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wise by wires. The effect is very pret- 

 ty, and the plants are safe. This bamboo 

 is the most useful and easily grown of 

 any variety we have. It is useful also 

 for pot plants and will take the place of 

 a palm. A large group is very stately and 

 beautiful like a little forest of trees. The 

 roots are too heavy for mailing. 25c, 50c 

 and $1; $1.50 to $2.50 doz.; small and 

 medium, $10 to $20 per hundred. 



B. Henonis (Phyllastochis.) 15 to 18 

 feet high. A distinct Japanese variety of 

 pyramidal shape. The light, stiff branch- 

 es start out quite low, and are graduated 

 to the top; leaves, light green, stems 

 heavily knotted. A stately and rare plant 

 contrasting well with others of different 

 habits of growth. 50c to $1. 



B. Aurea (Phyllastochis,) Resembles 

 the above but is of heavier, taller growth, 

 the stems are yellowish. 50c and $1. 



B. Dendrocalamus Strictus. An im- 

 mense bamboo of India, having solid 

 canes. It reaches an enormous height 

 and forms splendid clumps of great beau- 

 ty. The strong, solid canes are of consid- 

 erable value. It stands more cold than 

 any tropical bamboo we know of. $1 

 each. 



B. Arundinacea. 12 inches. This very 

 rare pretty bamboo has small bright yel- 

 low stems and beautiful golden and green 

 variegated leaves. It is very handsome, 

 fine for 'baskets and vases. 25c to 50c 

 each. 



SEEDS OF CACTI AND 

 SUCCULENTS. 



CACTI FROM SEED.— It is a delight 

 to watch their growth from the time that 

 the seed sprouts, until it develops into a 

 spiny ball or column, and sends out its 

 satiny blossoms. Seeds are all sizes, 

 from a small pea to a grain of mustard 

 seed. Should be planted almost on the 

 surface in pots or cigar boxes, half filled 

 with potsherds or gravel, with a couple 

 of inches of sand, well watered and kept 

 covered with glass. They generally sprout 

 within ten days or a month. It is surpris- 

 ing to see the size of a plant that has 

 come from a very small seed. They are 

 beautiful little things; the most delicate 

 colors, pale green, soft pink or pale yel- 

 low, and pure white; round or oval, and 

 resemble precious gems. They will grow 

 well in the sand for two or three months 

 or until large enough to transplant well, 

 when they should be planted in a compost 

 of loam, sand and leaf mold mixed with 

 broken charcoal. They must always be 

 given good drainage. 



Cereus, 25c choice mixed pkt.; C. Tri- 

 angularis, 15c pkt.; C. Bonplandi, 25c 

 pkt.; C. Atopurpureus, 25c pkt.; C. Mar- 

 tianus, 25c pkt.; C. Splendens, 10c pkt.; 

 C. Lamprochlorus, 25c pkt.; C. Tortuosus, 

 15c pkt.; Phyllocactus choice mixed, 25c 

 pkt.; Bchinocactus choice mixed, 15c pkt.; 

 Echinocerus choice mixed, 15c pkt.; Cac- 

 tus choice mixed, 10c pkt. One each of 

 all these $1.75. 



Gasterias choice mixed, 10c pkt.; Aloes 

 choice mixed, 10c pkt.; Aloe Hanburyana, 

 15c pkt.; Agave Filamentosa, 15c pkt. 



RARE SUCCULENT PLANTS. 



No class of plants are more interesting 

 than nature's carved and sculptured forms 

 decorated in wondrous patterns and col- 

 ored in rarest tints. Dainty bits of carv- 

 ing that have the surprising habit of 

 bursting into charming bloom. Among 

 the most attractive are Echeverias, Sem- 

 pervivums, Aloes, Rochea, Haworthias, 

 anu a long list of others fresh from the 

 studio of the Great Artist. Then their 

 kindred, the Cactus family, from pigmy 

 to giant statues are ornamented with 

 hooks and spears and spikes, pins, feath- 

 ers, or hairs, as may be, and decorated 

 with flowers so magnificent in color and 

 size that one is lost in wonder. Nearly 

 all the succulent plants are fine for house 

 and conservatory, and are very effective 

 with cacti, their distinct and original 

 forms and showy flowers, making a fine 

 display in the garden and adding much 

 to the character of a collection. 



CHOICE ALOES. 



Aloe Variegata or Pheasant Aloe. On© 

 of the most interesting plants of this 

 class. The leaves are spirally arranged, 

 bright green and white, beautifully striped 

 and marked, resembling a pheasant's 

 breast. Flowers bright red always scarce. 

 10c, 15c, 25c, 35c, 50c each. 



Climbing Aloe Citiris. A handsome va- 

 riety that grows rapidly. It can be trained 

 to trellis, house, wall, or fence, or grown 

 in pots. It has many branches, and bears 

 its beautiful waxen tubular flowers on 

 long slender stems. Always in bloom. 

 15c to 50c. Cuts 10c. 



Striata. A most striking variety with 

 transparent leaves of light green beau- 

 tifully striped with yellowish-white; some- 

 times the leaves are half white and half 

 green. It makes beautiful specimens. 

 25c, 35c, to 50c. 



Hanburyana. Beautiful on account of 

 the handsome shape and coloring of the 

 leaves and the very large spreading pan- 

 icles of exquisitely colored waxen flow- 

 ers. The leaves are broad, flat, blunt 

 pointed, 4 to 5 inches across, light bluish- 



