. Descriptive and illustrated catalogue and manual / Royal Palm Nurseries. Nurseries (Horticulture) Florida Catalogs; Tropical plants Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Citrus fruit industry Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. Cacti. 51 ECHINOCACTUS CEREUS VARIABILIS. iSee page 50 ) Pixe-Apple Cactus. A charming variety, of very neat ap- pearance. The .short spines are white, and thickly cover the plant. Flowers lemon yellow, about two inches across, and borne in profu- sion. 25 cents to $1 each. E. Wislicenii. From Arizona. The Fish-hook Cactus, and some
. Descriptive and illustrated catalogue and manual / Royal Palm Nurseries. Nurseries (Horticulture) Florida Catalogs; Tropical plants Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Citrus fruit industry Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. Cacti. 51 ECHINOCACTUS CEREUS VARIABILIS. iSee page 50 ) Pixe-Apple Cactus. A charming variety, of very neat ap- pearance. The .short spines are white, and thickly cover the plant. Flowers lemon yellow, about two inches across, and borne in profu- sion. 25 cents to $1 each. E. Wislicenii. From Arizona. The Fish-hook Cactus, and sometimes called Stuaw- liERRY Cactus. A handsome and large sort, covered with stout wide spines of bril- liant rose color, v; The points are cured and used sometimes by Indians for fish-hooks. A free bloomer. 50cts., and $1 to $5 each. ECHINOCERETJS. A genus of handsome plants- all being- fine and large bloomers, many bear- ing brilliant flowers four inches in diameter- and delightfully fragrant. A most attractive genus. E. Berlandieri. Dwarf-growing, forming large clusters in age. The flowers are sweet-scented, and purple in color. 35 cents. E. caespitosas. From Texas. A neat grower and bloomer. Flowers bright magenta, and one and a half inches wide. 30 cents each. E. candicans. "Handsomest of all the Echin- ocerei, both in flowers as well as beauty of spines. It is sometimes called the Lace Cactus, and then again the Rainbow Cactus, on account of its brilliant and delicate spines of creamy white and ruby red, which interlace plants in rings. Its flowers are really magnificent in color (magenta, white and orange), and they are freely produced, even on quite small ;—A. Blanc. Strong plants, 35 cts. each. E. pectinatus. " The best and finest bloomer of all the Echinocerei; blooms profusely when quite young, and makes valuable plants, as well as large clusters, which often bear 40 to 50 flowers atone ;— A charming variety, and one which th
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