Zygocactus truncatus grafted on Acan- 
thocereus pentagonus. 
SUBTRIBE 7. EPIPHYLLANAE 
Of 9 genera most commonly represented in this country by Zygo¬ 
cactus, Schlumbergera and Epiphyllum. 
Zygocactus truncactus-—Brazil. Short joints, dark glossy green, sharply 
serrate with 2 prominent teeth at apex. Flowers very lovely, white 
to scarlet, irregular. Under cultivation since 1818. 
Schlumbergera gaertneri—Brazil—Joints short, flattened though usually 
larger than those of Zygocactus. Flower dark scarlet, rotate, regu¬ 
lar. 
Epiphyllum—West Indies, Mexico, various countries of S. America. 
Mostly epiphytic, branches long, flattened, leaf-like. Not spiny. 
Flowers usually large, some day, some night flowering. Many dis¬ 
tinctly perfumed. 
Cultural Direction Page 15, 
Flowers of an Epiphyllum 
Epiphyllum hybrids in Bloom. White to 
Dark Red. 
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S chlumbergera gaertneri graft on Pereskia 
Epiphyllum strictum. 
