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MESEMBRYANTHEMUMS. From mesem- 

 bria, midday, and anthemom, a flower; 

 referring to the flowers opening on sunny 

 days. The leaves are variable in shape, 

 sometimes thick and fleshy, sometimes 

 round and resembling the portulaca; fre- 

 quently they are curiously formed. 

 Flowers are white, pink, blush, rose, 

 bronze-red, crimson, magenta, and various 

 shades of yellow, and have a beautiful 

 satin-like gloss. Measure an inch to 3 

 inches in diameter. They will grow in any 

 soil, and love hot sun, are especially 

 suited to dry places, for covering hill- 

 sides, drooping over banks, or for 'bor- 

 ders, or baskets on verandas. A plant in 

 full bloom is completely covered with 

 flowers and perfectly dazzling. 



Aureum. Bright golden yellow flowers 

 2 inches across, upright grower, com- 

 pact habit. Invaluable for borders; 

 pretty short irregular cut foliage. 



Mutable. Bronze and rose shaded flow- 

 ers, perfectly dazling, covering the entire 

 plant like a brilliant cushion. Fine 

 mossy foliage. 



Auranticum. Coppery red changing to 

 rosy-red and orange. Flowers 1V 2 inches 

 across, fine mossy foliage. A ibeautiful 

 variety. 



Blandum. Rose and blush. Flowers 

 and foliage larger than the others. A 

 trailer. 10c to 25c each; $1 to $1.50 per 

 doz.; $3 per hundred; 50 at 100 rates. 



Cordifolium. New from Europe. 15c 

 each. 



Tigrinum. A curious and handsome 

 plant with arching leaves fringed at the 

 edges with fine small teeth; they are 

 formed like a tiger's jaw. The flowers 

 are about two inches across, silky and a 

 beautiful yellow. 25c to 50c each. 



RHIPSALIS or Mistletoe Cactus. Very 

 'peculiar plants. Some have long, fleshy, 

 whip-like branches and white berries 

 •similar to mistletoe; some resemble 

 mesembryanthemums, and some are mis- 

 taken for epiphyllums. The flowers are 

 small, but produced in great abundance. 

 5 varieties, 10c to 25c each. 



ROCHEA Falcata. A most interesting plant 

 with upright stems and broad roundish 

 flat, bluish green leaves that seem closely 

 pressed against the stem. It bears large 

 brush-like bunches of small intense scar- 

 let flowers with bright yellow stamens 

 that have a very pretty effect. 15c 25c 

 auu 50c. 



SEDUM Stone Crop. A genus of suculent 

 annual, hardy herbaceous, perennial and 

 vergreen plants, common to almost every 

 country and climate. It is well adapted 

 for rock work, for borders of beds, for 

 (baskets and vases for the house, being 

 drouth resisting and most easily grown. 



Sieboldii. One of the prettiest with 

 thick, roundish blue-green leaves, the 

 ends of the branches bearing fine clus- 

 ters of small pink flowers. 10c to 25c 

 each; $1.50 to $2 doz. 



Sieboldii. Variegata. Like the above 

 but with the leaves exquisitely varie- 

 gated with creamy-white. 15c to 25c each. 



Rotundifolium. This is quite a robust 

 sort with thick green leaves and fine airy 

 sprays of pretty pink flowers on long 

 stems, valuable for garden or 'baskets. 

 10c and 20<c each; $1 doz. 



Fabaria. A beautiful sort that grows 

 in rather compact 'bushy form about 8 to 

 10 inches high. The foliage is green, 

 beautifully variegated with white. Some- 

 times stems and entire branches will be 

 white. 15c to 25c each. 



Pulchellum. A pretty variety with 

 narrow leaves, green and pinkish hronze, 

 and with small pink flowers. Grows but 

 three or four inches high. 10c. 



STAPELIA or "Starfish Cactus." Curious 

 plants with fleshy leaves; flowers shaped 

 like a star fish. 



Variegata. Flowers buff yellow, spotted 

 maroon-red. 15c to 25c. 



Grandiflora. Rare variety. Large star- 

 shaped flowers; color maroon-red; cov- 

 ered with long reddish hairs. 10c to 25c. 

 Two other sorts, 15c and 25c each. 



YUCCAS. The variegated Yuccas are ef- 

 fective in the garden and are a valuable 

 addition to a cactus collection. Their 

 peculiar stately habit, and rich contrast- 

 ing colors, give a picturesque effect. 

 They are also fine as single specimens 

 with palms. 



Yucca Aloe Folia Variegata. A fine 



sort with bright green leaves bordered 

 with yellow. 50c to $1, $2.50, $5 each. 



Variegata Aurea. Like the above, but 

 with bright yellow leaves bordered green. 

 $1 each. 



Camden, New Jersey. 

 Monastery of the Perpetual Rosary. 

 Dear Madam Theodosia: — 



I have received the plants very safely 

 and satisfactory. Your collection of cac- 

 tus, 20 for $1, is very nice for the price; 

 it is sure that no dealer in cacti could give 

 the same for $1. It is a choice lot of 

 plants in that genus. 



When not so cold here I will send an- 

 other order. 



Yours truly, 



D. A. LAMDEREAU, Director. 

 Jan. 31, 1906. 



