CSSA VOL.74, January-February 2002 No.1 Gymnocalycium robustum (Cactaceae), a new species from Cordoba, Argentina Roberto Kiesling, Omar Ferrari and Detlev Metzing Introducing a new Fellow: Tony Mace Larry Mitich Bryophyllum pinnatum Reid Moran Nishiki & Cristata Cactus/ Succulent Handbook - Book Review Michael Bruckner Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Monocotyledons - Book Review Brian Kemble Friends of Soqotra Propagation of Mexican cacti threatened with extinction Emiliano Sánchez Martínez and Maria Magdalena Hernández Martínez Superb Succulents Duke Benadom Aloe praetermissa a new species from the Sultanate of Oman Tom McCoy and John Lavranos Sedum surculosum var. luteum Ray Stevenson Donors to the Journal Color Fund 2001 The vanishing thorn forests of Madagascar Part II Mark Salak An endlessly proliferating ferocactus Jim Elliott

Cover illustration. Our cover is the work of photographer Lisa Mandelkern, several of whose photos will be featured in coming issues - she posseses those rarely linked talents of artistry and technical skill! The cover plant is most currently considered to be Echinocereus coccineus a variable species native to several US southwestern states; this particular specimen resides in Otero County, New Mexico.