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colored berries) remain for many months 
making them doubly attractive. They can 
be grown anywhere and in any kind of 
soil, if the pots are well drained. 
Bicolor—From Northern Mexico on high 
mountains. Very neat and compact in form, 
with a close network of white spines, the 
main centrals tipped with black. Flowers 
are pale rose and seed pods bright red. A 
fine sort. Price 40c. 
Candida. An exceedingly beautiful plant, 
with a profusion of soft, delicate white, 
spines, often assuming a decided pink shade, 
flowers flesh color and large. 60c to $1. 
Decipiens. A variety with a long pale green 
tubercles, tipped with a few slender spines. 
A fine bloomer and easily managed. 25c to 
50e. 
Erecta. Upright grower, single stems, 
spines, amber color; flowers yellow; one 
of the most showy mamillarias that we have 
in our collection. 50c to $1. 
Minima. Resembling Stella Aurata but of 
more dwarf habit and with smaller stems, 
which are covered with cream colored star- 
like spines; it also bears white flowers. 10c | 
to 25: 
Montana. A hardy species, with pretty 
small flowers and very attractive fruit. This 
is an easily grown plant that will stand 
rough usage, and will freely produce its very 
large yellow flowers, lasting for several days. 
25¢ to 50e: 
Nivea. Most beautiful species, covered 
with fine white spines; rare and beautiful. 
Pretty flowers, followed by red berries. Rare. 
25e and 50c. 
Pectinata. Native of Southern Texas and 
northern part of Mexico. One of the real 
satisfactory kind on account of its neat form 
and very large and beautiful flowers. Color 
a clear yellow. Extra good sort and cheap. 
25e¢ to 50e. 
Pusilla. Very dainty, with soft silvery 
spines 25c each.. 
Stella Aurata of Golden Star. A most beau- 
tiful variety that grows stems 2 to 4 inches in 
height and a half inch in diameter, branching 
freely and covered with spreading star-like 
yellow spines tipped with reddish-brown. 
Small white flowers. 25c to 50c each. 
Suphurea. Fine form with rose colored 
flowers. 75c. 
OPUNTIA Microdasys. The prettiest of all 
Opuntias with handsome, pear-shaped 
leaves, of a fine green, dotted with tufts of 
small golden spines that resemble tufts of 
velvet. The contrast is very beautiful, 25c, 
50e and 75c each; cuttings, 15c. 
Monacantha Variegata. A beautiful plant, 
the pear-shaped leaves of which are beauti- 
fully variegated white and green; young 
growth pink. 20c, 50c and 75c each. 
Gorgeous Phlilyocactus 
The most gorgeous and satisfactory of 
all the cactus family. A large plant will 
frequently carry fifty to a hundred buds 
and blossoms. The leaves are flat or tri- 
angular 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 severely plain 
leaves comes forth suddenly and mysteri- 
ously 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_ be- 
gin to bloom in February, and come on 
during the spring and summer months the 
time of blooming depending upon the varie- 
ties. 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 season. 
Alice Wilson. Bright rose. 25c. 
Ackermanni. One of the handsomest. The 
flowers are 6 to 8 inches across, of a rich, 
satiny scarlet or crimson, produced in pro- 
fusion. 15c, 50c, and 75c each; cuttings 10c. 
Anguliliger. 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 surrounded by a whorl 
of pure white petals. 20c, 50c, 75c each; cut- 
tings 10e. 
Blindii. Leaves bright, rich shining green, 
very attractive. The large flowers are a most 
beautiful pink. A lovely variety. Small plants. 
50e. 
Boliwilleriana. Another fine sort, with car- 
mine scarlet flowers 5 inches in diameter. 
50c. 
Conway’s Giant. IS a grand species, indeed, 
both in leaf and in flowers. These are of 
enormous size, often 2 feet in circumference, 
full deep scarlet, shading to purple. A well 
grown plant owing to its neat mass of erect 
branches, is really an ornament. Small plants 
50e. 
Crenatus, This species, which is a native 
of Honduras, rivals in size and fragrance of 
its blossoms, the gigantic Night-blooming 
Cereus. It grows to a height of about 2 feet, 
with round based branches, the upper por- 
tion flattened out and the margins serrated. 
The flower tube is 4 inches long, brownish 
green, and so are the sepals. Petals 4 inches 
long, in a whorl, stamens and pistils erect 
pale cream color, shading to rose. (Flowers 
especially valuable for cutting and placing 
in water. A very free bloomer. 50c. 
Feasti. A fine grower with flat leaves with 
fine clusters of spines at the eyes. The flow- 
ers are exquisite of medium size, with broad, 
bright red petals, inner ones fine, metallic 
purple. Small plants 50c. 
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