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Mrs. Bouman. Makes a fine large 

 plant; with graceful slender stems. It is 

 a most profuse bloomer, bearing many 

 open flowers at once; which are of 

 medium size, colored soft velvety-scar- 

 let, and of great brilliancy. 25c, 50c to 

 $1 each; cuttings, 10c. 



Kermesinus Magnus. An imposing 

 plant, with great thick, heavy, rich col- 

 ored stems, which produce extra large 

 deep scarlet flowers most splendid to be- 

 hold; 8 to 12 inches in diameter. Small 

 plants, 50c each; large size, 75c each; 

 no cuttings. 



Jenkinsoni, "Case Knife Cactus." One 



of the oldest varieties, with flat stems 

 and numerous handsome light scarlet 

 flowers, about 3 or 4 inches long. It 

 blooms when very small. 10c, 20c, 50c, 

 75c to $1 each; cuttings, 5c to 10c each. 



Orange Gem. iResemlbling the above, 

 but with massive foliage, that has a rich 

 yellow tint. A grand sort. Small plants, 

 50c to 75c each ; cuttings, 25c each. 



Refulgens. Most beautiful flaring 

 scarlet flowers, shaded metallic purple. 

 50c each; cuttings, 25c each. 



Speciosissimus. Embracing all the 

 colors of the rainbow. 25c, 50c to 75c 

 each. 



Stenopetalus, "Cactus of the Stars." 



The most satisfactory and ibest bloomer 

 of all. Grows rapidly and gives a pro- 

 fusion of star-like flowers. Petals' cream, 

 sepals brownish green, pink pistal with 

 yellow antlers. A strong grower. 25c, 

 50c and $1. Cuts 10c. 



Roseus. Charming pink flowers. Small 

 plants, 25c. 



Roseus Superbus. Fine pink flowers; 

 very free bloomer; one of the best sorts; 

 charming. 25c and 50c each. 



Tettanus. Inside violet, outside pur- 

 ple; very showy and rich in appearance. 

 50c each. 



Ackermanni. One of the handsomest. 

 The flowers are 6 to 8 inches across, of 

 a rich, satiny scarlet or crimson, pro- 

 duced in profusion. 15c, 25c, 50c and 

 75c each; cuttings', 10c. 



Anguiliger. Deep notches are cut along 

 the leaves like the teeth of a large saw. 

 The flowers are composed of a curved 

 tube 6 inches long, spreading out at the 

 top to the width of 6 inches, and sur- 

 rounded by a whorl of pure white petals. 

 20c, 50c, 75c each; cuttings, 10c. 



MONEY IN RHUBARB 



Correspondence from people contemplating 

 planting crimson winter rhubarb in large 

 quantities is solicited. See page 10. 



Philocactus Stenopetalus, "Cactus of the Stars" 



Latifrons. The "Queen Cactus" is the 

 largest of the genus 8 to 10 feet high, 

 robust in habit; the stem 4 to 5 inches, 

 broad, flat, crenated, night-blooming. The 

 flowers a beautiful creamy white; sepals 

 and tube of a reddish hue. 25c to $1.50 

 each; cuttings, 5c to 20c. 



Wrayi. A grand flowering sort; flow- 

 ers 5 inches long by 8 inches across; 

 brown outside, yellow within; petals yel- 

 lowish white; fragrant when first open. 

 15c, 25c to $1 each; cuttings, 10c. 



CHRISTMAS CACTUS. 



Epiphyllums or Lobster Cactus. Called 

 Xmas Cactus because it always blooms 

 through 'December and January, and is 

 a charming gift for the season, being 

 crowned with its exquisite flowers just in 

 time for Xmas. The genus Epiphyllum 

 (from epi, upon, and phyllon, a leaf), 

 from, its handsome and graceful appear- 

 ance would hardly appear to belong to 

 the cactus family. Its native home is in 

 the forests on the slopes of the Oregon 

 mountains in Brazil, where it grows on 

 the trunks and branches' of large trees, 

 occasionally on the ground, or upon 

 rocks,, at an elevation of 6000 feet. It 

 has long slender branches which are 

 formed of succulent, green, leaf-like 

 'branchlets, growing out of the ends of 

 each other, to the length of three or ten 

 inches. They are grown on their own 

 roots or grafted on Pereskia or Cereus. 

 When grafted, they can be grown as tall 

 as desired, and allowed to droop over. 



