80 THE FANTASTIC CLAN 



The flowers appear near the tips of the stems and are about 

 three Inches long, with eighteen petals that are thick and firm 

 and spatulate, colorings ranging from yellowish green bases 

 to flame or orange-red blades. There are six sepals of 

 orange-red. The ovary has yellow spines with dense tufts of 

 long cottony hairs In the areolas. The plants grow on foot- 

 hills and low mountains from western Texas to southeastern 

 Arizona in clumps of ten to twenty or more. They often 

 form In compact mounds, and they bloom during April 

 and May. 



How to grow 



Plants are not Injured by temperatures as low as zero, but 

 in lower temperatures they require protection. They may 

 be grown In cool, sunny greenhouses, but they blossom best 

 with outdoor planting. The plant may be set out at almost 

 any season — but early spring is best — in gravelly loam or 

 among rocks, with care not to injure the root or stem. The 

 seed grow readily In sandy loam in pots or flats. In diffused 

 sunlight, with just enough water to keep the soil moist. In 

 cactus gardens the plants should be given only enough water 

 to keep the soil moist during dry spells, and growth should 

 not be forced. 



Salmon Flowered Hedgehog Cactus 



(Echinocereus Leeanus) 



(Named Leeanus In honor of James Lee of England, who 



presented the type specimen to the Royal Botanic Gardens 



at Kew about 1842) 



How to identify and how it grows 



The Leeanus, or Salmon Flowered Cactus, Is Identified by 

 the general characteristics of the entire Hedgehog Group. 

 It is cylindrical, with the stems tapered toward the tips, 

 about four inches through near the base, and with ten to 



