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H. CANNELL & SONS’ LIST OF CACTI 
LI5T OF CACTI. 
Anhalonium Prismaticum, very rare, 
syimiietrieal in shape, the colour of the plant 
heing delieate pearl grey, the centre of 
plant being covered with dense woolly 
growth, 7/6. 
A. Fissurata, Living Rock, 7/6. 
A. Lewini, 5/- and 10/6. 
A. Sulcatum, very distinct, 5/-. 
A. Williamsii. The top of plant is 
round, without spines, flowers pale rose, 
very attractive, 4/-. 
Astrophytum Myriostigma (bishop's 
Hood). It has the appearance of being 
carved out of a bit of stone, 3/6 to 7/6. 
CEREUS. 
Cereus difTer greatly in their mode of growth, the stem being greatly elongated, usually 
of small diameter in proportion to height, frequently much branched but bearing parallel 
ridges from apex to base, upon whicli are arranged bundles of spines as in other genera. 
In height these plants are the giants of their family, .some forming in their native habitats 
columns 40 to 60 feet high. 
C. Alacriportaivus {from Rio Grand de 
Sul. Hrazil), dark bluish green, 3/6. 
C. Baumanni (from I’eru) a fine variety 
of tall growlh, like C. Colubrinus, 3/6. 
C. Bridges! (from Kolivia), verj' upright 
growth, bluish green, 3/6. 
C. Bonplandi (from Hrazil), a climbing 
variety. 'I'lie stems are s(|uare, of apurplisli 
brown colour, with long black spines, 3/6. 
C. Brandegeii, new, 5/-. 
C. Candicans (from La Plata). This 
variety is of a large globular form, and 
covered witli very long spines, resembling 
an Kchinocactus, 2/6 and 3/6. 
C. Caesius, an ohd species discovered in 
Hrazil. bluish green stems, 5/-. 
C. Colubrinus (from Cuba), This Cereus 
is a very quick grower, soon attaining 
stately proportions, 1/6, 2/6 to 10/6. 
C. Flagclliformis, or Rat-tail Cactus, 
when flowering it has a very striking elTect, 
I /- and 2/6. 
C. Geometrizans, 5/-. 
C. Giganteus. The saguarro of Santa 
Cruz, which grows to a height of fi'om 30 
to 50 feet. Young plants of this remark- 
able Cactus, 7/6 to 20/-. 
C. Grandiflorus, “Queen of the Night.” 
The night flowering Cereus. Several other 
varieties flower in the night, but none 
equals this in beauty and fragrance; the 
flowers are of the purest white inside, while 
the outside varies from white to reddish 
brown. It usually commences to open at 
sunset and close again at sunri.se. It is very 
interesting to watch the expansion of the 
flowers in the early stages as they open very 
rapidly, 1/6, 2/6 and 3/6. 
C. Grandiflorus Donati, a very large 
flowering kind, blossoms 12 to I4in in dia- 
meter, l/6. 
C. Grandiflorus Maynardi, a cross be- 
tween C. Speciosissinius and C. Grandiflorus 
raised by Mr. II. Kenny, Kaston Lodge, 
Dunmow, in 1837. The flowers arc 9 to II 
inches in diameter, 7 to 9 inches long. 
The petals arc more cupped than C. Grandi- 
florus. The flowers are rich red with a 
tinge of orange, and usually last two or three 
days, opening in the evening, 2/6. 
C. Jamacaru, 5/-. 
C. Labourctianus, very distinct, 5/-. 
C. Lamprochlorus, bold, upright grower 
of majestic habit, 3/6- 
C. Macdonaldi, one of the best and 
largest flowering night blossoms, larger 
than C, Grandiflorus, no perfume, 1/- to21/- 
C. Macrogonus, exceedingly useful fer 
grafting Mamillarias, Kchinocacti, etc., 
being of quick and very stout growth, 2/6 
to 30/-. 
C. Mallisoni, a beautiful hybrid from C. 
Speciosissimus and C. h'lagelliformis, it re- 
sembles the former in size and colour of 
flowers, which arc 4 to 6 ins. in diameter, 
and cannot be rivalled in brilliancy ; the 
growth is stouter than C. Flagelliforniis, 
but of same habit, 1/6 and 2/6. 
