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CEPHALOCEREUS SENILIS 
CACTUS 
Aporocactus conzattii. Giant Rat Tail. Pendant branches, 
much heavier than A. flagelliformis with larger flowers. 
Strong rooted cuts 50c. 
Aporocactus mallisonii. A hybrid with pendant angular 
branches. Pink flowers. Strong rooted cuts 50c. 
Astrophytum capricorne. Goat's Horn. A Bishop’s Cap with 
quaintly twisted spines. Yellow flower with red throat. 
11/4 inch seedlings 35c, 2 inch 50c. 
Astrophytum myriostigma. Bishop’s Cap. Spineless, angular 
plant covered with white dots. Yellow flower. 11/2 inch 
seedling 35c, 2 inch 50c. 
Astrophytum ornatum. Star Cactus sometimes called Orna- 
mented Bishop’s Cap because of its spines. Lemon yellow 
flower. 11/2 inch seedlings 35c, 2 inch 50c, 21/2 inch 75c, 
3 inch $1.00. 
Bartschella schumannii. Clusters of globular gray heads, short 
white and black spines, large pink flowers, 3 to 4 inch 
clusters $2.50. 
Carnegia gigantea. Arizona Giant. Very stout columnar, 
gray spines, 21/2 inch 50c, 4 inch $1.00. 
Cephalocereus apicicephalium. Fluted, columnar. When ma- 
ture, flowers and fruit appear in a woolly terminal cephal- 
ium. This new plant from Tehuantepec has never been 
offered before. 21/2 inch seedlings 50c. 
Cephalocereus chrysacanthus. Golden Old Man. Fluted, heavy 
columnar, blue ribs bear yellow spines and lighter wool. 
Very beautiful. 2 inch seedlings 35c, 4 inch 50c. 
Cephalocereus collinsii. Fluted columnar, sparse wool, brown 
spines, 4 inch seedlings 35c. 
Cephalocereus mezcalaensis. Fluted, heavy columnar, gray to 
brown spines. Rare. 2 inch seedlings 35c, 3 inch 50c: 
Cephalocereus palmeri. Woolly Torch. Fluted columnar, blu- 
ish ribs, yellowish spines, some wool, 3 inch 35c, 4 inch 
50c, 8 inch $1.00. 
CEPHALOCEREUS CEPHALOCEREUS 
CHRYSACANTHUS SARTORIANUS 
Cephalocereus polylophus. Aztec Column. Fluted, heavy 
columnar, very many ribs, brown spines. Slow growing. 
4 inch $1.00. 
Cephalocereus sartorianus. From Vera Cruz. Angled, colum- 
nar, slightly wooly, 3 inch 35c. 
Cephalocereus scoparius. Fluted columnar, light gray spines, 
from Tehuantepec. 2 inch 50c, 6 inch 75c. 
Cephalocereus senilis. Mexican Old Man. Stout columnar, 
covered with long white hair. 11/2 inch seedlings 50c, 2 
inch 75c, 3 inch $1.00. 
Cephalocereus tetetzo. Fluted, heavy columnar, gray spines, 
3 inch 50c. 
CEPHALOCEREUS CEPHALOCEREUS 
APICICEPHALIUM MEZCALAENSIS 
Chamaecereus sylvestrii. Peanut Cactus. Forms dense clus- 
ters of short branches, red flowers. Rooted cuttings 25c. 
Chamaecereus hybrid. Much stouter than Peanut Cactus, wide 
open, large flower, 3 inch 50c. 
Cleistocactus hyalacanthus. Columnar, branching from base, 
much stouter and whiter spined than Straussii, 21/2 inch 
35c, 4 inch 50c, 8 inch $1.00, 12 inch $1.50. 
Cleistocactus straussii. Silver Torch. Clustering columnar with 
silvery white spines. Red flowers. 3 to 4 inch seedlings 
35c, 8 - 10 inch plants $1.00. 
Cochemeia maritima. Clustering heavy branches, brown fish 
hook spine, scarlet flower, rare, 2 inch rooted cutting 75c. 
Cochemeia setispina. Branching stout heads, white spines, 
hooked central, scarlet flower. Very rare. Stout rooted 
cuttings, 2 inch 75c. 
Dolichothele longimamma. Hemispherical, long green nipples, 
weak gray spines, yellow flower, 1/2 inch 35c. 
