FAMOUS CACTUS GARDENS 
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G. santa maria. (Baxter) Low. Calif. 
One of our discoveries on Magdalena 
Island. Branches are thickly covered 
with A^ery sharp, sheathed, purple 
spines, pink flowers.RC 35c 
Nopalea cochinilifera. Erect plants with 
large smooth, spineless pads. In the 
Canary Islands, Cochineal Bugs are 
grown on these plants to provide harm¬ 
less dyes for lip stick.RC 25c 
Nopalea dejecta. Erect plants with large 
drooping green pads bearing long white 
spines.RC 25c 
Opuntia alcahes. Loav. Calif. A very 
pretty Cliolla bearing numerous white 
spines of a deceptive soft appearance 
.RC 25c 
O. arbuscula. Compact, bushy plants 
with round slender joints....RC 15c, 25c 
O. aurea. (Baxter 1933). A neAV hardy 
species from Southern Utah. A small 
plant of the Basilaris group bearing 
yelloAV glochids and yelloAv flowers.... 
.RC 25c 
O. basilaris. The BeaA T er Tail Cactus. 
Rose Tuna. Smooth, purplish, cluster¬ 
ing pads, very fine, short glochids, large 
magenta flower. Hardy....RC 15c, 25c 
O. brachyclada. A fine dwarf form of O. 
basilaris with small spineless pads and 
purple floAvers. Quite hardy and very 
easily grown.RC 15c, 25c 
O. brasiliensis. Forms tree shaped plants 
bearing glossy green pads, yelloAv 
flowers. Fine tub plant.RC 15c, 25c 
O. bravoana. (Baxter 1933). Loav. Calif. 
Beautiful smooth green pads bearing 
white spines, large yellow flowers. 
.RC 50c 
O. burrageana. Low. Calif. Rather slender 
branches covered Avith short yellow to 
brown spines. Very pretty.RC 25c 
0. calmalliana. Loav. Calif. A slender 
branched, sparsely spined Cholla. 
.RC 25c 
0. cholla. Low. Calif. Tree like Cholla 
bearing whorls of fat, turgid green 
branches Avitli Avidely spaced spines, 
purple flowers, green proliferous fruit 
.RC 25c 
O. ciribe. Loav. Calif. A Cholla Avith fat, 
green . upcurved branches bearing 
numerous Avhite spines, greenish yel¬ 
low flowers, yelloAv tubercled fruit. 
.RC 25c 
O. clavellina. Loav. Calif. A striking long 
jointed Cholla with A r ery long, bright 
spines, bronze flowers..RC 35c 
O. comonduensis. Low. Calif. A flat 
jointed species with softly pubescent 
pads and AA r liite or yelloAA r spines. 
. .RC 50c 
O. cylindrica. Plump, round, green 
branches, red flower, green fruit. 
.RC 25c 
O. decumbens. Small plants, smooth 
green pads with scattered clusters of 
yellow glochids bordered by Avhite 
avooI and surrounded by a purple spot 
.RC 35c 
O. elata elongata. The Orange Tuna. A 
small plant Avith flat, spineless pads 
and many orange flowers.RC 25c 
O. erinacea. A Grizzly Bear. Flat pads 
covered Avith weak, whitish spines, 
yelloAv flowers. Hardy.3 in. S. 25c 
O. flaccosa. A small clustering species 
coA r ered with Avhite hair from South 
America. Quite hardy.RC 50c 
O. invicta. The Rat’s Nest. Loav. Calif. 
Clusters of short, fat heads bearing 
heaA r y flat, gray spines, yelloAv flowers 
and fruits.S 25c, 35c, 50c 
O. lagunae. (Baxter). Gates No. 136. 
Loav. Calif. A beautiful neAV blue pad¬ 
ded species from the high mountains 
of the Cape District Long Avhite spines, 
maroon fruit.RC 50c 
O. Ieptocaulis. A minature tree Avitli many 
small branches bearing rose pink fruits 
.RC 15c 
O. lurida cristata. (O. mamillata?) The 
Boxing Glo\ r e Cactus. Forms crested 
branches resembling clenched boxing 
gloves. Very interesting.RC 25c 
Visit our 
Garden Exhibit 
at the 
California Pacific 
International 
Exposition 
San Diego 
It’s a worth while display in 
a beautiful setting. 
OPEN ALL SUMMER 
1936 
