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WILCOXIA. Lead Pencil Cactus. Tuberous plants that 
produce long, slender, minutely spined branches. Flowers 
are surprisingly large, day. Grow much better when grafted. 
W. australis, free flowering pink. 3 G .35 
W. poselgeri, pink.3 C .25 3 G .35 
W. schmollii (senilis) Wooly Lamb’s Tail. 3 G .35 
W. striata, striped branches, purple. 3 G .35 
W. tamulipensis, new, very robust. 2 G .35 
\V. viperina, red.3 C .25 3 G .35 
ZYGOCACTUS. The charming flat jointed Christmas 
Cactus. Many have crab’s claw joints. Grafted on stand¬ 
ards 5 to 10 inches high. 
Z. ti’uncatus, pink .3 C .25 
Z. October Bloomer, early, deep 
pink hybrid .3 C .25 
Z. Orchid Hybrid, a wonderful new hybrid of 
delicate orchid tones, often bleaching white.... 2 G .75 
THE OPUNTIA TRIBE 
CONSOLEA moniliformis, short spined, pad- 
died shaped joints, Caribbean area. 3 C .25 
COKYNOPUNTIA invicta, forms clusters of 
short stout joints like an Echinocereus, yellow. 3 C .25 
CYLINDROPUNTIA, Chollas, Tree Opuntias. 
C. alcahes, covered, covered with light spines.. 3 
C. arbuscula, slender branches. 3 
C. Boxing Glove, a very interesting crested 
form of undetermined origin. 3 
C. burrageana, slender, yellow spines. 3 
C. calmalliana, slender, sparsely spined. 3 
C. cholla, tree like, fat branches, pink. 3 
C. ciribe, clavate branches, white spines. 3 
C. clavellina, very long bright spines. 3 
C. leptocaulis (spinosior) tiny tree. 3 
C. molesta, slender, short spines. 3 
C. serpentina, slender branches, yellow. 3 
C. spinosior, short spines, purple. 3 
C. subulata, tree like, with large leaves. 3 
C. tesajo, small woody plant, yellow. 3 
C. Gates No. 95, slender, whiplike branches.... 3 
C. Gates No. 133, short spined, turgid joints. . . 3 
The following three interesting species of our discovery 
in Lower California, Mexico, would be classed as Grusonias 
if they did not have glochids. All are ribbed. 
C. hamiltoniae, many glochids, few spines. 3 C .25 
C. rosarica, purplish brown spines. 3 C .25 
C. Santa maria (Grusonia, Baxter). 3 C .25 
NOPALEA, strong growing tropical species with flat 
joints. 
N. auberi, long pads, numerous spines. 3 
N. cochenilifera, smooth, green pads. 4 
N. dejecta, white spined drooping pads. 4 
N. inaperta, small spiny pads. 3 
OPUNTIA.. .The flat joint Prickly Pears. Tunas. 
O. aurea, yellow flowered Basilaris. 3 
O. basilaris, Beaver Tail, purple pads. 3 
O. braziliensis, tree like, glossy pads. 3 
O. bravoana, large green pads, yellow. 5 
O. comonduensis, pubescent spiny pads. 5 
O. cordobensis. South American tuna. 5 
O. elata elongata, spineless pads, orange. 3 
O. erinacea, a Grizzly Beai’, weak spines. 5 
O. lagunae, blue pads, white spines. 4 
O. macrocalyx, light green, white glochids. 4 
O. margaritana, weak, deflexed brown spines. . 4 
O. microdasys. The Kid Glove Cactus. 3 
O. monacantha variegata, rainbow pads. 3 
O. pycnantha, weak, reflexed yellow spines. ... 4 
O. quimilo, a South American prickly pear. 5 
O. quiscalora. South Anierican prickly pear.... 5 
O. rufida. Red Kid Glove Cactus. 3 
O. Santa rita, round blue pads, few spines. 4 
O. ursina. The Grizzly Bear, hairy spines. 4 
O. zebrina, banded yellow and brown spines. ... 3 
PERESKIOPSIS, slender climbing cactus with persistent 
flat leaves, yellow flowers like wild roses. 
P. gatesii, short pink fruit. 3 C .25 
P. porterii, long orange fruit. 3 C .25 
MISCELLANEOUS PLANTS OTHER THAN CACTUS 
AGAVE, Century Plants, Mescals. Size indicates height 
of mature plant, excluding flower stalk. 
A. affinis, gray leaves, 3 ft.. 
A. brandegeeii, gray leaves, 3% ft. 
A. cerulata, short gray leaves, 1 ft. 
A. connochaetodon, gray leaves, less 1 ft. 
A. datylio, green leaves, black spine, 2 ft. 
A. Gates No. 231, narrow green leaves, 4 ft... 
A. margaritana, green leaves, less 1 ft. 
A. nelsonii, narrow gray leaves, 2 ft. 
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A. roseana, gray leaves, large teeth, 2% ft. P .50 
A. shawii, short heavy green leaves, 2% ft. P .35 
A. toumeyii, grayish, spineless, ft. P -25 
A. utahensis, gray leaves, long spine, % ft. P .25 
ALOE variegata. The Partridge Breast. 2 P .35 
CARALLUMA lutea, of Stapelia group, yellow 3 C .25 
CLISTOYUCCA arborescens, Joshua Tree. 2 
year . S .25 
HECHTIA texensis, red and gray Bromiliad. . 5 P .35 
GASTERIA retata. Hart’s Tongue, mottled 
leaves extending in opposite directions. 2 P .25 
PEDILANTHUS macrocarpus. Euphorbia, 
gray rod like branches, leafless, red flowers. ... 4 C .50 
YUCCA whipplei, stemless, narrow grayish 
leaves. Low. Calif, variety, lavender. 5 P .25 
CACTUS COLLECTIONS 
Everyone of our collections is a good buy. There is no 
junk in any of them. Every one gives greater value than 
when the plants are ordered separately. Plants to be in¬ 
cluded are those of our own choice and equal in quality to 
those catalogued. Postage is prepaid on all of them 
We Label All Plants 
BOWL MAKERS’ ASSORTMENT 
For making up dish gardens and novelty arrangements. 
12 Plants .$1.25 
BEGINNER’S COLLECTION 
For those who have not had much experience in grow¬ 
ing cactus, we offer this big value collection. It is a choice 
assortment of strong, healthy plants in a wide range of 
easily grown types that will make the foundation for a fine 
collection. 
12 Plants $2.00 27 Plants $5.00 54 Plants $10.00 
HOUSE PLANT COLLECTION 
A fine assortment of good varieties in various type* 
especially chosen for growing in the house. Includes one 
grafted plant.25 Plants $5.00 
FLOWERING CACTUS COLLECTION 
An assortment selected because of their wonderful flow¬ 
ers. Get one of these and you will be a cactus fan for life. 
Such beauties as Echinopsis, Chamaecerus and Echinocer¬ 
eus. No night bloomers.9 Plants, all for $2.00 
NIGHT BLOOMING CEREUS COLLECTION 
These plants will give many gigantic, sweet smelling 
blossoms that open as the shades of night fall. Easily grown 
in the home.5 Plants for $2.00 
OPUNTIA COLLECTION 
An interesting and easily grown group. We will in¬ 
clude the famous white haired Grizzly Bear. 
5 Plants $1.00 11 Plants $2.00 
SPECIAL GRAFTED COLLECTION 
Fine grafted assortments. 
6 Plants $2.50 12 Plants $5.00 
CACTUS and SUCCULENT JOURNAL OF AMERICA 
The best periodical on this class of plants in the Eng¬ 
lish language. Monthly, well illustrated. This year’s spe¬ 
cial feature—An illustrated glossary or dictionary of all 
names and terms used in cactus and succulent literature, 
printed in a special section which may be bound when the 
series is complete. Subscription including Society member¬ 
ship, domestic or foreign, $3.00 per year. Affiliated Societies 
in California, Arizona, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Ohio and Aus¬ 
tralia. Send us your subscription order now. 
“CACTACEAE” by Britton & Rose 
The Cactus & Succulent Society’s reprint of this mem¬ 
orable work. Exactly like the original, except color plates 
are in black and white. It is the foundation •of all recent 
studies in cactus. Four large volumes. $75.00 from us. Terms. 
POKON CACTUS FERTILIZER 
A soluble, odorless, stainless and easily applied fertilizer 
90 gram bottle, $0.50 500 gram $2.00 1000 gram $3.50 
HARDY CACTUS PLANTS 
These plants grow naturally where the winters are very 
cold. We cannot promise success with them in any given 
locality owing to various soil and moisture conditions. They 
are worth trying where hardy plants are dseired. Echino¬ 
cereus coccineus, engelmannii, perbellus, rosei, viridiflorus; 
Ferocactus acanthodes; Coryphantha Vivapara; Neobesseya 
similis; Opuntia aurea, basilaris, opuntia, santa rita, spino¬ 
sior, ursina. 
DO YOU KNOW 
’rhat Howard E. Gates’ Famous Cactus Gardens is the 
only firm in the United States that devotes over 95 per cent 
of its time to the culture and propagation of cactus? Our 
cactus business is not a side line. You will be pleased if 
you buy from Gates. 
