S an Diego, California 
Kpiphyllnm pfersdorffi 
EPIPHYLLUM (PHYLLOCACTUS) 
The Epiphylla well deserve the name of "Flowering Cacti. 
They have some of the most beautiful flowers in the Cactus 
family and they are admirable house plants. 
Epiphylla are 3 5c for rooted cuts and 7 5c up for large 
plants. 
E. ackermannt hybrids. Red fls. R.C. 
E. adonis. Delicate rose. 
E. adoration. Large dusky pink. 
E. a gat he. Brilliant red center overlaid purple. 
E. Amber Queen. Large copper. R. C. 
E. anguliger. The leaves are the most beautiful of all the 
Epiphylla. They are shining, A r ivid green, very deeply 
and regularly cut. Lovely as a house plant even 
when not in bloom. White blossoms not large but 
fragrant. 
E. bella. Rose. 
E. brilliant. Scarlet. 
E. conway’s giant. Beautiful, large, red flower with 
purple throat, R. C. 
E. cooperi. White R. C. 
E. desert sunrise. Medium to large flowers. Outer petals 
scarlet, inner petals orange red bordered with violet. 
E. eden. Large flowers, outer petals bronze, next yellow, 
inner petals white. Fragrant. 
E. fiesta. Wide opening, orange petals bordered with 
purple. 
E. german empress. Rose pink. 
E. gloria. Copper. 
£. hermosum. Wonderful red fls. with purple throat. 
E. Johanna Schmidt. Very light copper. 
E. mauve. Very large lavender flower. 
E. Orion. Dark scarlet with purple shading. 
£. oxypetalum (latifrons). Large fls., prolific night 
bloomer, flat branches. R. C. 
£. pfersdorffii. White, large, prolific bloomer. R. C. 
£. roseum superbum (kaiscrin ). Bicolor pink and white. 
Blossoms not large but very profuse. 
£. stenopetalum. Mexico. One of the most beautifully 
shaped and freely blooming white ones although not 
as large as some. R. C. 
£. sunburst. Open rosette, brilliant copper, purple 
center. 
£. tulip. Large tulip-shaped flowers. Brilliant red. 
£. live rouge. Brilliant scarlet, violet in throat. 
£. viviana. Large bright red flowers. 
£. wrayi. A decided cream. R. C. 
