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Secunda Glauca. Resembling- the above, but prettier, with glaucous green leaves; 

 bright red flowers. 5, 10, 15 and 20 cts. each ; 50, 75 cts. and $1.25 per doz. 

 Four other choice sorts 10 to 25 cts. each. 



GASTERIAS. 



Resembling aloes, and of somewhat the same habit of growth. Leaves mostly 

 tongue-shaped, some short, ohers long; all beautifully marked with raised white 

 spots, fine scarlet flowers, lined and tipped green. Four beautiful varieties, 15 to 50 

 cts. each. Showy specimens, 75 cts. and $1.00 each. 



HAWORTHIAS. 



Dainty little aloe-like plants of pretty and interesting forms; some with translu- 

 cent leaves that are very beautiful. Easy to grow. Five sorts, 15 cts. to 50 cts. 

 each; 5 for $1.00. 



KL.EINIA. 

 Articulata. Or "Candle Plant." Large, round, fleshy stems of a pretty frosted 



appearance, distinctly marked with curious designs; foliage cut like ivy, and 



prettily tinted purple underneath ; inconspicuous yellow flowers. 10 to 20 cts. ; 



cuttings, 5 cts. 

 Spiculosa. Tall growing species, stems about eighteen inches high, and not fleshy. 



Leaves are terete in shape, resembling those of Othonna or '' Pickle Plant," only 



larger and two or more inches long. The whole plant is of a bluish color. 10 



to 25 cts. ; cuttings 5 cts. 



MESEMBRYANTHEMUMS. 



From mesembria midday, and anthemon a flower; referring to theflowers open- 

 ing on sunny days. The leaves are variable in shape, sometimes thick and fleshy, 

 sometimes round and resembling the portulaca ; frequently they are most curiously 

 formed. The flowers are white, blush, pink, rose, bronze-red, crimson, magenta, and 

 various shades of yellow. The petals of the flower radiate from the center like the 

 tentacles of the sea-anemone, and have a beautiful satin-like gloss. They measure 

 from three-quarters of an inch to three inches in diameter. They are fascinating- 

 plants and interesting to collectors. They will grow in any soil, and love the hot 

 sun and are especially suited to hot climates and for covering' hillsides or bare places, 

 or drooping over banks or for borders. Cuttings root in sand very freely. Anyone 

 can start them, thus securing collections very cheap. A plant in full bloom is so 

 completely covered with flowers as to be perfectly dazzling. Ten varieties. 15 to 

 50 cts. each, Cuttings of nine sorts 50 cts. Cuttings per hundred $3.00 ; per twenty- 

 five 75 cts. 



ROCHEA FALCATA. 



T Very interesting fleshy leaves of a light frosted green, that look as if they had been 

 pressed together. Splendid brilliant scarlet flowers. Small plants 15 to 25 cts. ; 

 larger, 50 cts. 



RHIPSALIS, 



Orl " Mistletoe Cactus." Very peculiar plants. Some have long, fleshy, whip-like 

 branches, and white berries similar to mistletoe ; some resemble mesembryanthe- 

 mums, and some are mistaken for epiphyJlums. The flowers are small, but produced 

 in great abundance. Six sorts, 15 to 50 cts. each. 



STAPELIA, OR "STARFISH CACTUS." 



Very curious plants, with fleshy leaves and flowers shaped like a star-fish. 

 Variegata. Flowers buff-yellow, spotted maroon-red. 10 to 25 cts. 

 G-randiflora. A rare variety, with very large star-shaped flowers; color of a rich 



maroon-red, covered with long reddish hairs. 15, 25, and 50 cts. each. 

 Two other sorts. 15 and 25 cts. each. 



SEDUM. 



Six pretty sorts, 10 to 20 cts. each. 



SEMPFRVIYUW. 



Barbatum. A beautiful and rare variety, with thick, furzy, light-green leaves, form- 

 ing a very loose but regular rosette, deeply depressed at the center. The leaves 

 are narrow at the base and broad at the ends, with a point in the center. The 

 pores of the leaf are distinctly visible underneath the surface, which gives a fine 

 effect. Small plants, 25 cts. ; large, $1.00 by express. 



