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Cereus 
Monvillea 
Lemaireocereus 
Machaeroeereus 
stenogonus 
cavendishii 
pruinosus 
gummosus 
A FINE COLLECTION OF CEREI 
Cephalocereus 
senilis 
Cephalocereus 
Polylophus 
Pachycereus grandis in Cephalocereus 
background cometes 
The majority of these are rooted cuts 
VOLUME II—“THE CACTACEAE” 
CEREEAE 
Subtribe I Cereanae ot 38 Genera. 
There are a sufficient number of the several hundred species of Cereus pictured 
here to show the variecy of form, of flowers and habits of growth of this most inter¬ 
esting and worth while Genus. The majority make rapid growth and soon make 
specimen plants. 
Cereus stenogonus—Paraguay—Tree-like, blue to yellow green; ribs 4 or 5, nar¬ 
row, high; flowers large, white, with outer perianth-segments rose. 
Monvillea cavendishii—Brazil to Paraguay—One of best flowering species in cul¬ 
tivation. Good grafted. Medium slender, branching, clambering. 
Lemaireocereus pruinosus—Mexico. In flower. 
Machaeroeereus gummosus—Lower California—Erect or ascending; stout vicious¬ 
ly spined like its relative M. eruca, the “creeping devil.” 
Cephalocereus senilis— S. Mexico. In nature grow to 45 feet. Columnar. One of 
most famous of Mexican species. White spines are intermixed with long white bristly 
hairs like an old man’s beard, hence the popular name “Old Man of the Mountain”. No 
collection complete without one. Photo—Miss Elzada Clover, University of Michigan. 
Cephalocereus polylophus—E. Mexico. Erect, stout growing to 30 ft. A columnar. 
Areoles bear white felt but no wool. Study is likely to transfer it from Cephalocereus. 
Attractive, many ribbed, good growing sp. New growth at tips of joints, bristly, dif¬ 
ferent, very pretty. Photo—Dr. W. E. Lowry. 
Cephalocereus cometes—San Luis Potosi, Mexico. Erect cylindric. Ribs 12 to 15; 
areoles close, r*ound; spines unequal; flowering areoles bearing masses of yellow hairs 
or wool, longer than the spines. By some it is thought that C. cometes and C. sartor- 
ianus are but climatic and soil variations of C. palmeri. Photo—Dr. W. E. Lowry. 
