Ihe Night- Blooming Cereus. 

 THE NIGHT-BLOOMING CEREUS. 



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The night-blooming cereus belongs to the cactus family and, 

 like many of its relatives, it is somewhat uncouth and straggling 

 in appearance. Properly speaking, a cactus has no leaves, the 

 parts usually called by that name being in reality only flattened 

 branches. It will, however, be more convenient and intelligible 

 to use the common term in describing the plant. 



The leaves of the night-blooming cereus ^are about three inches 

 wide and vary in length from six to twelve or fourteen incheSi 



