The Cascade Cactus and Succulent Society of Washington State Library

The following books represent a comprehensive list and are available for check out by members. Please contact Karen at least one week before the next meeting with your request.

Members may check a book out for a period of one month, then it must be returned to the CCSS.

We are always expanding our library. Donations of appropriate new or used books, clean and in good shape, are welcomed. Thank you.

Listings followed by the "bee-ginner" symbol, , are suitable for those new to the hobby. HC = hardcover, SC = softcover

Books are alphabetized by author name. For quick access, click on a letter below.

• Andersohn, Gunter, Cacti and Succulents (Multiple listings of Cactus/Succulents) , 1983 Hard Cover , E.P. Publishing, LTD England, English translation of the German Kakteen und anders Sukkulenten. Excellent for beginner or intermediate collector.



• Anderson, Miles, Hewitt, Terry, consultant , The Ultimate Book of Cacti & Succulents , 1998 Book HC , Lorenz Publishing , 1-85967-460-7 , Good beginners book, great pictures. This copy signed by author.



• Ashley, George, The Punctured Thumb , 1977 Book SC , 101 Productions, San Fran., Good beginners book covering common cacti.



• Atkinson, Dr. Robert E., Cactus and Succulents in your Home , NA Book SC , TFH Books, Jersey City, NJ , Basic book, errors in identification



• Backeberg, Curt, Tr f/German by Lois Glass,Cactus Lexicon , 1976 Book HC, 3rd Ed., Blandford Press, England, Excellent Keys. Most recent comprehensive work on cacti. Enthusiastic splitter. English translation based on the German 3rd edition, 1976.



• Barthlott, Wilhelm, Translated by Lois Glass, Cacti, 1979 Book HC, Stanley Thornes (Publishers) Ltd, Orig. published in German-1977. Beginning to intermediate enthusiasts. Combines an informed scientific approach with author's enthusiasm for cacti. Nice descriptions and pictures. See end papers.



• Bayer, M. B., The New Haworthia Handbook , 1982 Book SC , National Botanic Gardens of South Africa, One of the more recent books on this controversial group.



• Benson, Lyman, The Cacti of the United States & Canada , 1982 Book HC, Stanford University Press, Excellent reference for intermediate or advanced collector. Good pictures. Tends to be a lumper.



• Bernath, Stefen, The Cactus Coloring Book , 1981 Book SC , Dover Publications, Mineola, NY, ISBN: 0-486-24097-5 , Coloring book, fairly detailed, fun for children, per publisher, pages may be copied.



• Borg, John, Cacti , 1959 Book HC, Blanford Press, London, England, Classic work on cultivation. Taxonomy a little dated. Excellent for intermediate collector.



• Brewerton, David V., The Succulent Euphorbias , 1975, Booklet SC, Smart and Co., Ltd, Great Britain, Handbook 2 of National Cactus & Succulent Society. Good introductory text on general culture.



• Britton, N. L., Rose, J. N., The Cactaceae, Volumes 1 and 2 bound as one , 1937 Book HC, Dover Publications, Inc. New York, The Cactacea was 1st published in 1920 by Carnegie Institute of WA. & is the basic taxonomic reference for all cacti. Good keys, illustrations and descriptions.



• Britton, N. L., Rose, J. N., The Cactaceae, Volumes 3 and 4 bound as one, 1937 Book HC, Dover reprint, Basic taxonomic reference for all cacti. Good keys, illustrations and descriptions. A little dated.



• Chidamian, Claude, The Book of Cacti and other Succulents , 1984, Book SC, reprint edition, Timber Press, Portland, Oregon, Easy reading. Good basic information.



• Craig, R. T., The Mammillaria Handbook , Book, Lots of black and white photos, good keys and excellent bibliography.



• Cullman, W., Gotz E., Groner, G., The Encyclopedia of Cacti, 1986, Book, One of the best recent treatments of cacti, their culture, ecology, and taxonomy. Something for everyone, beginner through advanced.



• Di Martino, Lino, editor, Echinocereus - Special Issue 1, 1998, Book SC, Cactus & Co., Cactus & Co. International Society special journal, Italian.



• Earle, W. Hubert, Cacti of the Southwest , 1973, Booklet, 6th printing, Arizona Cactus & Native Flora Society, Inc. , Desert Botanical Garden of Arizona Science Bulletin No. 4. Good basic how to identify book. Areas: Arizona, W. New Mexico, S. Colorado, S. Utah, S. Nevada & E. Calif.



• Eppele, David L., Cactus and Succulents For the High Deserts, 1993 Book HC, 1994 paperback, Tortilla Press, Bisbee, AZ, Plant lists, sources; periodic updates to be released.



• Eppele, David L., Desert in Bloom - featuring Flora & Cacti of the Desert Southwest , 1988 Book, paperback , Tortilla Press, Bisbee, AZ, ISBN: 1-56274-018-0, Attractive photos of desert plants.



• Eppele, David L., On The Desert, Essays of the American Deserts , 1994 & 1990 Books, paperback , Tortilla Press, Bisbee, AZ, Fascinating information and stories; natural dyes, tumbleweed salad.



• Evanich, John M., Index of Cacti Illustrations With Cross References, 1988 SC, John M. Evanich, There are two Volumes plus a separate Accessible Key & Table of Contents.



• Evans, Ronald L., Handbook of Cultivated Sedums, 1983 Book, 2nd printing, Science Reviews, Ltd, Great Britain, comprehensive book on the genus.



• Gentry, Howard Scott, Desert Botanical Garden of Arizona - Self Conducted Nature Walk , 1972 Booklet, Desert Botanical Garden of Arizona, Desert Botanical Garden of Arizona visitor's guide.



• Gentry, Howard Scott, Agaves , 1982, Book HC, 670 pages, University of Arizona Press, Author discusses each of 136 species native to N.America; uses by man; leading authority on Agaves.



• Gibson, Arthur C., Nobel, Park S., The Cactus Primer, 1986, Book HC , Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, Probably not for the beginner. A lot of great information, but can be heavy going for the non-research oriented.



• Glass, Charles, Innes, Clive, et al., Identifying Cacti - The new compact study guide and identifier, 1996, Book HC , Chartwell Books, Edison, NJ, ISBN: 0-7858-0373-4 , Identification guide, limited number of species.



• Graf, Dr. Albert Byrd, TROPICA: A Color Cyclopedia of Exotic Plants and Trees from the Tropics and Subtropics, for Warm Horticulture: In Cool Climate the Sheltered Indoors, 1978, 1120 pages, Book HC , First Edition, Roehrs Company, East Rutherford, NJ, ASIN: 0911266143, excellent pictures.



• Haselton, Scott E., Cacti for the Amateur,1938, Book HC, Abbey Garden Press, Pasadena, CA , good beginner's guide to cactus growing.



• Herre, H., The Genera of the Mesembryanthemaceae, 1971, Book HC, Tafelberg Uitgewers Beperk, Cape Town, S. Africa, Botanical drawings by artists of Bolus Herbarium - Univ. of South Africa.



• Herwig, Rob, 128 More Houseplants You Can Grow , 1975, Book SC, 3rd printing, Collier Books, New York, NY, LOC: 73-1876 , Some cactus and succulent content.



• Hewitt, Terry, Succulents - The New Plant Library, 1998, Book HC, Lorenz Books, London, ISBN: 1-85967-637-5 , Very basic book suitable for beginners. Part of the New Plant Library series.



• Hewitt, Terry, 101 Essential Tips, Cacti and Succulents, 1996, Book SC, DK Publishing, ISBN: 0789410761, Basic book suitable for beginners.



• Hirao, Hiroshi, Colour Encyclopaedia of Cacti , 1979, Book SC, Seibundo Shinkosha Publishing Co, Ltd., Great pictures, botanical names. Text in Japanese. See also the Japan Succulent Society's book on Succulents.



• Hochstatter, Fritz, To The Habitats of Pediocactus and Sclerocactus, 1990 Book, pub by Fritz Hochstatter.



• Hochstatter, Fritz, The Genus Pediocactus-Navajoa-Toumeya, Revised, In the shadow of the Rocky Mountains, 1995, Book HC, pub by Fritz Hochstatter, Revised book of a previous treatment.



• Hunt, David, Taylor, Nigel, Bradleya Year Book 4, 1986 Year book: 4 SC, British Cactus & Succulent Society, Oxford, Incl. articles on Neolloydia (Cactaceae), Ceropieae (Asclep.), review of mammilaria names N-R, the genera of Cactaceae toward a new concensus, & Notocactus seed morphology.



• Innes, Clive, Cacti - A Wisley handbook for The Royal Horticultural Society, 1988, Book SC, Cassell Educational Limited, London, England , ISBN: 0-304-31143-X , A Royal Horticultural Society guide.



• Innes, Clive, Glass, Charles, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Cacti, 1999, Book SC, Quantum Books, London, ISBN:1-86160-219-7, Good encyclopedic identification guide.
  
  
• Isley, Paul T., Genus Tillandsia , 1977 & 1986, 9th Edition Booklets SC , P.T. Isley III; Rainflora, Inc. Gardenia, CA, Pictures, some color; basic culture.



• Jacobsen,Herman, Handbook of Succulent Plants in Three Volumes, 1954 & 1976, Books HC, Blandford Press, Great Britan, Three volumes. The most comprehensive work on succulents other than cacti. Orig. published in German.



• Japan Succulent Society, Colour Encyclopaedia of Succulents, 1981, Book SC, Seibundo Shikosha Publishing Co., Lmt., Great pictures, botanical names. Text in Japanese. See also Hiroshi Hirao's book on Cacti.



• Japanese, Cactus, Succulents and Carnivorous Plants, Book SC, Excellent pictures; text and format Japanese.



• Japanese, Epiphyllums , Book HC, Beautiful color photographs, English names. Text in Japanese.



• Jeppe, Barbara, South African Aloes, 1969, 2 Books SC , Purnel, Cape Town, South Africa, Basic book on identification and culture.



• Kramer, J., Worth, D. -photographs, Cacti and Other Succulents , 1992 & 1977 (Book Gift: Paul L. Beeman), Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, New York, Superb photos; plant lists, flowering seasons, how-to information.



• Lamb, Edgar and Brian, Colorful Cacti and Other Succulents of the Deserts, 1974, Book HC , Blandford Press, London, England,



• Lamb, Edgar and Brian, Colorful Cacti of the American Deserts , 1974, Book HC , MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc., New York,



• Lamb, Edgar and Brian, Pocket Encyclopaedia: Cacti in Color , 1969 1969 Book reprint HC, Blandford Press, London, England, Pictures, list of frost-resistant cacti and succulents. Simplified classification. Watering guide will lead to overwatering...beware.



• Lamb, Edgar and Brian, Popular Exotic Cacti in Color, 1975, Book HC, Blandford Press, Poole Dorset, England, Good basic book, nice pictures (one per genus) of authors' private botanical garden. Cultural information from the authors' experience growing in southern England.



• Lawson, Henry, Book of Cacti for the Amateur Collector, Vol 1, 1969, Book HC , Lawson Cactus Garden, San Antonio, Texas , NA , Specimens in the Lawson Cactus Garden.



• LeBarre, The Peyote Cult, 1970, Book HC, The Shoe String Press, Inc. USA, Incorporates 3 papers published by Yale University's Dept. of Anthropology; an ethnographic study of the religious use of peyote among the Indians of the Southwest.



• Lehr, J. Harry, A Catalogue of the Flora of Arizona, 1978, Booklet SC, Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, AZ, Author is Curator of the Herbarium of the Desert Botanical Garden. Lists all of the plants of Arizona.



• Lindsay, George, Cacti of San Diego - A non-technical guide, 1963, Booklet SC, San Diego Society of Natural History, Identification guide.



• Lindsay, George, et al., The Taxonomy and Ecology of The Genus Ferocactus Explorations in the USA and Mexico, 1996, Book HC , Tireless Termites Press, USA , ISBN: 0-9654359-0-3 , One and only book on this Genus



• Mace, Tony, Notocactus, 1975, Books SC, Editorial Board of National Cactus & Succ Society.



• Manning, Reg, What Kinda Cactus Izzat?, 1976, Books SC, 26th Printing, Giganson Cartoon Books, Phoenix, Arizona, Souvenir shop book that tells how to identify cacti.



• Martin, M.J., Chapman, P.R., Cacti and Their Cultivation, 1971 & 1978, Books SC, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, Easy reading. Long on description, short on pictures. See also the authors' book on Succulents.



• Mason, Charles L., The Geological History of the Wenatchee Valley and Adjacent Vicinity, 1997, Book SC, Gig Harbor Press, Gig Harbor, WA, ISBN: 1-883078-01-6, Local Geology reference book.



• Mathew, Brian, The Genus Lewisia, Kew Magazine Monograph, 1989, Book HC, Timber Press, Portland, OR, ISBN: 0-74702-217-8.



• McGinnes, William G., Goldman, B. & P. Gaylore, Deserts of the World , 1968 & 1977, Books HC, 3rd printing, University of Arizona Press, Subtitle: An Appraisal of Research into their Physical & Biological Environments. Edited by the above. Excellent resource, can be heavy reading.



• McMillan, A.J.S., Horobin, J.F., Christmas Cacti - The genus Schlumbergera and its hybrids, 1995, Book SC , David Hunt, Dorset, England , ISBN: 0-9517234-6-4, Treatment of the genus



• Meadow, Katie, Dodson, Jay of I.S.I., Cacti and Other Succulents for Your Home, 1976, Book SC, Brombacher Books, Richmond, California, Beginner's book.



• Mother Nature, Cacti & Succulents from Mother Nature, Book SC, Pretty picture book.



• Ortho Books , The World of Cactus and Succulents, 1977, Book SC, Ortho Books, San Ramon, CA, ISBN: 0-91710-259-2.



• Parish, Roberta, Tree Book - Learning to Recognize Trees of British Columbia, 1994, Spiral Bound, Canadian Forest Service, ISBN: 0-7726-2159-4, Of local interest.



• Pilbeam, John, Gymnocalycium - A collector's guide, 1995, Book HC, A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ISNB: 90-5410-192-X , valuable reference for the Gymno collector.



• Pilbeam, John, Mammillaria: A Collector's Guide, 1980, Book HC , Universe Books, New York, Excellent information on taxonomy, distribution and cultivation. Well illustrated in both black & white, color. See also author's other books.



• Pilbeam, John, Sulcorebutia and Weingartia: A Collectors Guide, 1985, Book HC, Timber Press, Portland, OR, Another Pilbeam Collector's Guide, similar to those on Haworthia/Astrolaba and Mammillaria.



• Pilbeam, John, Weightman, B.(Photography), Haworthia and Astrolaba: A Collectors Guide, 1983, Book HC, Timber Press, Portland, OR, Excellent information on taxonomy, distribution and cultivation. Well illustrated in both black & white, color. See also Pilbeam's works on Mammillarias.



• Pizetti. Mariella; Schuler, Stanley (editor), Simon and Schuster's Guide to Cacti and Succulents, 1985, Book SC, Simon and Schuster, New York, NY, ISBN: 0-671-60231-4, Good general reference book. Somewhat outdated.



• Preston-Mafham, Rod and Ken, Cacti - The Illustrated Dictionary, 1997, Book SC, Timber Press, Portland, OR, ISBN: 0-88192-400-8, Good general reference book.



• Putnam, E.W., Gymnocalyciums Handbook No. 5, 1978, Booklet SC, British Cactus and Succulent Society, Black and white photographs.



• Quiros, Alice,Young, Barbara L., The World of Cacti and Succulents and other water-thrifty plants, 1977, Book SC, Ortho Books , ISBN: 0-917102-59-2, Basic Ortho book on care.



• Rausch, Walter, Lobivia, Book HC, Volume one.



• Rawe, Rolf, Succulents in the Veld, 1968, Book HC, Howard Timmins, Cape Town, SA , ASIN: 67-31615 , South African succulent guide, has maps and photos.



• Rayzer, G., Flowering Cacti, a color guide, 1989, Book HC, Hippocrene Books 196p, ASIN: 0882549383.



• Rowley, G., Caudiciform and Pachycaul Succulents, 1987, Book HC, Great coffee table book, Long on beautiful photographs.



• Rowley, G., The Adenium and Pachypodium Handbook, 1983, Pamphlet SC, Pamphlet sized monograph with keys, cultural information and black and white photographs.



• Rowley, Gordon , Glass, Charles-Ed. C&SJAf, The Illustrated Encylopedia of Succulents, 1978 Salamander Book HC , Crown Publishers, New York, Basic book with good illustrations. Particularly nice because it shows the botanical relationships between cacti and other succulents.



• Schneck, Marcus, Growing Classic Cacti, 1998, Book SC, Sterling Company, New York, NY, ISBN: 0-8069-3789-0, Beginner book, general treatment, lots of pictures.



• Schneck, Marcus, Cacti - An illustrated identifier to over 150 representative species, 1992, Book HC, Shooting Star Press, New York, NY, ISBN: 1-57335-303-5.



• Schuster, Danny, The World of Cacti - how to select and care for over 1000 species, 1990, Book HC, Facts on File, New York, NY , ISBN: 0-8160-2506-1, General book suitable for beginners.



• Schwartz, Dr. Herman, LaFon, Ron, The Euphorbia Journal - Volume 1, 1983, Hardbound Journal HC, Strawberry Press, Mill Valley, CA.



• Schwartz, Dr. Herman, LaFon, Ron, The Euphorbia Journal - Volume 2, 1984, Hardbound Journal HC, Strawberry Press, Mill Valley, CA.



• Schwartz, Dr. Herman, LaFon, Ron, The Euphorbia Journal Volume 3, 1985, Hardbound Journal HC, Strawberry Press, Mill Valley, CA.



• Schwartz, Dr. Herman, LaFon, Ron, The Euphorbia Journal Volume 4, 1986, Hardbound Journal HC, Strawberry Press, Mill Valley, CA.



• Schwartz, Dr. Herman, LaFon, Ron, The Euphorbia Journal Volume 5, 1987, Hardbound Journal HC, Strawberry Press, Mill Valley, CA.



• Schwartz, Dr. Herman, LaFon, Ron, The Euphorbia Journal Volume 6, 1988, Hardbound Journal HC, Strawberry Press, Mill Valley, CA.



• Schwartz, Dr. Herman, LaFon, Ron, The Euphorbia Journal Volume 7, 1989 & 1995, Hardbound Journal HC, Strawberry Press, Mill Valley, CA.



• Schwartz, Dr. Herman, LaFon, Ron, The Euphorbia Journal Volume 8, 1990, Hardbound Journal HC, Strawberry Press, Mill Valley, CA.



• Schwartz, Dr. Herman, LaFon, Ron, The Euphorbia Journal Volume 9, 1994 & 1995, Hardbound Journal HC, Strawberry Press, Mill Valley, CA.



• Schwartz, Dr. Herman, LaFon, Ron, The Euphorbia Journal Volume 10, 1997, Hardbound Journals HC, Strawberry Press, Mill Valley, CA.



• Scott, Charles L., The Genus Haworthia, a Taxonomic Revision, 1985, Book HC, Aloe Books, Johannesburg, South Africa, Glossary, distribution maps, key, flowering time chart. Mostly color pictures, some drawings.



• Scott, S.H., The Observer's Book of Cacti & other Succulents, 1965, Book 6th printing HC, Frederick Warne & Co. LTD, London England, Beginner's book, mostly B&W pictures.
  
  
• Spain, John N., Growing Winter Hardy Cacti in Cold/Wet Climate Conditions, 1994 Booklet, paperback , Elizabeth Harmon, Waterbury, Connecticut, Growing conditions, 20 of the best plant selections,care,propagation.



• Storms, Edward D., Growing the Mesembs, 1976, Paperback Book SC , Ed Storms, Inc. - Azie, TX 76020, Excellent book on culture.



• Sunset Editorial Staff, Kramer, Jack, Succulents and Cactus, 1970, Book 6th printing SC, Lane Books, Menlo Park, CA, Basic Text. Nice pictures. Ideas for landscaping with cacti and succulents.



• Tate, Joyce L., The Cactus Cookbook, Succulent Cooking International, 1976, Book, 3rd Edition SC , Cactus and Succulent Society of America, good things to eat made from all parts of cacti.



• Taylor, Marshal W., Woods, R.S., Glossary of Succulent Plant Terms, 1945, Spiral bound , Guide to pronounciation of terms.



• Taylor, Nigal P., The Genus Echinocereus, 1985, Book HC, Royal Botanical Gardens-Kew with Timber Press, Most recent taxonomic treatment of the genus. Line and color drawings. Based on herbarium studies and limited field work.



• Teuscher, Henry, editor, Handbook on Succulent Plants - The Brooklyn Botanic Garden Record, 1973, Book, 5th printing SC, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, New York, NY, Special printing of Plants and Gardens Vol 19, No 3.



• Van Wyk, Ben-Erik , Smith, Gideon , Guide to the Aloes of South Africa, 1st ed, 1996, Book HC , Briza Publications, Pretoria, South Africa , ISBN: 1-875093-04-4, great reference on Aloes.



• Walpow, Nathan, The Cactus Club Killings, 1999, Book SC, Dell Books, New York, NY, ISBN: 0-440-23491-3, Novel



• Walter, Eric, Echeveria, 1972, Book HC, Calif. Academy of Sciences, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA



• Ward, William B., Arboretum members, Boyce Thompson Southwesten Arboretum, 1981, Booklet SC, Arizona State Parks, Univ of AZ, Superior, AZ, Tourist guide with pictures and maps.



• Wright, David E., Stuck on Cactus - A Beginning Grower's Guide , 1996, Book SC, Howell Press, Charlottesville, VA , ISBN: 1-57427-056-7 , Humorous treatment of basic information.



• Zwinger, Ann, A Desert Country Near the Sea, 1983, Book HC, Harper & Row Publisher, New York, A natural history of Cape region of Baja, CA. A prize winning naturalist's personal guide to flora, fauna & history of this area; drawings & some photographs.

We are always expanding our library. Donations of appropriate new or used books, clean and in good shape, are welcomed. Thank you.