
OLD MAN CACTUS 
CEPHALOCEREUS SENILIS 
Popular and easily grown, this handsome Old Man 
grows in vast forests on the dry hillsides of Mexico where 
it is called Cabeza de Viejo or Old Man’s Head. It is 
the pride of every fancier’s collection because of its snowy 
white hair. Grows slowly but may reach 20 feet in 100 
years. Needs an open, porous soil with plenty of lime 
rubble or powdered eggshells and care in watering. Won- 
derful specimens as pictured 4 in.-5 in. at $1.10 each. 
6 in.-7 in. $1.50. 
Splendid 8 in.-12 in. $2.50 to $5.00. 
Fine 2 in. hairy specimens 35c. 
! in. very white haired plants... cece 25¢ 
APOROCACTUS 
RATTAIL CACTUS 
These charming little cacti have harmless, short, 
brown spines and very attractive, Fuschia-like, bright 
pink blossoms in various hues. The plants have slen- 
der, pencil-like stems that naturally hang downward. 
Presumably they are epiphytic in their native Mexico 
which would account for their pendant habit. Like 
all epiphytes they like an open porous soil—we use a 
light loam with sand and leafmold and plenty of 
water when grown, on their own roots. However they 
are much more satisfactory when grown as grafted 
plants and this year'I am offering them grafted only. 
RATTAIL CACTUS (Aporocactus flagelli- 
formis). This is the popular, well-beloved 
species grown for a hundred fifty years in 
window gardens. Brilliant cerise-pink blos- 
soms in spring. These nice grafts should be 
potted in 4 or 5 inch pots or cans in a 
mixture of one part loam, 1 part gritty 
sand, 1% part leafmold, 1/5 part well de- 
cayed manure with a sprinkling of lime 
rubble, powdered eggshells or preferably 
our Cactus Soil Conditioner. During the 
summer every 2 or 3 weeks give them a 
watering with our Cactus Food as they are 
grafted on the Snake Cactus the most con- 
genial stock and a gross feeder when well 
established. Nice grafts 6-7’ single 
stemmed ready to branch 50c each. 
Crested Rattail Cactus. A very rare form 
of the Rattail Cactus with wide, fan- 
shaped crests. The crests may reach several 
inches in width, closely convoluted. A 
prized collector’s item. Treat the plants as 
advised under Rattail Cactus. $1.25 each. 

An Intriguing Family 
w CEREUS. 
HIS noble family is widely scattered over 
over North and South America, being particu- 
larly abundant in the better watered regions. 
With few exceptions they are easy to grow, hav- 
ing vigorous root systems and often rapid growth. 
They vary greatly in ‘the way they grow, some 
forming immense branched trees almost 50 feet 
tall while others may be tiny, succulent species 
clustering for protection at the feet of their lord- 
ly kin. The climbing Queen of the Night and her 
relatives frequent the wet tropical jungles, clam- 
bering high in the trees, opening their snowy 
blossoms in the airy lofts above the jungle floor. 
The arborescent and clustered forms are seen 
mostly on the lower slopes of the mountains, 
some breaking out on the plains, a few ascend- 
ing high up on the mountain shoulders almost to 
the snow line. They seem to grow best where the 
climate is temperate or warm and where there is 
a fairly moist summer period, although this may 
be followed by long months of drought. During 
the few months of the year when the weather is 
favorable they make their growth, spread their 
glorious blossoms and mature their fruits. As the 
rains cease the plants are plump with their stored 
moisture ready for the long, lonely sleep ’til the 
rains quicken them to life again. 

QUEEN OF THE NIGHT 
> Selenicereus MacDonaldiae 
Huge silver and gold blossoms always over a foot across! 
Very easy to grow, the slender flexible stems being easily 
coiled on 2 stakes driven in the pot even if several feet long. 
Blooms best under the shade of a tree outside during the 
summer, Feed well with Cactus Plant Food and keep root- 
bound in 4 in.-6 in. pots. Blooming size, 2 
3 to 4 ft. plants, $1. 15 in. cuttings 30c. Plants.............. 5c 
A. Conzattii. A very pretty species recently in- 
troduced with wider spaced spines and with bril- 
liant pink flowers tinged with orange. Very rare. 
$1.00 each. 
A. flagriformis., A rare new species recently 
brought in from Mexico. A vigorous grower some- 
what larger than A. flagelliformis. $1.00 each. 
A. leptophis. Slim, whip-like stems, the young 
growth pink-spined. Flowers said to be red. Newly 
introduced. $1.00 each. 
Monkey Tail (X Aporocactus Mallisonii). 
Handsome large red blossoms and thick, pendant 
stems. A hybrid between the Rattail and Sun 
Cereus. Nice single stemmed grafts 50c. 
At Left. 
A MOON CEREUS 
Eriocereus Martinii 
This rapidly growing cereus is growing on our nursery fence 
and bearing 127 flowers. Blooms several times during the 
summer and each flower is followed by handsome 1% in. crim- 
sop fruits in December and January. A fine pot plant, cut- 
tings blossoming when small. Feed well when growing but 
keep in 4 in. to 6 in. pot. 12 in. flowering size cuttings 
keep in 4 in. to 6 in, pot, 12 in. flowering 
size cuttings 50c each. Nice young plants 
20a 

GRAFTED PEANUT CACTUS 
When grafted on the Snake Cactus this 
makes a unique rlant quickly growing into a 
valuable clustered specimen. Our plants are 
single stemmed 5 to 7 in. tall and should. be 
put into a 4 in. pot. Feed every 2 or 
weeks during the growing season with Cac- 
weeks during the growing season 50 c 
with (Cactus Mood - Each se neeee errs 
Acanthocereus pentagonus. A 
clambering, night flowering cereus 
from Texas with greenish-white 6 in. 
blossoms. Very easy to grow in wet 
climates. 25c. 
CHAMAECEREUS 
This most charming and easily 
grown little plant has but the one 
species found in Argentina. It likes 
a moist soil and thrives in either sun 
or shade. Customers write in that 30 
or 40 new branches the first season 
is not uncommon. It blooms in the 
spring. This season we will have a 
few plants to offer of C. Sylvesitrii 
var. crassicaulis in grafted plants. 
75c each. C. X. Johnsonii a hybrid. 
Grafted. 75c. C. Sylvestrii. See pic- 
ture below. 

PEANUT CACTUS 
Chamaecereus Sylvestrii 
For full description see under Chamaecere- 
us. One of the easiest grown of all Cacti 
and certainly one of the prettiest. Should be 
in every collection. Clusters 35c. 19 
Nice plants beginning to branch................- c 
