FAMOUS CACTUS GARDENS 
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Lophocereus schottii monstrosus. Normal 
form in right background. 
At. geometrizans. A richly colored, blue 
branching plant with short spines. 
...3 in. S 35c 
Oreocereus. A fine group of columnar 
hairy plants from South America. Red 
flowers may be expected when plants 
are several feet high. 
Ore. celsianus. (Pilocereus). An Old 
Man of the Mountains from high in 
the Andes. A beautiful columnar plant 
with white, silky hair over highly 
colored spines.2 y 2 in. S 50c 
Ore. trollii. (Pilocereus). Slower grow¬ 
ing than Celsianus, but beautifully 
clothed with white hair over red spines 
.1 y 2 in. S 50c 
Pachycereus. These two Elephant Cereus 
are the giants of Lower California 
cacti. They are more slender in youth 
and much faster growing than the 
familiar Arizona Giant. In pots they 
form marvelous fluted columns of ar¬ 
tistic proportions. Not house bloomers. 
P. pecten=aboriginum. A very fast grower 
forming slender columns. The Indians 
formerly used the chestnut like hull of 
the fruit as a comb, hence the name 
.iy 2 in. S 25c, 3 in. S 50c 
P. pringlei. The larger and hardier of the 
pair. Quickly and easilv grown. 2 in. 
S 25c, 3 in. S 35c, 4 in. S 50c, 5 in. S 
75c. 
Pilocereus glaucescens. A fine large 
branching species with weak hairy 
spines. Easy to grow.1 % in. S 25c 
Pilocereus gounellii. A freely branching 
large species plentifully supplied with 
brown spines.1 y 2 in. S 25c 
Piptanthocereus. Usually called Cereus 
are large upright branching plants. 
(A few are procumbent). Branches are 
angled or strongly ribbed. The large, 
usually white night blooming flowers 
are followed by edible, large, fleshy 
fruits. Seedlings will not bloom under 
house culture, but cuttings from mature 
plants will. 
Pip. alacriportanus. (Paraguayensis). A 
green, strongly angled plant with 
strong brown spines.RC 50c 
Pip. glaucus. (Monvilleanus, Blue 
Beauty). The large blue branches are 
edged with clusters of golden brown 
spines.6 in. S 35c, 9 in. S 50c 
Pip. hexagonus. (Lepidotus). Large blue 
green easily grown columnar plant 
.3 in. S 25c 
Pip. hildmannianus. A large branched 
blue green plant with large, sweet 
scented, creamy white, night blooming 
flowers. We recommend these rooted 
cuttings highly because they should 
blossom every summer. 
.6 in. RC 75c, 12 in. RC $1.50 
Pip. jamacaru. Large bluish branches 
with long spines.3 in. S 25c 
Pip. milesimus. A freely branched large 
species.3 in. S 25c 
Pip. monstrosus. We have a number of 
beautiful garden hybrid monstrosus in 
several types.3 in. S 35c 
Pip. pernambucensis. (Formosus). A 
grass green large plant of easy culture 
.3 in. S 25c 
Pip. pernam. monstrosus. (Formosus 
monstrosus). Very interesting plant 
because of its knobby and gnarled 
branches.2 y 2 in. RC 35c 
Pip. peruvianus. Easily grown large 
cereus with many bluish arms. Excel¬ 
lent grafting stock.3 in. S 15c 
Pip. peruvianus monstrosus.3 in. S 25c 
Pip. stenogonus. Another handsome, 
columnar, branching plant. Easily 
grown.3 in. S 25c 
