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Knickerbocker Nursery 
Left—Stetsonia coryne 
Right—Lophocereus schotti monstrosus 
C. hoppenstedtii. Mexico. Slender, columnar, 20 or more 
ribs, white spines, striking ..._. $1.00 to $2.00 
C. nobilis. West Indies. Rooted cuts ..i_50c 
C. palmeri. Mexico. One of the very good ones. 8 to 
9 in. Very wooly. S. 25c; imported plant .. $1.50 
C. phaeacantbus. Brazil. 8 in. Slender, low ribbed ... $1.00 
C. polylopbus. Mexico. 4 and 6 in. 15 to 18 ribs. Bearing 
white felt but no wool. Yellow spines, good 5 0c and $1.00 
C. senilis. Mexico. "The Old Man.” Beautiful, long hair. 
2 in. 25c; 5 in. 75c; 7 in. $1.50; 9 in. $2.00; 
11 in. $3.00; 16 in. $5.00. 
CEREUS 
The Cerei in general are tall columnar plants having large, 
white, nocturnal flowers. 
C. boli viensis var. monstrosus . ...... 2 5c to $2.00 
C. coerulescens (aethiops) . Argentina and Brazil. Of an 
unusual purple shade with black spines; slow 
grower . . . ... .... 2 5c to 5 0c 
C. comphpinus var. monstrosus ...... _ 2 5c to $2.00 
C. formosus var. monstrosus. A curious plant covered 
with knobs rather than ribs . 2 5c to $2.00 
C. longispinus var. monstrosus ... 2 5c to $2.00 
C. monvilleanus var. monstrosus .... . .... 2 5c to $2.00 
C. perm ianus hybrids and what have you. The usual 
conglomeration. Per foot up to 4 ft. _ ... _ 3 5c 
Plants over 4 ft. per foot ....___ _ 50c 
S. _____ _ _15c 
C. Peruvian us monstrosus. Another knobby plant. 2 5 c, 50c, 
$1.00 up. 
Chamaecercus sylvesfri. "Peanut Cactus." Always remains 
small, hence very suitable for bowls. Free bloomer, 
orange red. Likes a little shade. Argentina 15c to 25c 
Cleistocactns banmanni. Argentina. Curious and interest¬ 
ing with green-t pped red fls. that look like little 
candles .. ... . 15c to 2 5c 
C. buchtieni. Slender Ccreus from Bolivia. Good sized 
branching plants .— 75c 
C. smaragdiflorus. Slender stems with green tipped red 
f'owers . .. . 50c; grafted $1.00 
C. ( Borzicacius ) Straussi. Peru. Slender Ccreus covereJ 
with white wool-like spines. Fls. tubular, red. 
Hardy . 15c to 5 1.00 
Coc he micas are Lower California plants with elongated 
heads and brilliant, red, tubular fls. 
C. maritime. Lower Calif. Brown hooked spines; dark $1.00 
