HART’S TONGUE 
phylla. 
fasciata. 
G. 
• HART’S TONGUE. (Gas- 
teria hybrida). These 
plants, well shown in the 
illustration, have beauti¬ 
fully mottled and spotted 
leaves. They make fine 
house plants and thrive 
for many years. 25c. G. 
dicta. More dwarf. 35c. G. 
trigona. 75c. G. picta. 75c. 
G. acinaciformis. 75c. G. 
mamorata is a handsome 
variegated form. Splendid. 
50c. G. verrucosa. 40c. G. 
sulcata. 50c. G. cheilo- 
nigricans. 75c. G. 
• AIR PLANTS. (Kalanchoe). Peculiar African plants 
the old leaves. Some 
still attached to the 
may be pinned to the 
See color illustration 
reptile-like plant with 
25c. K. Fedschenkoi. 
50c. 
75c 
• CROWN OF THORNS. (Euphorbia 
splendens). The Crown of Thorns 
bears its bright scarlet flowers in 
pairs the year around. Our plants are 
all of blooming size. This thorny 
plant lives and thrives for years, mak¬ 
ing a fine house plant. May be planted 
outdoors in the summer. 50c. 
CURIOSITY COLLECTION 
5 Curious, easily grown 
succulents. 
Starfish Flower. Air Plant. 
Tree Sempervivum. Candle 
Plant. Red Tips. 95c. 
LIVING ROCK 
• LIVING ROCK. 
mimicry plants of 
(Pleiospilos). A group of African 
greatest interest. They completely 
resemble the rocks among which they grow. Strik¬ 
ing large yellow flowers. M. simulans. Very rock 
like. M. Bolusi. The one illustrated. M. Neilii. Fine 
rock-like new one. M. Dekenahi. Splendid new one, 
fine flowers. M. cana. Evening bloomer. M. optatus. 
Rare. M. magnipunctata. Closely dotted leaves. M. 
Fergusoni. Brand new. Nice plants are 35c eacn. 
3 for $1. Set of 8 for $2. Large 3 year old specimens 
perfectly rock-like. $1 each. 
EUPHORBIAS. Strange cactus-like plants from 
Africa with grotesque forms. E. obesa. A fat, round 
ball. $1. E. grandidens. Tree-like stems, marbled 
with white. 25c. E. cereiformis. A fine one. 50c. 
E. pendula. Long snake-like whips. 25c. E. pseudo¬ 
cactus. Beautifully marbled. 50c. E. resinifera. 50c. 
E. tirucalli. 25c. E. crassipes. Rare new one. Si.50. 
E. multiceps. Very new one. $1.50 E. meloformis. 
One of the most striking. $2.50 E. Pfersdorfii. 75c. 
SNAKES HEAD EUPHORBIA (E. caput-medusae). 
The rare Medusa’s Head from Africa. Bears long 
snake-like arms from a round head. $1. E. caput- 
medusae major. A fine, large form. $1. 
CORN COB EUPHORBIA. (E. mammillaris) Com¬ 
monly called the Corn Cob this is one of the easiest 
to grow with its strange cobs. 
Purple Tree Sempervivum. 
A beauty with clusters of 
purple leaves. Also a green 
leaved variety. 25c. 2 for 35c. 
Trailing Figmarigold. 
Illustrated in color on page 
28. Brilliant purple flowers. 
Orange Figmarigold. Orange 
flowers. 20c each. 
• NECKLACE VINE. Pretty 
heart-shaped succulent leaves 
strung through the middle on 
a slender stem like a string 
of beads. 25c. 
JAPANESE PINE. An odd 
pine-like sedum easily grown 
in dishes. 20c. 
• COTYLEDON. Fine bushy 
plants with thick round leaves 
and orange red flowers. C. 
Barbeyi with silvery, pure 
white leaevs in opposite pairs. 
A really good plant. 25c. C. 
decussata. A gem with pen¬ 
cil-like leaves. Powdered pure 
white. 25c. C. teretifolia. 
Green pencil-like leaves. 25c. 
C. papillosa. Dwarf with sin¬ 
gle orange bells. 20c. 
SPROUTING LEAF. (Bryo- 
phyllum). Pin the leaves to 
the wall where they will 
sprout tiny plants. Succulent 
leaves borne in pairs topped 
by clusters of pink bells. 25c. 
50c. 
HAIRY STARFFISH FLOWER 
Beautiful velvety purple stars three 
inches across the petals fringed with 
long white hairs. A strikingly curious 
blossom with a flesh-like texture. 50c 
each. Three large flowering kinds in¬ 
cluding the Giant Starfish with 14-inch 
spotted blossoms. $1 Postpaid. 
forming tiny young plants on 
bear the young plants while 
parents. The leaves of others 
wall to sprout. K. tubiflora. 
front cover. A curious mottled 
gorgeous red flowers at Xmas. 
Very ornamental and produces many young plants 
when leaves are pinned to wall. 25c. K. somaliensis 
leaves rimmed with red. 25c. K. rotundifolia. Dwarf 
with red flowers. 25c. K. daigremontiana. Many 
young plants on old leaves. 25c. 
Inch Worm Plant. (Klienia pendula.) This really 
does look and almost act like an inch worm. The 
size of an index finger, beautifully lined green and 
white with inch wide crimson flowers. 
The plant humps along like an inch 
worm. 75 c. 
• SILVER HECHTIA. Red and silver 
spiny rosettes of leaves. Belongs to 
Pineapple Family. Very pretty. 25c. 
POLKA DOT ALOE. Bronzy leaves 
heavily spotted with white. 15c. 
• CANDLE PLANT. An unusual plant 
with thick jointed stems. Seldom 
bears leaves. 20c. 
Red Sedum. 
Bronzy red 
bead - like 
leaves in 4 
rows down 
the stems, 
easily grown. 
15c. 
ROSARY VINE. (Cerope- 
gia Woodii.) A pretty suc¬ 
culent with kidney-shaped, 
silver spotted thick leaves. 
Flowers look like parachutes. 
Has a tuberous root. Very 
peculiar. 25c. 
ROCK FACES. (Lithops.) 
See front cover for color pic¬ 
ture. Strange rock¬ 
like plants from 
African deserts. 
Small, brown and 
grey mottled, they 
are almost impos¬ 
sible to see among 
the pebbles. To 
protect themselves 
from the fierce sun¬ 
light they have 
“windows” in up¬ 
per surface. L. 
TERRICOLOR is the one illustrated, 25c. 
L. pseudotruncatella, L. Eberlanzii, L. Fran¬ 
cis!, L. Knibisensis, L. Leslei. 50c. 
• HEDGE HOG ALOE. As the illustration 
shows it is a very attractive plant. Grows 
easily. 25c. 
LOVE PLANT. (Anacampseros.) 
Satiny, pink flowers like single 
roses from small fleshy plants. A. 
telephiastrum is much prized. 25c. 
A. lanceolatum. 25c. A. filamen- 
tosa. 25c. 
• COCKSCOMB SEDUM. Flat, fan¬ 
like stems like a cockscomb. A 
rare crested plant. Well crested 
young plants. 35c. 
LIBRARY TABLE 
COLLECTION 
Five pretty cactus to be 
planted in a bowl. An inter¬ 
esting assortment for a 
table or above the fireplace. 
Barrel Cactus. Cereus Jama- 
caru C. peruvianus. Giant 
Cereus. White Torch Cereus. 
Postpaid. 95c. 
Elephant Bush. Thick red stems 
with button-like green leaves. 25c. 
Scarlet Aloe. (Aloe striata.) 
Scarlet bells in big branched clus¬ 
ters. Flowers in late winter. Small 
clusters of thornless leaves. 25c. 
HARDY CACTUS 
COLLECTION 
Five interesting Cacti for 
the Rock Garden. 
Hardy Coryphanta. Grizzly 
Bear. Rose Tuna. Prickly 
Pear (O. grandiflora). Opun- 
tia vulgaris. 
HEDGE HOG ALOE 
♦-We Have Hundreds of Cacti 
and Succulents 
Not Listed Here—-♦ 
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