REPORT ON THE 25TH ANNUAL NCCSS SHOW

Stephen Jankalski (Plant Show Chair)

This year, the 25th Annual NCCSS show was held as part of the 13th Eastern Cactus & Succulent Conference on October 18-20 at the Holiday Inn in Gaithersburg, MD. The show was exactly one decade since the one the NCCSS hosted for the 8th Eastern Conference in Washington, DC. A lot has improved since then and this year's show ran much more smoothly than the previous one. Everyone who was involved with the show or had seen it agrees it was a big success.

Thank you goes out to all who worked so hard to make the show the success it was.

Special thanks goes to Pete Boudriault for his tireless effort taking on the difficult job as Show Manager.

A most special thank you is extended to our Guest Speakers who did an excellent job as show judges: Myron Kimnach, Dan Mahr, Steve Hammer and Woody Minnich. They served above and beyond the call of duty by getting up at 7 AM on Saturday morning to do the judging.

I'd like to thank all of you who entered plants and/or helped with the show to make it a success: Dr. Gerald Barad, Richard & Rita Hojnowski, Judy Becker, George W. Charles II, Laura Olkin, Ron Byrom, Bob Smoley, Barry Bush, John Story, Deborah Mensch, Sage Reynolds, Will Ward, Mary Chiles, Bob Petza, Ingrid Fritze, Arlene Weiss, Pete Boudriault, Lee Miller, Al Nichols, Susie Remmers, Chyren Hunter, Ellen Young, Donna Kuroda and Shirley Friedlander. Without your help there would have been no show. Also, I'd like to thank all those members of the NCCSS and the CSSM who came to convention to see the show and lending support.

Special thanks goes to Alain Choo for printing up the signs. Thanks goes once again to Pete Boudriault for his excellent work in assisting the show judges as clerk and his outstanding educational exhibit. Educational exhibits do much to increase public interest in the show and in Cactus & succulents in general. It would be a good idea to consider encouraging having more educational exhibits in future shows.

Of the 251 show entries, 162 (65%) were award winners. The top award winners were Jerry Barad with 46 ribbons, Arlene Weiss with 18 ribbons, Bob Petza with 15 ribbons and Pete Boudriault with 14 ribbons. All three entries by first time participant Deborah Mensch won ribbons in the Beginners class. Everyone who entered plants walked away with at least one ribbon. Congrats to all the winners.

WE HAVE AWARD WINNERS !!!
Award winners for our 25th annual NCCSS show held October 18-20, 2002
compiled by Stephen Jankalski (Show Chair)
awardplant nameexhibitor
BEST CACTUS IN SHOW (Class 11a)Mammillaria bombycinaI.Fritze
BEST SUCCULENT IN SHOW (Class 23c2)Euphorbia platyclada var. platycladaJ.Story
BEST NON-SPECIMEN PLANTING (Class 34)Operculicarya decaryiR.Fritze
Division I. SHOW PLANTS
Section A. CACTACEAE
Class 2. OPUNTIA GROUP
1STTephrocactus molinensisG.Barad
2NDPterocactus tuberosusR.Petza
Class 3. CEREUS GROUP
1STEspostoa melanostele nanaI. Fritze
Class 4. ECHINOCEREUS GROUP
1STEchinocereus nivosusG.Barad
2NDEchinocereus ledingiiR.Petza
Class 6. GYMNOCALYCIUM-REBUTIA GROUP
    a. Rebutia
1STRebutia perplexaR.Byrom
2NDRebutia fiebrigii pulchellaR.Byrom
3RDRebutia pseudodeminuta kupperianaR.Byrom
HMRebutia minuscula 'Grandilacea'R.Byrom
    b. Sulcorebutia-Weingartia
1STWeingartia lanataI.Fritze
2NDWeingartia neocummingii mairanensisI.Fritze
3RDSulcorebutia steinbachii lindeniiR.Byrom
Class 8. EPIPHYTIC GROUP
1STRhipsalis cereusculaA.Weiss
Class 9. PARODIA GROUP
    a.Eriosyce (including Neoporteria)
1STEriosyce (Neoporteria) nidusI.Fritze
    b. Copiapoa
1STCopiapoa cinerea var. haseltonianaI.Fritze
3RDCopiapoa cinereaB.Smoley
    c. Parodia
1STNotocactus sucineus albispinusG.Barad
2NDParodia erinaceaG.Charles
3RDParodia curvispinaI.Fritze
Class 10. ECHINOCACTUS GROUP
    a. Astrophytum
1STAstrophytum myriostigma 'Onzuko'G.Barad
2NDAstrophytum hybridG.Barad
    b. Echinocactus
1STFerocactus hamatacanthusR.Petza
2NDEchinocactus horizonthaloniusR.Petza
3RDFerocactus rectispinusR.Petza
    e. Ariocarpus
1STAriocarpus kotschubeyanus 'macdowellii'G.Barad
2NDAriocarpus retususR.Smoley
3RDTurbinicarpus jauernigiiR.Smoley
Class 11. MAMMILLARIA-CORYPHANTHA GROUP
    a-1. Mammillaria (watery sap)
1ST*Mammillaria bombycinaI.Fritze
2NDMammillaria pondii setispinaR.Petza
3RDMammillaria bombycinaR.Hojnowski
    a-3. Mammillaria (watery sap)
1STMammillaria candida caespitosaG.Barad
2NDMammillaria carmenaeL.Olkin
3RDMammillaria scheideanaG.Barad
3RDMammillaria humboldtiiG.Barad
    a-4. Mammillaria (milky sap)
2NDMammillaria microtheleR.Petza
2NDMammillaria hahniana superbaG.Barad
3RDMammillaria spinosissimaR.Hojnowski
    b. Coryphantha
2NDEpithelantha micromerisR.Hojnowski
Section B. SUCCULENTS OTHER THAN CACTACEAE.
Class 12. CRASSULA GROUP
1STCrassula barklyi (C.teres)G.Barad
2NDCrassula "Buddha's Temple'G.Barad
3RDCrassula 'Emerald'G.Barad
Class 13. SEDUM GROUP
1STRosularia sempervivumW.Ward
2NDRosularia muratdaghensisW.Ward
Class 14. COTYLEDON-KALANCHOE GROUP
1STAdromischus marianiae 'Hallii'G.Barad
2NDKalanchoe tomentosa (toothed - yellow leaf form)G.Barad
Class 15. ECHEVERIA GROUP
1STEcheveria minimaG.Barad
2NDEcheveria lilacinaI.Fritze
2NDTacitus bellusG.Barad
3RDEcheveria lauiiG.Barad
HMEcheveria albicansG.Barad
Class 17. MESEMBRYANTHEMUM GROUP
    a. Supersucculent types
1STConophytum (Opthalamophyllum) schlechteriG.Barad
2NDConophytum limpidumG.Barad
3RDConophytum flavum noviciumW.Ward
3RDConophytum obcordellum lambertenseW.Ward
HMConophytum bilobumB.Smoley
HMConophytum calculus vanzyliiW.Ward
HMConophytum obcordellumW.Ward
    b. Dwarf and Mimicry types
1STAloinopsis schooneesiiG.Barad
2NDTitanopsis calcareaG.Barad
3RDFaucaria tuberculosa 'Super Warty'G.Barad
    c. Shrubby and Mat-forming types
1STMitrophyllum dissitumR.Petza
2NDMonilaria pisiformeL.Olkin
Class 18. PORTULACA-DIDIEREA GROUP
1STAnacampseros (Avonia) herreanaG.Barad
2NDCeraria pygmaeaB.Bush
3RDDidierea madagascariensisR.Hojnowski
Class 19. ALOE GROUP
    a. Aloe
1STAloe somaliensisG.Barad
1STAloe (Lomatophyllum) ankarensisJ.Story
2NDAloe haworthioidesG.Barad
3RDAloe descoingsiiA.Weiss
3RDAloe descoingsiiG.Barad
HMAloe deltoideodonta brevifoliaA.Weiss
    b. Gasteria
1STGasteria nitida var. armstrongiiA.Weiss
2NDGasteria croucheriS.Remmers
    c. Haworthia
1STHaworthia magnifica paradoxaG.Barad
1STHaworthia emelyae majorP.Boudriault
2NDHaworthia emelyae - selectionL.Olkin
2NDHaworthia emelyaeG.Barad
3RDHaworthia magnifica splendensP.Boudriault
3RDHaworthia bayeriG.Barad
HMHaworthia pilifera truncataL.Olkin
Class 20. AGAVE GROUP
    a. Agave
1STAgave stricta 'Nana'I.Fritze
2NDAgave filifera 'Compacta'J.Becker
    c. Sansevieria
1STSansevieria - Bally 12681A.Weiss
2NDSansevieria suffruticosa - spiralled formA.Weiss
3RDSansevieria patensA.Weiss
HMSansevieria kirkii pulchraP.Boudriault
HMSansevieria kirkii pulchra 'Coppertone'P.Boudriault
HMSansevieria perrotiiA.Weiss
CLASS 21. SENECIO GROUP
1STSenecio scaposus var. addoensis - Vassar4417G.Barad
2NDOthonna herreiR.Petza
3RDSenecio scaposus var. scaposusJ.Becker
Class 22. STAPELIAD-ASCLEPIAD GROUP
    a. Stapeliads - Caralluma
1STCaralluma solenophoraG.Barad
2NDCaralluma lavraniiG.Barad
3RDCaralluma flavaG.Barad
    e. Stapeliads - Mimicry and Difficult types
1STPseudolithos caput-viperae x dodsonianaG.Barad
2NDPseudolithos dodsonianaL.Olkin
    f. Other Asclepiads - Fockea
1STFockea edulisA.Weiss
2NDFockea edulisR.Hojnowski
3RDCeropegia sandersonii (C.monteiroi)S.Reynolds
    h. Apocynaceae
1STPachypodium brevicauleA.Weiss
2NDPachypodium horombenseA.Weiss
3RDAdenium multiflorumA.Weiss
Class 23. EUPHORBIA GROUP
    a. Euphorbia (Spine Shield types)
1STEuphorbia baioensisR.Petza
2NDEuphorbia cactusA.Weiss
3RDEuphorbia venenificaA.Weiss
    b. Euphorbia (Crown of Thorns types and allies)
      b1. Shrubby types
1STEuphorbia lophogonaB.Bush
2NDEuphorbia sakaharensisP.Boudriault
3RDEuphorbia kondoiP.Boudriault
      b2. Dwarf and caudiciform types
1STEuphorbia decaryi var. decaryiR.Petza
2NDEuphorbia francoisiiG.Barad
2NDEuphorbia decaryi var. decaryiR.Hojnowski
3RDEuphorbia cylindrifolia ssp. tuberiferaB.Smoley
3RDEuphorbia cylindrifolia ssp. tuberiferaP.Boudriault
HMEuphorbia milii x decaryi var. decaryi (hybrid)G.Charles
HMEuphorbia francoisiiA.Weiss
    c. Euphorbia (Spineless and Thorny types)
      c3. Cactoid, dwarf & caespitose types
1ST*Euphorbia platyclada var. platycladaJ.Story
2NDEuphorbia suzannaeG.Barad
HMEuphorbia suzannaeB.Petza
      c4. Medusoid types
2NDEuphorbia crassipesG.Barad
3RDEuphorbia gorgonisB.Bush
    d. Other Euphorbiaceae
1STMonadenium reflexumG.Barad
2NDJatropha cathartica (J.berlandieri)A.Weiss
Class 24. OTHER SUCCULENTS OTHER THAN CACTACEAE
    a. Leaf Succulents
1STDyckia hybridG.Barad
1STDyckia 'Keswick'G.Barad
    c. Caudiciforms and Epigeal (above ground) tubers
1STSinningia calcariaJ.Becker
2NDSinningia iaraeJ.Becker
3RDSinningia micansJ.Becker
HMSinningia leucotrichaJ.Becker
    d. Epigeal (above ground) bulbs
1STBowiea volubilisI.Fritze
2NDHaemanthus albiflosA.Weiss
Division II. COLLECTIONS AND SEEDLINGS
Class 25. COLLECTIONS
1STEuphorbia crested collectionA.Weiss
2NDPachypodium collectionL.Olkin
3RDKalanchoe tomentosa collection (3 color forms)G.Barad
Class 26. CRESTED AND MONSTROSE SPECIMENS
1STPachypodium lamerei crestL.Olkin
2NDEuphorbia suzannae crestB.Smoley
3RDEuphorbia grandicornis crestB.Smoley
Class 27. VARIEGATED SPECIMENS
1STHaworthia cymbiformis variegatedG.Barad
2NDGasteria batesiana variegatedG.Barad
3RDSansevieria hallii variegatedM.Chiles
3RDHaworthia cuspidata variegatedG.Barad
Class 28. CAUDICIFORM SPECIMENS
1STFockea edulisJ.Story
2NDBursera odorataP.Boudriault
3RDSarcocaulon herreiR.Petza
3RDBursera microphyllaP.Boudriault
Class 29. SEEDLINGS
1STMammillaria klissingianaR.Petza
1STCarruanthus peersiiR.Petza
2NDBursera fagaroidesB.Bush
Division III. DECORATIVE PLANTINGS
Class 30. DISH GARDENS
1STDorstenia foetidaP.Boudriault
2NDHaworthiaL.Olkin
3RDLithops (blue dish garden)L.Olkin
Class 34. BONSAI
1ST*Operculicarya decaryiB.Bush
2NDFicus abutifoliaB.Bush
3RDPseudobombax ellipticumP.Boudriault
HMPereskia aculeata 'Godseffiana'P.Boudriault
HMOperculicarya decaryiP.Boudriault
Division IV. EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITS AND ALLIED INTERESTS
Class 38. EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITS
1ST"Colorful, graceful Euphorbi francoisii"P.Boudriault
Class 40. BEGINNERS
1STEuphorbia stellataD.Mensch
2NDEuphorbia 'Hawaii' (E.moratii X E.milii)D.Mensch
3RDGasteria - variegated miniatureD.Mensch