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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



Fig. jobo. Phvllocactus. 



season. The fine satiny scarlet flowers are 

 borne along- the edg^es of the leaves at every 

 notch, and very profusely. The buds in all 

 stages of maturity keep the succession of 

 brilliant bloom up for a long period, begin- 

 ning in February. There are two speci- 

 mens of this plant in a conservatory at 

 Niagara Falls which bear annually upwards 



of six hundred flowers, and are the pride of 

 their owner. AnotTier very strong grower, 

 with much larger leaves than Ackermanni, 

 is P. Anguliger, which also has a larger 

 flower, and is a good contrast both in color 

 of stem and flower. The stem is a fresh 

 pea green, and the flower is white. It is a 

 winter bloomer, and was illustrated in the 

 January Horticulturist. 



Another species of a very slender growth, 

 altogether out of proportion to the wonder- 

 ful bloom it bears, is P. Pferrdorfti. It is 

 rarely seen, and only shows its good quali- 

 ties when in flower. The flowers are from 

 8 to lo inches across, very fragrant, and are 

 valuable because the pepals are a clear yel- 

 low, with white petals. 



P. Rosens Superbus is of easy growth, 

 and blooms when very small. The flowers 

 are a pleasing rose shade, and a nice addi- 

 tion to any collection. Some of the rarer 

 parts have flowers of a purple shade, such 

 P. Kampmanni, P. Laloyi, P. Conway's 

 Giant, and others. But the Queen of them 

 all, and one quite commonly seen, is P. 

 Latifrons. This fine species is a night 

 bloomer of easy rapid growth, and is often 

 wrongly called the night-blooming-cereus. 

 The mistaken idea that many have, that all 

 cactus which bloom at night are night- 

 blooming-cereus, is a common error. P. 

 Latifrons, called Queen of Night, has a dis- 

 tinct style of growth, well shown in the 

 illustration, Fig. 2066. A well grown plant 

 looks like a fresh green shrub about five or 

 six feet high. Its growth is in round woody 

 stems three or four feet high, surmounted by 

 the broad flat leaves from which its name is 

 derived. Given a good rich soil, plenty of 

 water while growing, and a position slightly 

 shaded from the heat of the sun, and it will 

 reward you with plenty of its magnificent 

 white flowers. These open at night, and 

 are very fragrant, filling the air around them 

 with their delicious perfume. This is a 

 most satisfactory plant for any one to grow. 



