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THEODOSIA B. SHEPHERD COMPANY. 



Echinopsis Mulleri. "The Cactus for the Million" 



GORGEOUS PHLLYOCACTUS. 



The most gorgeous and satisfactory 

 of all the cactus family. A lar? e plant 

 will frequents carry fifty to a hundred 

 buds and blossoms. The leaves are flat 

 or triangular in shape, of various shades 

 of green, sometimes shaded with dark 

 red. The plants attain a height of 4 to 

 5 feet, and from every eye of their se- 

 verely plain and unattractive leaves 

 comes forth suddenly and mysteriously 

 small buds, which develop into large 

 flowers 5 to 8 inches across; often these 

 flowers almost overlap each other, and 

 they are of such brilliancy as to fairly 

 dazzle the eyes. Some are clear scarlet 

 and cup shaped: others are deep crimson, 

 with throats of metallic purple and long 

 silken stamens; either pink or white: 

 sometimes the pollen is pink, on others 

 white. Then there are pale yellow, pink, 

 and cream-colored flowers, exquisitely 

 lovely in form and color. The Phyllos 

 begin to bloom in February, and come 

 on during the spring and summer 

 months, the time of blooming depending 

 upon the varieties. The secret of having 

 blooming plants is to take cuttings from 

 wood that has bloomed: it will then 

 flower at the proper time the next sea- 

 son. 



Pocockii. A splendid variety. Stems 

 reddish green, three angled, set with 

 clusters of spines, cushioned with white 

 down. Flowers have two rows of sepals, 

 and five rows of wide petals, three- 

 fourths of an inch across at widest part, 

 delicately waved at the edges. The col- 

 oring is indescribably beautiful, being a 

 rich, dark red with a shiny luster, and 

 a broad orange red shade through the 

 center of each petal; the inner ones are 

 shorter than the others, all are edged 

 and flamed with intense brilliant ma- 

 genta at the base. The heart of the flow- 

 ers, pale green. Xo words can do justice 

 to this superb variety. Small plants 

 50c to 75c. 



Feasti. A fine grower with flat leaves, 

 with fine clusters of spines at the eves. 

 The flowers are exquisite, of medium 

 size, with broad, bright red rjetals. inner 

 ones fine, metallic purple. Small plants 

 50c. 



Blindii. Leaves bright, rich, shining 

 green, very attractive. The large flow- 

 ers are a most beautiful bright pink. A 

 lovely variety. Small plants 75c. 



Mainwaring's Red. A stately^ strong. 

 vigorous grower, that makes an imposing 

 plant, and produces very large, dark red. 

 keaw flowers. 25c to 50c each. 



