ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META name="description" content="Home Page of the Cryptanthus Society"> <META name="keywords" content="Cryptanthus,Cryptanthus Society,CryptanthusSociety.org,CryptanthusSociety.com,Cryptanthus.org,CryptanthusSocietyJournal.org,CryptanthusSocietyJournal.com,bromeliad,bromeliads,pineapple,airplant,epiphyte,FCBS,Bromeliaceae,Pitcairnioideae,Bromelioideae,Tillandsioideae,Acanthostachys,Aechmea,Alcantarea,Ananas,Androlepis,Araeococcus,Ayensua,Billbergia,Brewcaria,Brocchinia,Bromelia,Canistropsis,Canistrum,Catopsis,Connellia,Cottendorfia,Deinacanthon,Deuterocohnia,Disteganthus,Dyckia,Edmundoa,Encholirium,Fascicularia,Fernseea,Fosterella,Glomeropitcairnia,Greigia,Guzmania,Hechtia,Hohenbergia,Hohenbergiopsis,Lindmania,Lymania,Mezobromelia,Navia,Neoglaziovia,Neoregelia,Nidularium,Ochagavia,Orthophytum,Pepinia,Pitcairnia,Portea,Pseudaechmea,Pseudananas,Puya,Quesnelia,Racinaea,Ronnbergia,Steyerbromelia,Tillandsia,Ursulaea,Vriesea,Werauhia,Wittrockia"></meta> <TITLE> Cryptanthus Society - Cultural Information </TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY TEXT="#000000" LINK="#0000FF" VLINK="#008000" ALINK="#FF0000" BGCOLOR="996633"> <CENTER> <TABLE WIDTH="750" BORDER="0" CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" BGCOLOR="FFFFFF"> <TR> <TD> <CENTER> <TABLE WIDTH="100%" BORDER="0" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0"> <TR> <TD BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" WIDTH="250"> <IMG SRC="Cryptlogo.gif" ALT="Cryptanthus Society Logo" WIDTH="240" HEIGHT="150" HSPACE="5" VSPACE="5" BORDER="0" ALIGN="middle"> </TD> <TD BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="MIDDLE" WIDTH="250"> <FONT SIZE="+1" FACE="arial,helvetica"><BR><B>Cryptanthus Society<FONT COLOR="#339933"><BR> <FONT SIZE="+2" FACE="arial,helvetica">Culture</B> </TD> <TD WIDTH="250" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"> <TABLE WIDTH="200" BORDER="0" CELLSPACING="1"> <TR> <TD CELLPADDING="1" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"> <FONT FACE="Arial,Helvetica" SIZE="-1+">Find Us<BR>On Facebook</FONT> </TD> <TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"> <A HREF="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cryptanthus-Society/242435732464158" TARGET="_blank" > <IMG SRC="images/FacebookFollowUsbutton.jpg" HEIGHT="30" WIDTH="30" BORDER="0"></A> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD COLSPAN="3"> <CENTER> <TABLE BORDER="0" WIDTH="100%" BGCOLOR="#99FF99" CELLSPACING="2"> <TR> <TD> <CENTER> <FONT FACE="Arial,Helvetica" SIZE="-1" COLOR="#000000"> <A HREF="index1.html"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><B>Home</B></FONT></A> - <A HREF="membership.html"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><B>Membership</B></FONT></A> - <A HREF="news.html"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><B>News</B></FONT></A> - <A HREF="contacts.html"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><B>Contacts</B></A> - <A HREF="csjournal.html"><FONT COLOR="000000"><B>CS Journal</B></FONT></A> - <A HREF="publications.html"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><B>Publications</B></FONT></A> - <A HREF="culturalinfo.html"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><B>Culture</B></FONT></A> - <A HREF="shows.html"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><B>Shows</B></FONT></A> - <A HREF="about.html"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><B>About</B></FONT></A> - <A HREF="links.html"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><B>Links</B></FONT></A> - <A HREF="http://www.CryptanthusSocietyShop.com" TARGET="_blank"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><B>Shop</B></FONT></A> - <A HREF="http://www.Cryptanthus.org" TARGET="_blank"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><B>Photos</FONT></B></A> </FONT> </CENTER> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE WIDTH="100%"> <TR> <TD BGCOLOR="#99FFCC"> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD BGCOLOR="#33CCCC"> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD BGCOLOR="#339933"> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD BGCOLOR="#996633"> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD BGCOLOR="#FF6600"> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD BGCOLOR="#FFFF66"> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> <BR> </CENTER> <TABLE BORDER="0" WIDTH="100%" CELLSPACING="5" CELLPADDING="20"> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP"> <FONT FACE="Arial,Helvetica" SIZE="-1">The Cryptanthus Society promotes educational and scientific interest in bromeliads as well as serves Cryptanthus enthusiasts throughout the world. Membership in The Cryptanthus Society unites bromeliad growers with an interest in Cryptanthus through a quarterly journal as well as at World Conference and Cryptanthus Society events.</FONT> <BR> <BR> <FONT FACE="Arial,Helvetica" SIZE="-1">Now available for printing - <A HREF="CSApplication_2pagesprint.pdf" TARGET="_blank">The Cryptanthus Society Cultural Brochure</A>. If you download this pdf document you will be able to print copies for personal use or as handouts at your Society's Sales, Shows or meetings. It requires standard 8 1/2" x 14" paper stock.</FONT> <BR> <BR> <FONT FACE="Arial,Helvetica" SIZE="-1"><A HREF="CS_CultureSheet.pdf" TARGET="_blank">Cryptanthus Cultural Information</A></FONT> <BR> <BR> <FONT FACE="Arial,Helvetica" SIZE="-1"><A HREF="http://www.fcbs.org/articles/crypt_key.htm" TARGET="_blank">Key to Cryptanthus species</A></FONT> <BR> <BR> <FONT FACE="Arial,Helvetica" SIZE="-1"><A HREF="eligibleCryptanthusrevision11-03-09.pdf" TARGET="_blank">Special Rules and Eligible Cryptanthus for Cryptanthus Society Show Awards</A></FONT> <BR> <BR> <TABLE WIDTH="100%" BORDER="0" CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="10" BGCOLOR="99FF99"> <TR> <TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP"> <FONT FACE="Arial,Helvetica" SIZE="+1"> <B> </B></FONT> <BR> <FONT FACE="Arial,Helvetica" SIZE="-1"> <BR><BR> <A HREF="mailto:Volunteer@CryptanthusSociety.org?subject=I Would Like To Help The Cryptanthus Society"><B></B></A> </FONT> <BR> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> </TD> <TD VALIGN="TOP"> <A HREF="http://www.Cryptanthus.org#microglazioui" BORDER="0"> <IMG SRC="images/photo04.JPG" ALT="Cryptanthus microglazioui" WIDTH="300" HEIGHT="252" HSPACE="5" VSPACE="5" BORDER="0" ALIGN="middle" VALIGN="center"></A> <BR> <BR> <A HREF="http://www.Cryptanthus.org#h1" BORDER="0"> <IMG SRC="images/photo13.JPG" ALT="Cryptanthus Hawaiian Sunshine" WIDTH="300" HEIGHT="240" HSPACE="5" VSPACE="5" BORDER="0" ALIGN="middle" VALIGN="center"></A> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> &nbsp; <CENTER> <TABLE WIDTH="750" BORDER="0" CELLSPACING="1"> <TR> <TD CELLPADDING="2"> <CENTER> <TABLE WIDTH="100%" BGCOLOR="#99FF99" CELLSPACING="2"> <TR> <TD> <CENTER> <TABLE BORDER="0" WIDTH="100%"> <TR> <TD> <CENTER> <FONT FACE="Arial,Helvetica" SIZE="-1" COLOR="#000000"> <A HREF="index1.html"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><B>Home</B></FONT></A> - <A HREF="membership.html"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><B>Membership</B></FONT></A> - <A HREF="news.html"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><B>News</B></FONT></A> - <A HREF="contacts.html"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><B>Contacts</B></A> - <A HREF="csjournal.html"><FONT COLOR="000000"><B>CS Journal</B></FONT></A> - <A HREF="publications.html"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><B>Publications</B></FONT></A> - <A HREF="culturalinfo.html"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><B>Culture</B></FONT></A> - <A HREF="shows.html"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><B>Shows</B></FONT></A> - <A HREF="about.html"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><B>About</B></FONT></A> - <A HREF="links.html"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><B>Links</B></FONT></A> - <A HREF="http://www.CryptanthusSocietyShop.com" TARGET="_blank"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><B>Shop</B></FONT></A> - <A HREF="http://www.Cryptanthus.org" TARGET="_blank"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><B>Photos</FONT></B></A> </FONT> </CENTER> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE WIDTH="100%"> <TR> <TD BGCOLOR="#99FFCC"> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD BGCOLOR="#33CCCC"> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD BGCOLOR="#339933"> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD BGCOLOR="#996633"> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD BGCOLOR="#FF6600"> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD BGCOLOR="#FFFF66"> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> <CENTER> <BR> <CENTER> <FONT FACE="Arial,Helvetica" SIZE="-2" FACE="Arial,Helvetica"> &copy; <I>Copyright 1986-2011 Cryptanthus Society, All Rights Reserved. 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