. Descriptive and illustrated catalogue and manual of Royal Palm Nurseries. Nurseries (Horticulture), Florida, Catalogs; Tropical plants, Catalogs; Fruit trees, Seedlings, Catalogs; Citrus fruit industry, Catalogs; Fruit, Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental, Catalogs. Cacti. 37. buntia Tuna, OPDTTTIA, continued. I. Ficus Indica. Indian Fig Cactus. An ex- ceedingly hardy and ornamental species of Cactus. The plant reaches a height of ten feet, and is very striking as a scenic plant. The fruits are yellow, and are eaten raw, or used for jellies, etc. Perfectly hardy here. The fruit is sometimes shipped
. Descriptive and illustrated catalogue and manual of Royal Palm Nurseries. Nurseries (Horticulture), Florida, Catalogs; Tropical plants, Catalogs; Fruit trees, Seedlings, Catalogs; Citrus fruit industry, Catalogs; Fruit, Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental, Catalogs. Cacti. 37. buntia Tuna, OPDTTTIA, continued. I. Ficus Indica. Indian Fig Cactus. An ex- ceedingly hardy and ornamental species of Cactus. The plant reaches a height of ten feet, and is very striking as a scenic plant. The fruits are yellow, and are eaten raw, or used for jellies, etc. Perfectly hardy here. The fruit is sometimes shipped to New York from the West Indies. The plant has but few spines. 25 cents to li. frutescens. Mexico and Texas. A slender plant, looking like a small Cereus. Produces edible fruit. 20 cents each. I. leucotricha. Mexico. This perfectly hardy and quick-growing species will undoubtedly prove a most valuable hedge-plant for Florida, attaining a height of two to four feet in two years from the cutting. The oval flat branches are closely covered with long white spines, which are deflected towards the base of the OPUHTIA, continued. plant, giving it a most unique appearance. Very ornamental, and destined to become very useful in regions afflicted by Florida "razor- ; 25 cents each, $ per dozen. 0. monacantha variegata. Beautifully variegated with white. $1 each. 0. polyantha. South America, West Indies, Matacomba Key. South Florida. Upright grow- ing species. 25 cents each. 0. Tuna. Tuna Cactus, Prickly Pear. One of the strongest-growing species. A native of , West Indies and South Florida, also of Ecuador and New Grenada. Employed ex- tensively in Mexico as a hedge-plant, and also one of the principal cochineal plants. Non- inflammable, as are many of the allied species. Branches long, flat and elliptical, with numer- ous strong spines. Flowers large, yellow, often with tinge of wine-color; fruit purple, two inches in length, edible ; often used in jellies,
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