Qpu ntia a rborescens - is~ a shrub attaining 5-6 feet in 
height with a much branched growth of cylindrical segments 
5-6 inches long and an inch to 6 inches in diameter. 
There are 8-30 3pinas per tubercuLe, and the slight tuber- 
cuies are closely set. Spines bristle in every direction 
and 1-8 are considerably longer. Young spines are covered 
with a straw colored sheath which is soon detached leav¬ 
ing a clean spine. Flowers are freely home on larger 
plants and are 2 inches in diameter and bright purple. 
The fruit which follows is about an inch in diameter, 
tuberculed ,spiny,and bright yellow. 'It remains attached 
and in full color a year or more. This species i3 a rapid 
grower, hardy,and bears attractive flowers and fruit. It 
la the largest cacrtu3 in the hardy group, yet the plant 
makes an attractive potted plant when small. 
Qpuntia polycantha .-Prickly Fear.-A creeping pros¬ 
trate plant not over 6 inches high and several feet in 
diameter.bearing stems that are flattened, oval, and some 
4-6 inches long. It has small white spines and severai 
long brown centrals, ail pointing down. The flowers are 
2 inches .in diameter and a bright orange yellow. The 
fruit is red after frost and not heavily spined. It is 
an easily grown and hardy cactus. 
Qpuntia rhcdantha is very similar,to Q. polycan tha 
but the spines are more numerous cn the fruit. The flower 
is red-purple wich red stamens. . * 
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Qpuntia fragilis is like a small prickly pear but the 
joints of the 3tem ar,e not so flattened altho they vary 
from round to cylindrical. The tip .joints separate easily 
to form new plants. Flowers are pale yellow and fruit is 
smaller than the prickly pear. Neither fruit nor stems are 
so spiny but the stems have good stout spines. 
Yu cca glauca is a desert plant readily grown from seed. 
We have small plants. We offer seed for those- who wish to 
grow their own. It grows 2 feet high and a.s much in diam¬ 
eter and bears a spike of creamy beli-shaped blossoms that 
open their fragrance in the evening. It is attractive and 
hardy. 
