The Amateurs’ Digest Archive
“When you fall in love with succulents … one plant is never enough!” — Marina Welham, Editor
First, The Amateurs' Digest, and now The Cactophile Network:  "The Hobbyist's First Choice".
“The Amateurs’ Digest … what I liked about it was that it had a very ‘down to earth’ ethos ...” — Anthony Murphy, UK

COS Issue #1 May 1989

Cacti & Other Succulents

The very first issue of The Amateurs’ Digest under its original name and
with Marina’s cover letter to her founding members