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The Cactus and Succulent Society of America is an international community on a mission to promote the knowledge, appreciation, and conservation of cacti and succulents in cultivation and in wild populations.

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“To The Point” – Spring 2025

The latest issue of To The Point is here, and it’s full of useful information collected from our members, staff, volunteers, and the newsletters of CSSA affiliate clubs.

Brian Kemble receives Liberty Hyde Bailey Award

Since 1953, the American Horticultural Society’s Great American Gardeners Awards program has recognized individuals and organizations that have achieved horticultural excellence to fields such as plant research, garden stewardship, horticultural outreach, and teaching.
An older closeup in front of bookcases

Biography: Helia Bravo-Hollis

Bravo-Hollis, Dr. Helia (1901–2001)—discoverer, describer and scholar of taxa of Cactaceae in Mexico – one of the founders of Sociedad Mexicana de Cactología (Mexican Cactus Society) in 1951.

“Cactus and Succulent Journal” – Volume 97-1

C&SJ 2025 Vol. 97-1 will be mailed in February 2025. Notable themes in this issue include Mojave Desert Land Trust, a trip to the Big Bend region of Texas, Oddballs: an ongoing study in unusual plant populations, and much more …
Lyman Benson working on books and papers (possibly herbarium sheets?)

Biography: Benson Lyman

Benson, Dr Lyman David (1909–1993)—botanist, teacher and taxonomist, specializing on cacti of the United States of America and Canada.

Biography: Louisa Bolus

Bolus, [née Kensit] Dr Harriet Margaret Louisa (1877-1970)—taxonomic botanist and describer of many new succulent taxa, with special interest in Mesembryanthemum.

Biography: Albert Blanc

Benson, Dr Lyman David (1909–1993)—botanist, teacher and taxonomist, specializing on cacti of the United States of America and Canada.