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THE FANTASTIC CLAN. THE CACTUS FAMILY. PREFACE FOREWORD CONTENTS CHAPTER I A DESERT FASHION SHOW

GROWTH AND HABITATS Caterpillar Cactus (Cereus eruca) Senita (Cereus Schottii) Prohibition Cactus (Cereus Emoryi) Old Man Cactus (Cereus senilis) Pipe Organ Cactus (Cereus Thurberi) Serpent Cactus (Cereus serpentinus) Giant Cactus (Cereus giganteus) Night Blooming Cereus (Cereus Greggii) HOW TO GROW CACTI LOCATIONS FOR CULTIVATION The Cereus Group or Torch Flower Cacti (Cereus)

How to identify and how they grow How to grow

Caterpillar Cactus; Creeping Devil Cactus; Chirinola (Cereus eruca)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Senita, Zina, or Sina (Cereus Schottii)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Prohibition Cactus (Cereus Emoryi)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Old Man Cactus; White Persian Cat Cactus; Bunny Cactus (Cereus senilis)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Pipe Organ Cactus; Pitahaya (Cereus Thurberi)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Serpent Cactus; Mexican Night Blooming Cereus; Reina de Noche (Cereus serpentinus)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Giant Cactus or Sahuaro; Sage of the Desert (Cereus giganteus)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Night Blooming Cereus; Reina de Noche; Queen of Night (Cereus Greggii)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

CHAPTER II CACTUS SPINES AND PECULIARITIES

PECULIARITIES SPINES AND FLOWERS

CHAPTER III THE BABY CACTUS

GROWTH Foxtail Cactus (Coryphantha deserti) Cream Cactus (Mammillaria MacDougalii) Recurved Spine Pincushion (Coryphantha or Mammillaria recurvata) Devil’s Pincushion (Coryphantha or Mammillaria robustispina) Slender Pincushion Cactus (Mammillaria fasciculata [Mammillaria Thornberi]) Cream Pincushion Cactus (Mammillaria Johnstonii) SUNSET CACTUS (Mammillaria Grahamii) Brown Pincushion (Mammillaria Wilcoxii) Horned Toad Cactus (Mammillaria Mainæ) Snowball Cactus (Mammillaria Oliviæ) Green Flowered Pincushion (Mammillaria viridiflora) Showy Pincushion (Coryphantha or Mammillaria aggregata) Arizona Pincushion (Coryphantha or Mammillaria arizonica) California Pincushion (Mammillaria tetrancistera) Black Spined Pincushion (Mammillaria Milleri) HABITATS The Pincushion Group; Baby Cacti (Mammillaria and Coryphantha)

How to identify and how they grow How to grow

Foxtail Cactus; Desert Pincushion (Coryphantha deserti)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Cream Cactus (Mammillaria MacDougalii)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Recurved Spine Pincushion; Bent Spine Pincushion (Coryphantha recurvata)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Devil’s Pincushion; Pineapple Cactus (Coryphantha robustispina)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Slender Pincushion Cactus (Mammillaria fasciculata—Mammillaria Thornberi)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Cream Pincushion Cactus (Mammillaria Johnstonii)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Sunset Cactus; Common Pincushion Cactus (Mammillaria Grahamii)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Brown Pincushion (Mammillaria Wilcoxii)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Horned Toad Cactus (Mammillaria Mainæ)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Snowball Pincushion (Mammillaria Oliviæ)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Green Flowered Pincushion (Mammillaria viridiflora)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Showy Pincushion Cactus (Coryphantha aggregata)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Arizona Pincushion Cactus (Coryphantha arizonica)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

California Pincushion (Mammillaria tetrancistera)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Black Spined Pincushion Cactus (Mammillaria Milleri)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

CHAPTER IV THE PARADE OF THE DESERT FLOWERS

How to identify and how they grow How to grow

California or Mojave Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus mojavensis)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Golden Spined Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus chrysocentrus—Echinocereus Engelmannii, variety chrysocentrus)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Indian or Desert Strawberry; Engelmann’s Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus Engelmannii)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Spiny Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus polyacanthus)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Salmon Flowered Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus Leeanus)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Rose’s Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus Rosei)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Desert or Indian Strawberry Cactus; Fendler’s Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus Fendleri)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Rainbow Cactus; Cabecita del Viejo (Echinocereus rigidissimus)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Short Spined Strawberry Cactus (Echinocereus Bonkeræ)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Crimson Flowered Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus coccineus)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

CHAPTER V THE PAINTED CANVAS OF THE DESERT

GROWTH AND HABITAT Papago Fruit Cactus (Opuntia Blakeana) Delicate Prickly Pear (Opuntia delicata) Purple Prickly Pear (Opuntia santa rita) Smooth Prickly Pear (Opuntia laevis) Foothill Prickly Pear (Opuntia Toumeyi) Cow’s Tongue (Opuntia linguiformis) Discus Prickly Pear (Opuntia discata) Engelmann’s Prickly Pear (Opuntia Engelmannii) Long Spined Prickly Pear (Opuntia macrocentra) Beaver Tail (Opuntia basilaris) Golden Prickly Pear (Opuntia Covillei) Flapjack Prickly Pear (Opuntia chlorotica) Porcupine Prickly Pear (Opuntia hystricina) The Prickly Pear Group or Nopals (Platopuntia)

How to identify and how they grow How to grow

Papago Fruit Cactus (Opuntia Blakeana)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Delicate Prickly Pear (Opuntia delicata)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Purple Prickly Pear (Opuntia santa rita)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Smooth Prickly Pear (Opuntia laevis)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Foothill Prickly Pear (Opuntia Toumeyi)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Cow’s Tongue; Lengua de Vaca (Opuntia linguiformis)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Discus Prickly Pear (Opuntia discata)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Engelmann’s Prickly Pear (Opuntia Engelmannii)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Long Spined Prickly Pear (Opuntia macrocentra)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Beaver Tail (Opuntia basilaris)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Golden Prickly Pear (Opuntia Covillei)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Flapjack Prickly Pear (Opuntia chlorotica)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Porcupine Prickly Pear (Opuntia hystricina)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

CHAPTER VI MINIATURE FORTRESSES ON THE DESERT

GROWTH HABITATS California Cholla (Opuntia Parryi) Desert Christmas Cactus (Opuntia leptocaulis) Buckhorn Cholla (Opuntia acanthocarpa) Golden Spined Jumping Cholla (Opuntia Bigelovii) Many Colored Tree Cholla (Opuntia versicolor) Popular Cholla (Opuntia tetracantha) Prolific Tree Cholla (Opuntia arbuscula) Thornber’s Cholla (Opuntia Thornberi) Spiny Tree Cholla (Opuntia spinosior) Jumping Cholla (Opuntia fulgida) Cursed Cholla (Opuntia Stanlyi) Whipple’s Cholla (Opuntia Whipplei) The Cholla Group, or Cane Cacti (Cylindropuntia)

How to identify and how they grow How to grow

California Cholla (Opuntia Parryi)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Desert Christmas Cactus; Tasajillo (Opuntia leptocaulis)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Buckhorn Cholla (Opuntia acanthocarpa)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Golden Spined Jumping Cholla; Teddy Bear Cactus (Opuntia Bigelovii)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Many Colored Tree Cholla (Opuntia versicolor)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Popular Cholla (Opuntia tetracantha)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Prolific Tree Cholla (Opuntia arbuscula)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Thornber’s Cholla (Opuntia Thornberi)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Spiny Tree Cholla; Tasajo (Opuntia spinosior)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Jumping Cholla (Opuntia fulgida)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Cursed Cholla; Devil Cholla (Opuntia Stanlyi)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Whipple’s Cholla (Opuntia Whipplei)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

CHAPTER VII A DESERT GRAVEYARD

GROWTH AND HABITATS Interlacing Spine Cactus (Echinocactus intertextus) Purple Spined Visnagita (Echinocactus erectocentrus) Traveler’s Friend (Echinocactus Covillei) Turk’s Head (Echinocactus horizonthalonius) Candy Barrel Cactus (Echinocactus Wislizeni) Nigger Head (Echinocactus Le Contei) Pink Flowered Visnagita (Echinocactus Johnsonii) Golden Spined Barrel Cactus (Echinocactus Rostii) California Barrel Cactus (Echinocactus acanthodes) Many Hooked Visnagita (Echinocactus polyancistrus) Green Stemmed Visnaga (Echinocactus viridescens) Harem Cactus (Echinocactus polycephalus) Mexican Fruit Cactus (Echinocactus hamatacanthus) Mexican Lime Cactus (Echinocactus Pringlei) Giant Visnaga (Echinocactus visnaga) Whipple’s Visnagita (Echinocactus Whipplei) The Barrel Cactus Group; Visnaga and Visnagita (Echinocactus)

How to identify and how they grow How to grow

Interlacing Spine Cactus (Echinocactus intertextus)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Purple Spined Visnagita (Echinocactus erectocentrus—Echinomastus erectocentrus)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Traveler’s Friend; Traveler’s Compass (Echinocactus Covillei—Ferocactus Covillei)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Turk’s Head (Echinocactus horizonthalonius)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Fishhook Cactus; Candy Barrel Cactus (Echinocactus Wislizeni—Ferocactus Wislizeni)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Nigger Head (Echinocactus Le Contei—Ferocactus Le Contei)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Pink Flowered Visnagita (Echinocactus Johnsonii—Ferocactus Johnsonii)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Golden Spined Barrel Cactus (Echinocactus Rostii—Ferocactus Rostii)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

California Barrel Cactus (Echinocactus acanthodes—Ferocactus acanthodes)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Many Hooked Visnagita; Fishhook Cactus (Echinocactus polyancistrus—Sclerocactus polyancistrus)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Green Stemmed Visnaga (Echinocactus viridescens—Ferocactus viridescens)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Harem Cactus; Mound Cactus (Echinocactus polycephalus)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Mexican Fruit Cactus (Echinocactus hamatacanthus—Echinocactus longihamatus)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Mexican Lime Cactus; Limos de Visnaga (Echinocactus Pringlei—Ferocactus Pringlei)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Giant Visnaga (Echinocactus Visnaga)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

Whipple’s Visnagita (Echinocactus Whipplei—Sclerocactus Whipplei)

How to identify and how it grows How to grow

CHAPTER VIII CONCLUSION GLOSSARY OF TERMS PRONOUNCING VOCABULARY INDEX Transcriber’s Notes

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