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53rd ANNUAL CONVENTION of

THE GESNERIAD SOCIETY

June 30 - July 4, 2009

at the Hilton Silver Spring

Show and Sale Open to the Public on

Friday July 3, 9 am - 11:45 am (sales only) and

1:45 pm - 5 pm (show and sales)

Saturday July 4, 9 am - noon, 2 pm - 2:45 pm (show and sales)

We're hosting the Convention! For full details, visit The Gesneriad Society's website. If you will be visiting D.C. for the Convention, you might find this annotated Google map helpful and Silverspringdowntown.com might have info you're looking for. See our flyer here.

About the Chapter

The National Capital Area Chapter of The Gesneriad Society is a group of gesneriad enthusiasts in the Washington, D.C. area.

“The purpose of the chapter shall be to afford a convenient and beneficial association of persons interested in gesneriads; to stimulate a widespread interest in the identification, correct nomenclature, culture, and propagation of gesneriads; and to encourage the origination and introduction of new cultivars.” (NCAC bylaws, revised April 1981.)

The National Capital Area Chapter meets several times a year in the Administration Building of the U.S. National Arboretum in Washington, D.C. Directions are available on the National Arboretum's web site: http://www.usna.usda.gov/. Details are in the latest issue of the newsletter, Petal Tones.

The first meeting after the Convention is September 12, 2009, at our usual location, the National Arboretum.