. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Horticulture. 792 THE BOOK OF GARDENING. Trailing or Climbing Sorts: These include most of the night- flowering species, which have very beautiful and strongly-scented blossoms. (Fig. 525) has cylindrical stems and large pure white flowers; it is alike the best- known and the finest of this section, and has been called the Queen of the Night. C. grandiflorus Maynardi is a cross between -C. speciosissimus and C. grandiflorus; the petals are cupped, and the flowers are rich red, tinged with orange, and will last sever
. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Horticulture. 792 THE BOOK OF GARDENING. Trailing or Climbing Sorts: These include most of the night- flowering species, which have very beautiful and strongly-scented blossoms. (Fig. 525) has cylindrical stems and large pure white flowers; it is alike the best- known and the finest of this section, and has been called the Queen of the Night. C. grandiflorus Maynardi is a cross between -C. speciosissimus and C. grandiflorus; the petals are cupped, and the flowers are rich red, tinged with orange, and will last several days. C. Macdonaldia has larger flowers than C. grandi- florus, but they are not scented. C. nycticalus is a fine night blossomer, with very bright yellow and white flowers. C. triangularis is well-known by its triangular stem; it is a quick grower, and climbs freely; the flowers are white, from i2in. to 14m. across ; the large bright scarlet fruit .is also orna- mental. C. eruca is a quaint creeping species, with stems between 2ft. and 3ft. long, and yellow flowers. Globular Species: Many of these are of great interest, and from their size are best suited for small houses. C. caspitosus (Fig. 526) attains a height of about 8in. ; it has gene- rally a number of side growths which form into clusters; it is grey-green, covered with reddish spines and white wool; the flowers are rose with yellow centres ; very suitable for windows. C. ctenoides is about 4m. in height and 3m. round, much ribbed and covered with stiff white spines; flowers yellow. C. Fendleri has pale green stems and is Fig. 526.—Cereus c/espitosus. very dwarf; the flowers. Fig. 525.—Cereus Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Drury, William D. , 1857-1928; Abbott, J. M. London, L. U. Gill; New York, C. Scribner's
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