Gesneriad Society Publications
Discover the Society’s four flagship publications—The Journal, Gleanings, Appraisal, and GHA / CrossWords—all in one place. Each offers a focused look at gesneriad culture, research, shows, and hybridizing. Explore the samples below, then join or subscribe to keep every issue coming straight to you.
Gesneriads
Our Society’s flagship publication, Gesneriads, the Journal for Gesneriad Growers (formerly called THE GLOXINIAN) has been published continuously for over 60 years. Within Gesneriads you will find:
- Horticultural articles, all illustrated with color photos, by enthusiasts who grow these plants in their homes, gardens, and greenhouses around the world.
- Botanical articles by scientific experts.
- Reports on local and international activities such as annual conventions, symposia on gesneriads, and other meetings.
- Articles on gesneriad-related research and about gesneriads in the wild.
A subscription to Gesneriads is a benefit of membership in The Gesneriad Society. Members can choose to receive print copies by mail, or electronic (PDF) copies only. Many back issues of THE GLOXINIAN and Gesneriads are available for purchase. In the webstore there are links to images of the cover and table of contents of many back issues, so you can choose back issues covering topics of interest to you. Society members have access to PDF copies of all back issues from 1998 to date.
Other Publications, Print and On-line
A range of other materials covering all aspects of gesneriads is produced by the Society under the auspices of the Publications Committee and are available for order online.
If you are interested in volunteering for the Publications Committee to help produce future Gesneriad Society publications and DVDs, please contact Dave Zaitlin.
- A free monthly on-line newsletter, Gleanings, is available to everyone. View recent issues and subscribe.
- Gesneriad Registers, or listings of all the named varieties within a genus. Several Registers are available.
- CDs and DVDs, with PowerPoint files and image files of the convention flower show, and various convention speaker programs.
- How to Know and Grow Gesneriads (in print or PDF) the only general booklet on gesneriads in print. All new members receive a free copy in the welcome packet. It can also be purchased on Amazon.com.
Gleanings
Gleanings is a free monthly e-newsletter from The Gesneriad Society and includes articles and photos selected from chapter newsletters, our journal Gesneriads, and original sources.
Appraisal
Anyone interested in showing and judging gesneriads may subscribe to Appraisal and you need not be a member of the Gesneriad Society or be a gesneriad judge to subscribe. This newsletter, published in January, May, and September by the Judges Interest Group, contains information on chapter and convention flower shows, tips on judging, questions from judges and other articles of interest to judges and gesneriad exhibitors alike. Read a sample issue.
Calendar-year subscriptions are available via email (sent via PDF in full color) for $3 per year, or standard mail, with grayscale illustrations, for $6 per year.
| Subscribe to Appraisal (Subscription Rates are US$) | |||
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| Subscription Level | 1 Year | 2 Years | 3 Years |
| Delivery by Postal Mail | $6 | $12 | $18 |
| Delivery by Email | $3 | $6 | $9 |
To subscribe or renew by mail: Complete and mail the printed version of the Appraisal subscription/GHA membership application.
All prices are US$. Make checks or money orders payable, in US$ on a US bank to The Gesneriad Society, Inc. and submit completed application form with payment to:
Jill Fischer
339 Lake Drive
Farmville, VA 23901-2742
USA
GHA / CrossWords
Members of The Gesneriad Hybridizers Association (GHA) receive CrossWords, which is published three times a year and contains articles of interest to gesneriad hybridizers. CrossWords is available only as a full-color PDF attachment sent via Email. Members also have access to the GHA seed fund. Read a sample issue of CrossWords.
| Join the Gesneriad Hybridizers Association (GHA) and receive CrossWords (three issues per year, subscription rates are US$) | |||
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| 1 Year | 2 Years | 3 Years | |
| Join/renew now | $8 | $16 | $24 |
To join or renew by mail: Complete and mail the printed version of the Appraisal subscription/GHA membership application.
All prices are $US. Make checks or money orders payable, in US$ on a US bank to The Gesneriad Society, Inc. and submit completed application form with payment to:
Martha Lacy, Membership
260 Stoddards Wharf Road
Gales Ferry, CT 06335-1130 USA