Temple City, Calif. 
0. vilis. The small plants grow like little branched 
trees and are very attractive in the bowl or window 
garden .15 
O. vulgaris .25 
OREOCEREUS. From the high Andes Mountains of 
South America comes this group of fine cacti char¬ 
acterized by sturdy growth and beauty of spine color 
with glistening white hair. These fine cacti should be 
in every collection. 
0. celsianus. *24. Striking with its colorful spines and 
long hair. Needs full sun for best spine and hair 
growth. Some call it the "Old Man of the Andes’’ .50 
Large exhibition specimens $1.00 and $2.00 according 
to size. 
O. fossulatus. Taller and faster growing than the 
former, not quite so hairy. Branches from the base. 
Nice specimens $1.50 
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O. trollii. The "Old Man of the Mountains.” This is 
the hairiest of the group with reddish spines emerging 
thiough the dense white wool which serves as a pro¬ 
tection from frost in its native Peru .35 
ORO\ A peruviana. *53. A globular species with 
dense shiny golden spines almost concealing the plant 
body. Likes full sun for best spine development. 
Beautiful field grown grafted specimens $1.00, larger 
exhibition specimens $2.00 
PACHYCEREUS. Fast growing, columnar and are 
the easiest for the amateur to grow from seed. 
P. chrysomallus. Has pretty golden spines. A rare 
one .50 
P. marginatus . The "Pipe Organ" cactus, attractive 
with its sturdy green columns and closely set short 
spines forming a distinct margin along the edges of 
the broad flattened ribs .25 
Oreocereus celsianus 
"Old Man of the Andes” 
