. 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. 50 Reasoner Bros., Oneco, A CACTUS GARDEN. CEREUS, continued. right or partially recumbent growth, night- blooming; flowers straw colored, rich and creamy, five or six inches in diameter. Stems frequently attain a length of fifteen or twenty feet, one and a half to three inches in diameter. Fruit bright red when ripe, spherical, 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. 50 Reasoner Bros., Oneco, A CACTUS GARDEN. CEREUS, continued. right or partially recumbent growth, night- blooming; flowers straw colored, rich and creamy, five or six inches in diameter. Stems frequently attain a length of fifteen or twenty feet, one and a half to three inches in diameter. Fruit bright red when ripe, spherical, some- times eaten. This is the most satisfactory of all the Cerei to us, and we recommend it to our patrons. 25 cents to 11 each. C. triangularis. The Strawberry Pear. Mexico, West Indies. The scaly buds of this Cactus aroused as an ingredient in soups, as formerly they were in the celebrated "pepper-pot" of the West Indies. The fruit is known as " Strawberry Pear," and contains a pleasant, sweet pulp, enclosing numerous black seeds. It very rarely produces fruit in Florida, though flowering abundantly. The blossom is one of the handsomest of the night-blooming Cereus, white and straw-colored, eight inches in diameter. First brought to Florida and New Orleans, fifty years ago, by Dr. Perrin; valu- able. 25 cents each. C. variabilis. South Florida and West Indies. Upright or scrambling. Stem stout, one to three inches in diameter, three to six sided. Spines few, but very stout and long; flowers handsome, white, nocturnal. A most rapid grower, free-flowering, and very desirable. 20 cents to 50 cents each. ECHINOCACTUS. The Hedgehog Cactus. Genus is one of the largest in the whole family, and some of the species are the most handsome and curious forms in the section of Cacti. We offer a limited assortment only, but they are the very best. E. bicolor. A fine plant, with spines in various colors—yellow, amber, and red. The flowers are large, of a purple color. A stri
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