GOLDEN BARBEL 
NIGHT BLOOMING 
CEREUS 
• GOLDEN BARREL 
CACTUS. (Echinocac- 
tus Grusonii.) A real 
barrel cactus with 
clear golden spines. A 
most handsome plant 
shining in the sun¬ 
light. Considered by 
experts one of the 
prettiest of cacti. 
Nice young plants 
over 1 inch in diam¬ 
eter. 25c. 
10 Inch Spined Bar¬ 
rel. (F. rectispinus.) 
A fine Barrel from 
Baja California bear¬ 
ing spines when full 
grown 10" long. Rare. 
Nice plants. 25c. 
BARREL CACTUS, botanically called Ferocactus, 
Echinocactus, etc., are a very large group. They 
have accordian-like ridges and are barrel shaped. 
Many of them have fine flowers and interesting 
spines. We list them and allied Parodias, Hickenias, 
etc., below. 
FEROCACTUS (True Barrel Cactus) F. acanthodes. 
The large California Barrel. Red and yellow spines 
grows on rock ledges in the hottest des¬ 
erts. The bitter juice may be drunk in 
necessity. 15c. F. Orcuttii. We have 
some fine plants for dishes. Red and 
yellow globes. 20c. F. Wislizeni. Ari¬ 
zona Barrel from which Cactus Candy 
is made. 20c. F. gracilis is a rare new 
one. 25c. F. Townsendianus. A fine new 
one. 25c. F. viridescens. Nigger Head. 
25c. F. peninsulae. Very rare. 30c. F. 
corniger. A beauty. 25c. F. echidne. 
Huge Mexican Barrel. 25c. 
Black Cactus (Neoporteria nigricans.) 
A very rare black Barrel. Nice plants. 
$1. Farodia Maassii. A most rare one 
from Bolivia with 
spiral pleats. 40c. 
Hickenia microsperma. A 
beautiful flower, golden with 
orange center. A rare plant 
from the Argentine. 35c. 
Notocactus scopa ruberrima. 
One of the rarest. White 
spines. $1. N. formosus. A 
fine bloomer from Argentina. 
35c. 
Oroya peruviana. Extremely 
rare, hardy Echinocactus from 
Peru. Grows at 12,000 feet 
in the Andes in the snow. 
Two varieties aureispina and 
rubrispina. $1 each. 
Meyenia Weberbaureri. A 
new one from Peru. 75c. 
• QUEEN OF THE NIGHT. (Selenicereus Macdon- 
aldiae.) To have seen this extraordinary plant in 
flower is a never-to-be-forgotten experience. The 
huge white blossoms, often a foot across, open at 
dusk. It is easily grown, requiring plenty of moisture 
during the summer. 50c. Other splendid varieties are 
S. grandiflorus. The rare true species. 75c. S. Don- 
kelaeri. Fine grafted plants. 75c. S. Murillii. Slen¬ 
der climber. Grafted 75c. S. coniflorus. Huge cream- 
yellow flowers. A beauty. 35c. 
Hamatocactus setispinus. Blooms all summer 
bearing large yellow flowers with red throat. An 
easily grown, free blooming house plant. 35c. 
Dearaia testudo. A rare night bloomer from Cen¬ 
tral America. Grafted. 75c. 
HEDGE HOG CEREUS. (Echinocereus.) These 
cacti are noted for their large blooms generally of a 
beautiful satiny pink. Most of them are dwarf 
growers with finger-like stems pressed together in 
mats. E. procumbens with 2 y 2 " satiny pink flowers. 
A fine easy grower. 25c. E. FECTINATUS. A beau¬ 
tiful white spined cactus. Big cerise pink flower. 
A gem. 25c. E. mojavensis with blood red blossoms. 
Fine. 20c. E. Knippelianus. A rare beauty. 50c. E. 
etramineus. Purple flowers. 25c. 
• TWO HARDY HEDGE HOG CEREI. E. Engel- 
manii is one of the prettiest cacti with handsome 
yellow, white and black spines and big, rosy flowers. 
Easy to grow. Nice large plants. 35c. E. octacan- 
thus. Nice clusters and crimson flowers. 35c. These 
are both collected where the temperature goes to 
10° below zero. 
Old Woman Cactus. 
(Echinocereus De Laetii.) 
Handsome, long white 
hair. With age the plant 
becomes entirely clothed 
with long white hair. 
Very rare. 40c. 
Thimble Cactus. (Mam. 
fragilis.) Like the Old 
Woman Who Lived in a 
Shoe this little cactus 
raises a large family. 
Pure white thimbles with 
white blossoms. Young 
plants form all over the 
plant. Each baby grows 
easily. 25c. 
Mediocactus coccineus. 
This rare Brazilian cereus 
is seldom procurable. 
Grows as a climber. Nice 
plants. 35c. 
• GIANT CACTUS (Car- 
negia g’gantea) Illus¬ 
trated above. The Giant 
Cactus of Arizona. Plants 
reach immense size. Small 
plants are fine. 25c. 
BARREL CACTUS 
At right a Giant Cactus. 
QUEEN OF THE 
NIGHT 
• HONOLULU QUEEN CEREUS. (Hy- 
locereus tricostatus.) Magnificent night 
blooming cereus with pure white blos¬ 
soms over a foot across. A glorious 
jungle climber that you can flower in 
your own home. These plants were im¬ 
ported directly from Honolulu from the 
famous Night Blooming Cereus hedge 
at Punahu College. 50c. 
COLLECTION OF FLOWERING 
CACTUS 
Cacti that may be flowered in 
pots. 1 Peanut Cactus. 1 Hedge 
Hog Cactus. 1 Orange Tuna. 1 
Xmas Cactus. 1 Hybrid Hedge 
Hog. Postpaid $1. 
• PHYLLOCACTUS. These are the most brilliantly 
flowered of all cacti. The flowers are from 3 to 8 
inches in diameter and range in all colors from 
white to pink, red, violet, orange, yellow. They are 
particularly adapted to house culture as the plants 
are spineless, flower when small in size, require 
the same care as ferns and thrive where ferns and 
other house plants die. They have been widely 
known throughout America and Europe for 50 years 
as common house plants thriving on the window 
ledge. We are increasing our collection and will 
have more varieties to offer in the future. Empress. 
A most free blooming pink variety. Long, slender, 
arching green pads studded with dozens of deep 
pink blossoms. The flowers are so beautiful as to 
sometimes hide the plant. 35c. ACKERMANNII. 
Easily grown in any window. Graceful, coppery 
stems and handsome bright red flowers 4 to 5 inches 
across. Blooms over a long period. A real beauty 
35c. General Garibaldi. A gorgeous, scarlet hybrid 
with large blossoms. 75c, 
A part of the Cactus collection of Mr. C. B. Nelson 
of Abilene, Kansas. He has a fine collection of over 
300 kinds and has found them easy to grow. 
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