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CACTUS NURSERY 
An Interesting Collection of Many Rare Species 
A Flat of Seedlings 
An Interesting Collection of Many 
Rare Species 
Group picture—Back Row. 
2 Opuntia leptocaulis—S. Texas, Mexico. 
—Bushy, short deTin'te trunk. Crim¬ 
son fruit during the winter season. A 
cylindropuntia. 
24 Ferocactus hamatacanthus—Laredo, S. 
Texas, Northern Mexico. — Solitary 
globular, ribs 13-17 strongly tubercled; 
1 hooked central; flowers large, yellow; 
fruit edible. 
19 Carnegiea gigantea. 
22 Ilamatocactus setispinus. 
11 Cephalocereus senilis. 
27 Astrophytum asterias. 
1 Nopalea ccchenillifera—Jamaica, Trop¬ 
ical America. A most satisfactory, 
spineless, quick growing, free flower¬ 
ing species. Flowers pinkish red. 
30 Cactus intortus. 
18 Acanthocereus pentagonus. 
3 Opuntia imbricata—Colo, to S. Mexico. 
Treelike, hardy, red flowers. A cylin¬ 
dropuntia. 
7 Opuntia lindheimeri—Laredo, S. Texas. 
Platycpuntia. Flowers red or yellow. 
4 Opuntia subulata — South America. 
Simple, erect stem with branches. Cul¬ 
tivated for many years. 
30 Cactus intortus with small cephalium. 
9 Opuntia brasiliensis—a small plant. 
29 As trophy turn ornatum. 
28 Astrophytum capricorne. 
26 Astrophytum myriostigrra. 
20 Lophocereus sc’ ot.ii—a gray, bristly 
flowering branch. 
14 Lemaireccereus hystrix—We t Indies. 
Grows tree-like, gray blue. 
6 Opuntia vulgaris (monocantha) varie- 
gata. 
10 Cereus peruvianus. 
13 Pachycereus marginatus-—an unusual¬ 
ly fine, stout rooted cut. 
15 Lemaireocereus thurberi. 
12 Cephalocereus royenli—small but wool¬ 
ly rooted cuts. West Ird'es. Body dark, 
yellow spines, gray wool. 
25 Homalocephala texensis. 
23 Ferocactus wislizenii. 
21 Ariocarpus fissuratus. 
8 Opuntia erinacea. 
5 Opuntia micrcdasys. 
16 Wilcox'a poselgeri. 
17 Nyctccereus serpentinus. 
A FLAT OF SEEDLINGS 
Row 1—Left to Right. 
Echinomastus macdowellii, Neomammillaria oliviae, N. narkinsonii, N. herrerae, N. campto- 
tricha, N. bocasana, N. hahniana. 
Row 2.— 
Obregonia denegri, Echinofossulocactus multicostatus, N. schiedeana, Cactus maxonii, Leuch- 
tenberg'a principis, Ferocactus horridus. 
Row 3.— 
Echinocereus blanckii, Trichocereus , Echinocereus poselgerianus, Lemaireocereus 
beneckei, Dolichothele longimamma, Carnegiea gigantea. 
Row 4.— 
Cephalocereus gounellii, C. polylophus, Astrophythum ornatum, C. chysacanthus, Espostoa 
lanata, C. euphorbioides. 
Row 5.— 
Cephalocereus sp. Mexico, Cereus iner mis, Echinocereus scheeri, Myrtillocactus geometri- 
zans, Euphorbia grandicornis. (Plant). 
