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PLATYOPUNTIA 
r )puntia ( Platyopuntia or flat branched types). Cuts at 
10c ea. unless otherwise stated. Keep dry till rooted. 
O. aciculata. Texas. Covered with many auburn glochids. 
FIs. of surpassing beauty. Cuts_ He 
O. arenaria. Prostrate, flowers red. 
O. angustata. Ariz. Joints narrow; spines straw. 
O. aurea. Utah to Calif. Hardy. Yellow and apricot fls. 
O. basilaris. Calif. The Beaver Tail. A lovely plant vary¬ 
ing in color from grey green to soft purple. Matte 
finish. Magenta bloomer plants__ _ Me to $1.00 
O. basilaris albiflora. White flowered. 
O. basilaris brachyclada. An anomalous form of O. 
basilaris. 
(). boldinghi. Curacao to N. S. Amer. Few short, brown 
spines. Fls. rose. 
O. bondata. Smooth, blue, thick pads. Spineless . Me 
O. brasiliensis. Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, Argentina, Bolivia. 
A very fine, thin leaved, green Opuntia with a central 
trunk. Its form and its waxen-yellow fls. make it 
a desirable pot plant. 
O. decumbens. Mex. to Guatemala. Prostrate. Dark spot 
at each areole. .i. ..j,, 
O. delicata. Ariz. Glaucous; spines brown;_ fls. yellow. 
O. dilleni. S. Carolina to Cuba. Yellow spines and fls. 
O. discaformis. Very large. s . 
O. drummondii. Prostrate, brownish red spines. Flowers 
yellow. Fla. 
O. elata-obovata. Paraguay. A lovely dark green, smooth 
surfaced plant with a few long spines. Flower of 
an apricot shade. Unusual. 
O. erinacea Ariz. to Calif. "The Grizzly Bear.” Long, 
numerous, soft, thin spines giving it a hairy look. 
Fls. magenta to yeljow;. Cuts 10c, plants 25c to $1.00 
O. ficus iudicus. Common, spineless. 
O. galapageia. Yellowish brown spines, flowers yellow. 
Galapagos Islands ..... $1.00 
O. grahamii. Young spines white, turning brown. Texas. 
O. grandiflora. Texas. Few spines. Large, yellow fls. 
with red centers. Cuts...—:_ 20c 
O. heerfeldti. 
O. hyptiacantha. Oaxaca. Spines white, fls. red. 
O. knuthiarta. (Cuba). .. ........10c 
O. laevis. Large lemon yellow flowers tinged with red.' 
Ariz. 
O. leucotricha. A very large stately variety with short, 
pure white, hair-like spines. - : .- —- 1 
O. linguiformis. The peculiar cow's tongue cactus of 
Texas. ' 1 ■■ 
O. mac dongaliana. Yellow spines becoming whitish. 
Mex. 
O. microdasys. N. Mexico.' Covered with tiny, golden 
yellow glochids looking like velvet but dangerously 
deceptive. Small ones perfect in bowls. Plants Me to $1.00 
O. milspaughi (Consolea). ....Me to Me 
O. monacantha (vulgaris). Brazil. Thin pads with long, 
dark spines. 
O. monacantha variegata. The best seller because of its 
unusual marbled mosaic of color and design. 
O. moniliformis (Consolea haitiensis) . Few yellowish 
spines. Fls. yellow to orange. Pads 4 in. by 2 5 in. 
forms a tree. . .. 3 5c up 
O. pollardi. N. C. to Miss. Prostrate, glaucous. Fls. 
yellow. 
O. polycant ha. Low, spreading plant, many spines, 
yellow flowers. 
O. pottsi. Texas. Red flowered .... 5 0c 
O. pycnantha. Creeping, spines yellow or brown. Lower 
Calif. .. 50c 
