A SELECTED NIGHT-BLOOMING 

 CEREUS (C. strictus) 



This very fine specimen is the result 

 of careful selection from large numbers 

 of seedlings. The flowers of this 

 variety are nearly nine inches in 

 diameter. They open early in the 

 morning and are completely withered 

 by ten or eleven o'clock. It will be 

 noted that two of the blossoms on the 

 right-hand stalk have withered and that 

 they are marked with strings to indicate 

 that their seed is to be saved for future 

 experiments. 



