American Primrose Society - Spring 2001 1 American Primroses Presidents Message Primroses Primrose Society EDITOR/GRAPHIC DF5IGN It's springtime in Alaska! Of course we haven't had much Robert Tonkin winter, January average temperatures were 12 degrees above 3155 Pioneer Avc. Quarterly of the [uncau.AK 99801 normal with only three inches of snow. February brought us American Primrose Society (907} 463-1554 just enough snow at the right time to insulate some of the [email protected] early sprouting plants including primulas against some Volume 59, Number 2, Spring 2001 EDITORIAL COMMITTEE freezing weather. We got in a bit of cross country skiing Robot Tonkin Cheri Fluck too. We're really gaining daylight fast and are hoping for Edward Buyarski more sunshine this year than last. Unfortunately we are also EDITORIAL DEADLINES likely to have a bumper crop of slugs and other pests because 1 President's Message Winter issue - November 15 of the mild weather. 2 ARCS China 2000 Expedition Spring issue - February 15 Summer issue - May 1 5 Some fairly obvious changes are happening to the APS. by Ed Buyarski [•'all issue - August 15 We need to thank Candy Strickland for her Editorial efforts, 12 ARCS China 2000 Field Map PHOTOGRAPHIC CREDITS bringing the Quarterly back on time and keeping it going 16 ARCS China 2000 Field Notes All plimos are credited. this past year. Robert Tonkin will be the new Editor with 18 New England Memories I'rhumsts (ISSN 0162-6671} is pub- contributions of articles and photos from all of us! We will by Constance B. Hchn lished quarterly by the American Prim- ruse, Primula and Auricula Society, 19933 be doing all the computerized layout possible "in house" to 19 APS Quarterly Appeal Cohen Dr. Juneau, AK 99801. Member- ship in tin; Society includes a subscrip- reduce printing costs which have been the Society's major by Cheri Fluck tion to I'riwroses, Seed Exchange privi- expense. 22 Primula bractcosa leges, .Slide Library privileges and the op- portunity to join a Round Robin. Dues The Alaska Group has become the Juneau Chapter of APS by Derek Lockey for individual or household membership leaving room for other groups in Alaska to organize. Yes, it 23 Beautiful Polyanthus in the American Primrose Society, domes- DIRECTORS tic, and Canada are $25 per calendar year, took considerable discussion to satisfy that independently by Caroline Jensen Tlmnmli 2003 $70 lor three years or $350 for an indi- Terry Mitchell vidual life membership. Overseas rates are minded bunch to join the older Chapters to advance the cause. 26 APS Board Minutes October 2000 171:i::irnle\. $32 per annum, and $90 for 3 years. Sub- Ossetl. West Yorkshire WH5-9KI' I believe some clarification of Chapters' rights and 28 APS Board Minutes January 2000 England mit payment to the treasurer. Member- (144) 1924-261-698 ship renewals are due November 15 and responsibilities is necessary as we are having new groups terry @mitchell 1234.lVecserve.auik are delinquent at the first of the year. Pe- riodical postage paid at Juneau, AK. forming. The APS has nonprofit status that the Chapters can share. We have to report to the IRS every year about Postmaster: Please send address changes to APS Treasurer, Julia Haldorson, PO. our finances. None of us wants to be audited and that's Box 210913» Auke Bay, AK 99821. where the Chapters need to choose how independent they Manuscripts tor publication in the quar- want to be. They can apply for their own individual nonprofit terly are invited from members and other gardeners, although there is no payment. status but if they want a vote on the Board of Directors, they Please include black and white photo- should still be representing a bunch of APS members. graphs, slides or color prints it possible. Send articles directly to the Editor at the I agree with many of Dr. Roger Eichman's comments in addresses above or email articles and pic- tures to [email protected]. Please send his Winter article. Gaining more members starts with all of pictures scanned at 300 dpi. APS reserves us and our friends and neighbors. Now, I haven't been able the right to use submitted articles and pictures ror other official APS uses. to talk my sister into growing primroses but I have found others who have joined in the enjoyment of these plants. COVER PHOTO: Tiger Leaping Gorge Advertising rates per issue: full page, Jade Dragon Mountains, Yunnan, China $100; half page, $50; quarter page, $25; Can each of you say the same? More members reduces the eighth page and minimum, $12.50. Art- photo courtesy of Duma Reeck work for ads is the responsibility of the cost per member of the Quarterly. advertiser, and camera ready copy is ap- We do have politics within the society, they are difficult Collectors Nursery, Buttle Ground, WA preciated. Submit advertising to the Edi- tor. (Graphic artwork help is available.) to avoid once three or more people get together to meet and April Bivtlycr 244 WeMsiile H\vy. all have opinions. Treating each other with the courtesy, Inset: P. poisonii, photo Eil Kuvarski Vadc-r. WA 9SW I3WH 295-3114 respect and trust we all deserve can make a big difference in [email protected]

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ARCS China 2000 Expedition September 14 and arrived in Hong Kong to What better place you might ask; though we did NOT photograph. Walking from the Ed Buyarski tropical breezes and 80 degrees (27C). This we didn't feel that many of the palm trees plane in cool light rain felt just like home was my first trip out of the USA and it was and bananas were hardy enough for Alaska. but the sign on the terminal "Shangri La" Most of us grow plants in our gardens that starting well! I made it to the hotel where We did see some really impressive tiger told us otherwise. We were feeling the effects were brought back from far off lands 50- we were staying and crashed. Sleep, shower, striped spiders in huge colonial webs that of 10,500 feet (3200m) elevation just 100 or more years ago. In the spring of 1998, (luckily I don't believe in shaving), and up looked like they might snare small birds; this carrying our bags to the bus. After unloading a present day adventurer and plant hunter; for breakfast to meet the Team members, is where I also found that I had not loaded our gear in the hotel we headed out to find Dan Hinkley, of Heronswood Nursery, spoke along with Dan Hinkley and Bleddyn Wynn- my camera with the first roll of film. I made our first Primula of the trip. Yaks and pigs to several groups in Alaska. He showed Jones; a Welsh nurseryman and co- up for it using 25 rolls during the trip. They grazing in the fields of harvested barley and slides about his plant explorations around conspirator from previous trips. We all had some nice weeds, red and blue morning Tibetan style buildings emphasized a very the world and some of the new plants he has headed back to the airport for the flight to glories that we saw growing everywhere and different cultural area. The rainy season was introduced. Members of the Alaska Rock Kunming, in Yunnan Province where we we admired a very healthy stand of Cannahis ending and it did get drier as we traveled for Garden Society (ARCS), a chapter of would meet our Chinese hosts from the sativa. One shade house contained a the next few weeks. Our first stop in a grazed NARGS, asked how we could get involved Kunming Botanical Garden (KBG). gorgeous collection of Chinese Begonia meadow near a creek brought us brilliant with such an activity and gain new species Kunming, at 6150 feet (1875m) elevation, species and hybrids. There are 200+ species blue Gentianas, low growing Sausitrrea hardy for Alaska gardens. Dan offered to is called the City of Eternal Spring for its in the warmer areas of China! We were told sfclla and in the wetter areas Primula help set up an expedition using his contacts mild seasons through the year. It has around that a Japanese company had bought secundiflora (033) and few flowering P. in China and the Society began the planning 4 million people and we quickly learned the propagating rights to market some of the poisonii (037). Ahh, now I was earning my process. I was fortunate to be selected as a basics of Chinese traffic law; use your horn colorful varieties we saw. After lunch, we keep for all those APS people who had team member by the planning group who and go for it! Lanes were a rather flexible took a gondola ride up into the Western Hills bought seed shares. Iris collettii was a were looking for people with seed collecting concept. No stop signs but some traffic where we watched some colorful flowers challenging little plant to search out its seed skills, botanical knowledge, computer and people on the busiest intersections were pass just beneath our feet. Once on the pods at ground level. We were all busily photographic ability, good health and strong directing separate lanes of bicycles from ground, we were ready to get serious about collecting seeds, writing notes, taking photos stomachs. Luckily my computer skills were trucks, buses, and a few private cars. Only a this seed collecting stuff as we were above and then the horn was blown, time to get not needed by the Team. few traffic lights were seen but some had a 7500 feet (2290m). We quickly realized that back on the bus. After a few stops, we started The Team members were responsible for timer counting down the seconds to the light us flatlanders could not move as fast as we to see a pattern emerging of who was usually paying their way to Kunming, but the Society change! Luckily we had a terrific bus driver wanted in this thinner air. This of course gave the last one on the bus. Our "20 minute" committed to fund raising to help pay for in 'Boss Sung'. us good reason to slowly and carefully stops seldom were so brief as that! We would country food, lodging and transportation. We checked into the Kunming Hotel, a peruse our surroundings while we discretely pull out the plastic, paper or cloth bags of Plant sales and garden tours were held on beautiful place, much fancier than most of collected seeds of a vining Acomfcm, some seed pods, leaves, stems and fruit on the bus many weekends and seed shares were sold us imagined staying in. A wedding reception bright red-orange Aristienui fruit, and four to try to identify while fresh before taking to raise money for our trip. Eventually, over was going on and we were encouraged to seeds of a woody Paeonia that was growing them back to the hotel for drying and further 100 individuals and groups including the share good wishes with the bride and groom. among the limestone outcrops. We really seed cleaning. Dan, Bleddyn. or one of the American Primrose Society bought seed Highlights of our first truly Chinese meal needed to get to higher elevations to find other of our expert and amateur botanists shares and procrastinators were still buying included tempura fried aloe, sauteed lily hardier plants, though Dan and Bleddyn's were often able to come up with genera for shares as we left Alaska. bulb scales and duck with tofu soup. Many nurseries in Zone 7-8 could grow those we our specimens from having collected some My flight from Juneau through Seattle, and of us enjoyed each others varying degrees were finding. During our ride back to the of them previously, but many will have to Seoul, Korea to Hong Kong was nearly 24 of chopstick proficiency but we got plenty hotel, we had a stimulating discussion of be grown and flowered to identify the hours long but highlighted by our approach of practice during our next four weeks in Martha Stewart and her influence on species. to Seoul. The flight attendants led us tired the country. Alaskan lifestyles, which greatly amused our Our drive to Shudu gang Lake, a natural passengers through some gentle stretching The first morning we started our Chinese guides. area, the next day brought us through damp exercises to restore circulation and bring botanizing at the Kunming Botanical The next morning we flew up to Zhongdian meadows growing P. xikkimenxix (091) and smiles to many of our faces. I left rainy 50 Garden guided by Guan Kaiyun, Director, from which we would explore for the next P. secuiuliflora, a consistent combination we degree (IOC) weather in Juneau on and Zyou Zhekun, Deputy Director, both co- 12 days. Taxiing to the terminal we passed saw during the next two weeks. Near the authors of Highland Flowers of Yunnan. some old beatup MIGs? in the tall grass that lake, a small cantina fixed a hearty lunch 4 American Primrose Society - Spring 2001 American Primrose Society - Spring 2001 5 for us while we explored the neighborhood From across the valley we occasionally A dry sunny day dawned for a drive east cuffs where they stuck to be redistributed. finding some nice Cototieaster, Berberis and heard women singing while working. of Zhongdian where the red leaved plants Dan or Bleddyn often would return clutching dwarf Rhododendron. I watched one fellow We usually went out in pairs or small of Rheum acuminata (rhubarb) on the some new Polygonatum or Smilacina stems scoop out some carp from a net pen in the groups for safety, especially when collecting hillside stimulated the oft-heard command with fruit to tease the other while the lake so we knew our entre' was fresh! A in thick country. We all had compasses and "stop the bus!" The rest of the team was less Alaskans had more discriminating tastes for bright yellow blooming Sedum was common whistles and Toby Wheeler was a than excited about my sighting of possibly Anemone, Delphinium and a magnificent on rocky areas along the road and blue and naturopathic doctor with a large first aid kit P. pulchella (258) in seed. These were Megacodon stylophorus; a huge, yellow- white Cyananthus added a nice for emergencies. Other than aspirin and narrow-leaved 3-4" plants growing on a dry flowering, gentian relative. This day we counterpoint. Oak scrub and Rhododendrons moleskin though we used little of the kit red clay and rocky south-facing hillside; not reached 11,900 feet (3630m) with wonderful covered the hillsides, a sight to return for in during our travels. We of course credited our what I would expect to be good primula views across the wooded valleys to the South late May and early June. Back in Zhongdian tough Alaskan life for our good health! habitat. Blue patches of Gentiana species and found some Androsace rigida (343) and that evening we had a chance to explore the Grant Matheke and I shared rooms and were in all the meadows along the way; the tall Nepeta stewartiana near the roadside. markets, a colorful display of fruits and usually paired up, as we found we moved at yaks avoid them and the Iris bulleyana The yellow flowering Clematis akebioides vegetables, an equally stimulating a similar pace. Hiking up the hillside in the growing in large clumps with lots of easy was climbing all over Viburnum and assortment of smells from the hot peppers, sun forced us to take regular breaks and a seeds to collect. These were the same anything else it could reach. Sticky seed pods pans and buckets of fish, freshly butchered short rain shower cooled us off until we meadows that also had P. xikkimenxis and P. of yellow and purple flowering species of meat and well aged but not quite "hundred - reached the top of the ridge. Numerous secundiflora to put on a great show in late Salvia growing along the road edges were year-old eggs". Lots of vendors along the varieties of Rhododendron, oak scrub, and spring. We collected those two from a variety also collected for some of their ripe seeds street set up their grills cooking strips of thorny Rosa omienxix and R. sikangenxix on of locations to grow for possible variability. and we soon found how difficult their seeds meat, roasted potatoes and corn on the cob. the dry side gave way to Sinarundinaria We stopped at a small brushy drainage to were to separate. I bought some yak bells to add to the (bamboo), Larix , Picea, and Pinitx on the stretch and answer natures call and found A number of us had gotten import permits ambiance of my garden at home. more moist tree covered north side of the more P. poisonii in the ditches and pink from the USDA to bring back plants and Our next drive across the valley to reach ridge. Ferns and interesting fungi had me flowering Impatiens on moist, shady banks. seeds from China but we all agreed to the foothills west of Zhongdian was brightly hoping for some forest primula but no such A few feet away were P. polyneura plants in minimize our collection of live plant material marked by the fall colors of Euphorbia luck. We were caught in a downpour coming seed on a brighter bank and growing under so as not to endanger populations. We did nematocypha; scarlet clumps of foliage down the ridge and trudged and slid down a the willows across from them was a nice collect a few plants for herbarium specimens 50cm tall that were not savored by the herds muddy yak trail to the bottom; though we patch of P. sonchifolial Unfortunately no of those that we could not identify for future of yaks on their winter range. Unfortunately stopped briefly to collect some Rodgersia seeds were found since they bloom very comparison with other collections and the we were weeks too late to find more than a and Hydrangea that we couldn't pass up. early in the spring and shed their green seeds plants we grew from seed. These specimens few seeds to bring back. Our bus was finally Upon reaching the bus we found that some from the fragile capsules quickly. These are held at the Alaska Botanical Garden in stopped by the muddy track so we piled out of the others had collected P. polyneura were already showing fat, creamy resting Anchorage, Alaska. to hike farther up the small valley and side (159) up the valley along a small stream. buds among their red veined leaves. I did Our dinner that night was highlighted by a hills. As we were collecting seeds of a All of our muddy, wet bodies steamed up collect two small plants in the hopes of performance of traditional Tibetan music on Geranium and large red fruits of the bus as it slithered down the track back growing them for future seed sharing. One some nontraditional instruments; electric Podophyllum hexandrum, some Tibetan to the hotel for welcomed hot showers. A of these plants put out three blossoms in guitar and piano "Tibetan rock and roll"! kids and their mother came to see what we spicy meal with lots of red peppers washed December and January in my Juneau garden. This was also Grant's birthday so we joined were doing and started helping us. Their down with good Dali beer, or Red Bull for Any forested areas along the roadside that the singers in 'Happy Birthday'. He was sharp eyes found more seeds in a short time the teetotalers, gave us the strength to clean were accessible for yak teams were partially served birthday noodles; it was very than we did and they were pleased when we seeds or at least spread them out to dry later logged and heavily grazed, but we saw some auspicious that he picked up very long gave them some of our snacks and cookies that evening. The "Naked Barley" brand red nice birch, mountain ash, and maples adding noodles with his chopsticks portending long in exchange. Neither of the groups and white fortified wines could not be their fall color to the mountainsides. life. After he blew out the candle, we all got understood a word but we enjoyed their recommended for other than medicinal Ligularia were often seen blooming, to eat birthday cake with our chopsticks; an company. We could hear yak bells tinkling purposes however. A traditional breakfast different species in wet and dry sites and we evening to remember! in the brush and got some good photos of a item was fermented yak butter tea; another collected plenty of Cynogloxxum anuibile Another sunny morning; I got spoiled after yoked pair skidding logs down the valley. treat that needs be experienced only once. {Chinese for-get-me-not) from our trouscr enduring a very wet and gloomy summer in 6 American Primrose Society - Spring 2001 American Primrose Society - Spring 2001

Juneau; maybe that's why they call this motel with the toilet building located up and gourmet meal. Down the road a bit we go to shrub that grows wild in Alaska and in many Shangri La. On the highway (mostly gravel across the creek. We can dip cold creek water the famous Roadhouse 80 in hot sunshine. other higher latitude countries. or cobblestone) north, we crossed a low pass for washing with a bucket provided in each We reapplied sunscreen while cleaning seeds Cremanthodium campanulatum was an with lots of tall white Aconitiim room. Cool beer @ 5 yuan ($.60)/liter is and moving into our windowless rooms. A interesting violet belled Composite scattered brachypodium, an important medicinal plant welcome to wash down the road dust as we short walk around the neighborhood takes across the slopes here with some of its classic here along with many others that are start to sort the day's collections. The cook's us up the creek to an empty yak herders' alpine relatives; Aster, Anaphalis, gathered for sale or trade by the local people. four-year old boy came out to check us out stone hut with a slate roof. We also find a Leonlopodium (Edelweiss) and Sausurrea. Most of the houses are massively built of and we give him a jet model from our flight stone wall topped with cut brush protecting One plant mentioned in the ACE field rammed earth with thick tapered walls and Dan brought out some super balls. Soon the locals' potato patch and the ever present notes we did not find under the rhodies in surrounded by lower walls forming a the boy's older brother has to come to join meadow primulas; P. sikkimensis and P. the pass was Primula boreiocalliantha, courtyard around them that often hold a in the fun. Later that evening the kids were secundiflora. The temperature dropped fast requested by some of our seed shareholders. small garden, fruit trees and the family's fascinated with our flashlights and we teach when the sun disappeared behind the At our next stop 5()()m lower a small stream livestock at night. We saw lots of Cosmos them about duct tape, one of the necessities mountains and we ate dinner by lantern light crossed the road we split up under thick growing on these low walls and sunilowers, of life in Alaska. in our hats and parkas. For after dinner Abies and Rhododendron covered slopes. potatoes, turnips, barley and corn growing Following a breakfast of steamed buns entertainment, we enjoyed Jaime's singing Raspberry brambles slowed my progress in the fields. Semi-wild peaches and plums with peanut butter, rice gruel, tea, tang or of the Alaska Flag song and others under until I spotted tall seed heads of a primula. (unfortunately not quite ripe) grew along the coffee for those so addicted, we head up the stars. Since we were at the latitude of These were unlike any I've grown in my own roadsides here in a noticeably dryer area of toward the pass through heavily logged Tampa, Florida; the Big Dipper and Polaris garden or seen on this trip. The capsules rain shadow compared to Zhongdian. We hillsides now growing back thick with were hard to find between the mountains. resembled old glass pint milk bottles stopped in the hot sunny village of Geza for bamboo, but also tasty orange raspberries! Sleeping on the wooden floor in our sleeping (smooth round rims) on 6()-90cm stems. lunch. After a short walk around town we We stop in the pass near the Szechuan border bags at 13,000 feet (3960m) gave us all These had to be P. boreiocalliantha (464)! have a good meal of woodear fungus with at 13,780 feet (4200m) for a group photo in headaches and we woke to a misty morning One or two whorls of capsules on each stem peppers, pork ribs, scrambled eggs and the brisk windy sunshine. Bundled up in our and no great desire to linger. were full of seeds. When looking down at tomatoes, hash browns, tofu with scullions, colorful parkas, hats and gloves it is truly a A quick breakfast and we were back up to my feet, I found I was also standing in a patch spicy pickled cabbage, and tofu and cabbage Kodak moment. We're standing among the pass to greet the fog rolling up from the of P. sonchifolial Again no seeds but I took soup. Rice comes near the end of the meal gnarly Rhododendrons with blue Gentians south. We were careful to stay in groups so a photo of the two rare species together in everywhere, not at the beginning like we're at our feet and P. sinopurpurea (406) clumps as not to lose anyone, but the breaks in the this moist shady spot. Ahh... to be here in used to at home. This is an open-air place loaded with seeds. Can it get any better than fog added an air of mystery to our the spring! Some of our British members and soon we are being watched by a small this? Yes, it does when we get out of the surroundings here at the east end of the have told me P. boreiocalliantha is very crowd; I suppose we provided cheap wind and shed our jackets in the sun, Himalayas. On the east side of the pass, many challenging to keep going and we hope that entertainment with our appearance and collecting Meconopsis horridula and M. yak trails wandered across the slopes for us with the wide distribution of seeds someone eating habits. They were shy about being pseudointegrifolia, Rheums, and P. belhi to follow in search of alpine plants among will have some success. I certainly hope the photographed. (405) tucked among the rocks for some screes and rocky outcrops. I found a stacked cool moist climate here in Juneau may bring Approaching the Little Snow Mountain shelter. P. sinopurpurea var. brevicula (407) rock trail monument to which I added a few them happiness. One other team member pass at 12,560 feet (3830m) we stop in an grows in cracks in the rocks or less sheltered stones with a wish to return someday. Later brought back to the bus the seed capsules area that was logged and burned ten years areas among other short plants on the I heard that others had done the same. From and a leaf of an Omphalogramma (463) from earlier, not much regeneration yet but great hillside. A dwarf royal purple Aconitutn must that spot vistas down the valley opened and this stop, and in an open area, our old friends yak pasture. Huge patches of Ligitlaria in be admired, but of course has no seeds for closed with the moving patches of fog and P. sikkimensis and P. secundiflora were again bloom; large clumps of Iris and P. us yet, and we get down on hands and knees more clumps of P. sinopurpurea and noticed. sikkimensis and P. secundflora are a for a few seeds of a Saxifraga in the openings Meconopsis pseudointegrifolia beckoned The rest of the day was all downhill reminder of beautiful spring-time vistas. between the rhodies. A brief snow shower this seed collector. The tight spiny buns of (literally) but at the last stop at 3740m, one There is a tremendous view of Big Snow sparkling in the sun only serves to make us Arenaria were common and we found one of the team found a few P. capiuna in flower. Mountain, Da Xue Shan, tomorrow's goal. appreciate how fortunate we are to be here! colony of P. dryadifolia in the scree with Unfortunately I didn't get to see them in their Down into the small village of Weng sui, Our snacks of digestive biscuits, bananas, one flower and no seed capsules. Potentiila native habitat. Back at the motel, it was so we slay in what reminds me of a 6()'s tourist sausages and bottled water tastes like a fruticosa was also found here, the same hot in the sun that even with shorts and a tec 8 American Primrose Society - Spring 2001 American Primrose Society - Spring 2001 9 shirt this Alaskan had to find shade and a Tianchi Lake was our goal the next day, a (Red Mountain). We started up a rough road nobiie and very carefully worked our way cold beer. small boggy lake greatly resembling many but our guide/driver and hosts did not agree to them. Jaime found no seeds on the large Following a great nights sleep {at the lower in Alaska but surrounded by low we were on the right road and asked a mature leathery red leaved plants, but he did take a elevation), some of us hiked up from the Rhododendron meadows and thoroughly village woman for directions. There was few seedlings to try to grow in Alaska. Our motel 5-6km into the Buyung Gorge. The grazed by recently departed yaks. Near one much arm waving and finger pointing, guides started to herd us back toward the sheer walls of the gorge towered 3(X)-500m of their shelters, I noticed a few violet/purple apparently they were not using the same jeep and we were really not looking forward above us in places but there were also old flowers later identified as P. amethystina. dialect. After a consultation with a younger to the rough ride back down the mountain. rock shelters in some of the wider crevices var. brevifolia (699). A few seeds were man we tried another route which all soon More Meconopsis horriduia seed stalks and caves. We noticed a bit of Chinese collected here. This is another choice rare agreed was definitely the wrong way and we were found in some of the scree slopes here graffiti on the rocks too. The creek foamed primula we all hope to grow. The large red retraced our first attempted road. There also. We often volunteered to walk ahead of and rushed over many rapids and low falls leaves and tall seed stalks of Rheum followed several hours of 12 kph speed over the jeep to save our bodies and get a better moistening Arisaemas, Aconitums and alexandrae stood up around the lake in the very rough roads. Several times we look at the plants on the way down. We found Delphiniums. There appeared to be 6 wet meadows with the ever present P. voluntarily walked to save our backs and one magnificent patch of Gentiana different ferns on a one meter square patch sikkimensis and P. secundiflora. There were other more tender parts of our anatomy while atuntxiensis in a clearing in the partially of rock. We did collect some fertile fronds a few P. sinopurpurea on the dryer ground. covering more ground than the jeep. A pass logged forest. P. boreiocallianllui (779) was of ferns for a few lucky shareholders. Side For those who received several different at 4300m was our jumping off spot (finally!) found again but in a dryer site in the shady drainages sheltered Euonymous, and P. accessions of the latter, remember that there to climb higher. Bergenia purpurascew and fir forest at 3,840m, and P. sonchifolia was polyneura (563). We found the blue fruits is more than one color phase/variety/ possibly Diapen.sia bidleyana were hiding again noticed on some moist banks. Our old of a Liriope in a shady spot and several subspecies depending on your reference. among the Rhododendron thickets and lots friends, P. secundiflora and P. sikkimensis Corydalis species were collected in the rocks Other team members also found some P. of capsules ofaSilene along the road slowed were also found at 12,800 feet (3,900m) in along the trail. A fine day for a hike and the boreiocattiantha (792) in the fir woodland our access to the mountainside. Moving up another moist meadow. After the ride from folks who had stayed behind to clean seeds and nearby were P. sonchifolia growing on a rocky drainage more P. amethystina (780) hell (occasionally reaching 20kph), even the had a restful day too. That evening we got a damp roadside bank. Young trees of Larix with plentiful seed capsules were spotted unpadded but nonmoving seat at the to talk with some Japanese and Chinese were turning yellow and the red, orange, and along with P. bella (773) next to rocks and restaurant that night felt good. Some of the tourists exploring the countryside. pink leaves of Sorbus and Acer colored the Androsace delavayi (753) creeping over the team had also gone out in the bus to collect It was time to head back to Zhongdian, hillsides. Fruits of a shrubby, pink fruited rocks. While picking the tiny seed heads of on the dry foothills near town, where a newly and our first stop in a dry pine forest brought Sorbus and seed pods of Lilium and the latter, I wished I'd had tweezers instead named Incarviliea zhongdianensis (hardy us some nice orchids in flower but only Dan Nomocharis were found on the lower slopes. of my fat fingers. Once the drainage opened gloxinia) was found. had a special permit for their seeds and a For my main reference I was carrying up and flattened, an even tinier plant, A short trip was made north of town past grower waiting for them. Orchids have very Halda's book with a sticky note on every probably P. nanobella (774) was found in Napa Hai, a large seasonal lake next to a complex germination requirements and page listing primula in western Yunnan great numbers in the well grazed alpine turf. dry pine forest on red clay. We were sent many are becoming endangered through Province or nearby {about I /3 of the pages). A mature plant 3cm tall in fruit would have out to find the elusive but highly desirable over collecting of plants all over the world We also had the ACE field notes and the fit on my little fingernail with room for a Androsace bulleyana (793) in this hard so we hope these may grow. This was one Alpine Garden Society Journal, Vol. 64, No. friend! Please let us know if you have packed red clay below a rocky outcropping. of the few sites where we found no primula, 2, as another excellent reference. success growing this one. Several of us saw a wild rabbit during our an uncommon situation on this trip. At one That evening, I found an Internet Cafe to A few purple and green striped pods of a search through the brush. Luckily, a few stop, we were in a brushy meadow when a check my email and send brief notes home dwarf lily (5-10cm tall) were collected here plants were still in flower, a beacon of scarlet woman and her yaks moved through. She and to the Primula e-group. It was nice to too before the final push up to the top at above a monocarpic rosette 10cm across, saw me collecting Iris seeds and came over have some contact with family and friends 14.440 feet (4,400m). We may have been much like'dSempervivum. Some seeds were to help. By the time we stopped, there were but the connection was very slow, even I able to-See snow capped mountain ranges collected as the bus horn was heard to bring enough so every shareholder should have could type faster than the connection. This 50-100miles (80-160km) away on this us back so we could tour the Tibetan gotten some seeds; let me know if you didn't. is certainly a sign of the opening up of China. incredible day! Our bodies felt good too Buddhist monastery on a hill over looking A photo stop in the sun for the beautiful red I was one of three from the Team to go on although we were still not running up these town. Several spun the bronze prayer bells Euphorbia in the green meadow was a three and a half hour (one way) guided slopes. On a distant scree we spotted another to help ensure our return as we entered this essential just north of town. jeep trip to an alpine area near Hong Shan suspect on our most wanted list. Rheum once self-contained community. We trudged 10 American Primrose Society - Spring 2001 American Primrose Society - Spring 2001 11 up a long steep stone stairway to the upper We left Zhongdian for the drive to Lijiang through dry scrub, grassy meadows and trees; sometimes very shaded, as well as in level to see the massive temples that were on a highway under construction. Many bamboo patches to the low alpine area on openings in the forest. We helped Bleddyn being restored after much damage during the workers were filling gravel trucks with the south side of Yulong Shan. That 1000m collect seeds of a Roscoea in the shady spots Cultural Revolution. We admired the carved shovels, moving it with bamboo scoops and (3300 feet) vertical gain in about 5km too. A fire had scorched one side of the stone lions at the entrances and beautifully large iron hoes as stonemasons were (3miles) only left us with an hour of plant valley making for easier walking in formerly painted Buddhist murals inside the temple carefully cutting and fitting the stones lining hunting before we had to turn around to brushy areas. On the sandy meadow floor that were built in the late 17th century. This the ditches and embankments. Once past the descend. There were many flowers in bloom was growing a primula with strap shaped is also a tourist attraction so plenty of gift construction zone, we made stops along the on an alpine meadow at 4100m; dwarf leaves and yellow meal on the underside, shops outside the temple helped separate us way near streams and shady woodlands. P. Delphinium and Aconitum, nodding blue perhaps P. pulchella (935). A plant that from some of our money before we left this polyneura and P. cockburniana (806) were Allium and clumps of white Arenaria. looked somewhat like another primula was area. found in one drainage while Anemone Shrubby Paeonia delavayi with large identified by Dan as Androsace spimdifera Many hotels are being built here and in hitpehensis was commonly in flower in partially open pods and blue/black seeds (949). Our trek up the valley took us up to a other towns for tourists and we saw plenty sunny patches. Impatiens subcalcarata and drew me toward the cliffs and caves above scree slope in a fruitless search for of people traveling in buses and vans /. delavayi shone out of damp rock pockets the meadow. Near the mouths of caves and Meconopsis delavayi reported in the area. exploring the countryside. Roads are being along the road and Schisandra vines with in cracks in the rocks were growing small This is supposed to be a good perennial improved and there is concern about long clusters of red berries climbed over primula with very prominent sepals below unlike the monocarpic M. horridula and M. pollution from soft coal burning furnaces, shrubs. The stream dropped fast over rocks their seed capsules. This is probably P. integrifolia we had already found. garbage dumps, deforestation and other approaching the lower elevations along the yunnanensis (888), mentioned by John After dinner that evening we were treated environmental issues. Seed and plant Yangtse River. Cornfields appeared with Richards as having been collected by Josef to a fine performance of traditional Naxi collecting is being closely watched and a borders of sunflowers and squash and soon Halda near cliffs on the Yulong Shan. From music performed on a variety of strange number of groups such as NARGS, ACS, rice paddies in the lowest valleys. We had one of those caves, taking photos toward percussion and stringed instruments by some and SRGC are promoting responsible or to stop at the overlook on the Yangtse where Lijiang, I could see the old airstrip used by young (60's and 70's) and some very old sustainable collection of wild plant material. it turned to go through Tiger Leaping Gorge the Flying Tigers in WWII to bring men and (over 80) musicians. One flute solo was said We had some discussion with the leader of north of the Jade Dragon Mountains (Yulong materials over the "Hump" from Burma into to be 700 years old and this orchestra is a tour group from Kew Gardens who felt Shan). This is one of the most photographed China. Several other primula species were supposed to have been performing for 425 that all of the worthwhile plants had already spots in China and we did not break with collected by different team members on years. As the narrator and interpreter put it been collected. He felt that since these plants tradition. Soon, palm trees, fruit orchards another slope that I didn't get a chance to "Some pop music brings youth death; this were available from English nursieries their and people selling apples, pears and peppers see. traditional music brings you life". was no need for any further collecting of lined the road into Lijiang. This is a city of The very warm days' descent left us having Leaving Lijiang was a relief for one of our seeds or plants! To us that kind of sounded contrasts; many new high rise hotels and to stop to rest our rubbery legs in the shady members who had been on a previous seed like King George dictating to the colonists other modern buildings line the main streets, patches of brush and we were out of water collecting trip here and been detained by the where they had to buy their tea and other yet one block away are the older one and by the time we reached the van. There were local police for not having the appropriate supplies before the American Revolution! two story tile roofed shops and houses with some nice Delphinium seeds and a few from permits supposedly needed for that We were careful to collect responsibly and small gardens and canals. The main streets a chocolate flowered Aconitum aff. delavayi jurisdiction. Payment of a suitable fee even spread some seed as we collected. are good pavement with stoplights that soon that could not be ignored along the way allowed them to leave, but without their Large multi-national corporations and turn onto narrow brick or cobblestone lanes however! The bottled water we were always collections. Once past the border, we all biotech firms are also searching for plants more suited to carts and bicycles. A statue careful to drink tasted better than wine. A relaxed and enjoyed a warm day with plenty that may have medical uses. Some third of Mao near our hotel looked neglected and good dinner and a pleasant walk through of oxygen at this lower elevation 2300m world countries are alarmed over the unlit at night though surrounded by "Old Town" left us ready for a good nights (7500 feet). We were traveling through much patenting of native plant material that may lampposts. sleep before our next days hike into the Gang more heavily populated areas where the result in prohibitions against their citizens From town we drove up to Snow Pine ho ba dry valley. fields of corn were high up the side hills and growing and using plants that were collected Village (Xi song) near where Joseph Rock A misty morning in the pine and oak forest rice on the bottomlands were starting to turn on their own land. Enough politics; back to lived, and walked through a spa with big forced me to use my compass to climb over golden in the sun. Eucalyptus was planted the story. clear spring fed ponds from the hillside, A the ridge into the valley. P. forrestii (843, along the roadsides and taro grew in ponds guide took some of us on a vigorous hike up 905) was common near rocks among the with palm trees next to houses. Not much 12 American Primrose Society - Spring 2001 American Primrose Society - Spring 2001 13

Androsace bulleyana, Ed Buyarski photo P. ctmethystina, Ed Buyarski photo

LAND of the BLUE POPPY

Photo at right taken on 9-21-01 on Big Snow Mountain Passat 140()0feet. From right to left standing are; Zhou Zhekun, Boss Sung, Rhonda Williams, Grant Matheke, Toby Wheeler, Teena Garay, Stan Ashmore, Charles Utermohle, Dan Hinkley, Bleddyn Wynn-Joncs. Kneeling are Lu Yuan-Lin, Peggy Pletcher, Jaime Rodriguez, and Ed Buyarski. ARCS China 2000 Expedition Group, Big Snow Ml. 14 American Primrose Society - Spring 2001 American Primrose Society - Spring 2001 15

suitable for Alaska here. While eating lunch were beginning to celebrate the National my garden to flower and be identified. They grounds but we were ready for a rest from at a restaurant outside Jian ehuan, we learned Holiday that had been lengthened to a week had 30cm leaf rosettes resembling a coarse the hot sun and on to finishing our seed it was appropriate to toss our fish and for economic reasons. We were told this is a P. sikkimensis and large resting buds. In the cleaning and labeling for shipping. chicken bones, napkins and unwanted scraps time when everyone is encouraged to return forest we noticed old engraved stone grave That evening at our farewell dinner with on the floor. One assumed they hosed down to their place of birth. This event encourages markers with a few flowers of remembrance. our Chinese hosts and their families, we the place or let in the dogs to clean up. them to spend money on transportation, It was time to pack up and head back to expressed our thanks for all their efforts A wet morning found us grinding and lodging and souvenirs, resulting in Kunming to finish our seed cleaning, make during these incredible four weeks. Of slipping up a muddy track toward 99 considerable cash redistribution of course. our lists for our permits and see how much course we invited them to visit us in Alaska Dragons where recent mudslides did not This also results in traffic jams on the roads, stuff we could leave behind to make room to see some of the plants and wildlife we reassure us for our return trip. Red clay as we were stuck in one the next day for for our souvenirs. Short swords, iron and had bragged about during this trip. Dan and covered everything and the river was equally nearly an hour, complicated by road repairs carved wooden screens, happy Buddhas and Bleddyn had gotten tired of hearing the" M" red. We passed hunters with dogs carrying and a herd of pigs being walked to market. carved dragons needed space in our word (Moose) during our discussions about muzzle loading percussion shotguns, We arrived in Dali to stay in the Red baggage. A good American breakfast of Alaska pests. Those two were heading up perhaps the only guns people were allowed Camellia Hotel, a landmark for travelers greasy fried eggs, sausage, and toast sent us into S/echuan Province for another two by the government. There are many pools with ambiance to spare and dim lights on our way across eroded rolling hills and weeks yet while we were on our way home. on the mountain that are, or were said to have needing new light bulbs so we could see our past rice fields being harvested. A gas station Our two to three days in the heat and dragons in them, their breaths steaming on seeds. This is becoming a tourist town, a pit stop found no bargains with fuel at $ 1.607 humidity of Hong Kong (luckily in an air cool mornings. The bus made it up to 3580m must visit place like Katmandu on your gal. Lunch on the road was outstanding; conditioned hotel) made us long for the cool (11,750 feet) and we got to explore the wet world tour. Vendors of marble vases, old cashew chicken, roast duck, fried chicken fresh air of Alaska where the snow line near hillsides covered with fir, Rhododendron or coins and batik cloth were quite aggressive skin, congealed blood soup, cauliflower with sea level was waiting for us. I had no trouble bamboo where the timber had been cut. in soliciting business and we did our part bean sprouts and a taste of fried wasps! Once bringing a few seeds and plants past the Los Meconopsis plants growing in scree and for the local economy! I did decline to have in Kunming we made a brief visit to the Angeles Airport customs and inspection roadside gravel yielded no seeds, but a plant my well-worn tennis shoes shined by one flower and bird market where anything and people. In fact they were fascinated by the was collected and later found to probably keen businessman. Most of the group voted everything is available. Even in the thick farina on the undersides of the leaves of be M. betonicifalia near where Jean Marie for a town day so we dropped them at the crowds, we could spot our group by looking some of the primula. We had a pleasant chat Delavay had collected some of the first blue thousand year old temple site before our ride over people's heads to locate a couple of about the Expedition and they sent me on poppies in 1886. On mossy rocks along a on an Austrian built gondola up toward Gang shiny, bald, six-foot tall white guys. We did my way. steep stream were fine specimens of P. shan. Dan did not appreciate Bleddyn's notice one loud, angry discussion between All our seeds came through USDA sonchifoiia, some resting buds the size of rocking the boat during this flight up the two groups of young people, the only time inspection untouched and I have heard from hens eggs. These were even growing in the mountain. From the 2560m level we walked we saw any strong emotional behavior. many shareholders of their success growing road gravel that was wetted by spray from up into pine forest with an under story of The streets and parks had been thoroughly many of those that have not been available this stream. Farther up the stream were a few Gaultheria, Vaccinium, Corylopsis and cleaned and colorful plants and flowers were for some time. I would especially appreciate P. deflexa (921) plants with seeds, some of Illysiiim (star anise in fruit!). Along a narrow arranged everywhere in honor of the hearing from you growers of your successes which are now growing nicely at home. trail above a waterfall we found a primula National Holiday. We visited the World or failures and help in identification of Walking down the road was relaxing and we growing on the cliff side in small soil patches Horticultural Expo, which had been held in questionable species when they bloom. caught up with a colorful bunch of goats and with a dwarf Campanula. Yellow meal on Kunming in 1999 and was being maintained Perhaps we will find some surprises in those their herders before making another the central bud and underside of the leaves as a beautiful park with many provincial seeds! The chart of the Primula and other collection of P. poisonii at 3110m (10,200 led to my doubtful identification of P. display gardens and international exhibits Primulaceae Accessions is included here so feet). Luckily no new mud slides had calliantha. (941). We need to grow and (nothing from the USA). An impressive you can share information more easily about blocked the road back. flower this one. On the return trail to the display of Bonsai specimens, medicinal our collections. A visit to a woodworking shop before bottom, we passed fields of tea, Camellia, gardens, bamboo gardens and different Would I do this again you ask? Of course, lunch showed us some incredible carving and in a shady spot found a few small pink climatic region glasshouses were among but I would definitely like to return to work on sculptures and heavy furniture Begonia in flower. One last batch of primula some others we visited. Traditional music Yunnan Province when the mountains and accented with marble panels made from hiding in a shady ditch at 2500m gave me and a wild performance of Dragon dancers meadows are in bloom. Should we set up a Chinese birch. October 1st in town, people no seeds so one is waiting under the snow in slowed our progress through the Expo tour? 16 American Primrose Society - Spring 2001 American Primrose Society - Spring 2001 17

Alaska Rock Garden Society China 2000 Seed Expedition Field Notes

No. Variety Location Alt. Environment 779 R boreiocalliantha Hongshan 3970m Partially logged area 33 R secundiflora Zhongdian 5km east 3200m Moist meadow 780 R amethystina (var.brevifolia) Hongshan 4200m Open areas on W slope 37 P poisonii Zhongdian 5km east 3200m Moist meadow 792 R boreiocalliantha Tianchi Lake 3880m Partially logged area 47 P poisonii RdtoShuduLake(2) 3200m Moist meadow 806 R cockburniana Zhongdian to Lijiang 3300m Moist drainage 50 R secundiflora RdtoShuduLake(2) 3200m Moist meadow 807 R aff. polyneura Zhongdian to Lijiang 3300m Moist drainage 85 R secundiflora Rd.toShuduLake(4) 3250m Moist meadow 840 R sp. ?? Jade Dragon Snow Mtn 4000m Stable Scree 97 R sikkimensis Rd.toShuduLake(4) 3250m Moist meadow 843 R forrestii Jade Dragon Snow Mtn 3200m Dry scrub 158 R secundiflora Zhongdian 7-8kmWSW 3320m Browsing meadow 857 R sp. ?? Jade Dragon Snow Mtn 4000m Stable Scree 159 R polyneura Zhongdian 7-8kmWSW 3320m Browsing meadow edge 858 R sinopurpurea Jade Dragon Snow Mtn 4100m Stable Scree 234 R polyneura Zhongdian hills east 3200m Drainage bright side 859 R sp. ?? Jade Dragon Snow Mtn 4100m Stable Scree PL R aft sonchifolia Zhongdian hills east 3200m Drainage shady side 860 R sp. ?? Jade Dragon Snow Mtn 4100m Stable Scree 257 R aft polyneura Zhongdian east hills 3200m S. facing slope oak scrub 888 Raft yunnanensis Jade Dragon Snow Mtn 4110m E facing rocks and caves 258 R aft pulchella? Zhongdian east hills 3200m S. facing slope oak scrub 889 R sp. ?? Jade Dragon Snow Mtn 4000m Along path through bamboo 299 R poisonii Zhongdian, Rd. N. toGeza 3230m Moist area in oak scrub 905 R forrestii Gang ho ba 3200m Dry forest & open rocky areas 334 R sikkimensis Zhongdian, Rd. N. to Geza 3880m Moist, logged, burned area 921 R deflexa 99 Dragons 3580m Wet rocky forest drainage 339 R secundiflora Zhongdian, Rd, N. to Geza 3880m Moist, logged, burned area PL R sonchifolia 99 Dragons 3580m On mossy rocks & wet gravel 341 R sec. or sik Zhongdian, Rd. N. to Geza 3880m Moist, logged, burned area 922 R poisonii 99 Dragons 3110m Moist road bank 344 R polyneura Zhongdian, Rd. N. to Geza 3910m Oak scrub 925 R poisonii 65km N of Dali 2310m Moist meadow 405 R aff. bella Big Snow Mtn Pass W. 4330m SE rocky slope next to rocks 935 Raff, pulchella Gang ho ba 3320m Sandy meadow 406 R sinopurpurea Big Snow Mtn Pass W, 4200m Open area in pass 941 Raff, calliantha Cangshan 2800m Shaded steep bank 407 R sinop, brevicula Big Snow Mtn Pass W. 4330m SE rocky slope more open PL R sp. ?? Cangshan 2500m Shaded ditch 464 R boreiocalliantha Big Snow Mtn Pass W. 3750m Moist shaded fir & rhodies PL R sonchifolia Big Snow Mtn Pass W. 3750m Moist shaded fir & rhodies PL R capitata Big Snow Mtn Pass W. 3500m unknown • ARCS China 2000 Other Primulaceae 507 R sinopurpurea Big Snow Mtn Pass E. 4300m Open area South slope 508 R sinop. brevicula Big Snow Mtn Pass E. 4300m S. rocky slope open area 222 Androsace rigida Zhongdian hills to east 3200m PL R dryadifolia Big Snow Mtn Pass E. 4300m S. rocky slope, stable scree 343 Androsace rigida Zhongdian, Rd. N. to Geza 3910m 509 R aff. bella Big Snow Mtn Pass E. 4300m S. rocky slope, near rocks 353 Androsace sp. Wengsui 3010m 563 R aft polyneura Buyung Gorge 3010m Moist, shaded drainage 388 Androsace sp. Big Snow Mt. Pass 4330m 664 R secundiflora Little Snow Mtn 3550m Moist, grazed area 463 Omphalogrammasp. South of BSM Pass 3750m Moist shade opening 695 R sinopurpurea Tianchi Lake 3825m Grazed, dwarfy rhody meadow 529 Androsace sp. Shangri La Gorge 3010m 696 R secundiflora Tianchi Lake 3730m Moist, grazed meadow 705 Omphalogrammasp. Tianchi Lake. 3880m Fir forest 697 R secundiflora Tianchi Lake 3825m Grazed, dwarf rhody meadow 735 Androsace rigida Napa hai 3610m 698 R sikkimensis Tianchi Lake 3825m Grazed, dwarf rhody meadow 752 Androsace ? 699 R amethystina (var.brevifolia) Tianchi Lake 3825m Grazed, dwarf rhody meadow (Diapensia purpurea)? Hong shan 4200m On shady rocks under modies PL R sonchifolia Tianchi Lake 3825m Moist road bank, not shaded 753 Androsace delavayi Hong shan 4200m On rocks open west slope 773 R aff. bella Hongshan 4200m Near rocks on W, slope 793 Androsace bulleyana Napahai 3100m Sunny dry SW slope 774 R aff. nanobella (tiny plant) Hongshan 4300m Open areas on W. slope 827 Lysimachia sp. Zhongdian to Lijiang 2730m 775 R sinopurpurea Hongshan 4200m Open areas on W. slope 878 Lysimachia lichiangensis Jade Dragon Snow Mt. 4000m Sandy meadow 776 R sinopurpurea Hongshan 4300m Open areas on W, slope 894 Androsace sp. Gang ho ba 3320m Sandy meadow 777 R sikkimensis Hongshan 4005m Moist meadow 949 Andorsace spinulifera Gang ho ba 3320m Sandy meadow 778 R secundiflora Hongshan 4005m Moist meadow 18 American Primrose Society - Spring 2001 American Primrose Society - Spring 2001 19

New England Memories present location in Hopkinton, APS Quarterly Appeal by Constance B. Hehn Massachusetts. We live in a large old house which had traces of an old garden and family Cheri Fluck, Quarterly Librarian When 1 reflect on the beginning of my farm. At first, I waged an all-out war, battling interest in plants, which eventually led to poison ivy, brambles and vines. As I became Please help APS complete record sets and member sets of Quarterlies. At one Primulas, I have to go back to the 193()'s. At familiar with the grounds and favorable time there was an official "President's Set" and an "Official Record Set". The the time, my mother. May Sartori Brown, growing zones for our area, I realized I had a President's Set has disappeared entirely. The "Record Set" was found and we are belonged to an art group that believed in few sheltered spots where I could grow attempting to make it a complete set. Please look in all your nooks and crannies to painting from nature. They went on treks to Primulas. I joined the Society and began see if you may have extra issues you have carried home from a meeting or a show. picturesque spots, often requiring long walks growing my own plants. A moderate success, I would also wish to know who has complete sets. No, I won't come steal them. I as well as additional horticultural gifts, plus and, as a young child, 1 was taken along. I just need to know if you may have extra issues. I will reimburse postage to anyone encouragement from my mother and usually brought up the rear accompanied by who sends issues. My address and email is printed on the inside back cover. I will Eugene Fischer, an old German botanist who gardening friends, whetted my appetite for also be at the National Show and would be pleased to take books as luggage back was a very exacting but patient gentleman further adventures in gardening. I'm writing who would keep me amused by talking about this article with a bleak winter outlook from to Alaska to complete our needed sets. the plants we saw along the way. He would my kitchen window. But the Primrose name plants in Latin, and on the return walk, Society's seed list plus a number of catalogs Vol. l,#l,Ju!43 2 Vol. 26 #1, Winter 68 1 I was supposed to remember each plant and have given me a glimpse of spring that Vol. l,#2,Oct43 2 Vol. 26 #2, Spring 68 1 brightens my day. Now I must rearrange all its name. So that she would have floral Vol. 1, #3, Jan 44 1 Vol. 33 #1, Winter 75 1 subjects to paint, my mother began the plants in the house so the seed flats will gardening. She painted a lot, and I'm glad have room under the lights. At this point in Vol. 1, #4, Apr 44 2 Vol. 34 #1, Winter 76 1 she did because horticulture eventually won my life as a gardener I realize that simplicity Vol.2,#l,Jul44 2 Vol. 35 #3, Summer 77 1 out. She started out by growing all sorts of is the key factor in what I undertake. Gradually, Vol. 2, #2, Oct 44 1 Vol. 36 #1, Winter 78 2 I'm reducing flower beds in my field and plants from seed. In fact, I still have azaleas Vol. 3, #3, Jan 46 1 Vol. 36 #2, Spring 78 1 consolidating plants closer to the house. I in my garden that she grew from seed on her Vol. 5 #4, Apr 48 1 Vol. 42 #1, Winter 84 1 kitchen windowsill. I can't remember when feel very fortunate in having a daughter, she joined the American Primrose Society, Stephanie Alyward, who is an excellent Vol. 6 #3, Jan 49 2 Vol. 46 #2, Spring 88 1 but she did have a lovely garden wherever gardener. She has a good understanding of Vol. 6 #4, Apr 49 2 Vol. 46 #3, Summer 88 1 she lived. Her last home was in New plants and shares with me a genuine love of Vol. 10 #2, Oct 52 1 Vol. 46 #4, Fall 88 2 garden Hampshire, and for her garden there, she Vol. 12 #2, Apr 54 2 Vol. 47 #2, Spring 89 1 bought seeds from Barnhaven and grew Vol. 12#3,Jul54 1 Vol. 58 #2, Spring 00 2 Polyanthus and Auriculas. At one time, she visited Alice Hills Baylor in Stowe, Vermont, Vol. 13 #1, Jan 55 1 Vol. 58 #3, Summer 00 2 and told me about a wonderful group of Vol. 14 #1, Jan 56 1 Vol. 58 #4, Fall 00 2 candelabras that were there. Vol. 25 #2, Spring 67 1 Vol. 59 #1, Winter 01 2 When my husband and I moved into our Vol. 25 #3, Summer 67 2 first house, I began gardening as an adjunct to watching four active children in our yard. Cheri has done an outstanding job of collecting, sorting and compiling our 59 year I started out with the basic annuals, and once heritage of past Primrose Quarterlies for us and future generations of members. Future my mother saw my pitiful and erratic attempts plans under discussion include a complete index and the scanning of the entire set of to garden, she brought me a few steadfast Quarterlies into an Adobe Acrobat CD Rom with full electronic searching capability. perennials. Gradually, an attractive small Don't worry... the CD would be a supplement to a complete hard copy set, not a replacement. garden evolved. A few years later, my Please help Cheri and your Board make these plans become real; have a look around and husband changed jobs, and we moved to our see what you may have that you have forgotten about and contact Cheri. (Editorial Committee) 20 American Primrose Society - Spring 2001 American Primrose Society - Spring 2001 21

P. pulchelUi, Gnciu Kaiyun pholo P. polyneiira, Gitan Kaiynn photo 22 American Primrose Society - Spring 2001 American Primrose Society - Spring 2001 23

Primula bracteosa the weather only being covered during heavy my research suggests, 1 have a specimen plant Beautiful Polyanthus rain, and their position in the garden meant on which I have nine buds. When they will by Derek Lockey they were never exposed to direct sunshine. flower I do not know but as this plant contains By Caroline Jensen By late July the roots were at the bottom of P. aureata I fully expect that it will allow me One of the most successful results of I grow primulas in North East England and the pots and I started to foliar feed with to take mature leaves and I expect to be able hybridizing is Primula x Polyanthus. There are I have my front garden adjacent to Hadrian's Maxicrop tomato feed at roughly one third to start this process in May 2001. many strains of this primrose from miniatures Wall. The majority of my plants are grown in strength. This was to try to copy the monsoon- My leaf cuttings are inserted into Jifiy 7s to giants. Colors range from pale shades to the garden behind the house, the aspect of like atmosphere the plants find in their native (peat plugs) each in its own pot and brilliant shades. Stem length varies, some with which is north-north east, from where the country. When we had a hot day they were individually labeled. So having been quoted tall stems that can be used for cut flowers, cold winds come off the North Sea, direct sprayed with a fine pressure sprayer with plain before "that leaves may as well rot in a others with shorter stems that are excellent from Scandanavia. water. After mid August I started to give a weak propagator as in a compost bin," I try to for pots and bedding plants. All the strains My adventure with Primulas started in the feed of Miracid (which is an acid feed for propagate leaves. The plants are a bonus and carry a cluster of blossoms on their stems. Spring of 1989 when I called at the then ericacous type plants). This was usually the flowers a great joy. I enclose a list of references From one packet of Pacific Giant polyanthus home of "Barnhaven" at Brigsteer, in applied as a foliar spray. By the way they were for those who may like to try these beautiful seeds I started my collection that now numbers Cumbria, where I was privileged to meet the growing I knew these plants enjoyed this plants. in the hundreds. These Giants have survived late Jared and Sylvia Sinclair. Their seed program of feeding and I can now say that in my beds for about 25 years, rejuvenating germinated well and the following Autumn my P. aureata plants have generally been split References: themselves through self-sowing. Of course I I planted out over 400 Primulas, and what "PrimuLis " Mary Robinson. Page 217. "Propagating into nine new plants from each pot. fertilize with seaweed and compost and protect a sight they were the following Spring, Petiolarids" Crowood Press P. scapeosa is now (February) just starting to "Petiolarid Primulas"- John Dennis. AGS Vol. 64 No.4 them in the winter with spruce boughs. Other I have gone through my Allionii, Auricula bud from which I have twelve leaf cuttings Pages 390-394 than a little weeding they care for themselves. and European phase and am now hooked rooted over the winter. P. bracteosa seems to "Asiatic Primulas"— Roy Green. Alpine Garden Soc. Pub. They were originally planted in very rich on Petiolarids and hybrids, and grow Out of print be a very easily managed plant as I have split loamy soil, deeply prepared with excellent Asiatics, including, at the moment, P. "Primula - Nctta Dennis". AGS Vol. 64. No.3 & AGS off five plants immediately after the Vol. 61 page 414 1993 drainage on a slightly sloping site. takedana, P. hidakana, P. jesoana, P. kisoana, photograph was taken on December 12th, "More on Gibbereilic Acid"-], Dennis. AGS Allowing the polyanthus to seed themselves P. riedii, and P. ivilliamsii. 2000. They are continuing to thrive and are Vol. 65 No.4 Pages 378-381 insures a constant supply of new plants. This The story of P. bracteosa is of particular "Petiolarid Primulas - A gardeners Views"- David making good root growth in the plunge bed proved very effective when I almost lost my relevance. It is a plant which was given to Livingstone. SRGC Vol. XVI Pt. 1 April 1978 No. 62 of the Alpine House. I have been following Pages 33-37 entire collection in the bad winter of 1997- me as a cutting at the NAPS AGM in my own ideas after reading about these "An Account of Primula Section Petiolaris in Cultivation" 1998. Happily the seed sprouted in a mass the October, 1999. The plant was potted on in magical plants. They have got me smitten and Dr. A.J.Richards SRGC Vol. XV Pt. 3 April 1977 following spring and so I had my collection the spring of 2000, as I felt it was becoming I am pleased to say that my first batch of No. 60 Pages 177-214 "Petiolarid Primulas - Propagation by Leaf Cutting" back again. P. polyanthus has a shallow root pot-bound. The mixture used was equal seedlings of P. edgeworthii 'Nana' may, R.S. Masterton system so it is very prone to heaving in a parts of oak leafmould, sphagnum peat, hopefully, produce flowers in Spring 2001. "Primulas" by A.J. Richards. Timber Press thawing and freezing situation. Winter which was steam sterilized, to which I added My one observation about growing protection is a must for the primrose. equal parts of JI No. 3 and 3mm grit sand. Petiolarids is that any trace of time can prove By allowing primroses to self-sow for insects To this I added a sprinkling of blood fish disastrous. I was given a clump of the hybrid to pollinate, interesting new bi-colors can and bone, having read that these Petiolarids "Arduaine" and the donors comments were " show up in the spring bloom as well as some are gross feeders. Plants were grown in plastic put its feet in heavy clay and put some pine real surprises. One such surprise is the P. juliae pots and not plunged until mid October needles or leafmould in the top 6 inches of 'Caroline's Dorothy. The ordinary 'Dorothy' is 2000. soil and it will thrive." I have literally followed much smaller. During the summer plants were placed in his instructions and am now the owner of a In the open gardens the polyanthus and a coldframe, which was raised off the ground plant which has five crowns and is supporting juliaes can be used to produce drifts and some 18 inches. This frame had a wire mesh about 20 buds so roll on April when they masses of brilliant color. The polyanthus base on which the pots stood which meant should open. primrose has a greater variety of colors than that they were wet but not stagnant. With regard to "Netta Dennis", which is a any other garden flower. It certainly should Generally, the plants were fully exposed to hybrid between P. gmcilipes and P. aureata, so be included in one's garden plan. 24 American Primrose Society - Spring 2001 American Primrose Society - Spring 2001 25

P. off. nanobella, Ed Buyarski photo

Auricula Art h\ f I Kl jfl Caroline Jensen, Marion Simpson photo

'Caroline's Dorthy' photo Ed Buyarski

P. bracteosa, Derek Lockey photo Caroline Jensen's Polyanthus, Marion Simpson photo " 26 American Primrose Society - Spring 2001 American Primrose Society - Spring 2001 27

A. P. S. Board Meeting Minutes process electronically. Candy stated any article giving sources and supplies is the most popular. table their application to be a Chapter until it October 15th, 2000 on disk sent to her needs to be accompanied Participants on the e-group are being encouraged heard some feedback from the Board on by hard copy. to join APS or start chapters. Ed indicated there financial liability for local groups and chapters. This was our first international teleconference Book Library are one or two additional groups that may be Currently, the A.P.S. is incorporated as a non- with participants calling in from 6 sites, Thea submitted a written report. Her started in Alaska, including Anchorage. A copy profit with all Chapters falling under its including the states of Alaska, New York, current balance is -$10.39. Thea is putting of Duane's full report was submitted. umbrella for tax purposes and IRS reporting. California, Washington and the U.K. together a list of books currently available for Chapter Reports Since not all chapters currently choose to Participants included: Duane Buell, Ed the Quarterly. Ed suggested the list also go to East Side - Thea reported 19 members. The report financial information to the national Buyarski, Roger Eichman, Cheri Fluck, Julia the Primrose e-Group and the books would Treasurer said what they have in the bank is treasurer for tax purposes, it puts A.P.S. in a Haldorson, Cy Happy, Mary Irwin, Rosetta be sold on a first come/first served basis. their business. Thea didn't give an APS potentially precarious position, and provides Jones, Elaine Malloy, Terry Mitchell, Thea Duane requested a monthly update of the member count; she said they are not required inequitable treatment for the chapters. Ed Oakley, Judy Sellers, Candy Strickland, Robert book list for the A.P.S. web site. to do so to belong to A.P.S., but are accepted indicated that if the A.P.S. was ever audited Tonkin, and Pat Wilson. Ed rang a yak bell Quarterly Library as they are. by the IRS, they would audit the local chapters from his China trip to begin the meeting. Cheri reports sales of $50. She has fifteen Tacoma - Candy reported 15 members, 8 are as well. Cheri mentioned that as past Treasurer Treasurer's Report complete sets ready. If Quarterlies are sold by A.P.S. members, and a $200 cash balance. she always reported Juneau's assets and interest Julia provided the following highlights. chapters at plant sales or meetings, the New England - Mary reported 33 A.P.S. to the national A.P.S. treasurer. Robert said Profit and Loss - 2nd Qtr. 2000: Income of proceeds should be sent to National. Some members and $278 in their treasury. the Juneau Group simply desired to get the $1,794.99; Expenses of $367.87; Balance of old issues should be given away by local Juneau - Duane reported membership is over situation clarified so they could make an $11,324.86 (Excluding our investment chapters to encourage membership. Duane 50,100% belonging to A.P.S. There is $4,000 informed decision. Duane said the Juneau account). Profit and Loss - 3rd Qtr. 2000: suggested that we put a cover price on the in the bank account. Group respectfully declined to be recognized Income of $768.72; Expenses of $8,867.82 Quarterly when issued so there is a monetary Seattle - June didn't provide numbers, but they as a chapter right now. Thea withdrew her (Includes two Quarterly issues); Balance of value on it. A motion was made to set a price are having a get-together Oct. 27 to discuss motion. $3,225-76. Investment Account: $18,218.12. to be printed on Quarterly issues when a price the future of the chapter. Nominating Committee Julia is concerned about payment for next is decided. The motion passed. Dues Increase Ed appointed a Nominating Committee Quarterly. She will need to transfer funds from Slide Library In order to continue publication of the consisting of Candy, Judy, and Pat. the Investment account to cover a projected Mary reported that she received a beautiful Quarterly with color photos, a dues increase was 2001 National Show shortfall. The Quarterly will cost new slide show from Terry Mitchell entitled discussed. The cost to produce the Quarterly The show will take place April 20, 21 and approximately $4000 and we have only $3200 "Around the Shows - March, April, May 2000 for 500 members each year is presently 22 in Puyallup. Ed mentioned that the 2nd in the operating account. The Report was in the North of England. Julia sent Mary $33.00/member. That is the amount needed weekend in June, 2002 the National NARGS approved following a motion to transfer funds $200 to have duplicate slides made, and Mary just to cover the current cost of the Quarterly. show will be in Anchorage, possibly June 14- by Judy and second by Candy. is in the process of having that done. Ed will The Board felt that too large a dues increase 16. Ed suggested that we do our next national Quarterly Report be putting together one or more slide shows would result in decreased membership A show in conjunction with this event. Robert Tonkin offered to help in putting of the China trip. motion to raise dues to $25 domestic and $32 together camera-ready copy and in editing. Seed Exchange foreign a year passed unanimously. The dues The meeting ended with the ringing of the He thought we would have better luck getting Ed received a note from Ruby. As of Oct. increase will go into effect Jan. 1, 2001, and yak bell — to end the yakking. articles if members knew what format in 10, seeds have been sent in by 15 members. will be published in the Winter Quarterly. which to submit their articles. Candy said it Mary said that she and the New England Juneau Group to Become a Chapter? Respectfully submitted, is easier for her if the articles are typed since Chapter will take over the Seed Exchange for Duane, representing Juneau Group she takes the typed articles to the printer where 2001/2002. A copy of Ruby's full report was President John O'Brien, Sr,, said the Juneau Pat Wilson they are assembled into pages. Cheri thought submitted. Group has' reservations about becoming a Secretary that the printer now is actually doing the Web Site Manager chapter. The issue of chapter/affiliated editor's job, and that is why the issues are Duane reported the Primula e-group has 91 organization membership was discussed. Thea costing more. Robert felt we could bring the members; 2000 messages have been moved that A.P.S. recognize the Juneau group cost down significantly if members had better exchanged. The APS web site has 2000 hits as a chapter today. Roger seconded. Robert knowledge of how to get articles into the since the beginning of the year. The links page reminded us that the Juneau Group voted to 28 American Primrose Society - Spring 2001 American Primrose Society - Spring 2001 29

A. P. S. Board Meeting Minutes Quarterly. Also included in the envelope was expiring. Ed suggested having separate Primrose Society Group." Roger moved to APS Minutes a letter from Cheri Fluck indicating she labels made indicating "your membership accept the Alaska Group as a Chapter. Candy January 28, 2001 would pay $1,000 for extra pictures in the has expired, please renew". These would be seconded. The motion passed unanimously. This meeting involved in person Winter Quarterly to highlight the Juneau affixed to the Quarterly envelopes. Roger East Side Chapter - This is their 30th year. participants, conference call participants, 2000 show. That money will be sent directly didn't think the Editor should be burdened Thea reported they don't feel they have to and Internet chat participants. Attending in to Pollard. Robert received a note from with the membership responsibilities. Past give a report, because they aren't person were Ed Buyarski, Cheri Fluck, Julia Pollard {our printer) when gathering membership lists need to be checked against recognized. It has been decided that they will Haldorson, Robert Tonkin, and Pat Wilson. Quarterly printing estimates which indicated current members, and those who have be on their own, and they don't need A.P.S. Attending by conference call were Roger the total for the Fall Quarterly was $3,901. dropped off should be contacted. If we This decision is related to the upcoming Eichman, Thea Oakley, and Candy Julia will check the discrepancy between the enclose notification with the Quarterly, we amendment vote. Ed indicated that the vote Strickland. Attending via chat were April two figures. Our operating account balance don't need postcards. Julia has already sent hasn't taken place yet. Ed said someone Boettger, Pam Eveleigh, Mary Irwin, Terry is $6,295.85 as of 12/31. Our investment postcards to the '00 expirations. So we are would have to challenge the East Side Mitchell, and Judy Sellers. Cy Happy was account balance is $13,146.47 as of 12/31/ talking about including information with the Chapter, before it could be removed. Thea not able to be present as he had a small 00. Fall Quarterly next year. April asked if we said the Chapter had made the decision. stroke. We all wish him a quick return to Membership and Renewals should charge an additional $5 if Thea indicated June Skidmore made that good health. As of 12/28/00, current membership membership isn't paid on time. Cheri felt decision. Candy suggested the issue be Terry asked that his objection to the way (everyone who has paid) is U.S. 232, that with proper notification in the Fall tabled until the Board Meeting at the the meeting was conducted be included in Canadian 28, and Foreign 58. We have 215 Quarterly it might work. The consensus of National Show, and Ed agreed. the minutes. He did not want the fact that he members who haven't renewed the group with comments by Mary, Judy, and Tacoma Chapter - Candy reported Tacoma was recorded as present to indicate that he memberships which expired at the end of Roger was that it would be an additional had a meeting the other day, and they are condoned all that was said and done at the 2000. Cheri asked if we could get the e-mail complicating factor. going strong on the National Show. Candy meeting. He felt that those on the chat line addresses of individuals with expired Chapter Reports sent Julia 2 new memberships. were not aware of most of what was said or memberships so we could send an e-mail Seattle - The chapter has disbanded. They New England Chapter - Cheri sent extra done at the meeting. notification. Julia currently uses e-mail at sent $500 to A.P.S., donated primula books Quarterlies ($40 worth) to Mary Irwin for Treasurer's Report work so has to be careful about messages. to the Center for Urban Horticulture, and their chapter to use. There are 33 members Julia gave a brief Treasurer's Report. As She will be getting a home account soon. also donated money to the Rhododendron and the chapter is growing. of 12/31/00, our cash in the bank was Ed said as a standard practice we should get Species Garden. Valley - High Chapter - Addeline told $6,295.85. During the period 10/1/00 -127 e-mail addresses so we could remind people Juneau - Robert represented Pam Finney Cheri that there are 4 ladies who get together 31/00 member dues received amounted to about renewals. Julia keeps track of the who was out of town. Robert read Pam's occasionally for lunch. They haven't actively $2,767.91. When the Seattle chapter membership list and generates the mailing letter. "Please accept this letter as our pursued new members, etc. liquidated the chapter donated $500 to help labels. Candy asked that new labels be sent request to become a chapter of the American Roger said we need to figure out how to keep A.P.S. in the black. Also $5,000 was to her every 3 weeks or so. Robert asked if Primrose Society. The current Alaska Group strengthen the chapters and not disband transferred from our investment account to it would be advisable to put membership held a formal vote in November, 2000 on them. Ed said he agreed completely. Ed our operating account to cover Quarterly postcards in the front of the Winter this subject. The membership would be happy to have a volunteer — expenses. $40 in interest income from our Quarterly. Candy thought it didn't make overwhelmingly voted in favor of petitioning Roger?? Roger said he couldn't take it on savings was received. A copy of the report much sense to send reminders to people who the National Society to become a chapter. officially at this point. Roger raised the issue from 4/1/00 to 12/1/00 is attached. A yearly had already paid their memberships. Julia As the current group leader of the Alaska of who is a voting member. What about a report will be available at the Annual indicated that her experience during the Group, I can state we have the necessary man and wife team? Ed said if each is a Meeting in April. The biggest expenditures renewal process was that many people are number of dues paying members to become member, each gets a vote. Roger said he are $256.83 for postage for the Fall not certain when their membership expires. a chapter. 'The Group has been in existence remembered the constitution differently. If Quarterly, $4,739.20 for publishing the Fall There used to be a general notice in the for over 15 years. Our group looks forward paid up for 2001, a member gets to vote. Quarterly, and $5,892.59 for publishing the Quarterly indicating people needed to renew to aiding the National Society with projects Roger said we need past, current Winter Quarterly. Candy had mailed an memberships at the end of the year. Also, such as the Seed Exchange, marketing, and membership lists, and all addresses and envelope on Jan. 18 with the bill for the cost June used to stamp Quarterly mailing labels contributing to the Quarterly. Sincerely, phone numbers. Cheri said all membership of the envelopes and printing for the to indicate individual memberships were Pamela J. Finney, President, Alaska lists are in the past Quarterlies. 30 American Primrose Society - Spring 2001 1 American Primrose Society - Spring 2001 31 Robert read from the Constitution, Article the list sooner. Roger suggested that it might 1990-94, $4/issue; 1970-93, $2.507 issue; and number of pictures inserted, similar to what III, Section 1 which says memberships shall be a good idea to send out the seed list to 1943-69, $ 1.50/issue. Candy moved to accept we have now. The intent would be to drop be active (individuals and households), foreign members prior to other members. Cheri's proposal; Roger seconded the our costs from $5,000 an issue to sustaining, life, affiliated ... Thea indicated This has been done at times in the past. Cheri motion; it passed unanimously. approximately half that amount. It appears we don't have a household membership suggested e-mailing the list when it is ready Round Robin that the price for printing the publication, category. Candy said this needs to be taken and letting them print it out over there. This Candy has not had any response. assuming we do most of the layout work with up in conjunction with a whole new look at might be a solution for other foreign Quarterly Report a little layout done by the printer, would run the Constitution. It needs to be discussed in members as well. The Danish members are Candy said the winter Quarterly is ready in the neighborhood of $2,500. We can get April. Back in the original Bylaws it was very good members and we want to come to go out as soon as she gets mailing labels more elaborate or less elaborate than that if included, but it has been dropped over the up with a solution. These ideas will be given and can include the ballot for the we do different things with the cover. years. Roger said he thought we should have to Mary for the next Exchange. amendments and officers. Ed asked about Robert's recommendation to the Board a membership of $5 just to belong without Book Librarian our bulk mail permit. He wondered if we would be to look at standardizing the layout receiving the Quarterlv. Our current dues are Thea's submitted a report. Ed encouraged can only do one mailing/quarter. Candy said so we would have something similar to what not covering the cost of publishing. Man and Thea to bring old books to the National it is now called "periodical mailing". Ed NARGS and other publications do. Also, we wife teams don't currently show up on the Meeting. Thea commented on how things asked if there is a different charge if we do a would be able to email pictures in electronic membership rolls, and that needs to be have changed since the A.P.S. Book Library second mailing this quarter for renewals. format directly to the printer. Robert sees a corrected. Cheri raised the issue of how we started and how many old books now can Candy said this is first time she has mailed lot of current expense for layout. Per the would deal with the reduced dues and the be found over the Internet. Ed suggested that using this new category, and she doesn't invoice received from Pollard, we spent as Seed Exchange. From the chat, additional Thea compile a list of all the books she has know the details. Julia said that the permit much for layout and scanning as we did for flyers were mentioned as being important for printing in the Quarterly. now is listed in Alaska with Tacoma reported printing itself. A lot of that expense can be in bringing in new members. Slide Librarian as an office. She said the Post Office has to eliminated. Robert is still hopeful that he will Seed Exchange Report The "Wild and Tame Primroses of Alaska" know where to go to look at the paperwork receive the PageMaker software and copies Ruby reported that seed shares from the show was duplicated at a cost of $70 for 80 records. That's why they have Julia's address of the files from the last 3 editors so we can ARCS China trip which cost $600 resulted slides. There have been 3 rentals of slide up here and Candy has an additional entry start to standardize and reduce costs, in 1032 packets. Ed also donated a lot of shows to date. to mail from Tacoma. A lot of paperwork Thea indicated the previous Quarterly seed he had collected separately (397 Quarterly Library has been involved. electronic files are not available. The last packets). Reports from members indicate Cheri said she would like to receive some Quarterly Bids editor used a Macintosh and didn't save the seeds are germinating at present. Donations of the extra 2000 Quarterlies from Candy. Robert checked with Pollard Printing, our files. Robert had been told by previous in some sections were especially small, Also, Julia doesn't have any to mail out to current printer, and a couple of other printers Editors they had passed on disks. Candy has especially auricula hybrids. As of Jan. 24, those joining late in the year. Cheri plans to to get quotes for printing the Quarterly with only the 2 books with accompanying disks Ruby and helpers had processed 184 orders visit Candy and intends to carry back the particular specifications including for PageMaker and PhotoShop. Cheri for 5976 packets of seeds. Many members older Quarterlies, rather than the new ones. submitting material on disk. He had sent out suggested those disks are what Robert was took advantage of the new maximum Cheri asked where the President's set and his report prior to the meeting via e-mail. interested in. Robert indicated our previous numbers of packets. Ruby reported they are official sets of the Quarterlies are. June and Ed had asked Robert at the last Board Editor at Eagle Press said there were zip disks working on the Surplus Seed List which has Addeline have already filled in whatever meeting to look into ways to reduce the cost which had been given to Thea. been requested by 91 members. Ed gaps they could. Cheri doesn't understand of printing the Quarterly, and to make it Roger felt we need to consider sales tax. emphasized that Ruby and her helpers have why as the Quarterly Librarian she doesn't easier for members to submit articles in By publishing in Oregon or Canada we been doing a wonderful job. Many thanks have a full set. Greg Becker has a full set, electronic format. The bids are might be able to avoid sales tax as a non- from all of us for a job very wel! done! but doesn't want to give it up. Thea has 2 representative of what it would cost to have profit organization. Ed said that you can't Thea shared a message she received from full sets. She makes copies on request. Ed the publication standardized. Robert asked avoid paying sales tax if you are paying for Denmark regarding the Exchange. The never received the President's set. Cheri will the printers to provide a bid for a Quarterly services. There is a distinction for goods. member was concerned that it took 26 days e-mail a list of the ones she needs to Thea. which would be similar to what we have now. Another factor Roger mentioned was that the to get the seed list in Denmark. The member Cheri proposed new prices for back issues. The back and front inside covers would cost for each issue per member is still about wanted to have the same chance at getting She suggested the following prices: 1995- remain static. The text portions would be one $33.00. The cost of the Quarterly must come special seeds as other members who received current, $25 for the year or $6.25/issuc; article flowing after the other with the same down. Roger felt there are other ways to cut 32 American Primrose Society - Spring 2001 American Primrose Society - Spring 2001 33

the costs. Maybe we need to look at color or Candy indicated she would send the software 2002 National Show Presidents Message cont. from page 3 frequency. These issues need to be discussed books and disks to Ed. The Alaska Rock Garden Society would at our annual meeting in April. Ed asked if Candy had articles for the next be pleased to have us hold our National pushing this group forward. Telling Board NAPS in England has only one yearbook. Quarterly. The deadline is February 15, and Show during the North American Rock members what they need to be doing for the APS is one of your responsibilities as Candy said that Pollard had purchased a Candy has only 3 articles. Ed asked if Candy Garden Society's national convention in members. Voting for the candidates and on piece of equipment just for the Quarterly. It was going to get a computer and work on Anchorage, June 11-14, 2002. Thea would read a page and typeset it. Robert getting e-mail. Candy said no, however her wondered if this was a study weekend. ballot measures is another. It is kind of like thought they would still charge us to scan, son-in-law would work with us any way we Anchorage gardeners are expecting people " If you complain about the food, you will proof, and pour it into the page. It wouldn't want, but it would cost us. It will cost from all over the world. Dan Hinckley will be invited to cook". We always need save us any money. Why not give it to them National as he works on a per hour basis be one of the speakers. Tours are planned candidates for office with ideas! in electronic format to start with? Robert said down to 5 minute increments. Ed said we're into alpine areas which will be in bloom at I hope you enjoy my current article about that we need to get the PageMaker software already being charged for that sort of thing that time. Roger suggested the show be the ARCS China Expedition. I relived the updated to the current version. He needs the by Pollard. Julia as Treasurer could see our discussed in April. It will be on the April trip as I wrote it and sorted photos. The registration number in order to do that. funds being depleted very quickly, unless agenda. Board asked for presentations from the trip Robert mentioned that he understood Candy something was done. She made a motion to APS National Show in return for their contribution. I will be was considering working with her son-in- move the printing of the Quarterly to Juneau. Our National Show is scheduled for April showing slides at the National Show annual meeting and banquet. 1 hope many of you law and getting e-mail capability. Robert felt Pat seconded it. Ed asked for further 20-22, at the Puyallup Fairgrounds. Candy strongly that our editor must have e-mail discussion. He asked Julia who would be has scheduled a Board meeting (2:00 p.m., are planning to attend. If you are growing primula seeds from China, please do let us capability. Folks on the chat were asking doing the editing. Pat volunteered to be Friday), judging workshop (3:00 p.m., about the same things and recommended editor with Robert's help. The vote was: Saturday), and a Friday evening banquet know when they bloom and help us identify computerizing the articles, etc. to save Judy - yes, Mary - yes, Terry - yes, April - (gathering at 6:30 p.m., starting at 7:00 them. We may find something new in our money. Candy said she would be tickled to yes, Julia - yes, and Pat - yes, Roger-no, Thea p.m.). This information will appear in the gardens from these collections. Also let us know your growing conditions so the rest of get any disks people want to send, but she - no. Candy - no. The motion passed: yes - schedule, 6 copes of which will be mailed hadn't seen any. Ed wanted Candy to send 6, no - 3. Thea asked if we were just taking to each chapter. The deadline for entering us may succeed with them. It goes without the software disks and instruction books away the editorship from Candy. Candy plants for judging is 9:00 a.m.; judging will saying that you will hopefully try to save directly to him. Cheri asked for the software volunteered to bring things up-to-date and start at 10:00 am. Plants can be brought in seed from these and your other primulas for serial numbers which Thea read. Robert relinquished it with pride. Candy wished Pat Thursday night. There are blue double doors the seed exchange. Ruby Chong and the wanted to know if it was Candy's intent to every good luck. Judy Sellers wanted to which come right in to the show area. Ed B.C. group have done a great job getting get a computer to have e-mail capability. He extend appreciation to Candy for all of her expected plants from the East and Alaska. seeds out to the members and deserves our said he didn't think members would send hard work; April wanted to thank Candy and He suggested that Duanc could put the thanks for their two years of service. Mary Irwin and Elaine Malloy with the New disks, but would use e-mail. Robert knew it all volunteers. The Board and all A.P.S. schedule on our web site, as well. Julia England Chapter will take over the seed was an uncomfortable situation, and he members owe Candy a huge thank you for wanted to know if Candy had received the apologized to Candy for putting information the hard work she has done and the way she shipment of mailing labels; she had. Julia exchange for the next two years and need regarding his opinions about the Editors lack stepped in to fill the Editor's role. also sent an additional 35 labels. Julia our seeds. Two Board members are retiring this year. of any email capability on the Internet. He Letterhead Use indicated she would get new labels there as Addaline Robinson has worked for the stated continuing to spend $5,000 an issue Terry Mitchell raised a concern about the fast as she can, probably one sheet at a time. Society for many years. She has been Valley will bankrupt us. Thea felt Robert was out- use of A.P.S. letterhead. He had received a Candy felt we would need extra envelopes Hi Chapter President and was APS Treasurer of-line to put opinions regarding the letter. Robert indicated he received a letter, if mailing was done from Alaska. Ed for many years. She has been a great Quarterly on the Internet. She said he wasn't too. Candy indicated she answered Robert suggested Candy stuff about 50 envelopes supporter of the Society. April Boettger even a Board Member. Candy felt strongly since he "trashed" her on the Internet about with the Quarterly and show info. Cheri will loves primulas and desires that the Society that it should have been handled differently. the Quarterly. She answered Robert get them when she comes down in early grow and prosper. She has been growing Robert said he regretted his choice of forum, officially as the acting Editor and felt she March and bring them back. The meeting many of Herb Dickson's plants and seeds to but stood by his arguments and the needed had every right to use the letterhead. Ed was adjourned. Respectfully submitted, keep us supplied with beautiful plants. solution. Ed passed along that the folks on accepted that with Terry Mitchell's Pat Wilson, Secretary Thank them both when you see them. the chat thought the editor needs e-mail. objection. 34 American Primrose Society - Spring 2001 American Primrose Society - Soring 2001 35

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National Auricula and Primula Society The purpose of this society is to bring the people interested in Primula together Invites all auricula and primula lovers to join in this old society. Membership includes yearbook. in an organization to increase the general knowledge of and the interest in the Northern Section collecting, growing, breeding, showing and using in the landscape and garden the D.G. Hadfield genus Primula in all its forms and to serve as a clearing house for collecting and 146 Queens Road. Cheadle Hulme, Cheadle. Cheshire. England disseminating information about Primula. Midland and West Section Peter Ward 6 Lawson Close. Saltford, Bristol. England BS31 1BG Membership in the Society includes a subscription to the quarterly publication Primroses, Southern Section Seed Exchange privileges, Slide Library, and the opportunity to join a Round Robin. Lawrence E. Wigley Membership renewals are due November 15lh and are delinquent at the first of the year. 67 Warnham Court Road. Carshalton Beeches. Surrey, England SM5 3ND Membership and Renewal Rates (Membership runs on the calendar year. Renewals are always due 11/15)

The New Zealand Alpine Garden Society Individual, Domestic and Canada, One Calendar Year at $25.00 invites you to join other overseas members enjoying the benefits of our Society. Two informative Bulletins each Individual, Domestic and Canada, Three Calendar Years at $70.00 year and an extensive NZ native section in our seed list enhance the contact with New Zealand alpine plant lovers. Individual, Overseas One Calendar Year at $32.00 Enquiries to the Membership Secretary or join by sending the equivalent of NZ$25 payable to NZAGS (Inc.). Visa/Mastercard facilities available. Individual, Overseas Three Calendar Years at $90.00 New Zealand Alpine Garden Society, PO Box 2984, Christchurch, New Zealand. Individual Life Membership at $350.00

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NORTH AMERICAN ROCK GARDEN SOCIETY NAME:_ Join Today! ADDRESS:_ Benefits of Membership Include: Beautiful, Colorful Quarterly Bulletin; Seed Exchange offering Thousands of Plant Species (including many primulas) at Low Prices; Spectacular National Meetings; CITY: ST: ZIP: Opportunity to Meet Gardeners Send $25 (on North American Continent, $30 overseas) to: (OPTIONAL) Exececutive Secretary, PO Box 67, Millwood, NY 10546 EMAIL: PHONE:

Please make checks payable to the American Primrose Society. Receipts will not be sent unless requested (S.A.E. Please) 36 American Primrose Society - Spring 2001 Officers of the Chapters MI TAHOMA NURSERY British Columbia Primrose Group New England Chapter WE OFFER A LARGE Twins President. Dennis Oakley Chairperson, Mary Irwin Would you like to join an overseas 10060 Dennis Place 6 Spruce Mountain Terrace SELECTION OF NAMED Danhury, CT068IO primula group, but you're confused about Richmond. B.C.. V7A 3G8 Canada CULTIVARS OF PRIMULA Tel: (604) 274-0551 Tel: (203) 207-4695 international currency exchange rates? [email protected] AURICULA, RALLIONII, & Becoming a "TWIN" will make it easy Doreitu Klaber Chapter Co-Chairperson, Elaine Malloy PALLIONII HYBRIDS AS WELL for you. A.P.S. members in Canada and President. Ann Hudnall P.O. Box 38. South Salem. NY 10590 [email protected] the U.S. can pair up with members of the 325 W. Ashbridge St. AS MANY SPECIES PRIMULAS, West Chester. PA 19380 JULIANA HYBRIDS, & National Auricula and Primula Society Tel: (MO) 696-5503 Taconia Chapter (NAPS), Northern Section, where A.P.S. [email protected] Co-President Candy Strickland MUCH MORE! members pay the annual A.P.S. member- Co-President. Lueille Kocnit: 6911 - 104th St. E. Puyallup. WA 98373 Rick Lupp (253) 847-9827 ship for their English twins in return for Box 15, Thornion. PA 19373 Tel: (610) 459-7422 thcldkCrfiiol.com Tel: (253) 841-4192 Mail Order in U.S.A. Only membership in NAPS, Northern Section. Co-President Cy Happy 111 For details, please contact: Eastside Chapter 11617 Gravelly Lk Dr.. Tucoma. WA 98499 Open for Visitors by Appointment Only President, Thea Oakley (253) 588-25X5 Send $2.00 for Plant List 3304 288th Ave. NE Dennis Oakley Valley Hi Chapter 28111 - 112th Avenue E. Redmond. WA 98053 10060 Dennis Place Tel: (425) 880-6177 [email protected] President, Addaline Robinson Graham, Washington 98338 Richmond, BCV7A3G8 4I809S.W. Burgarsk} Rd. Gaston. OR 97119-9047 www.backyardgardener.com/mttahoma/ Canada Juneau Chapter President. Pain Hinne> Tel: (503)985-1048 P.O. Box 23096. Juneau. AK 99801 Tel: (907) 586-5080 [email protected]

Want More APS COMMITTEE CHAIRS for Fragrant-Antique- Primroses? EDITORIAL COMMITTEE SEED EXCHANGE LIBRARIAN Unusual-Hardy Plants Robert Tonkin Ruby Chong Thea Oakley Back issues of the A.P.S. quarterly, 3155 Pioneer Ave. 6870 Union St. 3304 - 288th Ave. N.E. Primroses, are available from the Juneau. AK 99801 Burnahy. B.C. V5B 1X5 Redmond. WA 98053 Paradise Gardens A.P.S. Quarterly Librarian. Prices Tel: (907) 463-1554 Tel: (604) 298-8384 Tel: (425) XKO-6177 Rare Plant Nursery depend on the issue date: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 1996-1998 $6.50/copy ROUND ROBIN SHOW JUDGES SLIDE LIBRARIAN Including Primula from 1990-1995 $4/copy Candy Strickland Rose tta Jones Mary Irwin auricula to yargongensis 1970-1989 $2.50/copy 691 I - 104th St. E. 170 East Dunoon Place 6 Spruce MT. Terrace 1990 & before $1.50/copy Puyallup. WA 98373 Shelton. WA 98584 Danhury, CT 06810 Tel: (253) 841-4192 Tel: (360)426-7913 Tel: (203) 207-4695 Spring 2001 Catalog For availability or for ordering [email protected] Free to APS members copies please contact: Cheri Fluck QUARTERLY LIBRARIAN WEBMASTER 17275 Point Lena Loop Rd. Cheri Elnck Duane Buell Judith Miller, Owner Juneau, AK 99801-8310 17275 Point Lena Loop Rd. 1830 Central Ave. RRlBox488-B USA Juncau. AK 99801 Juneau. AK 99801 Tel: (907) 789-0595 Tel: (9071 780-4489 Banners Ferry, ID 83805 FAX: (907) 789-2593 [email protected] [email protected] cheril @ sci.net

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