KELSEY^ HARDY AMERICAN PLANT^ 
Grolvn in the Carolina jyfountains at 3800 fiet elet'atic^ 
OTHER BULBOUS PLANTS, continued 
BICUCULLA (Dicenira) cucuUaria. 8oldikk's Cai". 5 to 10 in. Wliit«-tipiK'(i cream. Delicate divided It'avcs. 
EXIMIA. Wild Bleeding Heart. 1 to 2 ft. Rose-colored blossoms, appearing from spring 
until autumn. Forms thick clumps. Very light, feathery foliage of exceptional beauty. 
CHROSPERMA muscaetoxicum. Fly-Poison. IK to 4 ft. White. April. Long grass-like leaves. Very 
con^ipicuoii^ sjiikcs of tiowers. 
CONVALLARIA majalis. Lii,y-op-the-VaIjLEY. 4 to 9 in. One-sided nodding fragrant blossoms in early 
spriiii;. 
ERYTHRONIUM americanum. Yei,i^w Adder's-Tonoue. 6 to 12 in. Large bright yellow lily-lilie flow- 
ers risiiif; from green mottled leaves, April, 
grandiflorum. A Paeitie ciiiist species with large yellow flowers, 
hartwegil. Light yellow, orange center. 
hendersonii. Pale purple, with deeper shades.toward center. 
OXALIS acetosella. Woou Sorrei>. 2 to G in. White with reddish veins. June. 
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HARDY CACTI 
STRANGE group of plants, not well known as yet, noted for their odd shapes, eqtiipment 
of stiff barbed spines, flowers of unrivaled brilliancy, and powers of I'esisting extremes 
of both drought and cold. They will not endure stagnant moisture at the roots, how- 
ever, especially in winter, and a dry situation on banks or in the rockery is, therefore, 
suitable for their best growth, and they thrive in a sandy or rocky limestone soil. 
Hardy Cacti are also remarkably free from disease and insect pests, and we predict for 
them a permanent and important place in garden architecture. We offer some of the 
best species known. In height tliey vary, but nearly or quite all are of low or prostrate 
growth. 
CACTUS missouriensis. l^lant dwarf; yellow or salmon flowers, followed by scarlet 
berries. 
viviparus. Pi kple Cacti's. Hright purple, showy flowers, large. Whole plant 
covered witli purple and white cymes. Rare. 
ECHINOCACTUS simpsoni. HEncEHcx; CAcrrs. Shell pink to bright rose. Plant 
nearly hidden l>y different-colored spines. Very beautiful. 
ECHINOCEREUS viridiflorus. GttEEN-FbowEREU Cereus. Showy. Covered with beautiful red, purple and 
white spines, 
OPUNTIA arenaria. Large yellow flowers. Joints ronnd, with long white- or straw-colored spines, 
arborescens. Purple flowers and yellow fruit. Branching, sometimes (J feet tall. 
caxnanchica. Comanche Cactus. Showy, with yellow flowers and crimson fruit, which hangs till winter. 
Has long, stout spines of many beautiful shades, 
fragilis. Brittle Opuntia. Deep yellow. Very small sort, forming compact clumps. Very spiny. 
Flowers deep yellow, 
rafinesquli cymochila. Fruit purple, free bloomer. Rare, fine species, 
rafinesquii greenii. Fruit purple. Abundant bloomer. Few spines. 
mesacantha macrorhiza. Yellow flowers abundant. Fruit purplish brown. Curious nearly spineless 
species. 
phaeacantha major. A new, large sort with smooth, purplish joints and very long, purple or black spines. 
H:ipid-gi <>wing. forming large clumps with yellow flowers and deep crimson fruit, 
polyacantha. Manv-Spined Oplntia. Exceedingly sho\vy, with long white, brown, purple or black spines, 
polyacantha albispina. White spines, often curled or twisted, 
polyacantha watsonii. Orange or tinged purple. Spines purple or black. 
Cactus viviparus 
Purple (.'jK'lus 
A group oi Hardy Uacii 
1. Opuntia arenaria, J. Opuntia fragilis. •'. Opuntia polyacantha. 4. Opuntia mesacantha macrorhiza. 
6. Opuntia phwacantha major 
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