FAMOUS CACTUS GARDENS 
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Neorn. baxteriana. (Gates 1934). Named 
in honor of the present President of 
the Cactus and Succulent Society of 
America. A milky, globular, nearly 
white spined species. Only a few will 
be available in 1935. Write us. 
Neom. blossfeldiana. (Gates 1933). This 
species is in a class by itself. Not milky, 
has roots like a carrot, small globular 
heads with brown hooked spines, mag¬ 
nificent large pink flower, red fruit. 
Does marvelously when grafted. IV 2 
in. P 75c, 2 in. P $1.00, Grafted $1.25 
Neom. brandegeeii. Hemispherical, milky 
type with fine brown or gray spines. 
.1 in. S 35c, 2 in. P $1.00 
Neom. bullardiana. (Gates 1934). Named 
in honor of Howard 0. Bullard. One 
of the choicest things from our 1933 
collecting trip. Not milky, fine rather 
soft white spines with brown hooked 
centrals, pale pink flowers, red fruits. 
Clusters freely and is a wonder graft¬ 
ed. IY 2 RC 75c, Grafted $1.25 
Neom. capensis. (Gates 1933). A plant we 
were proud to find and describe. Many 
branches, brown spines, pink flower, 
red fruit. Easily grown. 
....IV 2 in. S 25c, 2 in. S 35c, 3 in. ,S 50c 
Clusters.75c, $1.00 
Neom. fraileana. A non-milky, clustering 
species with pinkish spines and large 
pink flowers marked with purple 
stripes. 
....IV 2 in. S 25c, 2 in. S 35c, 3 in. S 50c 
Neom. gabbii. Our investigations lead us 
to believe this is a true species not 
synonymous with Neom. brandegeeii. 
It is larger, more globular and bears 
coarser brown spines. 
1 in. S 35c, 2 in. P $1.00, 2% in. P $1.25 
Neom. gatesii. (Marcus Jones 1935). Call¬ 
ed by the the natives “Corona del 
Indio” because of the halo formed by 
the light shining through its spines. 
Milky, globular with white to brown 
spines of great length for this group 
of plants. It is very scarce in the field 
and we have found only a few plants 
on each of our trips.1 in. S 35c 
Neom. marshalliana. (Gates 1934). Named 
for W. Taylor Marshall, who under¬ 
went great hardships on the discovery 
trip. Milky, biscuit shaped, white spin¬ 
ed species. Write us. 
Neom. pacifica. (Gates 1934). One of the 
largest milky Mams in the Peninsula. 
Brown spined, branches by division of 
the growing heads. Found on our 1933 
expedition. Write us. 
Neom. peninsularis. A deep seated, milky 
plant bearing very few spines on its 
prominent nipples. 
. IV 2 in. P $1.00, Grafted $1.25 
Neom. petrophila. The rarest of the old 
named species as it grows only in one 
high mountain range. Milky, large 
headed, brown spined, clustering plant. 
Only a few grafts at.$1.50 
Neom. phitauiana. (Baxter 1931). A non- 
milky, clustered species with soft near¬ 
ly white spines on tall heads. Only a 
few RC at.$1.00 
Opuntia. Found in great abundance and 
infinite variety throughout Lower Cali¬ 
fornia. They are imperfectly known 
with many interesting types still to be 
described and named. 
Neomammillaria baxteriana 
