[Rhodes22-list] Christmas Cactus

[Slim]

Jim,
Yowsa!  Can't even go there!  8-)
So what's the Latin name for Christmas cactus?
Slim

On 12/27/05 2:58 PM, "Jim White" <lemenagerie22 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Slim:
> We have many varieties of cactus down here in South Texas. For years, I have
> cautiously guarded a dwindling native population of peyote (Lophophora
> williamsii) on our 250 acre ranch near Rio Grande City (every joker thinks
> they're a member of the "native american church", and can just jump the fence
> and help themselves to a few dozen....), as well as the even more endangered
> Starr Cactus (Echinocerus rudmanii sp.). I have an extensive collection of
> cacti myself. 
>  
> That's a heck of a Christmas cactus you have pictured there!
>  
> FYI I have attached a jpg of a most unique specimen of Seguaro (Cereus
> giganteus) for your professional edification....
> jw
> 
> Slim <salm at mn.rr.com> wrote:
> I just got back from spending a few days up north with my dad and family.
> Check this out: He's got a Christmas cactus that's been in the family for
> between 100 and 150 years. And that's how long it's been in the family--we
> don't know how old the plant is. It always blooms right on cue at Christmas
> and it blows me away.
> 
> "NotSoSlim" after the holidays
> 
> P.S. Ed, Yep, gigging in Mishawaka, IN on New Years.
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