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O. erinacea. Ariz. to Calif. "The Grizzly Bear.” Long, numer¬ 
ous, soft, thin spines giving it a hairy look. FIs. magenta 
to yellow. Cuts 10c, plants.25c to $1.00 
O. grandiflora. Texas. Few spines. Large, yellow fls. with 
red centers. Cuts.20c 
O. gosseliniana. Sonora and L. Calif. Glaucous, spines brown 
O. hyptiacantha. Oaxaca. Spines white, fls. red. 
O. leucotricha. A very large stately variety with short, pure 
white hair-like spines. Large plants.$2.00 
O. lindheimeri. Texas and La. Spines pale yellow. Fls. yel¬ 
low to red . 
O. linguiformis. The peculiar cow’s tongue cactus of Texas. 
Per leaf . 
O. microdasys. N. Mexico. Covered with tiny, golden yellow 
glochids looking like velvet but dangerously deceptive. Small 
ones perfect in bowls.15c to $1.00 
O. milspaughi {Consolea) . Cuts.... - .50c 
O. monacantha {vulgaris ). Brazil. Thin pads with long, dark 
spines.15c up 
O. monacantha variegata. The best seller because of its un¬ 
usual marbled mosaic of color and design.15c up 
O. moniliformis {Consolea haitiensis). Few yellowish spines. 
Fls. yellow to orange. Pads 4 in. by 25 in. forms a tree. . . .50c 
O. opuntia. Eastern U. S. into Canada. Hardy, prostrate, fls. 
yellow. No cuts. Plants.35c 
O. orbiculata {crinifer lanigera, senilis ). Mexico. Grown 
under glass covered with white hair; in open has yellow 
spines only . 
O. piscata . 
O. pollardi. N. C. to Miss. Prostrate, glaucous. Fls. yellow 
O. pottsi. Texas. Red flowered.50c 
O. pumila. Mexico. Velvety, pubescens, small joints. Fls. 
reddish yellow . 
O. rafinesque {opuntia). Indiana. Hardy. Small green pads. 
Grows erect in summer but becomes procumbent in fall so 
that snow will not break it. No cuts.. .35c 
O. retrorsa. Argentina. A very charming dark green, shining, 
sprawling Opuntia. Each spine seems to cast a long purple 
shadow. The joints are flat but very thick and nearly round. 
Not common.15c to 25c 
O. rubescens {Consolea). From Porto Rico. Smooth, dark 
green, almost spineless, rare and beautiful in shape. No cuts. 50c 
O. rupda. Texas and Mexico. Like microdasys but the spines 
are auburn and more widely spaced. A perfect harmony 
of color are those rich hues on a dark, green ground. 
.Plants 25c to 50c 
O. santa-rita. Arizona. Purplish pads in winter. Sage green 
in growing season. Flowers golden yellow, as large as a 
water lily. Cuts, 10c. PI.25c to $1.00 
Opuntia microdasys 
