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MEMBERSHIP Membership Information Join by post with the Membership Application Form Members may renew their membership by post with the Membership Renewal Form 2022 EVENTS 2022 MIDLAND & WEST SECTION Programme of Events and Show Dates 2022 West Midland Group Meetings and Shows |
LATEST NEWS AND ADDITIONS *NEWS-BOARD* Saltford Show pictures uploaded Here Editor needed for Argus Our editor for the last three years, Val Woolley, has resigned with immediate effect for personal reasons.. We need a member to take on the production of Argus 69, the 2022 edition of our yearbook. The yearbook has been planned and some articles have already been received and inserted, so it would not necessarily mean starting from scratch. Val has said she will support the new editor with as much information and advice as she can. The yearbook is published during August, to be mailed out to members by the end of the month. The mail out is currently carried out by two other members who are happy to remain in post if required. The editor is an ex officio member of the Society committee, which meets three times each year. This is an urgent need. If you think you could take the job on, or know someone who might be prepared to do so, please contact Neil Tyers, the Society Secretary, (details below) to discuss. Contributions of articles to Argus should in the meantime be sent to Neil. Email: neiltyers@btinternet.com Telephone: 01530 810522 (evenings) Mobile: 07786965444 We owe a great debt of gratitude to Val who has worked tirelessly taking Argus to new standards of excellence and, in particular, provided us with a yearbook to carry us through the years of the Covid pandemic. Thank you Val for all that you have done for us and we wish you a happy retirement growing the plants you love so much.. - Updated on 20th of February 2022. Society Membership Renewals Members are reminded that renewals were due by the 1st of January 2022 at the fee level of £15. - For those wishing to use Paypal the Membership renewals page can now be used. Please choose the most appropriate membership type (UK or Overseas - Single or Family). - Updated on 30th of September 2021 |
 Edged Show Auricula |
 Self Show Auricula |
 Striped Show Auricula |
 Gold Centred Alpine Auricula |
 Border Auricula
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The Plants We Grow
Auriculas are members of the
Genus Primula which is a large
family of plants comprising over 425 species and many thousands of hybrids.
The auricula first appeared in European gardens around
the middle of the sixteenth century. The cultivated forms which we grow today
have been developed for over 350 years as Florist Flowers. The word
florist, used in this sense, refers to a gardener who grows and raises plants
to agreed standards. The use of the word to mean a flower seller is a
relatively recent development.
The different types comprise Show, Alpine, Double and
Border auriculas. Show types include green and grey edged,
selfs, stripes and fancies. Alpines are either gold-centred or
light-centred.
In addition we also grow the gold-laced polyanthus, the
only member of the primrose family grown to florists' standards.
Although originally formed purely to grow auriculas and
gold-laced polyanthus the three independent sections of the Society, all based
in England, cover the whole range of primula species and hybrids including
such popular plants as primroses and polyanthus.
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 Light Centred Alpine Auricula
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 Hybrid Primula |
 Hybrid Primula |
 Species Primula (Allionii) |
 Species Primula (Marginata) |
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