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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



SOME ATTRACTIVE CACTI— III. 



BY J. H. CALLANDER, WOODSTOCK. 



Fig. 2290. Cereus Pkruvianus Monstrosus. 



laj^pROM the present appearances it 

 would seem that Cacti are coming- 

 into more favor with the g^eneral 

 ^='^' flower - loving- public. There is 

 scarcely a floral magazine that is not run- 

 ning a series of articles on these wonderful 

 plants, and this shows that the people are 

 enquiring about the genus. There is a fas- 

 cination in collecting anything that is hard 

 to get, and every enthusiast tries to get 

 something rarer than his neighbor has. 

 This is the case with stamp and coin col- 

 lectors, and it is the same with collectors of 

 Cacti. There is this advantage that the 



"Cactus Crank" has, his specimens are 

 always rewarding him with splendid bloom, 

 and yearly growing in value. The field 

 also is unlimited in extent, the known va- 

 rieties running into the thousands, and 

 abundance of room open for hybridizing and 

 grafting to produce new varieties and ef- 

 fects. As these facts become known the 

 Cactus becomes more popular, and that 

 seems to be what is happening now. 



In this article only a few sorts will be 

 touched on. From March onward the 

 Cacti begin to send out their flower buds, 

 and new growth after their winter's rest, 

 and those fortunate enough to possess some 

 good ones will be watching the process 

 with expectant interest. 



In the first photo is shown a good picture 

 of the Cereus Peruvianus monstrosus, de- 

 scribed in the December Horticulturist. 

 This fine plant was grown in London for a 

 number of years before it came into posses- 

 sion of the present owner, and is a valuable 



Fig. 229T. P. C. HoppENSTErTL 



