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MGS Membership Fees for the year 2009
October 2009
Eleni Martzoukou, Treasurer
Membership rates for 2009
Annual subscription – members may pay for 2 or 3 years in advance:
Greece: 30 Euros
All other countries: 40 Euros
Life membership:
Greece: 300 Euros
All other countries: 400 Euros
Joint membership rates for 2009 (for couples who both wish to be full voting members but receive one copy of the journal)
Joint Annual subscription – members may pay for 2 or 3 years in advance:
Greece: 50 Euros
All other countries: 60 Euros (unchanged)
Joint Life membership:
Greece: 500 Euros
All other countries: 600 Euros
Student membership rates for 2009
Annual subscription – NO advance payment
Greece: 20 Euros
All other countries: 25 Euros
Students who would like to subscribe to the society at these rates should include a copy of a valid student card with their application.
Methods of payment
Payment by Credit Card.
You can authorize the MGS to charge your credit card (Visa, MasterCard, Visa Electron, or Euroline only) for the amount you choose. Please make sure you provide your card number, the expiry date, the CVV (the last three-digit number appearing on the back of the card) your name, as it appears on the card, and your signature. Please send you Application or Renewal form to: The Secretary, The Mediterranean Garden Society P.O. Box 14, GR-190 02 Peania, Greece.
Payment by Personal Cheques and/or Bank Drafts
All bank cheques should be drawn on a Euro account, bear the date and place of issue, and be signed by the account holder. Please make your cheque payable to "Mediterranean Garden Society", attach it to the Application form and send it to: The Secretary, The Mediterranean Garden Society P.O. Box 14, GR-190 02 Peania, Greece. Any bank charges must be borne by the subscriber and may not be deducted from the amount deposited.
Members living outside the Euro zone who do not hold a Euro account can make their payment by a bank draft issued in Euros, which should be mailed to the address given above together with their application form. We would warn that this can be rather expensive and members are advised to prefer credit card payment.
Payment in Cash
Payment of a subscription can be made in cash, but if sent by post it is at the sender’s risk.
We remind all members that annual membership in the MGS runs from January to January and urge you to renew your subscription in good time.
A rare plant finds a safe home
March 2008
John Joynes
In 2007 I sent a photo of an arum in my garden, near Limassol in Cyprus, that I was trying to identify. When it flowered this year I called in an expert, Georgios Hadjikyriakou, who came and took a comprehensive series of photos from every angle. Having checked it against his records and his private herbarium specimens, he has confirmed its identity as a rare Cyprus endemic, Arum sintenisii. It is the first time it has been found in this area of the island.
Arum sintenisii appears in the Red Data Book of Cyprus where it is classified as VU (Vulnerable) i.e. at 'high risk of extinction in the wild'. It was first recorded in 1880 in just one location and described as A. orientale. In 1994 it was discovered in another location and described as a distinct endemic species, A. sintenisii. I had seen the reference in the Red Book and thought the photo bore a remarkable resemblance to my plant but was unsure as its recorded locations are a very long way away from here, one in the Occupied North and the other in the north-western tip of the island. Also it has until now only been recorded growing at between 250-600 metres, whereas my plant is at a mere 30 metres above sea level.
How it got here remains a mystery.
Members in Naples area?
January 2008
Hilary Shenton & John Kerley
We live in Rivello at 800m on the south side of Monte Sirino. We would be very interested to hear from members in this area which is actually in Basilicata but close to the Campania border and the Cilento National Park. Any advice on planting at altitude, what grows on hillsides etc and especially about fruit tress and vegetables would be gratefully received! Anyone visiting the area would be most welcome if they would like to call!
0039 320 822 7068
hilary@zarza-alpacas.com
An unidentified salvia at Sparoza
January 2008
Fleur Pavlidis
The salvia pictured below was photographed by a visitor from the Vienna Botanic Garden to the MGS garden at Sparoza in April 2006. It has a soft lilac-coloured flowers and tender green leaves. It seems to be short-lived - a cutting grown on by Sally and planted in my garden died suddenly but two self-sown seedlings are coming along in its place. If anyone can identify this plant I should be grateful if he/she would contact me by email.
Payment of MGS subscriptions
January 2008
Administrative Committee
January 2008
Members are reminded that payment may now be made in Euros only. Credit Card payments, using Visa or MasterCard, are the easiest method of payment. Cash in Euro notes is also accepted as are cheques drawn on a Euro account made payable to ‘The Mediterranean Garden Society’.
Back Copies of The Mediterranean Garden
Copies of most issues of The Mediterranean Garden are available for members and non-members. Consult the full list of Journal back copies and their contents.
Price per copy (incl. postage) is 5.00 euros.
Contact: the MGS Secretary, PO Box 14, Peania, GR-19002 Greece by email or fax +30 210 6643 089.
Members only are offered free copies of the older issues for the cost of the postage for a limited time only. Please consult Sundries in The Mediterranean Garden no 51, to be published soon. |
