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Bollwilleriana. 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 masses of erect 

 branches, is really an ornament. 50c. 



Cerens Triangularis 



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. 



Jenkinsoni, "Case Knife Cactus" One of 

 the oldest varieties, with flat stems and num- 

 erous handsome scarlet flowers, about 3 or 

 4 inches long. It blooms when very small. 

 20c, cuttings, 10c each. 



Kermesinus Magnus. An imposing plant, 

 with great thick, heavy, rich colored stems, 

 which produce extra large deep scarlet flow- 

 ers most splendid to behold; 8 to 12 inches 

 in diameter. 50c. 



Latifrons. The Queen Cactus." is the larg- 

 est of the genus 8 to 10 feet high, robust in 

 habit; leaves flat, crenated. The flowers a 

 beautiful creamy white; sepals and tube of 

 a reddish hue. Night-blooming. 25c. 



Mainwaring's Red. A stately strong, vigor- 

 ous grower, that makes an imposing plant, 

 and produces very large, dark red, heavy 

 flowers. 25c. 



Mikado (New) Flowers medium size, scar- 

 let with orange stripe through center of 

 petals, fluted edges. 25c. 



Mrs. Bourn an. Makes a fine large plant; 

 with graceful slender stems. It is a most pro- 

 fuse bloomer, bearing many open flowers at 

 once; which are of medium size, colored soft 

 velvety-scarlet and of great brilliancy. 25c. 



Orange Gem. Resembling the above but 

 with massive foliage, that has a rich yellow 

 tint. A grand sort. 50c. 



Phyllanthoides. Profuse bloomer, white 

 flowers. 25c. 



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 edges. The 

 coloring is indescribably beautiful, being rich 

 dark red with a shiny lustre, and a broad or- 

 ange red shade through the center of each 

 petal; the inner ones are shorter than the 

 others, all are edged and flamed with in- 

 tense brilliant magenta at the base. The 

 heart of the flowers, pale green. No words 

 can do justice to this superb variety. 50c. 



Refulgens. Most beautiful flaring scarlet 

 flowers; shaded metallic purple. 50c each; 



Speciosissimus. It is a superb plant and 

 when in flower it cannot be rivalled in bril- 

 liancy by any other grown. The flowers vary 

 greatly in tint, usually presenting a beauti- 

 ful combination of scarlet and purplish 

 crimson, the petals being quite glossy and 

 shining in sunlight. They are in size from 

 6 to 8 inches, the petals expanding fully, 

 with abundant stamens. When cut and plac- 

 ed in water, they will last three or four days, 

 retaining all their brilliancy of color for 

 that period. Be sure to order this. 35c. 



Stenopetalus, "Cactus of the Stars." The 

 most satisfactory and best bloomer of all. 

 Grows rapidly and gives a profusion of star- 

 like flowers. Petals cream, sepals brownish 

 green, pink pistil with yellow anthers. A 

 strong grower. 25c Cuts 10c. 



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