October 2008 Communique Newsletter Online

Monthly Meeting: Join us Thursday, October 9th at 7:30 pm.

Doug Dawson is a recently retired math professor and past president of the Central Arizona C&SS. His plant interests include a large Lithops collection, interest in seed-growing of most cacti and succulents, extensive botanical travel in Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Yemen, Socotra, South Africa and of course Namibia. His talk will be on the flora of Namibia from 3 different trips he has made there. Please attend and fall in love with Namibia as he has.

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Plants of the Month:
CACTI - Monotypic
SUCCULENT –Lithops

Study Group: Wednesday, October 15th

Meetings are held the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 7:30 pm in the Palm Room at the LA County Arboretum, 301 N Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia. A great time to ask questions and learn from experienced growers. Add to your collection from plants on the give-away table brought in by other members.
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Cactus and Succulent Retail Nurseries in Southern California
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Places to Visit
Huntington Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA
Anza Borrego Desert State Park
Death Valley National Park
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Mojave National Preserve
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Cacti_etc: Largest Internet Newsgroup
The GardenWeb: Cacti & Succulents Forum
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Cactus and Succulent Calendar of Coming Events For 2008
 

Nov. 8th-9th - San Gabriel Valley Cactus and Succulent Society Show and Sale
Los Angeles County Arboretum, Arcadia, CA., Info: 626 793-6917

Dec. 6th-7th - Orange County Show And Sale
Fullerton Arboretum 1900 Associated Road, Fullerton, CA 92831
Show and Sale Open From 10am to 4pm, Info 714-870- 4887


 
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