of each month 10:00 A.M. in

Balboa Park, Casa Del Prado

Botanical Library Room 104

FREE AND VISITORS WELCOME

MEETINGS

Our Next Meeting is MAY 10, 2008, Casa del Prado, Balboa Park 10:00 A.M. in ROOM 104.

PROGRAM FOR SAT, MAY 10, will be BROMELIADS FROM NORTHERN ARGENTINA: A HABITAT APPROACH BY GUILLERMO RIVERA. The program includes most of the bromeliads found in the different habitats where bromeliads can be found in Argentina: from desertic northwest to subtropical northeastern forests of Iguazu. Information on precipitation and temperatures given for different habitats.

SPECIAL RAFFLE: COME AND WIN A "DISCOUNT COUPON" FOR SOME OF THE RIVERA LED TRIPS: A $ 400 discount trip to Central Brazil (2008) A $ 200 discount Northwestern Argentina (2008)

BIOGRAPHY: Guillermo Rivera was born in Argentina. He is the owner of South America Cactus Expeditions. A former researcher at the University of Cordoba, Argentina, he has a BS degree in Biology and a PhD in Botany. His company organizes botanical tours in South America (Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Bolivia, and Peru), to see cactus and bromeliads in their habitat.

The Cuymaca Spring Garden Festival was a great success Sat., April 26. Many plant lovers are now converted to extend their interest to BROMELIADS! We hope many of those folks will join us at our next meeting. We want to expecially thank our great organizer Holly for arranging for the booth and setting everything up. Those who worked Bob Vitacco, Ken Wolfson, Sandra Reus, Chuck Largin, Rachel Linninger and Nancy Groves all had a great time talking about bromeliads all day. Even the 100 degree weather didn't stop them! And we would like to announce that the drawing for the beautiful multiblooming Guzmania is Carol Brown.

If you would like to buy a copy of our last speaker,Francisco Oliva-Esteve's, beautiful book Bromeliaceae III you can do so by looking at the BSI.org web site and go to On-line Store on left. Book description below: Bromeliaceae III by Francisco Oliva-Esteve
Oliva-Esteve's third book on bromeliads is richly illustrated with color photographs and line drawings. A total of 320 bromeliad species from throughout the Neotropics, representing 29 genera, are described and pictured. Spectacular habitat photographs set the scene for the plants. The book is only available in English. 9¾" x 13". Hard cover. 274 pp. Photos 564 (color). Line drawings 18 (color and b/w). 2002, Producciones Oliva-Esteve, Venezuela. Selby Botanical Gardens Press, world distributor. ISBN 980-07-7310-X.


A great time was had by all at the Huntington Gardens on April 12! And thanks to Sonja Wicker I am posting a picture of our great docent, "Big Ed" below.

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OFFICERS

POSITION	NAME	PHONE
President	Nancy Groves	(858)-453-6486
Vice-President	Tom Knapik	(619)462-1805
Secretary	Caroline McCullagh	(858)-274-8832
Treasurer	Gayle Ver Steeg	(858)-488-1661
Newsletter	Caroline McCullagh	(858) 274-8832
Past-President	Robert Vitacco	(619)-469-3539

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SCHEDULE 2008

Meeting & Event* Date	Presenter	Topic
January 12	Tom Knapik	Trekking in Venezuela
February 9	Bruce McCoy	Costa Rica: Bromeliads at High Elevation
*February 29 - March 2	San Diego Home & Garden Show	Members man booth
March 8	Dylan Hannon	Botanicals of Southern Colombia & ***Member to Member Sale***
April 12	No Meeting	Bus Trip to Huntington Gardens
*April 19 ***SPECIAL EXTRA MEETING***	Francisco Oliva-Esteve	Bromeliads of Venezuela
*April 26	Cuyamaca Spring Garden Festival	Members man booth
May 10	Gillermo Rivera & 42st Anniversary Celebration	Party, free plant raffle ticket
June 14
July 12		***Member to Member Sale***
August 9	Cristy Brenner	Bromeliads of the Tepuis
September 13
September 20,21		Annual Show and Sale Sat.& Sun 10-4
October 11
November 8		***Member to Member Sale***
December 13		Christmas Party

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MEMBERSHIP

Single Membership is $12.50/ 2 yrs $20 ; Dual Membership is $17.00/ 2 yrs $30

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GALLERY

Dylan Hannon our wonderful speaker of March 8 from the Huntington Gardens


Dallas Bradford and an Imperialis

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SDBS Honorary Trustees
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SDBS Display Floral Association 100th

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42nd Anniversary Cake

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Huntington Gardens Conservatory

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Year 2007 Show

Dyckia marnier-lapostollei v estevesii X fosteriana X platyphylla

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Tillandsia bryoides

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Tillandsia ionantha

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Aechmea bromelifolia

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Encholerium horridum

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Show And Tell

Aechmea apocolyptica x Aechmea recurvata hybrid 3-08


In Cristy's left hand Aechmea apocolyptica 3-08


Is this a Real Pineapple? (2-08)--see next picture for answer!
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Bob with xAnagelia 'Minnie Belle' which is a Bigeneric cross between Ananus and Neoregelia hybridized by Hummel (2-08)

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Cristy's Billbergia; can you help identify? 2-08----yes the answer is Billbergia sanderiana






Cristy with Billbergia sanderiana 2-08




Billbergia vittata 2-08






Chuck with Guzmania luna and Tillandsia "Wildfire" (Tillandsia deppiana x T. multicaulis)2-08






Tillandsia "Wildfire" (Tillandsia deppiana x T. multicaulis)2-08






Chuck's Guzmania luna ( shown as new plant rooted on top of older plant) 2-08 BR>




Ken Wolfson with Tillandsia bulbosa and Tillandsia streptophylla
and the largest of the 3, Tillandsia "Showtime" -offspring of the two smaller plants 2-08




Bob with Pitcairnia (corallina X burle-marxii) 1-08






Gayle with Tillandsia 'Pink Fountain' (hybrid) 1-08






Bob W.'s Pitcairnia hybrid (P. burle-marxii x P. xanthocalyx)1-08






Bob W.'s Pitcairnia hybrid
(P. burle-marxii x P. xanthocalyx)1-08









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THANK YOU JOHN ARDEN, WORLD RENOUND HYBRIDIZER OF VRIESEAS, FOR DONATING BEAUTIFUL PLANTS TO THE SAN DIEGO BROMELIAD SOCIETY FOR OUR SHOW AND SALE AND FOR ADDITONAL PLANTS FOR THE MEETING RAFFLE TABLE. WE ALL APPRECIATE YOU GENEROSITY AND EXTRAORDINARY HYBRIDS.

THANK YOU JOYCE BREHM FOR DONATING A WIDE VARIETY OF BROMELIADS FOR THE NOVEMBER MEETING.

THANK YOU THELMA & TIM O'REILLY FOR YOUR WONDERFUL DONATIONS TO THE JUNE MEETING. ALL PROCEEDES FROM THE AUCTION AND OPPORTUNITY TABLE WILL BE SENT TO THE BROMELIAD IDENTIFICATION CENTER IN SELBY GARDENS, FLORIDA WHICH IS SPONSORED BY THE BROMELIAD SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL.

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