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Monthly Meeting, Monday, March 16, 2020

“So Many Plants, So Little Time!”with Ourselves! We had a great time last year, and we plan to do it again this year: a full meeting of plant display and discussion only this time in March. Last year’s meeting was a wonderful round table discussion and major learning experience for our members. March is full Spring: bulbs are going crazy and something new is blooming every day. Plants which might show the warming of our climate would also be of interest. If you have a special plant or a few that you would like to discuss with the group, come to our March meeting and bring it along. It could be a cutting or a beautifully grown specimen, or something you are having trouble growing. This is a meeting for everyone to learn.

Monthly Meeting, Monday, April 20, 2020

Flora and Geology of New Caledonia With Joey Santore

Joey Santore is a self-taught botanist whose public videos and posts on YouTube (www.youtube.com/user/westoaklandturdunit/videos) have garnered substantial interest worldwide. Presenting under the handle @crime_pays_but_botany_doesnt, he informs viewers about taxonomy, history, and fascinating facts about flora and geology. He will speak to Cal Hort about the plant gems he encountered in New Caledonia, tying in his extensive knowledge about the evolution of their plant families as well as analyzing the local geology and why plants developed such unique characteristics there.

March 2020 Volume 87, Issue 3

The Reiter Garden Photos by Mark Delepine

Last month Charlie and Karen Reiter invited us to visit their garden while the magnolias were still in bloom You’ll have another chance to visit this former nursery turned private garden at a Coffee in the Garden event in April. Watch your email or our website for the date.

Would you like to share your garden? We handle the invitations and supply the hot beverages and guests bring sweet or savory treats. All you have to do is to be prepared to bask in the praise and answer a few questions. Contact Mark Delepine, mdelepine@liacook.com, to schedule a date.

The horticultural library of Ted Kipping

www.calhortsociety.org

benefiting the family of Ted Kipping

Monday, March 16 4 pm–7 pm Many more new books that were not in the previous sale

San Francisco County Fair Building Ninth Avenue and Lincoln Way Golden Gate Park, San Francisco This collection, assembled by the late Ted Kipping, covers virtually every subject in horticulture, including plant hunting and tree care. There are complete sets of books, some even in duplicate: general books on collecting, gardening, and propagation, as well as field guides and encyclopedias of general and specific plants, along with entire books on categories, such as ferns, and individual plants, such as salvias, hydrangeas, and rhododendrons.

Ted Kipping (1945–2019), born in San Francisco, traveled far and wide to see and photograph plants in their native habitats. He studied natural history at Columbia University, and upon his return, started working at Strybing Arboretum (now the San Francisco Botanical Garden). In 1976, he formed his company Tree Shaper, which became Tree Shapers in 2002 in partnership with Phil Danielson.

Ted was a particularly active member of Cal Hort, contributing in many ways. For years, he organized and led field trips to wild locations, gardens, and nurseries. His irrepressible enthusiasm for plants and natural history were always in evidence, and his outgoing generous spirit connected him to plant people throughout the country and internationally.

You can read Cal Hort President Bart O’Brien’s tribute to Ted on our website at: www.calhortsociety.org

California Horticultural Society

COUNCIL 2018-2020 (Second Term) Mark Delepine, Andy Stone 2019–2021 (Second Term) Mary Engle, Bart O’Brien2019–2021 (First Term) Ellen Frank, Dave Tivol OFFICERS President Bart O’BrienVice President Andy StoneRecording Secretary Mary EngleTreasurer Daxin LiuMembership Chair Charlotte Masson

California Horticultural Society San Francisco County Fair Building Ninth Avenue and Lincoln Way San Francisco, CA 94122

Continuing Sale of Ted Kipping’s Horticultural Library Cal Hort will be holding the second of two sales of many hundreds of books during the three hours immediately before Cal Hort's March 16 General Meeting. The second sale will bring in books not offered last month, along with the remainder of the unsold items. All will be priced to sell! This is a great opportunity for Cal Hort members and friends to own some of Ted Kipping's comprehensive botany, horticulture, and natural history library.At the first sale, on February 17, shoppers marveled at the sheer number of encyclopedic works, many of which will be for sale on March 16, on gardening, as well as topics such as roses, succulents and cacti, and trees of the southwest. One happy buyer said, “I bought Flora of San Bruno Mountain, which came in so handy on my recent hike, narrowing down species to what I could find there. What a great variety of books for anyone who appreciates nature, plants, animals, conservation, cultivation, design, or travel to see the natural environments throughout the United States, South Africa, Australia, and many other locations.”

Seed Exchange Alert For many years, we’ve had a gathering to divide seeds into packets for distribution, making quick work of that task and providing an occasion for an enjoyable meeting. There are too few requests to justify that arrangement this time, so we will not have a seed packeting party this year.