A 2 year graft of WTLCOXIA POSEIXJERI on Acantliocereus pentagonua. 
Flowers rosy purple - lasting—400 or more during blossoming season. 
Examples of unusual form.s obtained by grafting. Picture shows plants of E. Q. Greiner, 
members of the St. Louis Cactus Association in existence some 30 to 40 years ago, whose 
motto was “Happy is the man who has a hobby”. 
We have many photographs of the unusually extensive plantings of this well known 
dealer and collector. 
GRAFTING 
APOROCACTUS 
FLAGELLIFORMIS 
(rat-tail) and Zygocactus 
truncactus (crab) on same 
graft. 
Below— 
Graft of CHAMACEREUS 
SYLVESTRll on Acantho- 
cereus pentagonus, flowers 
orange. 
Above— 
Graft of SCHLUMBERGERA MAKOYANUM 
(gaertneri) on Pereskia. Blooms are bright red, 
funnel shaped - lasting. Easter. 
Photo J. R. Pirtle 
CACTUS INTORTUS or 
Turk's Cap. 
The white woolly, red spined, 
cephalium is a natural growth 
in which are developed the rose 
colored flowers and frait. 
SEEDLINGS. 
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