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Contents of Current and Future Issues


VOLUME 24 ISSUE 4- MARCH 2012 (36 Pages)



Cover:
Anacampseros marlothii
Plant & Photos: Rosi & Jürgen Lenz, Australia

Haworthia retusa
Haworthia herbacea
Some aloes in my collection: Aloe arborescens, A. burgersfortensis, A. conifera, A. cv spinosissima, A. capitata, A. capitata ssp gneissicola,
A. glauca, A. excelsa, A. khamiesensis, A.littoralis, A.reynoldsii, A. marlothii, A. plicatilis, A. speciosa, A. striata ssp. striata, A. vogtsii Kalanchoe thyrsiflora, K. blossfeldiana

Bromeliads:
Removing spent flowers:
Guzmania amaranth,
Billbergia windii
Propagating bromeliads from pups
Neoregelia 'Orange Crush' N. takamura, N. 'Tangerine'

Destinations: Lotusland, USA
Color change in flowering agaves: Agave parryi cv Kichiokan
Crassula tetragona, Echinopsis chamaecereus
Melocactus azureus
Gymnocalycium mihanovichii
Cotyledon tomentosa
Mammillaria spinosissima v. albispina, M. prolifera, M. rhodantha
Echeveria 'Perle von Nurnberg'
The Joy of Gardening: Oxalis painting
Ferocactus macrodiscus
Tylecodon wallichii, Euphorbia obesa
Photos from Portugal: Request for ID of cactus
Cactus juice: Opuntia ficus-indica
Dealer recommendations
Feedback: January 2012 issue: Crassulaceae, Sedum adolphii

Caudiciforms & Other Collectibles
Beaucarnea recurvata, Cyphostemma juttae
Trichodeademas:
Trichodeadema densum, T. bulbosum
Dioon edule
Operculicarya decaryi

Members corner:
Euphorbia milii hybrids, Echiinocereus viridiflorus, Stetsonia coryne,
Disocactus flagelliformis We won't grow these again !!: Echeveria gibbosa var. carunculata, Aeonium arboreum, Melocactus Pereskia aculeata v. godseffiana

Shorties
Seed source, Cat on cactus.
VOLUME 24 ISSUE 3- JANUARY 2012 (35 Pages)



Cover:
Ceropegia stapeliiformis
Plant & Photo: John Moran, USA

The melos are coming
...Melocactus levitestatus (warasii)
...Cacti in Brazil
...Melocactus azureus, deinacanthus, zehnteri
...M. curvispinus subsp. dawsonii (dawsonii)
...M. xalbicephalus x M. glaucescens
...M. violaceus crest (very rare)
...M. matanzanus
...M. glaucescens, Two unnamed species
Editor recommended web site: Kada's Garden
What is a Chimera?
Myrtillocactus/Gymnocalycium chimera
Hoya curtesii
Graptopetalum (Pachyphytum) amethystinum
G. bellum (Tacitus bellus), G. paraguayense
Cotyledon orbiculata var spuria
Cotyledon undulata,
C.orbiculata var oblonga 'Macrantha'
Mammillarias
Gymnocalycium,
Rhombophyllum dolabriforme
Aloe saponaria
Bromeliad Corner:
Tillandsia funckiana, T. ionantha, T. magnusiana,T. stricta and T.butzii
Guzmania sanguiinea, Neoregelia annik,Neoregelia Sarah Head

Echinocereus pectinatus
Hooray for coir: Selenicereus anthonyanus
Brasiliopuntia brasiliensis
Eriocyse curvispina, Echinopsis huascha
Echinopsis chamaecereus hybrid
Thelocactus rinconensis
Sedum and Titanopsis:
...Sedum hintonii, Titanopsis schwantesii var primosii
Hamatocactus longihamatus
Propagation of Echeveria hybrids & E.'Black Prince'

Caudiciforms & Other Collectibles
Albuca spiralis - a bulb
Adenium arabicum
Entandophragma caudatum
Today's Bonsai
Sarcocaulon (Monsonia) crassicaule
Pyrenacantha malvifolia
Monadenium elegans
Uncarina

Close-Up Photography:
Mammillarias boolii and lenta

Members corner:
Sedum adolphii,
Uncarina grandidieri
Schlumbergera 'Christie Goodfellow'
Astrophytum seedlings and sources
Schlumbergera Eva Marie McKeen

Shorties
Ancient cactus, Source Brasiliopuntia and hybrid epiphyllums,
Sansevieria ehrenbergii, Favorite food of baboons and elephants,
Source adeniums, Oddities and Ideas, Plants I would not grow again, Mammillaria prolifera, M. gracilis, Epiphyllum source.
VOLUME 24 ISSUE 2- NOVEMBER 2011 (39 Pages)



Cover: Uncarina species
Seasons' greetings, Gift subscriptions
Notocactus/Parodia haselbergii
Notocactus and Parodia: Care not the same
...Notocactus ottonis
...Parodia ayopayana, Notocactus mammulosus
...Notocactus uebelmannianus
...Notocactus sellowii
Coleocephalocereus purpureus
Euphorbia rossii
Growing from seed
Bromeliad corner
...Spanish Moss: Tillandsia usenoides
...Billbergia'Afterglow'

Cacti 'escape' underground in high temperatures?
...Ariocarpus fissuratus
Amplified cactus. Nature's new sounds
Epithelantha micromeris, Button Cactus
...Little chillies
Epithelantha
Epithelantha bokei
Epithelantha micromeris subsp pachyrhiza, greggii and rufispina
Cheer up! Winter is here!
Flip Flop flower pots
How to kill a Yucca
...Yucca glauca juvenile

Caudiciforms & Other Collectibles
Euphorbia bupleurifolia, E.brevitorta
Record palm leaves: Manicaria saccifera
Bursera lancifolia
Nolina (Beaucarnea) recurvata
Uncarinas
Small world, isn't it?: Uncarina grandidieri

Xword Puzzle: Things you need to grow plants
The genus Gasteria: Gasteria batesiana
Prickly Pears (opuntias): Opuntia ficus-indica
Xoconostle and other cactus pears (fruit)
Antique Opuntia print. Did I hit the jackpot ?
Destinations: Mojave National Preserve and
...the big cats (lions)at MGM Grand
A living wall of succulents
...Sempervivum arachnoideum
...Echeveria 'Ebony'
Oscularia deltoides
Members corner:
Pony Tail Palm
Echinopsis (variegated)
The earthquake and Hurricane Irene
Web site recommendation
Monadenium elegans & M. spinescens

Christmas titbits and proverbs
Aloe book, new publication
Shorties
Color magic, Cartoon, Cycad seeds, Xword solution, Our web site questions, Photo credit correction.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS
VOLUME 24 ISSUE 1 - SEPTEMBER 2011 (33 Pages)



Cover:
Cover: Three of Bob Schick's Echinopsis hybrids

Sedums:
...Sedum dasyphyllum
...S. acre, S. dendroideum
...S. kamtschaticu
...S. sarmentosa
...Hylotelephphium (Sedum) populifolium
...Sedum pests
Agave 'Merico Nishiki'
Uebelmannia pectinifera and subspecies U. flavispina
Leuchtenbergia principis and Ferobergia
Eriosyce kunzei
Plants for shady places:
...Haworthia cooperi and Gasteria nitida variety
Rhipsalis cruciforme (or Lepismium ?)
From the collection of Dave Papayanopulos:
Turbinicarpus:
...Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus
...T. schmiedickanus subsp. macrochele
...Ferocacaus echidne
Plants from tissue culture
That old watering dilemma
Lapidaria margaretae
Prickly Pear medicine chest
Crossword puzzle
Escobaria, Foxtail Cactus:
...E. organensis
...E. hesteri
...E. robinsonorum
...E. sneedii
...E. vivipara
...E. orcuttii
...E. tuberculosa
Aloe aristata
Aloe peglerae
Mammillaria crucigera
Mammillaria vetula subsp. gracilis
Bob Schick on his Echiinopsis hybrids
Disocactus (Aporocactus) flagelliformis

Caudiciforms & Other Collectibles
Commiphora: C. wildii
Euphorbia gorgonis
Tylecodon wallichii
Dorstenia foetida
Fockea edulis
Beaucarnea guatemalensis
Letters & Feedback: Beaucarnea recurvata
Pachypodium saundersii

From your editor:
Adopt a plant on line and other such nonsense
Kermit Bender remembered
Letters & fun/weird fotos

Shorties
Recommended web site, Editor favorite questions, Don't complain,
Free Britton & Rose download, Moss in seed pans, Crossword solution, Reminder.