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THE CACTUS AND SUCCULENT SOCIETY OF AMERICA
50th Annual Show and Sale
SALE: Friday June 26th thru Sunday June 28th 2015SHOW: Saturday 10:30 to 4:30 & Sunday 10:30 to 4:00
atTHE HUNTINGTON
Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens
1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, CA626.405.2100
www.cssainc.org
The Cactus and Succulent Society of America was founded in 1929.
The society is dedicated to the study, cultivation and prop-agation of cacti and succulent plants. The society has also been active in the goal of the dissemination of information and conservation of the plants world wide.Members enjoy a bi-monthly journal and newsletter.
If you have enjoyed the show and sale please visit our website at: www.cssainc.org
This show is put on by members of CSSA affiliated clubs. Ask anyone for information if you are interested; we would love to have you join us.
36TH BIENNIAL CONVENTIONJUNE 15th-19th, 2015 • CLAREMONT, CA
A Learning Opportunity
CSSA 2015 at Pitzer
SHOW SCHEDULECactaceae 1 Ariocarpus — single head 2 Ariocarpus — multiple heads 3 Astrophytum 4 Obregonia, Ortegocactus, Pelecyphora, Acharagma 5 Aztekium, Epithelantha, Geohintonia, Strombocactus 6 Ferocactus, Hamatocactus, Leuchtenbergia 7 Echinocereus, Single Head 8 Echinocereus, Clusters 9 Echinocactus10 Sclerocactus, Pediocactus11 Stenocactus, Echinofossulocactus 12 Thelocactus13 Coryphantha, Escobaria14 Turbinicarpus, Gymnocactus15 Mammillaria — hooked spined, single head16 Mammillaria — hooked spined, clusters, under 4” 17 Mammillaria — hooked spined, clusters, 4” to 7”18 Mammillaria — hooked spined, clusters, over 7”19 Mammillaria, normally solitary 21 Mammillaria — W/O hooks, single head, under 4”22 Mammillaria — W/O hooks, clusters, under 4”23 Mammillaria — W/O hooks, single head, 4” to 7”24 Mammillaria — W/O hooks, clusters, 4” to 7”25 Mammillaria — W/O hooks, clusters, over 7”26 Cochemiea, Mammillopsis, Mammilloydia27 Melocactus 28 Gymnocalycium — single head29 Gymnocalycium — multiple heads30 Discocactus, Coleocephalocereus31 Echinopsis, Lobivia32 Trichocereus33 North American Cereoid34 South American Cereoid35 Eriosyce, under 5” (incl. Neoporteria, Neochilenia)36 Eriosyce, over 5” (incl. Neoporteria, Neochilenia)
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37 Opuntioideae, North American38 Opuntioideae, South American39 Parodia 40 Notocactus41 Rebutia, Weingartia42 Sulcorebutia43 Matucana, Oroya44 Copiapoa45 Frailea, Blossfeldia46 Epiphytic Cacti47 Uebelmannia48 Other Genera49 Variegated50 Crested51 Monstrose52 Collections, 5 to 12 Plants (triple points)
Crassulaceae
53 Crassula54 Adromischus55 Cotyledon, Kalanchoe56 Tylecodon57 Aeonium, Greenovia58 Echeveria — species59 Echeveria — hybrids60 Graptopetalum, Pachyphytum, Tacitus61 Dudleya62 Sedum, Sempervivum63 Monanthes, Sinocrassula
Mesembryanthemaceae
64 Lithops65 Conophytum66 Argyroderma, Dinteranthus, Faucaria, etc.67 Other Mesembs W/O prominent roots68 Other Mesembs WITH prominent roots or stems
2015 SHOW PROGRAMTHURSDAY, JUNE 25th, 2015 Set up: 1:00 pm–6:00 pm
FRIDAY, JUNE 26th, 2015 Set up: 9:00 am–4:00 pm Sale: 10:30 am–4:30 pm Judging: 5:00 pm
SATURDAY, JUNE 27th, 2015 Show and Sale: 10:30 am–4:30 pm Annual Meeting: 5:00 pm (Danner Conference Room) Show Dinner: 6:00 pm (Lower Level Botanical Center)
SUNDAY, JUNE 28th, 2015 Show and Sale: 10:30 am–4:00 pm Take down begins at 4:00 pm
AUCTION: Due to time constraits, 40 lots will be selected, at the Auctioneers’ discretion, for a live auction after dinner. Further lots, at the agreement of the owners, will be part of a silent auction, held during dinner. A maximum of two lots per person/business, must be labelled, with either a reserve or ‘donation’, and registered with the Show Chair before 12 pm on the day of the auction.
DINNER is Saturday, June 27th, lower level Botanical Center. The price is $25.00. Dinner reservations will close at 12:00 noon, June 27th. Please make checks payable to The CSSA and mail to:
KATHLEEN MISKO21341 Kickapoo Trail,Chatsworth, CA 91311
SHOW COMMITTEE: Barbara Hall, Chair 818-368-6914Karen Ostler 661-944-9844 Buck Hemenway 951-360-8802 Manny Rivera 626-579-7954 Doug George 626-359-0133 Gunnar Eisel 909-624-3227 Tim Harvey 805-492-8853
SALES COMMITTEE: Joe Clements 909-624-2282 Jim Hanna 562-920-3046HOSPITALITY: Kathleen Misko, Chair 818-402-6031 Marquita Elias 855-388-5674 Mary Brumbaugh 626-852-2914PUBLICITY: Rosalie Gorchoff 310-822-1783
Euphorbia–Species Endemic to Madagascar
69 Milii type: beharensis, delphensis, duranii, etc.70 Stem type: ankarensis, leuconeura, stenoclada, etc.71 Caudiciform or thickened roots: capsaintemariensis, decaryi,
franscoisii, hedyotioides etc.72 Shrub type: bongolavensis, geroldii, millotii, etc.
Euphorbia — Species NOT endemic to Madagascar73 Medusa type: caput-medusae, flanaganii, pugniformis, etc.74 Caudiciform: groenewaldii, knuthii, stellata, etc.75 Stem type W/O prominent thorns and without leaves: abdelkuri,
obesa, suzannae, etc.76 Stem type with prominent thorns: ferox, horrida, virosa, etc.77 Shrub type with leaves: misera, obtusifolia, platyclada, etc.
Other genera of Euphorbiaceae78 Monadenium79 Jatropha, Pedilanthus, Synadenium
Asclepiadaceae80 Stapelieae: Hoodia, Pseudolithos, Whitesloanea, etc.81 Stapelieae: Caralluma, Huernia, Stapeliopsis, etc.82 Fockea83 Brachystelma, Raphionacme84 Ceropegia, Cynanchum, Sarcostemma85 Hoya, Dischidia
Aloaceae86 Aloe: endemic to South Africa87 Aloe: endemic to Madagascar88 Aloe: other species89 Aloe hybrids: miniature, up to 12” individual rosettes90 Aloe hybrids: other, rosettes over 12”
Asphodelaceae91 Haworthia — retuse forms, incl. maughanii, truncata92 Haworthia — retuse forms, single head93 Haworthia — others, inc. Astroloba, Poellnitzia
BEST MADAGASCAR EUPHORBIA — Donated by C.W. Elliott BEST MINIATURE ALOE HYBRID — Donated by Gregg DeChiricoBEST LITHOPS — ED STORMS MEMORIAL AWARD
— Donated by San Diego Cactus and Succulent SocietyBEST MADAGASCAR PLANT, OTHER THAN EUPHORBIA–FRED HUTFLESZ AWARD AWARD
— Donated by Los Angeles Cactus and Succulent SocietyBEST MONADENIUM — SEYMOUR LINDEN AWARD
— Donated by Sunset Succulent SocietyBEST PACHYPODIUM — MANNY SINGER AWARD
— Donated by Los Angeles Cactus and Succulent SocietyBEST PELARGONIUM/SARCOCAULON — MICHAEL VASSAR AWARD
— Donated by San Gabriel Valley Cactus and Succulent SocietyBEST SANSEVIERIA — Donated by Nick WilkinsonBEST SUCCULENT CULTIVAR — BILL BAKER AWARD
— Donated by Rogers WeldBEST TERRESTRIAL BROMELIAD — Donated by Dorothy Byer
EITHER CACTUS OR SUCCULENTBEST BAJA SUCCULENT — BILL LOCKWOOD MEMORIAL AWARD
— Donated by San Gabriel Valley Cactus and Succulent SocietyBEST SEED GROWN PLANT — HARRY JOHNSON AWARD
— Donated by Henry VarneyBEST GRAFTED PLANT
— Donated by The Cactus & Succulent Society of AmericaBEST CREST — ED & BETTY GAY AWARD
— Donated by Los Angeles Cactus and Succulent SocietyBEST STAGED PLANT — LARRY GRAMMER AWARD
— Donated by Mike and Joyce Buckner in honor of Larry GrammarBEST BONSAI — Donated by Mike and Joyce BucknerBEST VARIEGATED SUCCULENT — Donated by Nilda and Tom HowardBEST PLANT IN A PLASTIC POT — Donated by Tim HarveyBEST COLLECTION
HIGHEST OVERALL POINTS (SWEEPSTAKES) Donated by Scott Haselton
SECOND PLACE HIGH POINTSDonated by Seymour Linden
THIRD PLACE HIGH POINTSDonated by Seymour Linden
TROPHIESCACTUSBEST ASTROPHYTUM — Donated by Kathy and Woody MinnichBEST CACTUS — HUBERT EARLE AWARD
— Donated by Sunset Succulent SocietyHIGH POINTS, CACTI — CHARLES POLASKI AWARD
— Donated by Fred HutfleszBEST ARIOCARPUS — Donated by Cactus Data Plants
— Woody and Tambra MinnichBEST CEREUS — Donated by Duke and Kaz BenadomBEST ECHINOCEREUS — Donated by Duke and Kaz BenadomBEST EPIPHYTIC CACTUS — RICHARD & ELINOR LATIMER MEMORIAL AWARD — Donated by R. LatimerBEST FEROCACTUS — GRAHAM ZINK MEMORIAL AWARD
— Donated by M. ZinkBEST GYMNOCALYCIUM — Donated by Darlene and Rogers WeldBEST MAMMILLARIA — ROBERT CRAIG MEMORIAL AWARD
— Donated by Gates Cactus and Succulent SocietyBEST MELOCACTUS — Donated by Mike IssenbergBEST OPUNTIAE — Donated by Anne Gorman and Dorothy WilliamsBEST REBUTIA/SULCOREBUTIA — LLOYD BRINSON MEMORIAL AWARD
— Donated by Leo and Lillian PickoffBEST TURBINICARPUS — SPOTTS TROPHY
— Donated by Kathy and Woody MinnichSUCCULENTBEST SUCCULENT — FRANKLIN CROSBY AWARD
— Donated by Sunset Succulent SocietyBEST AFRICAN SUCCULENT — JIM DANIEL AWARD
— Donated by Fred Gaumer and Jim PenceBEST AEONIUM — JACK CATLIN AWARD–Donated by John MatthewsBEST AGAVE or YUCCA — CHET EMORY MEMORIAL AWARD
— Donated by Los Angeles Cactus and Succulent SocietyBEST ALOE — JOHN BLECK AWARDBEST CAUDICIFORM–FRANK HORWOOD AWARD
— Donated by San Diego Cactus and Succulent SocietyBEST CRASSULACEAE — DR. REID MORAN AWARDBEST ECHEVERIA–DON AND MURRAY SKINNER AWARD–Donated by Los Angeles Cactus and Succulent SocietyBEST EUPHORBIA — ED EBY AWARD — Donated by the San Jose SocietyBEST FOUQUIERIA — VIRGINIA MARTIN AWARD
— Donated by San Gabriel Valley Cactus and Succulent SocietyBEST GASTERIA — ELLEN LOW AWARD
— Donated by Sunset Succulent SocietyBEST HAWORTHIA–Donated by Rowena Thompson
94 Gasteria - species 95 Gasteria - hybrids96 Bulbine, Trachyandra
Agavaceae97 Agave to 6”98 Agave over 6”99 Calibanus, Nolina, Yucca 100 Agave, variegated
Apocynaceae101 Adenium102 Pachypodium
Succulents In Other Families103 Anacardiaceae: Operculicarya, Pachycormus104 Burseraceae: Bursera, Commiphora105 Asteraceae: Othonna, Senecio106 Bromeliaceae: Abromeitiella, Dyckia, Hechtia, etc.107 Convolvulaceae: Ipomoea 108 Cucurbitaceae: Gerrandanthus, Ibervillea, Kedrostis, etc. 109 Didiereaceae: Alluaudia, Decaryia, Didierea, etc.110 Dioscorea111 Dracaenaceae: Sansevieria, Dracaena112 Fouquieriaceae: Fouquieria, Idria113 Geraniaceae: Pelargonium, Sarcocaulon114 Moraceae: Dorstenia, Ficus115 Passifloraceae:Adenia 116 Pedaliaceae: Pterodiscus, Sesamothamnus, Uncarina117 Portulacaceae: Anacampseros, Avonia, Ceraria, etc. 118 Vitaceae: Cissus, Cyphostemma119 Other non-shrubby genera: Brighamia, Sinningia, Talinum, ter-
restrial orchids etc.120 Other shrubby genera: Cussonia, Moringa, Pseudobombax etc.121 Bulbs: Bowiea, Ledebouria, Veltheimia, etc. 122 Variegated123 Crested124 Monstrose125 Collections, 5 to 12 Plants (triple points)126 Seedling pots, plants up to 1 year, pots to 6”
RULES AND REGULATIONS
1 All exhibitors must be members of either the CSSA or an affiliated club.
2 All entries must be registered prior to show placement. Pre-registration is required for class 129. Please contact Show Chair.
3 All plants must be grown by exhibitor for a minimum of six months prior to the show.
4 Class 1 through class 122 are for INDIVIDUAL POTTED SPECIMENS, i.e., one physically connected plant per container.
5 Size refers to the inside diameter of the pot, except miniature Aloes.
6 Both sections of an entry card must be completed for each individual entry. Please fill out cards prior to set-up.
7 Variegated plants must be shown in the variegated class, except Gasteria and Sansevieria which may be shown in either variegated or in the class.
8 Grafted, seed-grown and plants in plastic pots must be indicated as such on the entry tag and flagged.
9 Crested or Monstrose plants with more than 30% fasciation must be entered in Crested or Monstrose class.
10 Collections must be either groups of one genus or groups with similar charac-teristics, i.e., ‘Plants of Baja’ or ‘Crested Cacti’. Only one plant per pot.
11 Props or figurines may only appear in the dish gardens and displays. Rocks or other natural objects are permissible.
12 Planters are defined as multiple plants on separate root systems in one pot. Plants in the same genus are acceptable. Dish Gardens are defined as multiple plants on separate root systems with multiple genera and/or with added props.
13 Intergeneric hybrids may be entered in the class of either parent, but not in other genera, unless either parent would be entered in such class.
14 Bonsai plants are defined as those plants which have been artificially alterered in form or function. These are are shown in the class of the plant.
15 Show committee and judges have the right to relocate plants.
16 Show judges and Chair will award two rosettes each.
17 Cactus judges will judge classes 125-132.
18 THE JUDGES’ DECISIONS ARE ALWAYS FINAL.
JUDGING CRITERIA
1 Entries are judged against perfection of culture.2 Condition, size, and difficulty of culture, 70%.3 Maturity, 10%4 Staging, 15%.5 Nomenclature, 5%6 The judges’ decisions are always final.
SCORING
1st Place 3 points2nd Place 2 points 3rd Place 1 point
Honorable mention serves as a tie-breaker for high points
*No points are awarded for these classes
Arrangements127 Dish Gardens128 Planters
Displays*
129 Group or Club Display
Allied Interests*
130 Photography131 Paintings, Drawings132 Crafts