Provided is a list of Alpine societies that can provide you a world of knowledge on Alpine plants. The membership fees are current for 1996. I am not responsible for any future prices unless told
Alpine Garden Society Director of the AGS Centre Avon Bank Pershore Worcestershire WR10 3JP, UK Membership : Single, 15 pounds; Overseas U.S. Dollar 34.00 Seed Exchange: YES
Alpine Garden Club of British Columbia
c/o Joy Curran R.R. 1, B. 38 Bowen Island, B.C. V0N 1G0 CANADA
American Calochortus Society PO Box 1128 Berkeley, CA 94701-1128 U.S.A. Publications: Quarterly newsletter Fees: $8 US, $10 international. Seed exchange: Exclusively Calochortus
The American Dianthus Society
Rand B. Lee, President PO Box 22232 Santa Fe, New Mexico 87502-2232 USA Fees: for US residents, $15 US per year, for Canada/Mexico residents, $18 US per year, for residents elsewhere, $20 US per year Seed exchange: Dianthus spp. and cvs. and their relatives. Publications: The Gilliflower Times (quarterly)
American Sakurasoh Association Paul Held
195 North Avenue Westport, CT 06880 Membership Fees: USD $25, International $30 USD
Membership brings access to hundreds of cultivars; newsletters (4); seed; gift plants. E-mail AmSakuraso@aol.com
The Androsace Group
The Androsace Group issues for Newsletters each year and two Androsace Notebooks. It aims to circulate information on the cultivation and naming of these plants and on their ecology and conservation status in the wild. It also aims to investigate the problems of preserving species and hybrids in cultivation and to take what steps it can to ensure such preservation.
Don Peace 8, St. Martins Way, Kirklevington, Yarm, Cleveland TS15 9NR United Kingdom Fees: GBP 4 in the UK, GBP 5 elsewhere Seed exchange: Only Androsace and Douglasia
Botanical Society of South Africa
Kirstenbosch Claremont, 7735 South Africa Publications: Quarterly magazine
The American Primrose Society Julia Haldorson, Treasurer P.O. Box 210913 Auke Bay, Alaska 99821 Fees: US and Canadian (Individual or Household) $25/year $70/3 years Overseas $32/year $90/3 years Lifetime $350 In US dollars Seed Exchange is Primulas only”.
American Penstemon Society Ann Bartlett, Membership Secretary 1569 South Holland Court Lakewood, Colorado 80232 U.S.A. Fees: USD 10 for U.S. and Canada USD 15.00 elsewhere
Publications: Two bulletins per year Seed exchange: Exclusively Penstemons.
The Bulb Newsletter The Bulb Newsletter is published quarterly and is obtainable from: B&M Mathew 90 Foley Road Claygate Esher Surrey KT10 0BN UK Fees: UK: 10 pounds Europe: Eurocheque or International Money Order for 12 pounds USA and other countries: 20 dollars or IMO for 12 pounds Airmail postage is included. Cheques payable to B.Mathew. Publications: Four bulletins per year
The Crocus Group Ann Borrill 153 Lime Tree Avenue Wymondham Norfolk NR18 0TG UK Fees: 5 pounds Publications: Yes Seed exchange: The 1996 seed list listed 60% of all recognised taxa, and in the 5 years since the list started, 75% of taxa have been offered..
Cyclamen Society Dr. D.V. Bent Little Pilgrims Way 2 Pilgrims Way East Otford Sevenoaks Kent TN14 5QN United Kingdom Fees: GBP 5 in the UK, GBP 7 elsewhere Seed exchange: Exclusive Cyclamen
Hardy Plant Society Mrs. Pam Adams Little Orchard Great Comberton Pershore Worcs. WR10 3DP United Kingdom Fees: GBP 10 (GBP 16 outside Europe) Seed exchange: around 2500 entries
Indigenous Bulb Growers of Southern Africa
PO Box 12265 N1 City 7463 South Africa Contact: Mr. Paul F X von Stein Dues just went up; people should contact them for info.
Klub Skalnickaru Praha (Prague Rock Garden Club) Pod Zvonarkou 10 120 00 Praha 2 Czech Republic Contact:Vojtech Holubec Sidlistni 210 165 00 Praha 6 Czech Republic Publications: 4 bulletins per year (in Czech) Fees (96): USD 25 or DEM 38
International Bulb Society P.O. Box 92136 Pasadena, CA 91109-2136 USA Contact: Charles Gorenstein
Publications: annual journal HERBERTIA, two issues of THE UNDERGROUND seed exchange: more than 1000 (mostly bulbous) entries fees: $30 for USA addresses, $40 addresses outside the USA
New Zealand Alpine Garden Society P.O.Box 2984 Christchurch, New Zealand Fees: (all in NZ currency) Single: $20.00 Double and Family: $22.00 Under 21 years of age: $10 Overseas Members: $25
PO Box 67 Millwood, NY 10546 General Membership, $25 (domestic or foreign, single or joint); Patron $75; Life Member, 49-59 years old, $500; over 60 years old, $450. Seed exchange: Yes, and over 6000 species to choose from. Four bulletins
Northern Horticultural Society Harlow Carr Botanical Gardens Crag Lane Harrogate HG3 1QB United Kingdom Publications: 4 bulletins per year Fees: GBP 20
Ontario Rock Garden Society Andrew Osyany Box 146 Shelburne Ont. L0N 1S0 Canada Fees: Canada: CAD 17.50 individual, CAD 22 familiy
USA: USD 17.50 individual, USD 22 familiy Elsewhere: CAD 25 Publications: 10 newsletters per year. Contact: Sue Parker
RHS Lily Group Dr A.F.Hayward Rosemary Cottage Lowbands Redmarley Glouchester GL19 3NG England Publications: 3 newsletters per year Fees (96): 5 GBP (or 15 GBP for three years) Seed exchange: Mostly Liliaceae and bulbous plants
The Scottish Rock Garden Club
The Scottish Rock Garden Club PO Box 14063 Edinburgh EH10 4YE Scotland, UK.
Email: info@srgc.org.uk Membership Rates: They are : U.K. single £12; Family, (2 adults and two children under 18, living at the same address) £14; Junior (under 18 years) or additional adult or child in family membership £3. Overseas membership: Single £15 (US$25); Family (as UK) £18 (US$32); Junior (or additional amember, as UK) £6 (US$10). Overseas Subscription includes Seed Exchange Payment by Cheque on British bank, IMO, EuroCheque, or Giro (182 2756, add GBP2) Payment by Credit Card will be available December 1996 Local payment arrangements in Australia, New Zealand, Norway and Sweden Publications: The Rock Garden, twice a year, also booklist. Contact: Margaret Young
Sedum Society c/o Ron Mills 173 Colchester Road West Bergholt, Colchester Essex, CO6 3JY United Kingdom Publications: 4 newsletters per year Seed (and plant exchange): Exclusively Sedum
Sino-Himalayan Plant Association (SHPA)
81 Parlaunt Road Slough Berks, SL3 8BE England Contact: Chris Chadwell Publications: 2 bulletins per year Fees (96): GBP 8 for UK residents GBP 10, USD 18 or FF 100 for foreigners Seed exchange: Small – only seeds of plants of certain Sino-Himalayan origin, and accurately identified are accepted.
