HOWARD E. GATES FAMOUS CACTUS GARDENS 
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LARGE GROWING CEREUS 
Here we present many varieties of the large cactus from North and South 
America, where in many sections, they form prominent features of the landscape. 
Among them are the great tree cactus and large columnar types. In the mildest sec¬ 
tions of our country they will quickly grow into spectacular garden plants. All of 
them are fine for pot-growing as with less root room they grow more slowly. 
Acanthocereus. A group of medium to 
large plants with sprawling, angular 
branches and large white night bloom¬ 
ing flowers. 
A. honduriensis. A very fast growing 
large plant with three to five angled, 
glossy green branches bearing small 
clusters of short stiff spines. A rarity. 
RC from seedlings. 25c 
A. pentagonus. A three to six angled, 
bright green plant of medium size. A 
favorite in many sections as a graft¬ 
ing stock. RC. 25, 35c 
Carnegia gigantea. The Arizona Giant 
or Suwarro. A vary large but slow 
growing columnar cactus. Will not 
blossom in the house.2 in. S 25c 
Cephalocereus. The Old Men cactus are 
a group of large beautiful columnar 
types which are very satisfactory as 
pot plants, but will not bloom in the 
house. 
Ceph. alensis. An attractive large grow¬ 
ing plant that bears dense long wool 
on one side when old. y 2 in. S 50c 
Ceph. senilis. The most famous Old Man 
cactus of Mexico. Columnar, hidden 
by long white hair. iy 2 in. S 35c 
Cleistocactus. A fine South American 
group resembling Nyctocereus in habit 
of growth. Slender tubed, red flowers 
may appear on old plants. 
Cleisto. baumannii. Forms clumps of 
rather slender branches bearing close¬ 
ly set golden brown spines. 
.2 in. RC 25c, large RC 35c 
Cleisto. buchtienii. A new small tree like 
Cereus from Bolivia with yellow spines 
.3 in. RC 50c 
Cleisto. strausii. (Pilocereus. Borzicac- 
tus). The Silver Torch Cactus. A 
beautiful, clustering, slender columned 
plant covered with soft white spines. 
Easily grown... 
.3 in. RC 35c, 5 in. RC 50c 
Corryocactus. Another fine South Ameri¬ 
can group forming slender columnar 
branches from the base. Bright colored 
day blooming flowers may be expected 
on old plants. 
Corry. melanotrichus. Clustering tall 
branched plant with white spines and 
red flowers.3 in. S 50c 
Carnegia gigantea 
E. S. Gourlay, New Zealand 
Haageocereus chosicensis. The Orange 
Torch Cactus. Short, stout columns 
covered with closely set orange spines, 
red flowers. One of the finest new ones 
from South America.1 y 2 in. S 35c 
Lemaireocereus. A beautiful group of 
easily grown pot plants and magnifi¬ 
cent garden varieties from Mexico. 
The branches of the different species 
vary greatly in color, number of ribs 
and spine patterns. They will not blos¬ 
som in pot sizes. 
Lem. chende. A beautiful yellow green, 
few ribbed plant bearing golden brown 
spines.2 in. S 25c 
Lem. griseus. Large, few ribbed powd¬ 
ered, gray branched plants....3 in. S 35c 
Lem. marginatus. (Pachycereus). The 
Organ Pipe cactus. The few ribbed, 
columnar branches grow in upright 
clusters resembling an organ’s pipes. 
The edges of the ribs bear very short 
spines.3 in. S or RC 25c 
