Cereus Grandiflorus—Night Blooming Cereus. A 
magnificent species, producing pure white cup- 
shaped flowers a foot across. These unfold 
in the evening, fading sometime the next day, 
and have a delicious vanilla fragrance. An 
established plant in full flowrer is a thing of 
splendor. 10 seeds for 25c; 45 seeds for $1.00. 
Echinopsis Eyriesii—A tufted ball, with shaggy 
buds and sweet white flowers. 15 seeds, 25c. 
Ferocactus Acanthoides—Like a thorny ridged 
barrel, crowned with golden bloom. 15 seeds 
for 20c; 50 seeds for 50c. 
Opimtia Tomentosa—Spineless branching pads 
covered with soft down. Orange flowers. 15 
seeds for 25c; 50 seeds for 70c. 
Cereus Tortuosus—A rare night-bloomer, with 
serpentine stems, pure white flowers and bril¬ 
liant red fruits. 15 seeds, 20c; 50 seeds, 50c. 
Mammillaria Elephantidens — Deeply knobbed 
globes, with ivory spines and rose-violet flow¬ 
ers. 10 seeds for 25c; 45 seeds for $1.00. 
Ferocactus Uncinatus—Catclaw. Chocolate blos¬ 
soms on cylinder stems, armed with hooked 
spines. Edible fruits. 15 seeds for 25c; 40 
g00^|g 50c 
Offer 60A4—One pkt. each of the above for $5.00. 
Cactus, Ornamental Blend—From hundreds of 
kinds, for this blend have been chosen par¬ 
ticularly those that may be readily handled 
under ordinary growing conditions; sorts 
moreover that are attractive in interesting 
changes of plant form and flower coloring. 
Cacti grow readily from seed. 35 seeds for 
25c; 100 seeds for 60c; 500 seeds for $2.50. 
WINTER HARDY CACTI 
Several Cactus species are thoroughly hardy 
out-of-doors in the North, some even into 
Canada, if given a thoroughly drained location. 
They are an interesting change from the usual 
run of garden plants and are particularly beau¬ 
tiful in flower and fruit. The sunny rockery is an 
ideal position for them. 
Opuntia Opuntia—A true Cactus of almost iron¬ 
clad hardiness. The thick, rich green, branch¬ 
ing pads are sparsely dotted with spine clus¬ 
ters. Very pretty large yellow flowers. 25 
seeds for 20c; 100 seeds for 70c. 
Mammillaria Vivipara—One of the best year 
around Cacti in the north, very hardy. The 
plants are knobby globes, grouped often to 
form large mounds. Profuse snowy spines 
and pretty pink flowers. 10 seeds for 15c; 
50 seeds for 60c; 100 seeds for $1.00. 
Opuntia Floccosa—Low mounds of stems hidden 
in the long white hair. Bright yellow bloom. 
From the Andes. 15 seeds, 20c; 50 seeds, 60c. 
Opimtia Engelmanni—Spreading buff-green pads 
to five feet. Satiny flowers, opening yellow, 
but aging to red. Showy sweet purple fruits. 
To zero. 10 seeds for 25c: 50 seeds for $1.00. 
Echinocactus Polyancistrus — Ribbed cylinder 
stems to 12 inches, and white needle spines. 
Rosy crimson bloom. To zero. 10 seeds, 25c. 
Opuntia Imbricata—Devil’s Rope. Rope-like 
spiny stems in tree form, to 8 feet. Purple 
flowers. Hardy to zero. 15 seeds, 20c; 100 
seeds, $1.00. 
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