New England Carnivorous Plant Society (www.necps.org) December, 2014 Newsletter This month s meeting will be held on Saturday, Decenber 13 at 12:30 PM, at: Roger Williams Park Botanical Center 1000 Elmwood Avenue Providence, RI http://www.providenceri.com/botanical- center/ "The mission of the New England Carnivorous Plant Society shall be to share, to gain knowledge of, and to achieve expertise in all phases of growing, education, appreciation, and conservation of carnivorous plants in both culture and in native habitats. New Members A warm welcome to Timothy Estep! Announcements and Upcoming Events We are happy to announce that Emmi Kurosawa has been elected to serve as our new Vice President. Emmi is always willing to share her knowledge and experience and brings with her a strong passion for carnivorous plants. She works as a biochemist, and last year she gave a talk on digestive enzymes in Nepenthes. She volunteered at our annual show and at our first pre- show event at the Lake Street Garden Center. She will make an excellent addition to the NECPS management team and we look forward to having her as Vice President.
December Meeting: Holiday Social and Yankee Swap Saturday, December 12, 12:30 PM, RWPBC This month s gathering will feature our annual holiday party and Yankee Swap! If you want to participate in the swap, please bring a plant- related gift, wrapped and valued at about $10 (or more, if you d like). Some of the hot items over the years were: The first hand- knit NECPS winter caps, which changed hands several times; Cephalotus; Nepenthes singalana and Nepenthes hamata; A propagation heat mat (snagged at the last moment by Priscilla); and Emily s handmade winter Nepenthes cap! Anyone who brings a gift can take part in the wonderful fun of the Yankee swap. This is one of the best events of the year and we encourage everyone to take part. Food will be available, and members are encouraged to bring additional food to add to the party! Recent Events of Note 1. At the November meeting members were presented with not one, but two carnivorous plant presentations. Jeff Matteson gave an informative presentation on caring for and propagating Cephalotus follicularis which was then followed by a helpful presentation on preparing plants for dormancy given by John Lombardi. In addition, and to everyone s surprise, Jeff distributed free rooted Cephalotus cuttings to all who participated! 2. NECPS members Don Gallant and Toni Shannon collaborated to design two classroom aids for describing the trapping mechanisms of Venus Flytraps and Pitcher plants. These are available through the NECPS library, should anyone want to use them for a classroom presentation. Free Cephalotus cuttings at the November meeting! A classroom aid for describing the trapping mechanism of a Venus Flytrap
Recent Events of Note (ctd.) 3. We are happy to announce the approved winners of the raffle held at the NECPS show! Winners should pick up their items at this coming meeting, or contact Shaun (necps_membership@yahoo.com) if they cannot make it. The winners, together with items won, are listed below. 1 shaune martin celapagm tuberosu 2 jamial straker sarracenia leucophylla 3 michael iafrate water bottle ICPS 4 susan hanke sarracenia leucophylla 5 joe cerrone ICPS tote bag 6 lear rakowsky Sarracenia moorei 7 l casey vft 8 L. thibode sarracenia purpurea 9 kiera fritz NECPS tee shirt 10 jim hatch NA sarracenia society shirt 4. The winners from the public voting at the show have also been decided, as well as winners from the members voting. They are listed below and on the following page. Public Vote first place 192 15 Rare Find Bill S second place 218 10 Jeff Mattesson third place 61 6 David Schloat Sarracenia scarlet belle' Dionaea muscipula Sarracenia S. x 'Moreii'
Recent Events of Note (ctd.) Here are the winners of the member vote for each genus: Plant Place Number Plant Owner Genus & Species 167 First Aldrovanda Shaun Montminy Aldrovanda vesiculosa 216 First Cephalotus Jeff Mattesson Cephalotus follicularis 219 Second Cephalotus Jeff Mattesson Cephalotus follicularis 7 Third Cephalotus Matt Kaelin Cephalotus follicularis 121 First Darlingtonia Emmi Kurosawa Darlingtonia californica 183 Second Darlingtonia Frank Meglio Darlingtonia californica 96 Third Darlingtonia Toni Shannon Darlingtonia californica ssp large 218 First Dionaea Jeff Mattesson Dionaea muscipula 143 Second Dionaea Shaun Montminy Dionaea muscipula 'B-52 x Ginormous 182 Third Dionaea Frank Meglio Dionaea muscipula 8 First Drosera Matt Kaelin Drosera adelae 33 Second Drosera Johnny Maiocchi Drosera spiralis 9 Third Drosera Matt Kaelin Drosera filiformis ssp Red 187 First Genlisea Johnny Maiocchi Genlisea hispidula 109 Second Genlisea Dave Sackett Genlisea hispidula 114 First Heliamphora Emmi Kurosawa Heliamphora heterodoxa x minor 186 Second Heliamphora Emmi Kurosawa Heliamphora pulchella 34 Second Heliamphora Johnny Maiocchi Heliamphora tatei var. tatei 64 Third Heliamphora David Schloat Heliamphora 23 First Nepenthes Ryan Georgia Nepenthes robcantleyi 15 Second Nepenthes Luca Leeser Nepenthes tenuis 3 First Pinguicula Matt Kaelin Pinguicula "Fraiser's Beaut" 4 Second Pinguicula Matt Kaelin Pinguicula cyclosecta 123 Third Pinguicula Emmi Kurosawa Pinguicula x Titan 61 First Sarracenia David Schloat Sarracenia S. x 'Moreii' 192 Second Sarracenia Rare Find Bill S Sarracenia scarlet belle' 2 Third Sarracenia Matt Kaelin Sarracenia leucophylla 1 Third Sarracenia Matt Kaelin Sarracenia x catesbaei 86 Third Sarracenia Nicole Syrlik Sarracenia ' John Smith' 79 Third Sarracenia Greg Axelrod Sarracenia purpurea ssp purpurea 69 Third Sarracenia David Schloat Sarracenia mixed hybrids 6 First Utricularia Matt Kaelin Utricularia livida 119 Second Utricularia Emmi Kurosawa Utricularia gibba
NECPS Officers and Contact Information President Dave Sackett bid2win1@yahoo.com Vice President Emmi Kurosawa emi.kurosawa@gmail.com Secretary John Twomey Jtooms60@verizon.net Membership Secretary Shaun Montminy necps_membership@yahoo.com Treasurer Shaun Montminy necps_membership@yahoo.com Librarian Don Gallant d.gallant89@gmail.com Webmaster Ken Matteson packrat@ratters.com Newsletter Editor Ben DeMeo 30howland@gmail.com NECPS Website: www.necps.org NECPS Yahoo group: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/necps/ NECPS Forum: http://necps.proboards.com NECPS 2014 Event Calendar December 13 Holiday Social, Yankee Swap Meetings, unless otherwise noted, are held at Roger Williams Botanical Gardens, 1000 Elmwood Ave., Providence, RI. from 12:30-2:30 PM. Regular program segments include: Bog pruning, Speaker or workshop, silent auction, plant displays, refreshments, and informal social discussion. Library News A copy of the NECPS Library policy is appended to this newsletter. Please contact Don Gallant (d.gallant89@gmail.com) to suggest books that should be purchased or if you have books to donate. On the following page is the complete NECPS library listing.
NECPS Library Policy The loan period for all items including: books, magazines, and videos are 1 month with one renewal period. No renewals are allowed for books, magazines and videos on reserve. All material will be stored at a secure location deemed by the library committee and confirmed by the Executive board. Failure to bring back books within 2 months will result in loss of borrowing privileges! Any member wishing to check out any NECPS library materials must present a valid membership number. Cards are not transferable. You are responsible for any materials checked out in your name. NECPS library patrons may take out one (1) item, as they are willing to be responsible for. NECPS library patrons may sign up for one (1) additional book such that at the end of the meeting if no one has already signed up for the item you will be allotted to take that item for the duration until the next meeting. When there is a high demand for a particular item, there will be a limit of one (1) item per person. The only exception to the above rules are for approved functions by the Executive board that are sponsored by the NECPS may reserve any and all material providing a months notice is given to guarantee that material will be available. The NECPS Library reserves the right to determine charges for lost or damaged materials and the right to deny borrowing privileges to anyone who has library materials overdue for more than two (2) months to the NECPS library or owes fines amounting to more than ten dollars ($10.00) from the NECPS. The NECPS library also reserves the right to deny borrowing privileges to any parent or guardian whose child and/or children have the above delinquencies. All material taken from the NECPS library is the responsibility of the NECPS library patrons. For one of a kind items NECPS library has the right to refrain from loaning the material and may keep it as a reference item to be viewed solely at meetings and functions. Please be kind. Rewind the videos before returning them to the NECPS library. Patrons are responsible for damage to videos, so please be careful. Never leave the tape partially rewound as this can cause damage to the tape. Also, videocassettes and equipment are to be used at room temperature as extremes of heat and cold may damage the video or equipment. Also exposure to magnetic fields can cause erasure or distortion. The NECPS library is not responsible for damage to patron's VCR that may result from damaged or defective videos. The copyright proprietor has licensed the picture contained in these videocassettes for private home use only and prohibits other use, copying, reproduction, or performance in public, in whole or in part. (U.S. Code, Title 17, Sec. 501 & 506).