EIGHT 
HOWARD E. GATES 
GENERAL LIST 
Echlnopsls formosa. Globular, green 
plant, very long reddish-brown spines, 
large yellow flower.2 in. S $1.00 
Eeliinopsis multiplex. Globular, green 
plant bearing immense, trumpet¬ 
shaped pink flowers. 2 in. plants 15c 
Echlnopsls turbinata. Globular, green 
plant bearing large white flowers. 
Plants . 15 to 75c 
Epithelantha mlcromeris. A small plant 
covered with a net work of white 
spines that make it look like a golf 
ball. Very small pinkish flower 
followed by tiny scarlet fruits. 
Plants . 25c, 35c 
Escobaria runyoni. Clusters of very 
small, round, spiny heads. Plants . ...25c 
Escobaria sneedii. Similar to E. runyoni. 
Plants .25c 
Enlychnocactus bolivianus. Choice. 
Columnar, green cereus, white spines, 
.4 in. S 50c, 6 in. S 75c 
FEROCACTUS are usually large globu¬ 
lar to cylindric plants commonly called 
Barrel Cactus. Europeans class them 
with Echinocactus. 
F. acanthodes. The red or yellow spined 
California barrel cactus. Plants 
.10c to $10.00 
F. crassihamatus. Globular with de¬ 
pressed spines. 134 in* S 35c 
F. liamatacanthus. Dark green plant, 
gray spines. Plants . $1.00 
F. johnsoni. Globular, small plant, 
lavender-gray spines, yellow flower. 
. 4 in. Plants 50c 
F. pring'lei. Globular with straight, red 
spines..134 in- S 35c 
F. melocactiformis. Globular to cylin¬ 
dric plant with curved yellow spines. 
.1 34 in. S 35c, 234 in- S 75c 
F. robustus. Large plant eventually 
clustering. 1 in. S 25c 
F. viridescens. Hemispherical, green, 
nigger head of California coast, 
green-yellow flowers. Plants . 
.2 In. 15c, 3 in. 25c, 4 in. 50c, 5 in. 75c 
Hamatacactus setispina. Globular, 
small, green plant, pretty yellow 
flowers.1 in. S 15c. Plants 25, 35c 
Stouter variety, flower shaded with 
burnt orange. Plants . 35, 50c 
Harrisia martini. Climbing plant with 
long green branches, large white 
night blooming flower. RC 25 to 75c 
Harrisia tortuosa. Similar to H. mar¬ 
tini, but heavier and spinier. White 
flowers, red fruit.RC 25c 
Homalocephala texensis. Hemispheri¬ 
cal, low plant with heavy, depressed 
spines, beautiful, feather-like, pink 
flowers, red fruit. Plants .50c to $1.00 
Hylocereus monacanthus. Triangular, 
wavy margined, green branched, 
climbing plant, immense, fragrant, 
white, night blooming flowers. Plants 
.50, 75c 
Hylocereus ocamponis. 3 to 4 angled 
climber. ....3 in. S 25c 
Hylocereus undatus. Three ribbed 
branches with undulated, spineless 
edges, white flowered night bloomer. 
Clings to walls.RC 25c 
LEMAIREOCEREUS are a group of 
large, branching plants. The Mexi¬ 
cans call their large edible fruits, 
“Pithayas”. 
Lem. cliende. Large, branching, green 
plant...2 in. S 25c 
Lem. de Mixtica. Few angled, large, 
branching plant...234 in. S 50c 
Lem duniortieri. Few angled branches 
long spines...2 in. S 25c 
Lem. griseus. Large, gray, few ribbed, 
branched plant...2 in. S 25c 
Lem. hollianus. Free branching, white 
spined, small plant.3 in. S 35c 
Lem. laetus. Columnar, green plant 
with white spines.2 in. S 25c 
Lem. pruinossus. Large, branched, few 
ribbed, blue plant...2 in. S 25c 
Lem. queretaroensis. Large 6 ribbed 
branching cactus.234 in. S 50c 
Lem. stellatus. Large, branching, low 
plant...2 in. S 50c 
Lem. treleasii. Large branching, blu¬ 
ish plant.3 in S 25c 
Lem. weberi. Very large, freely spined. 
branching plant.4 in. S 75c 
Lophopliora williamsii. The strange 
peyote or mescal button. Plant is 
under ground showing only gray- 
green, mulshiroom-like top. Plants 
.15, 25c 
Very large .75c 
Myrtillocactus geometrizans. Large 
blue, branching plant, small spines. 
.134 in. S 25c, 234 in. S 35c 
Neobesseya similis. Small clustered 
plant resembling Coryphanthas. 
Champaigne colored flowers with long 
pointed petals. Plants .25, 35, 50c 
