SHOW VENUE BRITISH CACTUS AND SUCCULENT SOCIETY OLD MILL HALL, SCHOOL LANE, GROVE OX12 7LB OXFORD BRANCH OPEN SHOW including SOCIETY SHOW (Joyce Cocozza Memorial)

The Hall Is located in School Lane off Main Street, which is off Joyce at home with her Award of Merit the A338 travelling south from Oxford to Wantage or north from Hungerford. THE OLD MILL HALL School Lane, Grove, Wantage OX12 7LB Saturday 1st August 2015 BRITISH CACTUS AND SUCCULENT SOCIETY OXFORD BRANCH SHOW with the HAWORTHIA Society Old Mill Hall, School Lane, Grove OX12 7LB Saturday 1st August 2015

Haworthia arachnoidea var. gigas Light refreshments and sales will be available

Copy of original drawing by Joyce EMERGENCY PHONE: 07760 119983

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OXFORD BRANCH Chairman Bill Darbon Secretary Martin Doorbar Treasurer John Watmough Show Manager Bill Darbon 10 Walkers Close, Freeland Witney OX29 8AY Tel: 01993 881926 Mobile: 07760 119983 [email protected] HAWORTHIA SOCIETY Chair Alan Rollason [email protected] Show Manager Stirling Baker 07778 363007 Haworthia comptoniana Treasurer Dr Tony Roberts 01474 872683 [email protected] PROGRAMME Staging 9.00 am-10.45 am Show open to public 10.45 am Judging 11.00 am Presentation of Awards and Raffle 3.00 pm Close of Show 3.30 pm Lecture 4.45 pm (approx) Alan Rollason: An experience with Gerhard Marx JUDGES Martin Edwards and Barry Tibbetts Open Section Stuart Riley Haworthia Section PLANT SALES Gasteria Plant Life  Daniel Jackson  Toobees  Rene Geissler  Branch Plant Sales

4 5 RULES TROPHIES AND AWARDS 1. The Show is open to all members of The British Cactus and Succulent Ron Ginns Medal & Marwood Cup Most points in open classes 1-62 Society and members of The Haworthia Society. Bicester Goblet (Crassulacea Group) Most points in classes 5, 6, 34, 35 & 36 2. Exhibitors should read the schedule carefully. Abingdon Cup (Euphorbia Group) Most points in classes 7, 37, 38 & 39 3. The decision of the Show Committee shall be final in all matters. Leslie Cooke Trophy 4. Judging and classification of shall be in accordance with the 10th Edition (Mesembryanthemum Group) Most points in classes 8 & 40 of The BCSS Handbook of Shows. Judges reserve the right to withhold any Astrophytum Trophy Most points in classes 13 & 45 award or prize card, if in their opinion an exhibit in any particular class does not merit such an award. Gymnocalycium Cup Most points in classes 21 & 49 5. All entry forms MUST be completed and returned to the show secretary no later Mammillaria Cup Most points in classes 22, 50, 51 & 52 than Friday, 31st July 2015. Silver Medal (Other Succulents) Class 43 No entries will be accepted on the day of the show. Silver Medal (Cacti) Class 59 6. Entries will be limited to TWO per exhibitor per class. Entries should not contain more than one plant per pot. Bronze Medal (Other Succulents) Class 11 7. All staging must be completed by 10.45 am on the morning of the show. Bronze Medal (Cacti) Class 29 The show manager or stewards reserve the right to re-position any plant, either Dudley Cup Class 62 for reason of space or aesthetic presentation. Any plant that in the judge’s Oxford Challenge Cup (Floral) Plant with the best display of flowers in the show opinion is infected by pests or disease will be removed from the show and not qualify for an award. Bruton Cup Best Cristate or Monstrose Plant in the show 8. Any appeal against the judge’s decision, based on the rules within the Handbook Oxford Challenge Cup Most points in Section 1 of Shows, must be lodged with the show manager in writing, within an hour of Premier Cup Most points in Section 2 the completion of judging, together with a complaints fee of £2:00, which will be refunded if the complaint is upheld. Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup Most points in Section 3 9. Exhibits must be the bona fide property of the exhibitor and are staged at Abingdon Shield Most points in Section 4 the owner’s own risk. The committee accept no responsibility for any loss or George Bowl & BCSS Diploma Best Cactus in the show damage, but all reasonable care will be taken. Oriel Bowl & BCSS Diploma Best Other Succulent in the show 10. Points will be awarded for each class as follows: (excluding Section 5) First 5 pts Second 3 pts Third 2 pts Highly Commended 1 pt All points will be counted towards trophies and awards. Panda Trophy Most points in Section 5 11. Cups and trophies are perpetual challenge awards and are the property of the BCSS Diploma The Best Plant in Section 5 BCSS Oxford Branch. Winners must undertake to return them in good condition Silver Medal Class 90 in time for the next show. Silver Medal Class 102 12. Entry to the show constitutes acceptance of the above rules. Bronze Medal Class 87 Members are encouraged to bring plants for sale on the Branch Sales Table. Each plant must Bronze Medal Class 101 be in an individual pot with a clearly marked label indicating the sale price and vendor, a 20% commission of any sale will be deducted by the branch. BCSS Awards of Merit may be awarded at the judges’ discretion

6 7 OPEN CLASSES

SECTION ONE – SUCCULENTS 1 ADENIA GROUP ONE PLANT 2 AGAVE GROUP ONE PLANT 3 ALOE GROUP ONE PLANT 4 CEROPEGIA GROUP OR STAPELIA GROUP ONE PLANT 5 CRASSULACEA GROUP ONE PLANT (excluding plants eligible for class 6) 6 CRASSULACEA GROUP – ECHEVERIA SUBGROUP ONE PLANT 7 EUPHORBIA GROUP ONE PLANT 8 MESEMBRYANTHEMUM GROUP ONE PLANT 9 OTHONNA GROUP ONE PLANT 10 PACHYPODIUM GROUP ONE PLANT 11 (other than Cactus) ONE PLANT

SECTION TWO – CACTI Haworthia lookwoodii 12 ARIOCARPUS GROUP ONE PLANT 13 ASTROPHYTUM GROUP ONE PLANT 14 CEREUS GROUP ONE PLANT 15 COPIAPOA GROUP ONE PLANT 16 CORYPANTHA GROUP ONE PLANT 17 ECHINOCACTUS GROUP ONE PLANT 18 ECHINOCEREUS GROUP ONE PLANT 19 ECHINOPSIS GROUP ONE PLANT 20 ERIOSYCE GROUP ONE PLANT 21 GYMNOCALYCIUM GROUP ONE PLANT 22 MAMMILLARIA GROUP ONE PLANT 23 MELOCACTUS GROUP ONE PLANT 24 PARODIA GROUP ONE PLANT 25 OPUNTIA GROUP ONE PLANT 26 REBUTIA GROUP ONE PLANT 27 STROMBOCACTUS GROUP OR PEDIOCACTUS GROUP ONE PLANT 28 THELOCACTUS GROUP ONE PLANT Haworthia truncata 29 CACTUS ONE PLANT

8 9 SECTION THREE – LIMITED POT SIZE CLASSES SECTION FOUR – NOVICE/JUNIOR SECTION 30 ANACAMPSEROS GROUP – max pot size 14cm ONE PLANT A novice is a person who has not gained a first prize in any 31 AGAVE GROUP – max pot size 18cm ONE PLANT Open Show of the BCSS. A junior is a member of the BCSS currently paying his or her subscription at Junior rate. 32 ALOE GROUP – max pot size 14cm TWO PLANTS 33 CEROPEGIA GROUP or STAPELIA GROUP – max pot size 14cm ONE PLANT 63 CACTUS ONE PLANT 34 CRASSULA GROUP – ADROMISCHUS SUB GROUP – max pot size 14cm ONE PLANT 64 SUCCULENT PLANT (other than Cactus) ONE PLANT 35 CRASSULA GROUP – ECHEVERIA SUBGROUP – max pot size 14cm ONE PLANT 65 CACTUS and/or SUCCULENT PLANTS – max pot size 14cm TWO PLANTS 36 CRASSULA GROUP – max pot size 14cm ONE PLANT 66 CACTUS and/or SUCCULENT PLANTS – max pot size 9cm FOUR PLANTS (Excluding plants eligible for classes 34 & 35) 37 EUPHORBIA GROUP – max pot size 18cm ONE PLANT Pot conversions (approx) 7.5cm = 2¾” 9cm = 3½" 10cm = 4" 38 EUPHORBIA GROUP – max pot size 14cm TWO PLANTS 14cm = 5½" 16cm = 6¼” 18cm = 7" 39 EUPHORBIA GROUP – max pot size 9cm THREE PLANTS 40 MESEMBRYANTHEMUM GROUP – max pot size 14cm TWO PLANTS 41 SUCCULENT PLANT – max pot size 18cm ONE PLANT 42 SUCCULENT PLANTS (other than Cactus) – max pot size 14cm TWO PLANTS 43 SUCCULENT PLANTS (other than Cactus) – max pot size 9cm FOUR PLANTS 44 ARIOCARPUS GROUP – max pot size 14cm TWO PLANTS 45 ASTROPHYTUM GROUP – max pot size 14cm TWO PLANTS 46 COPIAPOA GROUP – max pot size 14cm ONE PLANT 47 ECHINOCEREUS GROUP – max pot size 14cm ONE PLANT 48 ERIOSYCE GROUP – max pot size 14cm ONE PLANT 49 GYMNOCALYCIUM GROUP – max pot size 14cm TWO PLANTS 50 MAMMILLARIA GROUP – max pot size 18cm ONE PLANT 51 MAMMILLARIA GROUP – max pot size 14cm TWO PLANTS 52 MAMMILLARIA GROUP – max pot size 9cm THREE PLANTS 53 PARODIA GROUP – max pot size 14cm ONE PLANT 54 REBUTIA GROUP – max pot size 14cm ONE PLANT 55 STROMBOCACTUS GROUP and/or PEDIOCACTUS GROUP – max pot size 14cm TWO PLANTS 56 TURBINICARPUS GROUP – max pot size 14cm TWO PLANTS 57 CACTUS – max pot size 18cm ONE PLANT 58 CACTUS – max pot size 14cm TWO PLANTS 59 CACTUS – max pot size 9cm FOUR PLANTS 60 CRISTATE or MONSTROSE CACTUS or OTHER SUCCULENT PLANT ONE PLANT 61 CRISTATE or MONSTROSE CACTUS or OTHER SUCCULENT PLANT and NORMAL OF THE SAME (one of each) TWO PLANTS 62 CACTUS and/or OTHER SUCCULENT PLANTS – max pot size 7.5cm SIX PLANTS Haworthia limifolia

10 11 SECTION FIVE – HAWORTIA SOCIETY SECTION 73 H. mirabilis varieties badia, diversicolour and pilosa (bobii) or H. pygmaea including variety argenteo-maculosa ONE PLANT 74 H. splendens types (including esterhuizenii and vincentii) ONE PLANT 75 H. nortiieri including varieties, H. outeniquensis, H. parksiana H. zantheriana or H. floribunda including varieties ONE PLANT 76 H. pubescens, H. pulchella including variety globifera or H. maculata including variety intermedia ONE PLANT 77 H. springbokvlakensis or H. bruynsii ONE PLANT 78 H. truncata variety truncata – max pot size 18cm ONE PLANT 79 H. truncata variety maughanii – max pot size 18cm ONE PLANT 80 H. marumiana variety archeri or variety dimorpha only ONE PLANT 81 H. coarctata including varieties or H. reinwardtii including varieties ONE PLANT 82 H. koelmaniorum including variety mcmurtryi ONE PLANT 83 H. scabra including all varieties or H. sordida including variety lavranii ONE PLANT 84 H. minima, H. pumila, H. marinata or H. kingiana ONE PLANT 85 H. cooperi all varieties or H. cymbiformis varieties ONE PLANT 86 H. blackburniae, H. graminifolia or H. wittebergensis ONE PLANT 87 Haworthia – no pot restriction ONE PLANT Haworthia Quilla CCO 378 (photo: Alan Rollason) 88 Haworthia – max pot size 16cm TWO PLANTS Nearly every Haworthia grower/collector in UK and some in Europe must have at some time come into contact with Joyce Cocozza, either in person or via her website. 89 Haworthia – max pot size 10cm FOUR PLANTS Joyce grew amazing plants and produced some wonderful hybrids and cultivars. 90 Haworthia – max pot size 7.5cm SIX PLANTS Everyone who collects these plants must have a least one of her plants in their collection. 91 Haworthia hybrids including modern cultivars ONE PLANT This section of the show this year is being dedicated to Joyce’s memory. 92 Haworthia hybrids including modern cultivars – max pot size 10cm TWO PLANTS The schedule is compiled in accordance with a list of accepted species in 93 Haworthia variegated plant ONE PLANT The Haworthia Nomenclature within guidelines published by M. B. Bayer and 94 Gasteria armstrongii ONE PLANT J. C. Manning. Where botanists have produced plants with name changes, it is 95 Gasteria nitida ONE PLANT the exhibitors duty to ensure that these plants are exhibited in the correct classes i.e. H. wimii as H. emelyae var. major etc. 96 Gasteria brachyphylla, G. pillansii, G. disticha or G. bicolor ONE PLANT 97 Gasteria baylissiana or G. elliaphieae ONE PLANT 67 Haworthia arachnoidea including varieties, H. aristata, 98 Gasteria rawlinsonii ONE PLANT H. bolusii including variety blackbeardiana, H. decipiens (all varieties) ONE PLANT 99 Gasteria vlokii ONE PLANT 68 H. emelyae including varieties major and multifolia ONE PLANT 100 Gasteria batesiana ONE PLANT 69 H. emelyae variety comptoniana ONE PLANT 101 Gasteria – no pot restriction ONE PLANT 70 H. bayeri types ONE PLANT 102 Display of either Haworthiads or Gasterias each in its own pot 71 H. lockwoodii or H. semiviva ONE PLANT within an area max size 40 x 28cm to contain a minimum of 8 plants. 72 H. magnifica types, H. retusa types, H. mutica types, Not judged on artistic merit. H. marxii or H. groenewaldii ONE PLANT

12 13 Haworthia Bunter CC 3455 (photo: Alan Rollason) Haworthia Michael Cocozza CC 1056 (photo: Alan Rollason)

Haworthia bayeri CCO 604 from seed 1996 (photo: Alan Rollason) Haworthia venusta

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