QUEPO 16 - 2002 Contents:

• 1.1 Glossary "P" Cacti and succulents genera and species beginning with the letter "P" and other words related are explained here.
• 1.2 History 1. C.Ostolaza. The Jesuit priest Bernabé Cobo, the best seventeen century chronicler, wrote about plants in "History of the New World". Here are some examples related to cacti.
• 1.3 Ethnobotany L. Piacenza & C. Ostolaza Cacti remains found at Cahuachi, the main Nazca Culture center (200 BC- 550 AD), gives us some light about their importance to these ancient Peruvians.
• 1.4 Botany E. Retamozo This is an interesting Peruvian cacti pollen research done in Arequipa University (UNSA), in southern Peru, with an important finding on Opuntia soehrensii.
• 1.5 Botany M.Arakaki. Information about how to storage, handling and transport of living material and how to prepare specimens for anato-mical, molecular, cytological or phytochemical studies.
• 1.6 Conservation N. Calderon To know the number of cacti species and/or individuals, dead or alive, in a certain area is important as a starting point for future research projects. This is an example near Lima.
• 1.7 BCSS Congress C. Ostolaza The BCSS Congress 2002 is reported here by Dr. Carlos Ostolaza, who was invited to participate and presented two lectures.
• 2.1 Art in School N. Calderon Around a hundred school boys and girls from Lima participate in a contest, organized by Specs, called "Paint a Peruvian Cactus". Here are the results and the winners.
• 2.2 Literature Craso As last year, we are including a wonderful poem from the Nobel prize winner Pablo Neruda dealing with a cactus.
• 2.3 Philately Cactofílico The Peruvian Postage Service edited last year a six issues series related to endangered cacti species around Lima, with Specs collaboration. Here is a comment.
• 2.4 Succulent Literature Lucio Russo To choose a book dealing with cactus and/or other succu-lents could be a difficult task if you are not sure what you really need. This article helps you to make a good decision.
• 2.5 Peruvian Cacti A. Suchantke In a book about birds, there is a chapter where the author comments, in a fine style, about the cactus he found in a journey from the Peruvian coast to the highlands.
• 3.1 Gardens Oriana Pardo This is the second part of a report about the Peruvian cacti you can find in the Hortobotanic Garden in Rome, Italy.
• 3.2 Habitat Blanca Leon This is the story of a Sweden cactophile who visited very high and far places in Peru to see cacti in habitat.
• 3.3 Cactus H-J. Wittau The author came to Peru trying to find the elusive Lobivia winteriana, not found again since its description in 1964, and he found it. Here is the report of his success.
• 4.1 Specs´ Show M.Caballero. This is a report of Specs´ 2001 Cactus and Succulent Annual Show.
• 4.2 Growers Carmen Rosa Ms. Rosa Campos de Gonzales, Specs´ Board member and a keen grower, answers a few questions about how to have nice and healthy plants.
• 4.3 Confidential "Specstador" Specs´ main activities during this year are reported here.
• 4.4 Book Reviews M.Caballero. Two new books: "Tephrocactus and other prickly pears" by M. Kiesling and J. Pöschl and "A Cactus Odyssey" by J. Mauseth, R. Kiesling and C. Ostolaza are reported here