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dark green species; adding variets* - to any 

 collection. 50c. 



Stella Aurata or Golden Star. A most beautiful 

 variety that grows stems 2 to 4 inches in 

 height and a half inch in diameter, branch- 

 ing freely and covered with spreading star- 

 like yellow spines tipped with reddish 

 brown. 15c. 



Tuberculosa.. A very pretty and well defined 

 species of the mountain region. Spines 

 slender, hair-like. Flowers pale purple, pro- 

 ducing an elongated red berry. 50c. 



Uncinatus. This Mexican variety always at- 

 tracts attention on account of its compact 

 form and fine, stout .hooked central spines. 

 Tubercles are short, color very dark green, 

 spines black and flowers white with purple 

 stripes. 50c. 



Wrightii. Flattened or depressed;! numerous 

 brown, short, hooked spines, a small grower. 

 Purple flowers. 50c. 



Seeds of Cactus 



CACTI FROM SEED— It is a delight to watch 

 their growth from the time that the seed 

 sprouts until it develops into a spiny ball or 

 column, and sends out its satiny blossoms. 

 Seeds are all sizes, from a small pea to a grain 

 of mustard seed.. Should be planted almost on 

 the surface in pots or cigar boxes, half filled 

 with pot-shreds or gravel, with a couple of 

 inches of sand, well watered and kept covered 

 with glass.. They generally sprout within ten 

 days or a month. It is surprising to see the 

 size of a plant that has come from a very small 

 seed.. They are beautiful little things; the most 

 delicate colors, pale green, soft pink or pale 

 yellow, and pure white, round or oval, and 

 resemble precious gems.. They will grow well 

 in the sand for two or three months or until 

 large enough to transplant well, when they 

 should be planted in a compost of loam, sand 

 and leaf mold mixed with broken charcoal. 

 They must always be given good drainage. 

 Choice mixed. 10c pkt. 



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