torch thistle
Cereus latin

American torch thistle (Cereus compressus) grown at Wentworth Hall, Yorkshire; drawing by G.D.

The Marquis of Rockingham at Wentworth Hall in Yorkshire was successful in producing flowers of Cereus compressus, the beautiful American torch thistle, which James Gordon had triumphantly raised from seed at Mile End (See opp.).

He was devoted to horticulture, and had a small garden within the precincts of Trinity College which was famous for exotic plants, including the pineapple, banana, coffee shrub, logwood tree, and torch thistle, which, with the aid of a hothouse, he was able to raise.

More evidence is needed to rate the effectiveness of cereus for these uses.

Its name was formed from Greek and means "mountain cereus".

Cereus is sometimes applied directly to the skin for joint pain.

Newer members would ask the experienced ones, What type of cereus is that?

Cereus seems safe for most people, when used for conditions other than heart disease.

Bacillus cereus which is responsible for a form of food poisoning.

As an adept of Cereus House, she had cause to know.

During his time, Cereus House only served those of the royal family.

Cereus contains chemicals that can stimulate and strengthen the heart.

She was a child of Cereus House, pale and exquisite.

Thus was my secret life, out from beneath the eye of Cereus House.

At this time there is not enough scientific information to determine an appropriate range of doses for cereus.

At Cereus House, even the children received the benefit of a priest's instruction.

It was high, higher than any bond-price set in my years at Cereus House.

He must not find embarrassment in a child fostered at Cereus House.

A night's fee had been paid for every adept in Cereus House.

The first and greatest lesson we learn in Cereus House is silence.

Some strains of the B. cereus group are able to grow at refrigeration temperatures.

Across the lawn, at the far edge, he came upon the hedge of night-blooming cereus.

Someone else had brought in a night-blooming cereus, nothing more than a scraggly green leaf.

"And if the cereus didn't bloom, we talked about everybody who wasn't there."

I told him all about the cereus and the night in Betty Lou's backyard.

Some night-blooming cereus plants produce fruits which are large enough for people to consume.

I have a night blooming cereus that is 14 years old; it did not flower until the 12th year.

Upon our return to Cereus House, I found myself much in disgrace.