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Cephalocereus chrysacantbus. Mexico. Golden yellow spines, 
dense masses of white hair. 8 to 10 in.$2.00 
The queerest of the queer. Heavy white beard on one side 
only on mature plants. The old goat. Comes from Alamos, 
Mexico. 
C. alens'ts. 5 in. seedlings.$1.00 
C. alens'ts. 18 in. rooted cuts.$5.00 
C. alens'ts. Specimen 30 in.$10.00 
C. chrysostele. S. Amer. Beautiful golden spined seedlings. . . .50c 
C. cometes. Mexico. White hair, short brownish spines, hand¬ 
some. 5 to 8 in.$1.00 to $1.50 
C. deeringi. One of the two Fla. Cephalocerei .50c 
C. glaucescens. Blue with yellow spines. S.35c 
Astro phylum myrio stigma 
C. gounellei. Brazil. Amber-yellow spines with white hairs S..25c 
C. hoppenstedtii. Mexico. Slender, columnar, 20 or more ribs, 
white spines, striking. 8 in.$1.00 
C. palmeri. Mexico. One of the very good ones. 8 to 9 in. 
Very woolly .$1.50 
C. phaeacanthus. Brazil. 8 in. Slender, low ribbed.50c 
C. polylophus. Mexico. 4 and 6 in. 15 to 18 ribs. Bearing 
white felt but no wool. Yellow spines, good.50c and $1.00 
C. robinii. Cuba. Thick, dark green. Bright glaucous green 
when young. S.35c to 50c 
C. royeni. White, hairy. From Porto Rico. Rare. Prices on 
application. 
C. senilis. Mexico. "The Old Man.” Beautiful, long hair. 
1 yr. S. 15c; 2 yr. S. 35c; 3 yr. S. 75c; 5 yr. $1.00; 18 in..$10.00 
CEREUS 
The Cerei in general are tall columnar plants having large, white, 
nocturnal flowers. 
C. aethiops (coerulescens). Argentina and Brazil. Of an un¬ 
usual purple shade with black spines; slow grower. . .25c to 50c 
C. boliviensis var. monstrosus .25c to $2.00 
C. compispinus var. monstrosus .25c to $2.00 
C. formosus var. monstrosus. A curious plant covered with 
knobs rather than ribs.25c to $2.00 
C. longtspinus var. monstrosus .2 5c to $2.00 
C. monvilleanus var. monstrosus .25c to $2.00 
C. peruvianus hybrids and what have you. The usual conglo¬ 
meration. Per foot up to 4 ft.35c 
Plants over 4 ft. per foot.50c 
S. 15c 
C. peruvianus monstrosus. Another knobby plant. 25c, 50c, $1.00 up 
Cbamaecereus sylvestri. "Peanut Cactus.” Always remains 
small, hence very suitable for bowls. Free bloomer, orange 
red. Likes a little shade. Argentina.15c to 25c 
Cleistocactus baumann't. Argentina. Curious and interesting 
with red fls. with green tips that look like little candles. 
..15c to 25c 
C. bucbtieni. Slender Cereus from Bolivia. Good sized branch¬ 
ing plants .75c 
C. marovitzii. Seedlings .35c 
