
Specialist Publications for Growers of Succulent Plants
The Cactus File Handbook Series is a library of colourful reference books, providing a comprehensive guide to selected genera and groups of succulent plants. Every Handbook is illustrated throughout with high quality colour photographs, with the pictures of each plant appearing alongside the relevant text. Every species is discussed in full, with details of its history, synonyms, habitat, variability, cultivation requirements, field collection numbers and much more besides.
This exciting series of Handbooks has quickly established itself as the indispensable reference library for growers of succulent plants, providing unrivalled information on groups of plants previously poorly covered in the popular literature.
Six Handbooks have now been published:
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Thelocactus - The Cactus File Handbook 1 by John Pilbeam
Rebutia - The Cactus File Handbook 2 by John Pilbeam
Adromischus - The Cactus File Handbook 3 by John Pilbeam, Chris Rodgerson
& Derek Tribble
Copiapoa - The Cactus File Handbook 4 by Graham Charles
Pachypodium & Adenium - The Cactus File Handbook 5 by Gordon
Rowley
Mammillaria - The Cactus File Handbook 6 by John Pilbeam
The Cactus File Handbooks on Ebay
A second-hand copy of Pachypodium & Adenium - The Cactus File Handbook 5 , which is now out-of-print, recently sold on Ebay UK for 4 times its original price when new! Only 3 of our Handbooks are still in-print, but stocks of these are running out fast. Would you rather have a new copy now at a great value price, or wait and pay more for a second-hand copy? Don't snooze and loose!
The Cactus File Magazine
The Cactus File magazine was published for a period of six years, providing its readers with a broad range of articles covering all aspects of the succulent plant hobby. Although the magazine is no longer published, many of the back issues are still available to purchase. For further details contact Rainbow Gardens Bookshop who now hold the remaining stocks.
Details of the back issues and a sample
article
Ordering Information
You won't normally be able to find our books in your local bookshop. This is because we specialise in offering a fast and efficient mail service direct to growers of cacti and other succulents all around the world. We accept payment by Visa, Mastercard, Switch or Eurocard, or Sterling (British pounds) cheques, Giro cheques, International Money Orders, postal orders and bankers drafts. For full details go to Ordering Information .
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