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4 September 2001
Meeting: Jenny Sandison: "Some Famous Gardens of the U.K."
The Annual General Meeting will follow this talk.
15th Annual Steele Lecture
30 September 2001
Kenneth Cox: "The Riddle of the Tsang Po Gorges."
Nova Scotia Museum Auditorium, 3:00 pm.
Little explored and virtually inaccessible, the Tsang Po Gorge
in south-east Tibet is the world's deepest gorge. This is the
story of its exploration and the rich plant and animal life found
there. Kenneth Cox, with friends, spent 10 years retracing the
steps of Kingdom Ward's 1924-25 expedition. See
Special Notices.
2 October 2001
Meeting: Kenneth Cox: "Hybridizing for cold and northern
climates."
Kenneth Cox, from a family of writers, plant hunters, nurserymen
and world experts on Rhododendrons, runs Glendoick Nursery near
Perth, Scotland. His talk will include slides and discussion
of the "bird" hybrids, "mammal" azaleas and
other new developments.
6 November 2001
Meeting: Jan Riddell and Dick Steele: "New Rhododendrons
for Atlantic Canada." Jan will present a short report on
the activities of the Atlantic Plant Breeding Study Group. This
group is seeking to document important hybrids which have been
developed for Atlantic Canada by Joe Brueckner, Don Craig, and
Dick Steele. Dick will present slides of what he feels are important
hybrids that he has created.
4 December 2001
Meeting: Christmas Party and members' slides. This is one of
our favourite events. Please bring a few slides or photos of
general interest from your gardening year. See
Special Notices. |