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“The Amateurs’ Digest … what I liked about it was that it had a very ‘down to earth’ ethos and, yes, even though it was just a physical object, i.e. a horticultural magazine (x number of stapled pages), it managed to communicate real enthusiasm and love of the plants on every page. Marina’s presence was evident throughout. I think I sent her a couple of very short notes on cultivation and they appeared in one or two issues. I formed the impression that she was a nice person. I subscribed for a number of years and have kept all my copies …”

— Anthony Murphy, UK, in a comment to Kathleen at the first TADA site

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“Virtual Marina” and BB the Talking Parrot: Magical New Image Creation by AI
Menu Madness
The Tragedy of the Theft of Marina’s Plants by the BC Public Trustee: The Potential of a Commemorative Collection Was Destroyed
Hylotelephium / Sedum
Notocactus or Parodia?
Please Help Me Save My Grandma’s Jade
Notes on Growing Welwitschia mirabilis (Hook. E) From Seed
Notocactus Uebelmannianus
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Christmas Cactus (Schlumbergera)
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Cacti and Succulents from Seeds Booklet Produced by The Amateurs’ Digest
Join The Cactophile Club! A Proud Member of the New International Network in Marina’s Honour
“Pachypodiums In Our Garden” by Jürgen Lenz for The Amateurs’ Digest
A Huge ‘Thank You’ to Chuck Staples for Marina’s Heritage
Nelson, Cook, Bligh and Albuca nelsonii by Chuck Staples for The Amateurs’ Digest in Vol. 25, No. 1
Nikolai Michailowicz Przewalski (1839–1888) by Chuck Staples For the Amateurs’ Digest in Vol. 25, No. 2
Commiphora humbertii by Marina Welham
Christmas Cactus: Horrors … The Flowers Fell off My New Plant
To Water or not to Water — That is Always the Question and … Major Requirements for Succulent Plants
The New Plant
Suitability of Various pH Values for Plants
How Dangerous are Euphorbias?
Epiphyllums … Epi Hybrids … Orchid Cactus
Jatropha Berlandieri (Seeds)
Producing a Few Seeds From Your Own Collection
How to Send Succulent Plants by Mail
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Feeding Our Succulents
The Rooting of Stems of Ceraria Namaquensis
Desert Salvage
Senecio Rowleyanus, Family Asteraceae (Compositae), Common name: “String-of-Pearls”
Crests and Monstrose Plants Are My Passion
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Marina’s Greenhouses
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Photos from his Cold Hardy Cactus Collection
Amorphophallus rivieri ‘konjac’. The Voodoo plant … An Interesting Stinker
Semperviviums: Grandma’s Favorite Enjoys Renewed Popularity
Islaya
Beginners’ Tips — Cacti & Succulents in Terrariums and Dish Gardens
Family Matters
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Winter-Hardy Cactus & Succulent Beds in Zone 4
Adam’s Very Hardy Needle
Orostachys Spinosus, a Succulent That Takes Cold Down to -35c (-30f)
Dream Garden Comes True (6 April 2001)
Anthony, a Fellow Grower of Marina’s in UK, Passes Judgment on the British Columbia Public Guardian and Trustee
A Wonderful Tribute to Marina From a Former Subscriber of Her Print Edition
The Nomenclature (Clutter ) of Crassula Gollum
A Formal Demand to the British Columbia Public Guardian and Trustee to Account For Marina’s Work and Heritage
New Online! The 1993 Special Edition, 67 Pages of Plant Fun and Photos From the Amateurs’ Digest
Happy Holidays! We are Celebrating 2019-2020 with a Holiday Issue from 1995
New Online! Cacti & Other Succulents, Issue No. 1 from May 1989
A Special Treat: “How Do Succulent Seeds Sprout?” by Harry Evans, Victoria, BC
The Amateurs’ Digest 1994 Special Edition is Now Online!
Twenty Back Issues of The Amateurs’ Digest arrived today from Terrace Horticultural Books
Nine bound volumes of The Amateurs’ Digest arrived by Mail today from Florida
New! The Amateurs’ Digest, Issue No. 6 of Volume 5 (March 1994) is now online!
New! Marina’s very first Caudex Booklet (No. 1 of 2) is now online!
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Marina Welham Hand-Feeding BB, Her Beloved Parrot, an African Grey
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BRITISH CACTUS AND SUCCULENT SOCIETY

The principal objectives of the BCSS are to promote the study, conservation, propagation and cultivation of cacti and other succulent plants. Membership of the Society is international and open to all. We currently have about 3,000 members and this includes a whole range of interests from novice window-sill growers to experts.

IDENTIFICATION

ISSN Cacti & Other Succuents: 0843-8234
ISSN The Amateurs' Digest: 1199-0791
Note that Library and Archives Canada does not attribute an ISSN to Supplements. A Supplement is extra material published separately from a given issue.
Caudex Booklets (as of #8): ISSN # 1199-0791

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