VENTURA-BY-THE-SKA, CALIFORNIA. 87 
Seeds of Cacti and Succulents. 
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. ‘The seeds are all sizes, from a small 
pea toa grain of mustard seed, They should be planted almost on the 
surface in pots or cigar boxes, half filled with potsherds or gravel, with a 
couple ef 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 wellinthe 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 al- 
ways be given good of drainage. 
Very Choice Hybridized seed of Cereus and Phyllos. Small pkt., 
20¢c. 
Cereus Triangularis. 15c pkt. 
Colubrinus. 10c pkt. 
Mamillarias. Choice mixed, 15c pkt. 
Echinocereus. Choice mixsd, 15c per pkt. 
Echinocactus. Choice mixed, 15c per pkt. 
Epiphyllum. Choice mixed, 25c pkt. 
Phyllocactus. Hybridized, 35c pkt. 
Cereus Tortuosus. 20c pkt. 
Very Choice Mixed. All sorts, 15c pkt. 
All of the above varieties for $1.35. 
Gasteria. Choice mixed, 10c pkt. 
Aloes. Choice mixed. They are very easily grown, and very inter- 
esting at all stages. 10c pkt. 
Aloe Hanburyana. A very beautiful variety with splendid 
branches of rich scarlet flowers. Very fine for pots and vases, 25c pkt. 
Agave Filamentosa. A very beautiful variety resembling a huge 
rosette. The overlapping leaves are very nnmerous, prettily marked with 
white, pointed at the edges. and have gray threads or filaments at the 
margins. A full grown plant measures 20 inches across. The plants in 
the garden are ten years or more of age, and in that time have never 
multiplied, but this season sent up great spikes or stems, 8 or 10 feet high, 
covered with reddish maroon blossoms, so that for the first time we can’ 
offer the seed. All the Yuccas, Agaves and Aloes grow readily from seed, 
and are very interesting in all stages. 15c pkt. 
Yucca Filamentosa. 10c pkt. 
Yucca Whippelii. 10c pkt. 
