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HOWARD E. GATES 
F. melocactiforrriis. (Etus. electracan- 
tlius). Globular to cylindric plants 
with curved yellow spines. Strongly 
nippled when young. Easily grown.... 
.2 in. S 35c 
F. nobilis. (Etus. recurvis). Globular 
with yellow to red spines. 
.1 y 2 in. S 35c 
F. peninsulae. Low'. Calif. A very rare 
and beautiful species with long, heavy 
hooked spines. We grew these plants 
from seed of our own collecting and 
they are probably the only true plants 
on the market.1 in. S 50c 
F. rectispinus. Low. Calif. The Hat Pin 
Cactus. Probably the longest spined of 
any cactus. The straight spines may 
reach ten inches in length. 
.1 in. S 35c, iy 2 in. S 50c 
F. tortulospinus. (Gates 1933). Low. 
Calif. A large growing barrel cactus 
noted for its long twisted and hooked 
spines, yellow flowers.4 in. P $4.00 
F. townsendianus. Low. Calif. Not re¬ 
lated to the Townsend Plan, but fully 
as popular. This beautiful and easily 
grown plant has broad green ribs top¬ 
ped by small clusters of light gray 
spines. iy 2 in. S 25c, 2 in. S 35c. 3 in. 
S 50c. 
F. viridescens. The hemispherical green 
flowered Nigger Head of the California 
seacoast. Blooms in the house. Col¬ 
lected plants. 
..15c, 25c, 35c, 50c, 75c, $1.00 
Variety littoralis from Low. Calif. A 
more globular plant with more slender, 
numerous and colorful spines than Viri¬ 
descens.1 y 2 in. S 35c 
Homalocephala texensis. (Etus. texen- 
sis). Related to the two preceding 
groups. Hemispherical green plants 
bearing beautiful pink flowers followed 
by scarlet fruit. In Texas it is called 
the Horse Crippler because of its stiff 
stout spines.3 to 4 in. P 50c 
Dolichthole longimamma Rebutia minuscula 
SMALL CACTUS 
This section of our list includes a large 
number of the smaller species especially 
suitable for house culture. It includes 
many of the most beautiful and best 
blossoming plants. 
Ancistrocactus brevihamatus. Globular 
to oblong plants with large fleshy roots, 
vari-colored hooked spines, rose pink 
flowers.in. S 35c 
Arthrocereus microsphaericus. (Dama- 
zoe). An interesting plant from South 
America. Green branches formed of 
small spined, ovate joints, slender 
tubed, large white flowers. Small 
grafted plants..$1.00 
Astrophytums. The Bishop’s Hoods, as 
this group of intriguing plants is called 
from their shape, are a group of globu¬ 
lar plants ranging to six inches in dia¬ 
meter. All bear trumpet shaped yel¬ 
low flowers at intervals during the 
summer. 
A. asterias. The Sea Urchin Cactus. A 
smooth, ribless, spineless, hemispheri¬ 
cal species bearing rows of wooly dots. 
iy 2 in. P 35c, 2 in. P 50c, 2 y 2 in. P 
75c, 3 in. P $1.00. 
