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four or five very deep angles which are orna- 

 mented at the eyes with handsome tuber- 

 cles. The stems are a beautiful green with 

 a shiny lustre. The flowers are large with 

 short broad petals of a beautiful rich green- 

 ish white. Small plants 25c; second size, 50c 

 cuttings 15c each. 



Seidelii. This free grower makes fine 

 branches of a delicate bluish green. Flowers 

 open after sunset and fade by morning and 

 are about 8 inches long, white with green 

 stripe down the center of petals. A fine 

 plant. $1 to $2. 



Spachianus. A stately plant growing to 

 the height of 3 to 4 feet, and making numer- 

 ous erect branches. Color light green with 

 yellow spines. Flowers large and snow white, 

 several rows of broad satiny petals, corolla 

 large and flaring, outside a delicate green. 

 Our finest cereus. $1.00 to $3.00. 



Cereus Grandiflorns," Queen uf Night' 



Triangularis. A fine night bloomer. Outside 

 grows to immense proportions. If planted 

 near a dwelling, the branches will flatten 

 themselves against the side of the house, 

 sending out long white roots on each side, 

 which attach themselves tightly until the 

 stems become hardened, when they loosen 

 and hang like heavy gray strings. The flow- 

 ers are superb, immense size, fine creamy- 

 white, with magnificent clusters of silky sta- 

 mens and a light yellow pistil. Plants 25c, 

 50c. 75c and $1 each; cuttings 15c. 



Zaucacari. A very handsome plant with 

 five deep angles, and long rich, yellowish 

 brown clusters of spines, smooth shining 

 stems. Large white flowers 6 inches in dia- 

 meter. $1. 



Gorgeous Phyllocactus 



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 the 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. 25c; cuttings 10c. 



Cereus Lamprochlorus 



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 surrounded by a whorl 

 of pure white petals. Fragrant. 25c. 



Blindii. Leaves bright, rich, shining green, 

 very attractive. The large flowers are a most 

 beautiful pink. A lovely variety 50c. 



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