MAMILLARIAS 
OR PINCUSHION CACTI 
RE you familiar with the lovely Mamillarias? A collection of just this group alone will make 
a fascinating and colorful window garden. There are about 300 recognized species although al- 
most 1000 have been described. Many species have innumerable forms as distinct in appearance 
as the species and these forms have been described by some botanists as species. The grower and 
collector, not too interested in the niceties of taxonomic distinctions, may do well to accept many 
of the synonyms as species. Otherwise he will miss many of the prettiest plants whose identity 
would be lost in an inclusive species. 
The far greater number of Mamillarias (the technically correct spelling is Mammillaria) are 
native to the mountains and plains of Mexico. Many are found in the drier south and western 
states from Texas to California. Quite a number are found in Central America, Guatemala parti- 
cularly, and south to Venezuela and Cotombia in South America and the islands of the Carribbean 
Sea. They are widely distributed from the salty sands of the seacoast to six or eight thousand feet 
in the mountains. They may grow exposed on the mesas, seek shelter beneath the bushes, cling 
to the crevices of barranca walls or nestle indistinguishable amongst the pebbles, seen only when 
CORAL CACTUS the rains bring forth their dainty blossoms. 
The Coral Cactus is one of the prettiest of all They vary greatly in the color of their spines, some snowy white, others yellow, fulvous-red, 
with its circlet of bright red berries and charm- black or grey. Some bear fine, closely interlocked spines so dense the green plant below cannot 
ing cream colored flowers. The berries break be seen, others have fish-hook centrals or stout, curved spines, some have fine, white silky hair, 
through ripe and scarlet taking only a day or so one bears eider down-like ‘‘feathers”’ in place of spines and some have stars of radial spines. Quite 
to appear. Mamillaria Heyderi grows readily and a few have charming blossoms and some bloom during winter. Some are solitary, others clustered 
fruits profusely. Mature 2-inch to 3-inch fruit- d : 
ing specimens. 50 and some form many headed mounds. 
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MAMILLARIA PSUEDOCRUCIGERA 
A lovely plant with pure white very 
short spines and crowned with pink 
blossoms. The heads branch into two, 
three or four heads. 3” - 4” branched 
Specimens” =. -280 ee ee ae $1.25 
DIADEM CACTUS 
From November to spring the lovely Mamillaria Wer- 
dermanniana bears its bright pomegranate-red blossoms 
nestling in a snowy crown of fine wool. They always 
attract a great deal of attention from visitors to our 
gardens. They are solitary up to 3” in diameter and 
are easy to grow in any sunny 35 
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The long silken tresses of this superb species place it in a 
GENERAL LISTING class by itself. The snowy white hair increases in thickness 
and length with age. Mamillaria Hahniana is always a show 
Mamillaria albescens. Near M. camptotricha. specimen and always attracts attention. Violet red flowers in 
Clustering with flexible, whitish spines........ 50c orem ets January and February. It ade eucoors with us 
4 : : even when temperatures are own to reezing. t is an easy 
Mamillaria albiflora. A form of M. poh species to stor, liking a tan airy position in the window. 
: : c Flowering 3” specimens $1 each. 50c 
Mam. angularis. A fine variety near M. com- Gniallers Zoe) tari ek ce eee Oe ee ee oe ee ey 
pressa but larger and with more white wool. Be : : 
Flowers large, red 2”-3” 75e. Smaller 35c Mam. Bachmannii. A pretty species flowering freely and 
esi eect Cee RCS, a OM emcee rt 2 Sane 50c with much white wool in the areoles. Rare. 2” - 2/2” spe- 
Mam. angularis longiseta. 1] 1/2” - 2”______.. 75¢ URGES oe eegtr or a3 on ae eT ane SRR eno ea Pee 
5 , Mam== Bertrandit,” WoR') 124 3.25 ae ee 40c 
Mam. aurihamata. A very pretty species near a : : 
M. bocasana. The central spine varies from Mam. bombycina. See illustration page 8. 
yellow to brown. Grows well. Like bocasana it Mam. Brandegeei. A Baja California species with creamy- 
hasemany= Whites Watrsam yo. 2) ee 50c white flowers and flattened biscuit-like form. 2” - 3” ....75¢ 
Mam. aureilanata. Formerly known as M. Mam. Bravoae. A very pretty white spined species re- 
cephalophora. A lovely small species with silky cently named by Dr. Craig. The flowers are deep pink MAMILLARIA PERBELLA LANATA 
yellow hair. Flowers very large clear pink. Not nestling in the white wool of the flowering axils. 2” 50c. Handsome white species. Pink blos- 
the easiest to grow. Small flowering ........... 75¢ [9 Sake tal ges nee PA ee Ns ne ee Mae eh: 35c soms. Nice bright plants, each.......... 35¢ 
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Like a bursting cotton boll! Snow white hair instead has SAE stub ee Like the ‘“‘Old woman who lived in Quick growing Mamillaria tetra- 
of spines. Cream colored flowers and bright fruits. A feat of. golden. aa enines: a shoe’’ Mamillaria fragilis has more gee ag er Neh ideuenes anerge 
jewel among cacti. Very easy to grow. 2-inch 25 Small clusters, 35c. 25 children than she knows what 2 Nice: plants 5 . 
flowering specimens, 50c; floweririg, 35c.................. c Single headpiece ee c tovidoy withs GNicel= nesses seeace aces 5c 35¢ and : 25¢ 
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