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N. nivosa. White, wooly body with yellow spines. Islands 
of Mona and Culebra. Does not grow on the main¬ 
lands of Porto Rico_35c to $ 2.00 
N. plumosa. Lovely, little, white plant with soft, feath¬ 
ery-like spines. .S_50c 
N. pottsi. (leona). Slender with delicately arranged 
spines _25c to 50c 
N. sphacelata. Slender. White spines with dark tips_35c 
N. spinosissima. A large Neomammillaria with long red 
and white spines. Attractive_ 35c 
NOPALEA 
Nopaleas are Platyopuntia type plants except the 
flowers never open wide and the stamens and pistil 
are exserted. 
Nopalea auberi_25c 
N. cochenillifera. Portrayed on Mexican coins - 15c to 35c 
N. cochenillifera variegata. Rare_„-50c 
N. dejecta. Panama. Huge. Winter bloomer_25c 
N. dejecta variegata. Unusual variegated form. Per rooted 
cut „ T __ 50c 
N. inaperta. Yucatan_ _ 15c to 35c 
Nyctocereus serpentinus. Tall columns, slender, growing 
to tops of houses. 50 white, very fragrant blooms 
on one stalk in a single night-25c to $2.00 
OPUNTIA (cylindrical types) 
O. bigelovi. The golden spined cholla. Except where 
desired for color scheme not desirable. Dangerous 
with its barbed spines and easily detached joints. 
O. bulbispina. Clavate type. Rare. One stem_25c 
O. cylindrica. Ecuador__15c to 25c 
var. davisi. Golden spines_25c to 50c 
O. echinocarpa. "Silver and Gold Cholla”. Not so vic¬ 
ious as O. bigelovi and slenderer_10c to $1.00 
O. fulgida _15c to 25c 
O. glomerata. (Tephrocactus papryacanthus). S. Amer. 50c up 
O. imbricata. When kept properly trimmed this green 
tree-like cactus is very ornamental_15c to $1.00 
O. kleiniae ___15c to 25c 
O. leptocaulis. Slender easily detachable joints. Has 
lovely red fruits that give the plant the appearance 
of a holly bush_15c to $1.00 
O. parrishi. S. Calif, and Ariz. A creeping, clavate plant. 
The new growth in the spring is very beautiful. 
Numerous flat, white spines_25c to $1.00 
O. pentlandi. S. Amer. Globular stems. No spines, 
only glochids. Rare_ 50c 
O. prclifera. San Diego Co. Vicious "cholla” with eas¬ 
ily detached joints_ 10c 
O. spinosior. White short spines_25c 
O. vestita. S. Amer. Slender stems covered with soft, 
white hairs. New growth has long, narrow, terete 
leaves. Rare_75c 
PLATYOPUNTIA 
(Flat leaved and intermediate types) 
O. aciculata. Covered with many yellowish brown glo¬ 
chids. Flowers of surpassing beauty_25c 
O. basilaris. The Beaver Tail. A lovely plant varying 
in color from grey green to soft purple. Matte fin¬ 
ish. Magenta bloomer_ i _15c to $1.00 
O. basilaris. Not so nice a plant as the above but much 
rarer as it has yellow flowers_50c 
O bellaperone. Single pads_ 15c 
O. bondata. Single pads_15c 
O. brasilensis. A very fine, thin leaved, green Opuntia 
with a central trunk. Its form and its waxen yellow 
flowers make it a desirable pot plant_25c up 
O. cenesa. Single pads_ 15c 
O. chlorotica. Dense spines of pure gold_25c to $1.00 
O. elata-obovata. A lovely dark green, smooth surfaced 
plant with a few long spines. Flower of an apricot 
shade. Unusual_ _ 35c to $1.00 
O. engelmanni. The true one named by the Smithson¬ 
ian Institute_25c to $1.00 
