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SEPTEMBER 2018 CONTENTS
- Editor’s comments by Ian Thwaites
- My Colorado cactus fix by Phil Goodson
- The Mexican Melocactus by Ian Woolnough
- John Jacob Lavranos (1926-2018) – the end of an era by Tom McCoy
- Blossfeldia by Bob Humphrey
- Two new species of Aloe (Asphodelaceae) in Kenya by Leonard E Newton and Emily N Wabuyele
- David Parker – the right man in the right place at the right time (part-1) by Peter Berresford
- Echinocereus kroenleinii, a forgotten, misunderstood and threatened species of the genus Echinocereus from the state of Coahuila by Dieter Waldeis
- Use image-stacking software to create sharp close-up images by John Ellis
- Adenias in northern Madagascar by Nick Gash
- CactusTalk
- Our journey from written to printed lables by David Bruno and Graham Bruno
- Literature review
- In my greenhouse by Jo Adderley
On the Cover : Gymnocalycium stenopleurum Originally labelled as Gymnocalycium mihanovichii, the flower colour tells us that this is actuallyG.stenopleurum. These two names have often been confused and the addition of G. freidrichii into the mix has not helped. Furthermore, G. mihanovichii var. friedrichii is not accepted as a synonym of G. stenopleurum by all students even though the plants look similar and grow sympatrically. Names apart. this cactus with its fierce spines and gorgeous flowers is well worth growing. (Photo: John Ellis)
