VARIETIES UNDERGOING EXPERIMENTAL CULTURE
Some of the species and varieties of Opuntias that are growing under test in my collection for comparison and experiment:
Albispina, arbuscula, arborescens, basilaris, bernadina, brasiliensis, camanchica, dear-matus, Emoryi, Engelmanni, formidibilis, frutescens, fulgida (cholla), fragilis, galapageana, gummosa, humifusa laevis, leptocaulis, lurida, missouriensis, monacantha, macrorhiza, nigricans, papyracantha, phaenacantha, Rafinesquii, senilis, spinosoir, triacantha, ursina and numerous other species.
Opuntia Tuna Varieties-Amarillo, blanca, cardena (U. S. 10179), chavena, colorado, crystalina, grande, jarilla, morado, tapuna, xoconostle, vulgaris and about fifty other varieties.
Opuntia Ficus Indica Varieties-Anacantha (U. S. 9352), Arizaga (white), Arizaga (yellow), blanco, Bryant, catania (U. S. 3642), colorado, gymnocarpa (U. S. 12402), Hayne, inermis, Malta (U. S. 9352), maurisi (U. S. 9S50), mission, monelova, flyers, Skelley, Watson, (No. 1), Watson (No. 2), and numerous others, also Nopalea, Ceruus, Pilocereus, Mammillaria, Echinopsis, Phyllocactus, and others, with twelve thousand seedlings and hybrid seedlings from the best, hardy, most nutritious and rapid-growing so-called thornless varieties.
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