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The American Hosta Society (AHS) publishes The Hosta Journal, The AHS Membership Directory, The Display Gardens of the American Hosta Society list, a Members’ Newsletter and an annual list of Hosta Registrations, as an educational service to members. In addition the Society has published a booklet The Hosta Adventure to disseminate information about Hostas to a wider audience. There are also a number of other books, guidelines, check lists, and other items are also available to learn more about the genus Hosta. Many of these are listed in Other Hosta Publications. |
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 The Hosta Journal
The Hosta Journal is the Society's premier publication. It is mailed free to members of the American Hosta Society three times a year. Contents include feature articles on the cultivation and identification of hostas, the history of hosta hybridization and those personalities who produce them, AHS National Convention News, photographs and descriptions of the latest Hosta cultivars, and much more. Dedicated to the genus Hosta, it is a must for the hosta lover. Some articles may be found on this web site from time to time. (See "Sample Article")pdf. |
The Members’ Newsletter
At the beginning of each year a Members’ Newsletter is sent to each AHS member detailing the future activities of the local and regional societies and drawing the membership’s attention to various services provided by the AHS and activities that it supports. The newsletter contains ephemeral information useful to members that is not published elsewhere. |
The AHS Membership Directory
The Membership Directory is published every two years as a small percentage of the membership moves each year. The reports of the Business of the Society, the meetings of its Board of Directors and the reports of its various committees are now published, as they become available, on this website. A printed copy of this information is available to members upon request. |
The Hosta Adventure
There’s a new Hosta Adventure waiting for you.
Back by popular demand, the American Hosta Society publication The Hosta Adventure is packed with valuable hosta advice. This second edition of The Hosta Adventure: A Grower’s Guide has been revised extensively and offers up-to-date information about the “Friendship Plant.” Included for the first time are tips on landscaping and growing miniatures. What’s more, the guide is illustrated with dozens of dazzling new pictures of classic and cutting-edge cultivars.
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Chapters feature basic hosta information, landscaping with hosta, how on buy hostas, planting and growing hosta, propagation methods, common problems and new hostas. They were written by many of your friends in the hosta world: C.H. Falstad III, Tom Micheletti, Warren Pollock, George Schmid, Mike Shadrack, Bob Solberg and Larry Tucker, who edited the guide. The chapters are illustrated with pictures from an array of photographers. Janet Mills, who designs our The Hosta Journal, assembled it all.
First published in 2001, the Hosta Adventure was intended as a guide for novices, but it appealed to all levels of hosta gardeners. Over the past seven years, AHS has sold out its inventory of 25,000. Now a new Adventure beckons.
This publication should be part of every hosta grower’s library.
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The Silver Book
'The Genus Hosta - a list of registered cultivars' known colloquially as the The Silver Book is a list of hosta cultivars registered before 1992. Supplement #1 lists registrations between 1992 and 1998 and there have been annual supplements since then. The 'List of Species, Botanical Varieties and Forms and Specioids' contains information about hosta species, and the reclassification of hosta previously thought to be species. These booklets are a valuable reference for correct usage of hosta names and identification of hosta cultivars as they contain all the information provided by the hybridizer/introducer to register a hosta. |
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Purchasing past Journals and Publications
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Vol. 32 No.1 Spring 2001
Vol. 32 No.2 Fall 2001
Vol. 33 No.1 Spring 2002
Vol. 33 No.2 Fall 2002
Vol. 33 No.3 Convention 2002
Vol. 34 No.1 Spring 2003
Vol. 34 No.2 Fall 2003
Vol. 34 No.3 Convention 2003
Vol. 35 No.1 Spring 2004
Vol. 35 No. 2 Fall 2004
Vol. 35 No. 3 Convention 2004
Vol. 36 No. 1 Spring 2005
Vol. 36 No. 2 Fall 2005
Vol. 36 No. 3 Convention 2005
Vol. 37 No. 1 Spring 2006
Vol. 37 No. 2 Fall 2006
Vol. 37 No. 3 Convention 2006
Vol. 38 No. 1 Spring 2007
Vol. 38 No. 2 Fall 2007
Vol. 38 No. 3 Convention 2007 |
Only Journals from 2001
to the present
may be ordered
individually. |
- The Genus Hosta, List of Registered Cultivars (1992-98), Silver Book Supplement: $11.00
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- 1999,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006 Registrations, The Hosta Journal: $7.00 each
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- Complete set of Registration publications as cited above (a $76.00 value): $60.00
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- The Genus Hosta, List of Registered Cultivars (through 1991) known as the “Silver Book” and List of Species, Botanical Varieties, and Forms: $13.00
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- Both the original Silver Book and Species List and Supplement: special price of $20.00
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Journals from 2001 to the present: $12.50 ea.
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- Complete set of AHS Bulletins and Hosta Journals (1969-2005;60 volumes):$300.00
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- Complete set of Hosta Journals (1986-2005;44 volumes):$220.00
- The Hosta Adventure—A Grower’s Guide
4.00 ea. for members $5.50 ea. for non-members. Ten copies: $40.00
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Printable Form
Quantity discount is available.
For larger orders please inquire.
(All prices postpaid in the U.S.)
Make checks payable to The American Hosta Society and send to:
Steve Greene
Past Publications
36 Elaine Road
Sudbury, MA 01776-1252
Orders for foreign countries will pay any additional shipping charges. |
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