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hexanglaris, and the like tall varieties, which are kept in 

 some collections merely as varieties. The object of this list 

 is to give the best flowering varieties ; it has therefore been 

 selected accordingly. 



Botanical Name. English Name 



CACTUS CEREUS. 



Color. 



CACTUS OPUNTIA, INDIAN FIG. 



microdasys brown spined 



dicipins various 



fragilis brittle 



lactae spina white spined 



CACTUS PERISKIA. 

 longispina long spined. 



aculeata Barbadoes gooseberry. 



CACTUS MAMMILEARIA. 



stellata 



rubra 



decora 



simplex 



discolor 



pyramid alia 



starry. 



red spined. 



neat nipple. 



close. 



two colored. 



pyramidal. 



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