152 THE FANTASTIC CLAN 



The thorns have yellowish tips and light red-brown bodies 

 covered with loose papery sheaths of a silvery sheen. The 

 beautiful yellow flowers are very showy, about two inches 

 long, appearing from April to June; the fruit is about two 

 inches long with prominent tubercles. Whipplei grows In 

 northern Arizona, southern Utah, New Mexico, and western 

 Colorado, and will be found in loamy, gravelly soils in oak, 

 juniper, pine, and prairie-grass lands between altitudes of 

 ^wt and seven thousand feet. 



How to grow 



Transplant rooted plants at any season. Cuttings or 

 joints may be planted in the spring in sandy or clay loam, 

 and given enough water to keep the soil moderately moist. 

 This Cholla endures weather twenty-five degrees below zero 

 without injury and hence may be grown in cactus gardens 

 over a large part of our country both out of doors and 

 in the house. It is an attractive cactus and well worth 

 cultivation. 



