From kathy at fred.net  Mon Jun  1 15:21:21 2020
From: kathy at fred.net (KATHY BILTON)
Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2020 16:21:21 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [BSW] REMINDER: Tomorrow, TUesday June 2 - Zoom meeting of the BSW
Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.20.2006011617450.37574@shell.xecu.net>


Robin Everly is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting for the
Botanical Society of Washington.

Topic:  Coffee, leaf rust, and plant collecting: The rise, fall, and
resurgence of a popular crop

Presenter: Alan T. Whittemore
U.S. National Arboretum, Washington, D.C.

Date and Time: Jun 2, 2020 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join the Botanical Society of Washington's Zoom Meeting:
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the Zoom.  If you don't already have it, you will be asked to install the 
Zoom software on your computer.  If you are using a phone or tablet, you 
will need to download the Zoom app if you don't already have it.  The 
phone numbers below are only needed if you want to join by a telephone 
call rather than app or software.  You do not need to have your own Zoom 
account. A flyer for the meeting - on which you can see a photo of wild 
coffee documented by Fred Meyer in a 1965 issue of Economic Botany - is 
here: http://botsoc.org/jun20.pdf.)

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From kathy at fred.net  Mon Jun  1 19:14:43 2020
From: kathy at fred.net (KATHY BILTON)
Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2020 20:14:43 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [BSW] P.S. regarding BSW June 2 Zoom meeting
Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.20.2006012005170.37574@shell.xecu.net>


You are welcome to sign in 10 minutes or so before the 7pm starting time 
to accustom yourself to the Zoom software if you have not used it before 
or to chat with others prior to Alan's talk.


From kathy at fred.net  Tue Jun  2 12:05:09 2020
From: kathy at fred.net (KATHY BILTON)
Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2020 13:05:09 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [BSW] 2 short things you may wish to read before tonight's Zoom
 meeting
Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.20.2006021253370.37574@shell.xecu.net>

Alan suggests you may wish to read these before this evening's 7pm 
meeting.


The Vertue of the COFFEE Drink (from about 1650)
http://cdn8.openculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/vertueofcoffee-e1342378129629.jpeg

The WOMEN'S PETITION against COFFEE   (1674)
https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-crIUZTrUBqo/WOklS6JZ_jI/AAAAAAAADPo/IxbH2nr7ogcYgLJmB2Vir2lZ_THkOw2ZgCLcB/s1600/1650-womens-petition-against-coffee.jpg


From kathy at fred.net  Tue Jun  2 20:18:32 2020
From: kathy at fred.net (KATHY BILTON)
Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2020 21:18:32 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [BSW] Successful meeting,
 another one in July and Free Plants on Offer
Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.20.2006022110160.34233@shell.xecu.net>

We had a great meeting earlier this evening, with about 35 in attendance. 
Thanks, Robin and Alan, and John and Shruti! Though we have never met 
before in the summer, it was decided to have another Zoom on the first 
Tuesday in July.

New member Randy Duran has a number of plants on offer. Contact him 
directly if you are interested in getting any.


---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: randy duran <duran340a at gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Jun 2, 2020 at 8:02 AM
Subject: Kathy, New member Randy and Free interesting plants for BSW
members?
To: <kathy at fred.net>, Jordan <jordan at whiskandquill.com>


Kathy, I am a new member with two questions please:
1) I joined and paid dues for BSW a couple meetings before the pandemic.?
Jordan sponsored me.? Can I please be added to the mailing list and?can I
join tonight?

2)? Free plants????Cobra Lily? (Arisaema Ringens)

?Toad lily?? (3 varieties)

Peacock ginger Kaempferia pulcha, maybe an elegans and maybe a pink lace

?Voodoo Lily? amorphophallus bulbifur?and konjac

?Spiral ginger? (Costus)

?dancing lady ginger? (Globba) - couple varieties

"indian pink" (spigelia marilandica)

Heirloom white oriental lily? trumpet, highly fragrant

Okinawa spinach

a few other extra plants i brought?back from my garden?in the Deep South

Would any BSW members be interested in a free plant?? ?Can this list of
plants be forwarded and can this announcement be made?? Best if interested
folks email me or I could announce it at the beginning of the zoom .


Thanks very much!


Randy Duran


From kathy at fred.net  Wed Jun  3 19:44:26 2020
From: kathy at fred.net (KATHY BILTON)
Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2020 20:44:26 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [BSW] PDF of Fred Meyer's 1965 Economic Botany article
Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.20.2006032040370.34233@shell.xecu.net>


James Sullivan just sent me the PDF of Fred Meyer's 1965 article and I 
have put it here:
http://botsoc.org/Meyer-FG-1965-Notes_on_Wild_Coffea_arabica_from_Ethopia-Economic_Botany.pdf


From kathy at fred.net  Thu Jun 18 17:07:21 2020
From: kathy at fred.net (KATHY BILTON)
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2020 18:07:21 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [BSW] POSTPONED: June 27 weekend trip to Oak Spring Garden
 Foundation
Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.20.2006181804480.25799@shell.xecu.net>

Note from Rob Soreng and John Wiersema:

The June 27 weekend trip to Oak Spring Garden Foundation in Upperville,
Virginia, has had to be postponed until further notice because of
restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic. A few of us will visit
Oak Spring that day on a scouting trip in preparation for the future
rescheduling of this activity.

Robert Soreng PhD, Research Associate
Dept. of Botany - US National Herbarium (US)
National Museum of Natural History
NHB MRC-166
Smithsonian Institution
Washington DC 20013-7012

202-633-0981??sorengr at si.edu?fax 202-786-2563
http://tropicos.org/Project/CNWG
https://naturalhistory.si.edu/research/botany/research/grass-research


From kathy at fred.net  Sat Jun 20 11:00:52 2020
From: kathy at fred.net (KATHY BILTON)
Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2020 12:00:52 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [BSW] Scientists Find Genes to Save Ash Trees From Deadly Beetle
Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.20.2006201154340.25799@shell.xecu.net>

(There's a familiar name amongst those listed in the reference article at 
the bottom of the page.)

Scientists Find Genes to Save Ash Trees From Deadly Beetle That Is 
Expected to Kill Billions of Trees Worldwide

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-find-genes-to-save-ash-trees-from-deadly-beetle-that-is-expected-to-kill-billions-of-trees-worldwide


From kathy at fred.net  Mon Jun 22 09:17:59 2020
From: kathy at fred.net (KATHY BILTON)
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2020 10:17:59 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [BSW] MNPS Program (Tuesday): Native Plants: A Pollinator's
 Perspective, 06/30/2020 (fwd)
Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.20.2006221008470.25799@shell.xecu.net>

For those who are not on the MNPS mailing list, here is a message about a 
Zoom event on June 30.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2020 18:44:03 +0000
From: Maryland Native Plant Society <info at mdflora.org>
To: Kathy Bilton <kathy at fred.net>
Subject: MNPS Program (Tuesday): Native Plants: A Pollinator's Perspective,
     06/30/2020

As a response to the coronavirus, MNPS is offering on-line programs!

Join us in this Zoom program: MNPS Program (Tuesday): Native Plants: A
Pollinator's Perspective

06/30/2020 7:30 PM?

On-line via Zoom
http://www.mdflora.org/event-3878488

Speaker: Karyn Molines, Vice President of MNPS

In our first on-line program, Karyn will enlighten us on how to observe
native flowers from a pollinator's perspective.

The wildflowers and other plants we find in our gardens and in natural areas
attract our attention because of their showy flowers. Flowers have developed
a wide diversity of shapes, sizes, colors, and scents as amazing strategies
to ensure that they can produce seeds that create the next generation. This
information will be interesting to those exploring natural areas, as well as
those striving to create pollinator friendly gardens.

This program will be held online through Zoom. Registration is required to
receive the Zoom event details.

We have posted some tips that will be helpful to those who are new to Zoom.
(webpage? or download pdf)
https://www.mdflora.org/Zoom-meetings
https://www.mdflora.org/resources/Documents/Handouts/PP_Zoom_tutorial-V6.pdf

If you have never participated in a Zoom conference before or if you have
struggled in the past, it is HIGHLY advised that you reach out to Lynn
Parsons (lynn.parsons at outlook.com) to get set up and test your connection.
Please send an email to her with the word ZOOM in the subject title and she
will contact you to assist. Please don't wait until the last minute.

The program is free and open to the public.

We will also be streaming this program live on the Maryland Native Plant
Society YouTube and Facebook?pages.? A recording of the Program will also be
available.

For more information on this event: MNPS Program (Tuesday - June 30): 
Native Plants: A Pollinator's Perspective 
https://mdflora.org/event-3878488

For a listing of all events:?http://mdflora.org/events.html

Best regards from

Maryland Native Plant Society

https://www.mdflora.org/




From kathy at fred.net  Mon Jun 22 09:28:20 2020
From: kathy at fred.net (KATHY BILTON)
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2020 10:28:20 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [BSW] June 30 MNPS profram will still be available through Youtube
 and Facebook
Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.20.2006221018290.25799@shell.xecu.net>

Apologies for posting about the MNPS event before I saw that registration 
for the Zoom portion of the event had already filled to capacity.

HOWEVER, they will also be streaming this program live on the Maryland 
Native Plant Society YouTube and Facebook pages.  A recording of the 
Program will also be available.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAnnb79g3zyiyD-Sj51z0oQ?view_as=subscriber

https://www.facebook.com/Maryland-Native-Plant-Society-232641092294/


From kathy at fred.net  Sat Jun 27 11:13:18 2020
From: kathy at fred.net (KATHY BILTON)
Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2020 12:13:18 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [BSW] July 7 - Zoom - Collecting plant vouchers and genomic tissue
 in the Longleaf Pine /Turkey Oak habitats of the southeastern United States
Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.20.2006271155540.98190@shell.xecu.net>

We will be having our next Botanical Society of Washington meeting via 
Zoom - in July!

Robin Everly is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.?
     Botanical Society of Washington July 7 meeting

This will be the 1008th meeting, 2nd via Zoom.

Topic: Collecting plant vouchers and genomic tissue
in the Longleaf Pine/Turkey Oak habitats of the southeastern United States

Presentation by:  Carol L. Kelloff and Mark T. Strong

Time: Jul 7, 2020 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) ?

Please feel free to join in about 10 minutes before 7 so we can socialize 
a bit before the meeting and presentation.

Join Zoom Meeting:
https://smithsonian.zoom.us/j/8687584555?pwd=WllwQ1ZCMEhkZWZvem1jQURDeHh3UT09?

Meeting ID: 868 758 4555
Password: 945124

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You should be able to join the meeting just by clicking on the link 
above.  If you want to join by phone, the number is  301 715 8592 US 
(Germantown).

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