NEOPORTERIA NIGRIHORRIDA 
A searce and charming, very spiny cactus producing 
a myriad of bright pink blossoms in winter. Plant body 
often dark or almost black, spines silvery gray to black. 
A most attractive plant at all times. Give this Chilian 
plant a sandy soil, moderate waterings and a sunny or 
very light position. 
Ro) ode AR SES CY ON De EL ge oe ne eae ee ae 35¢ 
Gymnocalycium occultum. Similar 
Quehlianum. 2” —75ce. Smaller... eee ee 35c¢ 
Gymnocalycium Ourselianum. A distinct plant 
though the name attributed to Cels apparently 
was never published. Ribs few, spines stout, 
flowers lovely pink or white. Handsome. 2” - 
ZV NOY Gass, Ol deol arolmallll Ghose sete 35c 
Gymnocalycium Pflanzii. 1 '/” -2”, $1 and 
75¢ 
Gymnocalycium Quehlianum. Page 12. 
Gymnocalycium saglione. 2” —75c. Smal! 
| NOS set aoe ee Sere meg he ee ee Oe RE 35¢ 
Gymnocalycium Schickendantzii. White Chin. 
Page 17. A fine, strong growing species with 
dark coppery-green body, sharp ribs and heavy, 
curved spines. Free flowering the white blos- 
soms often from lateral areoles. Reaches 3”- 
4” in diameter. 3” 75¢. 2” 50c¢. Smaller..... 35c¢ 
Gymnocalycium Venturianum. Flowers bright 
shades of red up to 134 inches across. A very 
lovely plant reaching 2” -214” in diameter, 
biscuit shaped with harmless spines, 2” — 75e. 
Smallem 5 O6gand..5. ee. ee he A TO 35c¢ 
GYMNOCACTUS 
A recent genus set up by C. Backeberg to 
accommodate some aberrant species of Thelo- 
cactus and Neolloydia. 
Gymnocactus Gielsdorfianus. A small, gray- 
blue plant with broad, angular tubercles and 
black tipped spines. Flowers white. Most in- 
teresting. Mature flowering.......................... Bye 
Gymnocactus Knuthianus. A little gem with 
straw-colored spines. Plants reach 2” - 3”. Pret- 
ty, clear pink, freely borne flowers. Flowering 
Smallesizctetecens me ee ee teeter 5 NS yo eS 75¢ 
Gymnocactus subterraneus. A very tiny plant 
with a large tuberous root joined to the plant 
by a thin stem. Flowers white. Each.............. $2 
NEOPORTERIA SUBGIBBOSA 
Handsome flowered small Chilean plants with bright, 
clear pink blossoms which are borne from February till 
late May. The plants are globular to cylindric, strongly 
ribbed, the areoles with many short, stout spines. A 
free bloomer and very easy to grow. Has stood 20°. 
Our plants have been a lovely sight for months. 3” 
4", 8 years old $1.50. 
Sinaller $l amd secs eee oe ee hae en ae eae 50c 
HAMATOCACTUS 
A small genus near Ferocactus with narrow 
tubed, funnelform flowers with broad limb, scales 
on ovary few, fugacious, small, naked in axils. 
Fruit red or green, one species dehiscing by a 
basal pore the other fleshy. Plants strongly rib- 
bed; one central spine hooked, often long, with 
many radials. 
Hamatocactus hamatacanthus. A pretty flower- 
ed species up to 2’ tall though generally much 
smaller. Flowers yellow. Fruit a brown-green 
berrysezie—— 5 Ocsesmallers. evees. 2 See 35¢ 
Hamatocactus setispinus. Page 14. Strawberry 
Cactus. 
ISLAYA 
A genus erected by C. Bakeberg in 1934 for 
a small Southwest Peruvian plant related to Mala- 
cocarpus, none of which are found on the wes- 
tern side of the Andes. Plant globose-cylindric, 
ribs to 25, areoles felted, crown woolly, flowers 
short-funnelform, seed pods very distinct, pink, 
quickly exerted to 215”, inflated, with a few 
medium sized seeds. Easily grown but do not 
overwater. 
Islaya bicolor. A new spec.es found by John 
Akers. Plant coppery, flowers brown-yellow. Each 
Small ere eee ae ee Re cere Se ete $3 
Islaya islayensis. Nice yellow flowers. Rare. $1 
Islaya minor. Charming. Scarce.................... 75¢ 
ANCISTROCACTUS 
A small genus placed in Coryphanthanae prin- 
cipally because the flowers are borne in the axils 
and not at the spine areoles. Central spine hook- 
ed giving it the common name of Wait-a-Bit. 
Large — 60c. 
Ancistrocactus Scheerii. Smaller 
TOM THUMB 
A very handsome small cactus from Argentina, Pa- 
rodia aureispina has bright yellow spines, the central 
hooked, borne on small, tubercled ribs. They flower when 
on” 
small and are very lovely. The plants may reach 3” in 
diameter but blossom when only an inch. Grows very 
easily with ordinary care. Large 5 year old specimens 
$1.50. Smaller — $1.2” — 50c. 35¢ 
Sallie owerin Ose 2 2 es ees sis 
MATUCANA 
A most interesting genus from Peru named 
after the town where it was found. Plants sim- 
ple, globose to cylindric; ribs numerous, are- 
oles close, with many setose, white spines. 
Flowers tubular, zygomorphic, limb small. Scales 
on tube and ovary scattered, naked, small. Fruit 
dry, dehiscing by peculiar basal pores. 
Matucana Haynei. Lovely white spined, red 
aienetteteh Yoltelaite * [Savel qt aa Soa $1 
MILA 
A small genus of peculiar, dwarf cacti found 
near Lima, Peru of which the name is an ana- 
gram. Cespitose, cylindric small stems with low 
ribs, close woolly areoles and short to long 
bristly or hair-like spines. Flowers yellow, 
short-funnelform, with expanded limb. Scales 
of tube and ovary minute with few, long, white 
hairs in their axils. Fruit a small globular, green 
berry. The plants are numerous in a narrow 
band in the mountains near Lima about where 
the fog belt lies. 
Mila caespitosa. Nice 3 years old plants. 
Keep on the dry side in winter................... 75¢ 
15 
HEDGE HOG CEREUS 
A particularly lovely flowered, small, clustered cactus. 
Echinocactus pentalophus bears 3” - 4” bright, violet- 
red blossoms on short, spiny, finger-like stems which 
branch freely from the base. The flowers are far larger 
and brighter than the illustration shows. 25 
Clusters) 50e sand $5e) Smatlera. 23... Cc 
ACANTHOCALYCIUM 
A genus related to Echinopsis and Lobivia. The short- 
funnelform flowers however have scarious, rigid scales 
which bear woolly hairs in their axils. Within the tube 
is a woolly ring of short hairs just above the ovary. 
Plants globose to short-cylindric with ribs sometimes 
tubercled. Flowers pink, white, red or yellow. 
Acanthocalycium violaceum. Page 12. 
MELOCACTUS Link & Otto 
Cactus (L) Br. GR. 
These strange plants were among the first 
cacti to be brought back to Europe from the 
Americas. They are found from Mexico to 
4+onduras, the islands of the Carribean and 
South America including the Guianas, Brazil 
Colombia, Venezuela and Peru. They grow gen- 
erally near sea level and are quite tender to 
frost. Plants are melon-shaped with from 9-20 
ribs, sometimes tuberculate; areoles with stout, 
recurved spines; centrals one or wanting. After 
the plant has attained its full size it forms a 
terminal cephalium or inflorescence of bristles 
and hairs which thereafter grows in length 
producing small pink blossoms opening in late 
afternoon and white, red or pnkish, clavate 
berries. The cephalium is generally red or red- 
dish from the red bristles and gives the plant 
the common name of Turks Cap which it close- 
ly resembles. A rich but porous soil very mod- 
erate waterings and a sunny location. 
Melocactus Townsendianus. Small, without 
Cofet aye N NW] n aly ene nee seen ee cre ees ce ee pone ee 50c 
VIOLET EASTER LILY 
All the Easter Lily Cacti are good window garden 
subjects and this is one of the best. The large blos- 
soms are almost white tinged with violet , Echinopsis 
leucantha likes a rich well drained soil and moderate 
to generous waterings. Sun or semi-shade. 4 year old 
specimens 75c. 2142” -*3” 50c. 
pet 67 1 125 ie eee Sere mem ates Sg bs.A8 35c¢ 
