Palm leaf shaded cactus bed. Three large plants are Ferocactus pringlei 
A handsome rockery of rare plants 
CTUS NURSERY 
Echinomastus macdowellii 
Ferocactus lecontei 
ECHINOCACTANAE 
Ferocactus pringlei—Mountains of Coahuila, Zacatecas, Mexico. In nature grows 
into giant clumps with indivdual plants 2 feet in thickness and 10-12 feet high. Spines 
red; areoles with conspicuous white hairs. Most colorful on mountain side. 
F. wislizenii—New Mexico, Arizona, Mexico, W. Texas. Usually simple, sometimes 
to height of 9 feet. Ribs numerous, often 45, with hair-like radial spines on mature 
plants. Flower, fruit, yellow. “Barrel.” 
F. lecontei—S. California, W. Arizona. Small plants globular, most colorful, 
larger ones tall, stout, cylindric. Sometimes called “Mexican fire-ball.” 
F. covellei—S. Arizona, Sonora, Mexico. Attractive seedlings. Grow to large, tall 
plants. Flower yellow, tipped with red. 
F. uncinatus—W. Texas, Central Mexico. Short cylindric, bluish, ribs strongly 
tutercled. Flower reddish brown. Possibly does not belong under Ferocactus. 
Echinoeereus triglochidiatus—probably variety paucispinus. Central West Texas. 
Earliest flowering, flowers scarlet. “Claret cup.” 
Ferocactus rafaelensis—Victoria, Tamps, Mexico. A little known species, bright 
green, closely resembles F. flavovirens in color of yellow spines but does not cluster 
with as many heads. Flower yellow, not large. Plants grow to 6-8 feet but always 
prostrate. Illustrated page 22. 
Ferocactus lecontei, Arizona, growing in the desert, showing an abnormal growth. 
Large round plants in the fourth picture are Eclrnccactus grusonii, Mexico. Majori¬ 
ty of the others are cerei including in the center back an unusually fine Cephalocereus 
senilis. 
Echinomastus macdowelli—Mexico. Simple globular covered with a mass of in¬ 
terlocking white spines. Flowers rose. 
