CSSA VOL.73, May-June 2001 No.3 An excursion to Soqotra Myron Kimnach Sansevieria nitida, a new species from Kenya B. Juan Chahinian Pereskias survive frosty winters in Austin James D. Mauseth Tephrocactus und andere Feigenkakteen - Book review Roy Mottram Gasteria polita van Jaarsv., a new species frorn the Western Cape Ernst van Jaarsveld The minuscule Coryphantha minima - Notes Larry W. Mitich Succulent diversity in Lower California, Mex ico Jon P. Rebman Vygies, Gems of the Veld - Book review Carol Clapp Agaves, Yuccas and Related Plants, A Gardener's Guide - Book review David Ferguson A succulent herbal - the medicinal and cultural use of some succulent plants traded in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa Tony Dold and Michelle Cocks A noteworthy new Aloe from the Ra's Fartaq Mountains, south-east Yemen John J. Lavranos and Bruno A. Mies Superb Succulents Duke Benadom Notes on Kenyan aloes: a new record and a new species Leonard E. Newton A Letter to the Editor Gary Irish Details of the CSSA Convention for 2001

Cover illustration. Echinocactus honzonthalonius var nicholii is one of the handsomest cacti of the southwest, its stem- and spine-colors mimicking those of the surrounding soil and rocks. Our artist is Gerhard Marx, lately of South Africa and now living in Arizona, where he continues to find plants worthy of his artistic talents. This specimen was growing in the foothills of the Waterman Mountains northwest of Tucson.