SHINER CACTUS NURSERY 
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These two collections of Mexican species are owned and photographed by a 
Canadian fancier, C. W. Armstrong. Plant photography is just one of the advanced 
degrees of enthusiasm through which members of the cactus fraternity pass in en¬ 
joyment of their hobby. 
20 Thelocactus fossulatus 26, 28 Ariccarpus retusus 
21 Coryphantha muehlenpfordtii 27 Astrophytum capricorne 
22, 23, 24 Ariocarpus kotschubeyanus 29 Echinocactus horizonthalonius 
25 Thelocactus nidulans 30-33 Astrophytum myriostigma 
35, 36 Astrophytum capricorne 
1, 2 Ferocactus uncinatus 
3 Echinocereus rigidissimus 
4, 5 Echinomastus unguispinus 
6 Coryphantha radians 
8 Thelocactus rhodopthalmus 
9, 11 Neolloydia beguinii 
10 Echinomastus krausei 
12 Neomam. chinocephala 
13 Neomam. waltherii 
14 Neomam. Candida 
15 Neomam. lenta 
16 Neomam. purpusii 
18, 19 Echinofossulocactus zacateca- 
sensis 
FIRST STEPS IN BUILDING A DISPLAY BED. 
This picture was taken too soon after planting but serves to 
show the use of outside irregular lines. By using lines of thin 
rocks buried in the soil various levels may be maintained. 
A cactus garden in the lower Rio Grande Valley—J. R. Pirtle 
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