CULTURE. They are Quite shallow rooted, enjoy 
a porous soli and a sunny position. They will take 
a fair amount of water after being established but 
on the desert may go years without a drop. 
Echinocactus Grusonii. (Golden Barrel). A 
glorious species. See Page 15. 
ECHINOCACTUS INGENS. This is an enor¬ 
mous species reaching 4' to 5' in diameter 
and 5' tall. It grows on sandy gravelly mesas 
in Mexico. Young plants are often glaucous 
blue. 2", 35c. 
Echinocactus grandis. This majestic species 
may become 2 ' in diameter and 6 ' tall with 
many narrow ribs. Young plants are often 
tinged with blue with wool in the areoles. 
Found in limestone hills. 1", l 1 /*", 25c. 2", 35c. 
Echinopiis Kratochvili&na. 14 nat. size. 
One of the prettiest of this small, shade loving 
group of dwarf Echinopsis. They are flat topped 
tender green plants with few weak hooked spines 
and many shallow ridges. They are found in grassy 
glades andi like humus in the soil together with 
crushed egg shells or old plaster. Charming whit* 
flowers abundantly produced during the summer. «a 
Nice plants.---- * 1C 
Echinocactus helophorus. A variety of in¬ 
gens but plants several inches in diameter 
are handsomely banded purple and greenl 
U/a", 25c. 2", 35c. 
Echinocactus Palmeri. A more slender yel¬ 
low spined species reaching with great age 
6 feet in height, l'/a". 25c. 
ERIOSYCE 
A very scarce genus from Chile and the 
Argentine where it is found in the mountains 
at elevations of 6000 to 7000 feet. 
Eriocyse korethroides. A newly discovered 
species from the Andes of Northern Argentina. 
Spines straight, chestnut brown. 1", U/ 4 ", 30c. 
2”, 50c. 
STRAWBERRY CACTUS 
Hamatocactus setispinut. nat. size. 
A patch of tiles* is never without flowers in the 
summer! It blooms in profusion and over a long 
period. A great favorite with our customers grow¬ 
ing freely and flowering when Quite small. Larger 
flowering specimens 2", 35c. 3". 50o. nr. 
Nice plants___* 3 
ECHINOPSIS 
OR EASTER LILY CACTI 
Because of their handsome lily-like blossoms and 
the great freedom with which they bloom these are 
still perhaps the most popular of the South American 
flowering cacti. They seem to thrive under the most 
varied conditions and live to a great age some of my 
customers writing that they have plants well over 
25 years old that still bear dozens of flowers each 
season. Plants are generally orange-shaped but with 
age they become tall-cylindric and may often have 
10 to 15 flowers open at once. A most interesting 
fact is that if one species is in flower all the others 
in the neighborhood will be in full flower also! The 
blossoms generally open in the evening but remain 
open until noon and if cool or cloudy all day. They 
are all native to Argentina, Brazil and Bolivia. 
CULTURE. Many of them stand considerable 
water and a fairly rich soil. In my garden I top 
dress E. multiplex with cow manure each summer 
though I certainly would not recommend such treat¬ 
ment except where they had plenty of sunshine. 
They bloom through spring and summer. 
Echinopsis albiflora. A very free blooming 
plant with graceful white blossoms. Grows 
easily. 2", 35c. 
E. albispinus. Very rare. 2”, $1. 
E. ancistrophora. A high mountain species 
with showy green and white flowers. The 
stems are simple, subglobose and shining 
green. , 35c. 
E. Bridgesii. A very large, white flowered 
species from Bolivia. The blossoms are full 
with wide ruffled petals the tube with scales 
filled with long gray hairs. 2", 50c. 3", 75c. 
4", 51. 
DAM’S CHIN CACTUS 
Gymnocalycium Damiil. nat. size. 
This perpetual flowering Gym is one of the very 
easiest to grow. It does not like too dry a soil and 
will grow well even in the shade. It comes into 
flower when hardlv more than an inch In diameter 
and rarely gels larger than 2" across. The flowers 
vary' from white to pink and even pale yellow. You 
will enjoy this one. Good sized blooming ma 
plants. 35c. Nloe young plants. AwC 
E. calochlora. Handsome shiny pale green 
plant. Flowers frilly-petaled white with black 
hair on the tube. Very attractive. Needs some 
shade. 11 / 2 ", 25c. 2"-3'\ 50c. 
E. campylacantha. This fine cone-shaped 
plant has long, curved, dark colored spines 
and charming pale lavender blossoms. 3/ 4 ”, 25c. 
E. Huottii. A splendid plant reaching a large 
size and bearing big frilly white blossoms. A 
very distinct Bolivian species not closely re¬ 
lated to any other. 3", 50c. 4", 75c. 6 ", $1.25. 
E. x. Johnsonii. One of the handsomest of 
all with dark pink blossoms and frilly petals 
blooming when quite small though old plants 
reach a height of 2'. Extraordinarily free flow¬ 
ered often having 10 to 15 flowers at a time! 
Blooms many times during summer. 2", 75c. 
3", $1. 
E. leucantha. A quick growing variety with 
pale lilac flowers. Very pretty. 3", 50c. 4". 
75c. Smaller, 35c. 
E. x. Los Angeles. This may be a species 
but it certainly is one of the very finest of 
Easter Ulv Cacti bearing a crown often of 
15 or more dark pink frilly flowers. The plant 
grows quite large, broadly ribbed with very 
short spines. Fine 2 l / 2 ", 50c. 
E. mirabilis. One of the quaintest of all and 
flowering when only an inch talll A thumb 
shaped, blackish plant with odd, very narrow 
petalled, whorled blossoms opening at night 
17c. 
ECHINOCEREUS BLANCKII 
Hedge Hog Cereiu. 2/3 nat. size. 
These handsome blossoms are borne on small clus¬ 
tered cacti found growing along the Bio Grande 
River in southern Texas. The plants are slender, 
procumbent, the size of one’s Anger and root as they 
go forward. I have a number of nice plants be¬ 
ginning to cluster raised from the one this picture 
was made from. The flowering period is in spring 
as the plants awaken from their winter rest. •• 
Plants beginning to cluster. AtC 
E. obrepanda. A very rare species from Bo¬ 
livia. IV 2 ", 75c. 
E. paraguayensis. Pink flowers. 3”, 4", 75c. 
E. pelecyrhachis. A rare mountain species 
from Salta, Argentina. W- 3 /*'', 25c. 
E. polyancistra. A new species with charm¬ 
ing white flowers borne near the base of the 
squat plants. 8000' elevation in Argentina. 
3 / 4 ”, 25c. l"-li/ 4 "-2", 35c. 
E. RHODOTRICHA ARGENTINIENSIS. A dark 
bluish globe with dark spines and handsome 
lavender colored blossoms! Fine. V 2 " , 19c. 
2 "- 21 / 2 ", 35c. 
Echinopsis Ritteri. An extremely handsome 
species from the mountains of Bolivia. The 
huge white blossoms are 10 inches long borne 
from the crown of the plant! Very choice. 
3 / 4 ". 25c. 21 / 2 ", 60c. 
E. SYLVESTRII. This large white flowered 
species is very choice with broad overlapping 
petals and long tube over 6 " in length the 
scales bearing black hairs. Fine. 3", 75c. 
4", $1.50. 2", 40c. 
INDIAN HEAD 
Notocactus Ottonis 
Let me recommend this free blooming cactus to 
everyone for its flowering period extends over many 
months during the summer. It is a pretty, small 
plant with harmless russet spines, grows easily under 
all conditions and is attractive all the time. I have 
some nice 3 year old plants that should no. 
flower this spring. Larger. 35c. Medium AAQ 
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