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Long Island Chrysanthemum Society

Very Sad News

Pamela MacCormack 

We mourn the loss of our esteemed and beloved member of LICS, Pamela Anne MacCormack, who passed on September 8, 2021 in Florida after a long and courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. 

If you would like to know more about Pamela:

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/newsday/name/pamela-maccormack-obituary?n=pamela-maccormack&pid=200101059

Important Announcement on White Rust

Chrysanthemum White Rust has reared its ugly head again.  It has been several years since we last had a white rust scare.  At our 2013 national show at Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania, every mum (with or without roots) was inspected to ensure that we did not bring any white rust into Longwood.  Any infected plants were taken and destroyed by Longwood (I recall that there were very few that were taken). 


Many of you may have seen Tamara's Facebook postings about white rust appearing in Maryland and San Francisco.  She notes that King's Mums is not the source.  Brian has informed me that King's was recently inspected and is clean.


In light of the renewed concerns and evidence of white rust, We thought it would be good to remind our members about white rust and its dangers.  Several articles are below.  


As pointed out in the Cornell article, "because chrysanthemum white rust is a Federally regulated pest, you must contact your state horticulture Inspector if you suspect your plants are infected."  As Bob concludes in his article, "there is no mum plant material left to cure after the state authorities are finished."  


We are sharing these attachments with our members.  Awareness is the first step in controlling white rust.  

Chrysanthemum-WhiteRust-Alert&Management-June2018.pdf
White rust article.doc
White Rust information from Yoder Mums.pdf

Awards

The LICS arranged an award dinner and ceremony to honor Joan Corbisiero on the evening of November first at the lovely home of member Renu Sharma. The presentation of the awards and letters of congratulations from NCS president Dan Schadler and LICS member Ivor Mace was followed by a delicious dinner prepared by Renu, champagne provided by Joan, and chocolate mousse cake. The lively conversation turned to mum culture, as always whenever a few mum growers gather. 


Members of the LICS at the awards dinner in Joan Corbisiero's honor, from left to right: Richard Murcott, Renu Sharma, Rita Rover, Joan Corbisiero, John Capobianco.

Joan receiving the Ivor Mace Silver medal presented by John Capobianco for her many years of service to LICS and NCS.

Donna Rusinski, one of our newer members, received the Ivor Mace Silver medal, presented by John Capobianco, for her patient work putting together our new website.

Extras and videos

Video gallery from the National Chrysanthemum Society  https://www.mums.org/video-gallery/Photo gallery from the National Chrysanthemum Society https://ncs-mums-org.us   

Pat Stockett Johnston videos

Intro to "How to Grow Chrysanthemums" https://youtu.be/Hlwza1eq62g

How to Grow Chrysanthemums -- Pinching  https://youtu.be/F3kNbd_JWkc