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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
It is a daunting task to prepare an acknowledgement for a document of this
nature and The British and European Geranium Society is acutely aware of the
invaluable assistance offered by Libraries of all descriptions, Institutions,
specialist Societies, nurserymen and hybridisers, particularly in helping us to
compile publication dates and numerous cultivar names. To you all we offer our
most sincere thanks for your time, effort and patience in providing us with the
information we have requested.
We are also most grateful for the research done by many authors
of published works on the Pelargonium and Geranium that we have used for
reference material. Detailed credits have been given at the appropriate entries
in the List.
Tribute is also paid to the contributions made by the following dedicated
people and organisations—for their painstaking work and freely given time.
Without their considerable input, the List would not have been taken to this
advanced level. I advisedly hesitate to use the word “completion” because it is
an ongoing work—like so many things in this modern world, it is out of date as
soon as it is published and our accepted responsibility is that it will always
need what we hope will be a biennial updating. Particular thanks go to: --
The Council of the Australian Geranium Society for their initial
work on “TheCheck List and Register of Pelargonium Cultivar Names”—Parts One and
Two.
Mr. Robert Hall FBEGS for gathering and collating the majority
of the text.
Miss Cathy Holgate FBEGS for the mammoth task of several proof
readings and her other editorial work.
Messrs. Scott and Allister MacGregor and John Gray of Largs
Printers Ltd. for their invaluable help in setting out the text, design
recommendations and printing.
Mrs. Mary Spink FBEGS for completing “The Pelargonium” with her
technical assistance in cultivar information, and for reviewing the various
proofs.
Mrs. Mary Spink FBEGS for the beautiful photographs that make
the cover so colourful, and Mrs. Linda Lusby for hers of “ Catriona”.
The Sponsors and those who have made generous donations without
whose contributions and financial support this work would have remained
unprinted:
The Stanley Smith (UK) Horticultural Trust
The Australian Geranium Society
British and European Geranium Society, North East Midlands Group
Cramden Nurseries
Swanland Nurseries Ltd
To you all we offer our grateful thanks and, having had time to
digest the detailed content of these pages, hope you feel that your support has
been worthwhile.
Derek Lusby FBEGS
Chairman, British and European Geranium Society
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