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| Best in show for the 2015 Massachusetts Cactus and Succulent Show: a large, perfect specimen of Ariocarpus retusus. |
This weekend, the Massachusetts Cactus and Succulent Society is holding its annual Show and Sale, at the Americal Civic Center in Wakefield. There is a judged show, plant and supply vendors, and an auction; the CSSM show is pretty similar to the spring cactus show in Connecticut, although not quite as large.
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| The entrance to the show, which is in the main hall on the basketball court. |
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| Conophytum and other mesembs, with ribbons after the judging. It's now the main flowering season for conophytums and some of the specimens were in bloom. |
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| Haworthia koelmaniorum, with translucent windows on the upper surfaces of the leaves. |
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| CSSM member Ken S., with his all-Adromischus sales table, stocked with extras from his enormous collection, which is grown under fluorescent lights in his basement. |
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| Adenia globosa, a succulent member of the Passifloraceae (passion flower family), native to tropical East Africa. |
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| Aloe plicatilis, the Fan Aloe, flanking the entrance to the show area and illuminated by a sun beam. |
