THE NIGHT BLOOMING CACTI. 



THE only true night-blooming cactus, 

 especially so-called, is the Cereus 

 Grandiflorus. This long specific 

 name implies its beauty and gran- 

 deur. It is one of the most delightfully 

 scented of all the cactus family, bloom- 

 ing, as noted, at night. A large plant 

 covered with blooms, is a sight of beauty 

 once seen that is never to be forgotten. 

 The round stems have numerous small 

 angles on them and are covered with 

 delicate spines. These stems are usually 

 about as thick as one's finger. Of late 

 years, another member of the cactus 

 family has usurped the name of night- 

 blooming. This is Phyllocactus latifrons. 

 It is one of the broad, flat-leaved kinds, 

 and is so readily propagated that it has 

 now become common. It has a long 

 tube to the flower, which curves down- 

 ward like a siphon. It does bloom at 

 night,'and in one sense is night-bloom- 

 ing ; but it bears no comparison in any 

 respect with the original Night-bloom- 

 ing Cactus. — Meehans' Monthly. 



Fig. 1560. —Phyllocactus latifrons. 



Prune roses in spring after the buds 

 have begun to swell. Then you will be 

 able to see where the strongest branches 

 are going to be and can prune intelli- 

 gently. Transplant in t May. — Ladies' 

 Home Journal. 



Fio. 1559 — Cerects grandiflorus. 



