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HOWARD E. GATES 
Howard E. Gates 
In Lower California, Mexico 
Neom. compressa. A hemispherical, clus¬ 
tering plant bearing short, fat tubercles 
with woolly axils. Ruby red flowers.... 
.1 in. S 25c 
Neom. decipiens. Forms dense clusters of 
deep green heads, reddish brown spines, 
cream flowers.1 in. RC 35c 
Neom. dioica. Forms clusters of gray 
green round heads, reddish brown 
spines, cream flower. Collected plants 
.15c, 25c, 35c, 50c 
Neom. echinaria. Clusters of tall heads 
covered with straight yellow spines. 
Very pretty. IV 2 in. RC 25c 
Neom. elongata var. stella aurata. The 
Golden Star Cactus. Freely clustering 
slender headed plant bearing star shap¬ 
ed clusters of depressed yellow spines, 
yellow flowers. 
.1 in. RC 15c, 2 in. RC 25c 
Clusters.35c, 50c 
Neom. fragilis. The Thimble Cactus. 
Clusters of small round heads bearing 
depressed white spines.1 in. RC 15c 
Neom. fraileana. See Lower California 
List. 
Neom. gabbii. See Lower California List. 
Neom. gatesii. See Lower California List. 
Neom. hahniana. The Old Woman Cactus. 
Round heads densely covered with long 
white hair.1 in. S 25c 
Neom. heyderi. Hemispherical green plant 
bearing cream flowers followed by red 
fruit. iy 2 in. S 25c 
Neom. klissingiana. A globular milky 
plant densely covered with short white 
spines. Red flowers. IV 2 in. S 50c 
Neom. longicoma. Forms clusters of glo¬ 
bular heads bearing white hair and 
hooked brown spines. 
. IV 2 in. S 35c, 2 in. S 50c 
Neom. magnimama. Hemispherical, milky 
plant bearing very large heavy tuber¬ 
cles, cream flower.1% in. S 35c 
Neom. marshalliana. See Lower Califor¬ 
nia List. 
Neom. multiceps. A tiny clustered kind 
with little brown spines.RC 15c 
Neom. mystax. iMilky, globular green 
plant, creamy spines, red flower and 
fruit.1 in. S 25c 
Neom. pacifica. See Lower California List. 
Neom. painteri. Clusters of small heads 
with short brown hooked spines. 
.1 in. S 35c. Grafted crests $1.25 
Neom. parkinsonii. A pretty globular 
plant bearing short light colored spines 
.1 in. S 25c 
Neom. peninsularis. See Lower California 
List. 
Neom. petrophila. See Lower California 
List. 
Neom. pfeifferii. Globular with golden 
yellow spines.lt£ in. S 50c 
Neom. phitauiana. See Lower California 
List. 
