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Cephalocereus senilis 
C. polylophus. Attractive many ribbed light green 
plant with short spines. Grows sturdily .35 
C. senilis. “Old Man Cactus” from Mexico is the most 
popular of all cacti. From the small seedling stage it 
is covered with pure white bristly hair becoming more 
attractive as it grows larger .25 and..35. Larger speci- 
mens $1.00 to $2.00 
Other fine Cephalocereus are C. chrysostele, a golden 
spined one from Brazil .80 
C. glaucescens, bluish body with bright yellow spines 
50. C. palmeri, bluish, the ribs edged with white 
silky hair as it grows older .25, C. chrysacanthus is an- 
other golden spined beauty from Mexico, fast grow- 
ing .25 
CEREUS. Night Blooming cacti growing tall and tree- 
like, fast growing and bearing large white flowers fol- 
lowed by pulpy edible fruit about the size of an apple. 
The attractive fruits are yellow, red or purplish in 
color and are smooth and spineless. Due to speed and 
ease of culture this genus is best for grafting. Seed- 
ling Cereus are fine for small specimens and quick 
propagation, but for heavy large specimen grafts, only 
the rooted cuts from mature plants should be used. 
See ‘Cacti for the Amateur’’—Haselton—for complete 
directions for grafting. 
_ The following three species are grown from im- 
ported seed and are believed to be true. We do not 
offer hybrids grown from local seed as true species 
under the name of one of the parents. 
C. dayamit .45, C. gonianthus .35, C. jamacaru .25. 
All three for .85. For mature cuts rooted or unrooted 
of other species or hybrids for grafting stock ask for 
quotation and state number and sizes desired. 

Chamaecereus silvestrii “Peanut Cactus’ 
C. hybrid seedlings for grafting stock 3 to 4 inches in 
height $1.00 per 10 plants. 
C. hybridus monstrosus. A monstrous form making 
peculiar irregular growths of grotesque appearance. 
Small ones .25, larger .50 
NIGHT BLOOMING CEREUS. This is a name ap- 
plied for generations to any species of cactus which 
opens its flowers at night. The flowers are white, some 
times tinged with pink or cream shades and are often 
intensely fragrant. In addition to the above Cereus, 
the following are night blooming—Acanthocereus, 
Cephalocereus, Dendrocereus, Eriocereus, Harrisia, 
Hylocereus, Pilocereus, Roseocereus, Selenicereus, 
Trichocereus and Echinopsis. The latter two open at 
night, but remain open during the day. There are 
many others which can not be named here and some 
genera include both night and day flowering species. 
CHAMAECEREUS grandiflorus. A pretty light green 
short columnar species with golden spines and fine red 
flower. The identity of this one is uncertain, it may 
be identical with the so-called Trichocereus huascha 
var. rubra. Grafted or rooted .75 
C. silvestrit, The ‘Peanut Cactus’ is one of the most 
popular and easily grown of all small cacti and is 
equally at home indoors or outside. It produces groups 
of short stems and usually bears its brilliant orange red 
flowers the first season. Flowering size .25 
C. silvestrii var. aurea. A golden yellow form due to 
sparsity of chlorophyll in body of plant. Grafted .40 
C. silvestri var. crassicaule. A rapid growing crestate 
variety of the above but must be regrafted from time to 
time as its speedy growth soon exhausts the stocks upon 
which it is grafted .50 
CLEISTOCACTUS. Slender columnar plants branch- 
ed from the base flowering freely after one to two feet 
high with many red tubular blossoms projecting from 
the sides of the stems, often continuously for several 

Cleistocactus Strauss 
