property brought to the show.

4. There is no limit to the number of exhibits but only plants belonging to the Mesemb family are to be exhibited in the show.

5. Plants sales. There will be a charge of £5 to sell plants at the show. Traders will be provided with necessary tabling as space allows.

JUDGING: All classes except class 38 will be judged in accordance with the “BCSS Handbook of Shows, 10th Edition” by John Watmough, who requests that you keep clear of the area where judging is in progress. -oOo-

CHECK LIST FOR ENTRIES PLEASE RETAIN THIS FOR REFERENCE

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41

SPECIAL PRIZE Best Plant in the Show – a year’s membership of MSG

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This year’s talk given by John Watmough is entitled: THESE YOU MAY NOT HAVE SEEN

Parking spaces are plentiful on the church car par park, the community centre car park next door and on the surrounding streets. Spaces adjacent to the hall will be allotted to show entrants, sales personnel and branch officials in the first instance but any available after this can be used by the visitors. Anybody wishing to sell plants please indicate clearly your desire to sell at the show. Tabling will be provided to suit your wishes, space permitting, so early application is advised.

To all show entrants and to those who would like to give a thought to entering the show or attempting something innovative as outlined below

Ivor and Peter put on a display of their findings regarding the evolution and spread of Lithops from the last Ice Age with maps of hot spots where these plants first emerged as the southern African continent began to warm up again. It was interesting study and we hope you enjoyed the work displayed. It is our intention to continue this study and produce further information by the time the next show happens on 13th October.

We would like to invite anybody to mount any form of display, particularly with mesembs as the theme, which presents their research/observation/ideas in the greenhouse or habitat. This can be with plants, maps or with a slide/digital projection. Roy Earle is prepared to bring a digital presentation which can run on a lap top while the show is in progress for people to watch and he will also bring 20 pictures of mesembs in habitat with a multi choice answer sheet for people to fill in. He is even offering a prize for the winner.

Lithops are incredibly, and deservedly, popular and the show does not permit some of the choice, smaller growing species to compete against their larger growing brethren so there is a need to split the species up differently to the present format to allow those species to ‘blossom’ and be seen for the beauty they possess. Any comments, suggestions would be welcome. As has been said to me the small growing mesembs tend to be judged as cacti are in so far as judges look for maturity (which means size, multi headed stature) which is a no go area for many of the species. We need to look at the beauty and colour of markings as well. Many of these species will not grow bigger than 2/3 heads and will never stand the test against those species that can achieve a 5” pot.

Following the success of the ‘novelty’ class at the last National Show we could try a novelty class at the Mesemb Show. A suggestion already received include named creations such as “Dintershoe” for an exhibit of a boot with Dinteranthus plants planted out in it. I am sure you could come up with similarly good ideas.

Another suggestion is a class for a “Mesemb Garden” which would consist of an artistic arrangement of mesembs in a suitable container e.g. a small aquarium, a glass bottle, a stone trough or a bonsai pot.

These are all novel ideas to add spice and interest to an already splendid format. Anything that increases interest from the ‘ordinary’ member is to be welcomed. Mesembs are beautiful but not well enough understood or valued by most of the membership of succulent growers, Society members or not. Help spread the interest.

Hallo fellow entrants. In addition to the normal schedule accompanying this letter there are some ideas we wish to try out to add interest to the show.

The following classes have been added to provide a different aspect to the display of plants in the show.

Class 39. An innovative display of plant/s in an unusual container (the display should have an appropriate name) 40. A mesemb garden (this should be an artistic display of 4 or more species in a suitable container – this would preferably not be a pot) 41. A presentation based on research/observations/ideas about plants in the greenhouse or habitat. This class is for people to view with interest and will not be judged.