CSSA VOL.70 JANUARY-FEBRUARY, 1998 No.1 Succulent soil sense Roger Brown Soils for succulents - a nurseryman's view Dan Bach Growing plants in low-organic soil-based mixes Ralph R. Peters Soil mixes for epiphytic cacti Dick Kohlschreiber Potting media for succulents in hot, dry climates Mark A. Dimmitt Shop-soiled wisdom Steven Hammer Potting Soils - from cacti_etc   Fieldnotes. Mammillaria luethyi - a new species has been described and an old mystery solved W A. & Betty Fitz Maurice A new species of Aloe (Aloaceae) on Pemba, with comments on section Lomatophyllum Leonard F. Newton Cacti and steak - this must be Argentina. Part 2 James D. Mauseth & Roberto Kiesling First report of female flowers for Xerosicyos pubescens Keraudren (Cucurbitaceae) Urs Eggli Erythrina zeyheri: a crimson-flowered caudiciform from South Africa Charles Craib Spotlight on Round Robins Braden Engelke & Rita Fleischmann