O puntia fragilis is a small prickly pear with smaller 
joints that vary in size and shape. The’ yellow flower 
is seldom seen. Instead the end joints are very loosely 
attached and break off at a touch. These get kicked 
around and can lay for weeks without drying up. Then 
when it rains they promptly send out new roots and we 
have another plant. This smaller cactus is very cold 
hardy and naturally grows in colder regions than any 
other except 0*polycantha. 
Most nurseries have Yucca ftmm ■entos_a. In spite of the 
claims made for it, that species is not completely hardy. 
The only truly hardy species* is Yucca glauca which natUra 
ly grows as far north as northern Montana and yet is 
found far south into Texas* It grows abundanthly here in 
Colorado under the driest cf conditions but is usually 
found cn sandier soils. This yucca is rather large to 
ship as potted p- ] outs f althc this is possible. The large 
flat black 3 eed? gemmate rcodily and are not hard to 
grow. We offer these to cur customers. 
‘ S edum Stenopetal 'in is a native ssdum from the Rocky Moun¬ 
tains. The plant growth is low and unlike the usually 
offered species and the blossoms are clusters of yellow 
stars. 
Few plants have the power cf motion and many of these move 
very slowly. Cactus h wever are unique in being able to 
move certain parts and do it quickly. The stamens cf a. 
cactus biossem can move. Torch a fresh flower and the 
stamens crowd around the point of contact and then relax. 
Wild bees attracted by nectar are trapped by this movement 
and dusted with pollen. The bees may carry pollen to 
another f.lower and fertilize <t. The same flower will 
repeat the movement several times * 
SHEDS 
We d*o not have seeds of all cacti and in some fruit and 
seed are unknown. We have packers of- the following. 
Mamillaria vivipara,Opuntia arborescene.rhodantha, humi- 
fusa, and polycantha. Then we have a very limited quantity 
