BEAHM GARDENS 
EPIPHYLLUM — PHYLLOCACTUS — PHYLLOCEREUS 
Flowering season—April, May and June 
In order to eliminate any possible confusion arising from the use of the name “Orchid 
Cactus” for Epiphyllum hybrids, we offer the following explanations: 
The name “Orchid Cactus” has only been in use for the past few years. It was started by a 
commercial dealer for its obvious “trade-pulling” power. This has caused and is causing end- 
less trouble in the minds of the uninitiated since the EPIPHYLLUMS bear no relationship to 
the ORCHIDS beyond the fact that both have exquisite flowers and epiphytic traits. 
Since the publicatian of “Cactaceae” by Britton & Rose in 1923, the name Epiphyllum has 
come into general use in the United States replacing the term Phyllocactus which has been in 
use in Europe and other parts of the world for well over a hundred years. 
The term Phyllocereus refers to a definite intergeneric hybrid, an Epiphyllum crossed with 
Heliocereus. 
Word descriptions seem so inadequate in describing these magnificent flowers, that we have 
assembled groups of kodachrome slides (with small viewers) to loan to individuals or clubs. 
Please write us for particulars. 
SYMBOLS 
Letters following plant names designate the originator: 
Bhm.—Beahm Poin.—Poindexter sm.—small 
Cldg.—Coolidge Sh.—Sherfy med.—medium 
Cp.—Cactus Pete Std.—Stoddard lge.—large 
Dly.=Daly Stl.—Steele R. C.=rooted cutting 
Kn.—Knebel Weg.— Wegener Sea oe 
Mon.=Monmonier Kado—Kado 
A single CAPITAL LETTER in the description indicates the TYPE as (B) cfecrng to Type 
B. r. c. means rooted cuttings and c. means cutting. 
LOHENGRIN CALIFORNIA BEAUTY 
