The Fantastic Clan: The Cactus Family

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Author

Bonker, Frances, 1891-1959

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Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

Language

English

LoC Class

QK: Science: Botany

Subject

Cactus -- Southwest, New

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eBook-No.

46155

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https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46155

Release Date

July 1, 2014

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE FANTASTIC CLAN. THE CACTUS FAMILY.
2. 2.PREFACE
3. 3.FOREWORD
4. 4.CONTENTS — ILLUSTRATIONS — THE FANTASTIC CLAN
5. 5.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
6. 6.CHAPTER II CACTUS SPINES AND PECULIARITIES — PECULIARITIES — SPINES AND FLOWERS
7. 7.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
8. 8.CHAPTER IV THE PARADE OF THE DESERT FLOWERS — GROWTH AND HABITATS — California Hedgehog Cactus ( Echinocereus mojavensis ) — Golden Spined Strawberry Cactus ( Echinocereus chrysocentrus ) — Indian Strawberry Cactus ( Echinocereus Engelmannii ) — Spiny Hedgehog Cactus ( Echinocereus polyacanthus ) — Salmon Flowered Hedgehog Cactus ( Echinocereus Leeanus ) — Rose’s Hedgehog Cactus ( Echinocereus Rosei ) — Fendler’s Hedgehog Cactus ( Echinocereus Fendleri ) — Rainbow Cactus ( Echinocereus rigidissimus ) — Short Spined Strawberry Cactus ( Echinocereus Bonkeræ ) — Crimson Flowered Hedgehog Cactus ( Echinocereus coccineus ) — The Hedgehog or Strawberry Cactus Group ( Echinocereus ) — 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
9. 9.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
10. 10.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
11. 11.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
12. 12.CHAPTER VIII CONCLUSION
13. 13.GLOSSARY OF TERMS
14. 14.PRONOUNCING VOCABULARY
15. 15.INDEX
16. 16.Transcriber’s Notes

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