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Eniieacanthus. Fine plant, with beautiful, large, reddish-purple flowers. 25 cts. 

 to $1.00 each. 



Pectinatus. One of the prettiest and best bloomers; pure white spines and bril- 

 liant purplish-pink flowers. 15 ets. to $ 1.00 each. 



Englemanni. A fine sort, with handsome spines and large, beautiful flowers, very 

 brilliant. 35, 75 cts. to $1.50 each. 



Dasaycarithus. The geographical range of this species is quite limited, hence it re- 

 quires a great deal of trouble to procure it. Stems, 5 to 10 inches high and 2 to 

 4 inches in diameter, densely covered by gray or reddish spines. Flowers very 

 large and numerous, measuring 3 inches or more across; very showy. externally 

 greenish yellow, with center of sepals red ; petals bright yellow. 20, 35, 50, 

 75 cts. each according to size. 



ECHINOCACTUS. 



Capricornis. Very distinct, as though carved out of gray wood, spotted witn 

 white, beautiful, large yellow flowers always rare. 35 to 50 cts. 



Poselgerianus. Very rare; plant bluish-green, with black spines, flowers delicate 

 purple. 35 to 75 cts. each. 



Viridescens. A rather low-growing Echinocactus, usually 4to 5 inches high, 9 or 10 

 inches in diameter, and generally simple, but sometimes (only when wounded or 

 burned over by fire) they branch from the base and form quite a pile of prickly 

 balls. Flowers greenish; iy 2 inches long. The spines are beautiful when wet. 

 25, 50 cts. to $3:00. 



Coptogonus. Wavy ribs, very curious, flowers freely, very handsome. 75 cts. to 

 $1.50 each. 



Cornigerus. The broadest spined Echinocactus known ; color blood-red; admired 

 by every one that sees it; fine bloomer. 50 cts. to $1.00 each. 



Scheerii. An elegant little plant, lVo to 2 inches in diameter radial spines, straight 

 or recurved, ivory-white, central spines black, an inch long, hooked. Flowers 

 green, an inch long. 25 to 50 cts. 



Lophothele. A lovely plant. Tubercles prominent, quadrangular, resembling those 

 of some Mamillaria; spines few, flat, soft, strongly recurved, covered with a sil- 

 very down. Flowers two to three inches in diameter, pale suphur-yellow. with 

 a deep band of maroon at base of the petals; flowers at intervals* throughout 

 the year. 50 cts. 



Leconti. This extra fine species blooms in August and September. Flowers 



inches in length ; petals lemon-yellow, with a brownish tint along the midrib. 

 Amateurs always consider this one of the most valuable cacti, on account of its 

 numerous and beautiful spines; an extra sort, indeed, which is the pride of every 

 collector, and if a beautiful plant is wanted this is the one to get; fruit almost 

 the size of a lemon. Plant perfectly hardy. 50 cts. to $3.00 each. 



Texensis. Very low, cushion-like plants, with but few strong spines; flowers yellow- 

 ish rose, followed by large brilliant red seed-pods, extremely ornamental; most 

 attractive cactus we have, both in appearance and bloom. *25to 50 cts. each. 



OPUNTIA. 



Microdasys. The prettiest of all opuntia, with handsome, pear-shaped leaves, of a 

 fine green, dotted with tufts of small golden spines that resemble tufts of velvet. 

 The contrast is very beautiful. 25, 50, 75 cts. and $1.00 each. Cuttings, 10 

 to 25 cts. each. 



Monacantha Variegata. A beautiful plant, the pear-shaped points of which are 

 beautifully variegated white and green: young growth pink. 25, 50 and 75 cts. 

 each. Four other opuntias, cuttings, 10 to 20 cts. each. 

 Six other choice varieties, cuttings, 10 to 25 cts. each. 



PELECYPHORA. 

 Pectinata. Delicate little species resembling Mamillaria micvomeris ; rare in col- 

 lection. 75 cts. 



PHYLLOCACTUS. 



The most gorgeous and satisfactory of all the cactus family. A large plant will 

 frequently carry fifty to a hundred buds and blossoms. The leaves are fiat or trian- 

 gular in shape, of various shades of green, sometimes shaded with dark red. The 

 plants attain a height of four or five feet, and from every eye of their severely plain 

 and unattractive leaves come forth suddenly and mysteriously small buds, which 

 develop into large flowers Ave or six inches across; often these* flowers almost over- 



