Snake 
Cactus 
(Nyctocereus 
serpentinus) 
From the first you 
will be pleased with the 
Snake Cactus. The 
flower buds are scat¬ 
tered irregularly, devel¬ 
oping all summer long. 
The snowy flowers open 
in the evening, their lus¬ 
cious fragrance haunt¬ 
ing the dusk. It grows 
very rapidly, the fluted 
stems decked with ac¬ 
curately spaced stars of 
white spines. Everyone 
can succeed with it. 25c. 
Larger 35c and 50c. 
Haageocereus pacalaensis. A long name for 
such a pretty plant. The bright yellow spines 
are arranged in a close set pattern. Branches 
from the base. Just discovered in Peru. 40c. 
Cleistocactus Baumannii aureispinus. Grows 
a foot high, each stem bearing for many 
months tubular scarlet flowers. A beautiful 
blossoming plant. 35c. 
Snow Ball Cactus. (Espostoa melanostele). 
We have just succeeded in securing this ex¬ 
tremely rare cereus. A long expedition into 
the fastnesses of the Andes was necessary to 
get seed of it. Each plant is completely 
clothed with pure white fleecy wool so that 
no portion of the stem can be seen. I have 
only a very few of them. 75c. 
Trichocereus. To this group belong the 
White Torch Cactus and other gloriously 
flowering varieties. Some form close clumps a 
foot high, others are columnar. The blossoms 
of all are large and handsome. When in bloom 
the plants are literally wreathed in flowers, as 
many as 50 having been counted on one 
clump. T. Terscheckii. This easily grown plant 
has big snowy blossoms. Very pretty. 25c. T. 
Bridgesii. Huge blossoms. 50c. T. candicans. 
Dwarf with golden spines. 30c. T. Schicken- 
dantzii. Masses of white flowers. 50c. T. 
strigosus. A beauty with rich red and yellow 
spines. 25c. T. litoralis. Very rare. 35c. T. 
Werdermannianus. A colossal new tree species 
from Bolivia with spines like shoe tacks. 75c. 
T. cephalomacrostibas. A brand new species 
from the Andes mountains. Each spine cush¬ 
ion covered with felt. 50c. T. chiloensis. One 
of the best large flowering cereus with 6" long 
snowy white blossoms. Should be in every 
collection. 35c. T. fascicularis. Found grow¬ 
ing at elevations of 8000 feet. 4 to 5 inch 
flowers. 50c. T. coquimbanus. A rare one 
with fine white flowers 5" long. 30c. T. pasa- 
cana albicephala. A giant species from the 
Argentine. Flowering branches covered with 
long white hair. 30c. T. Bertramianus. A new 
species just named. 75c. 
10 Varieties My Choice for $2.50. 
IMPORTANT NOTICE 
Remember that with every order you receive you 
will find my leaflet “How to Grow Cacti”. Look for it. 
OLD MEN CACTI 
One of the Most Interesting 
Groups 
COLLECTION NO. 61 
With this group you will 
have the nucleus of an ex¬ 
tremely interesting collection. 
It contains the always beau¬ 
tiful white haired Old Man, 
the new Old Man of the Mountain, the 
handsome long haired Cephalocereus Hop- 
penstedtii, the white spined C. albispinus 
and the striking fleecy white Woolly Torch 
which becomes thickly Q 1 ] rn 
clothed with long white *4> I OU 
silky hair. * 
PHOTOGRAPHS 
It is always a pleasure to receive interest¬ 
ing photographs from our friends showing 
their cactus collections. For all that I use to 
illustrate our catalogs I shall be glad to 
choose a collection of 10 cacti in exchange. 
Snapshots of window or rock gardens are 
often very instructive. 
SILVER TORCH CACTUS 
(Cleistocactus Strausii) 
This beautiful silvery white Cereus from Bolivia has 
clustered slender columns with red flowers and soft 
harmless silvery spines. So pretty and easy to grow 
that no collection is complete without it. 35c. 5" 
specimens 50c. 8" to 10" specimens $1.50. 
BOXING GLOVE CACTUS 
(Opuntia mamillata cristata) 
Crested Cacti are what all fanciers seek most. This 
is a beautiful, completely crested variety that every 
collection should have I Forms a short trunk and then 
begins to crest. As it expands you will see how it 
secured its name. 50c. Larger $1 and $2.50. 
★ HEDGE HOG CEREUS (Echinocereus). 
These small, cluster forming Cereus have en- 
trancmgly beautiful flowers. The short cob¬ 
shaped branches burst forth in summer with 
the most exquisite blossoms, pink, scarlet, 
sometimes crimson, purple or yellow, often ap¬ 
pearing as though frosted. They like a lime 
soil and to be kept dry in the winter. 
Echinocereus pectinatus. The plants them¬ 
selves are very pretty—conical with short 
harmles_s white spines sometimes tipped with 
pink. Big violet pink flowers 3" long. 25c. 
E. procumbens. Handsome satiny pink flowers 
3 to 4 inches long. Throat white with the tip 
ot the protruding stigma bright green. The 
plants form clusters 4 or 5 inches across with 
small finger-like stems. Fine. 25c. E. mojav- 
ensis. Beautiful blood-red, funnel shaped 
flowers. 25c. 
if Two hardy varieties standing 10° below 
zero. E. Englemannii. A beautiful plant with 
bright colored spines and rosy purple flowers 
3" across. Splendid. 25c. E. octacanthus. 
Crimson flowers. Nice blooming size. 30c. 
Old Woman Cactus. (E. DeLaetii). Becomes 
entirely clothed with long white hair. A 
handsome species. 75c. 
★ GRAFTED ECHINOCEREUS PROCUMBENS. 
These make splendid, valuable specimens and 
bloom far more freely and easily. 75c. 
★ CREEPING DEVIL CACTUS. (Machaero- 
cereus eruca). The strange Creeping Devil 
from Magdalena Bay. There the crawling, 
heavily armed stems creep on the beach, al¬ 
ways facing the ocean. A real acquisition 
for the collector as the plants have been sell¬ 
ing at $5 each. A new importation at 50c 
each. M. gummosus. An upright curving 
stemmed species. 40c. 
WHITE TORCH CACTUS 
(Trichocereus Spachianus) 
This photograph is not an exagger¬ 
ation but shows what a Trichocereus 
can do when well grown. Each snowy 
blossom is 6" across and what a sight 
their sparkling masses are in the 
morning sunlight! The easiest grow¬ 
ing cactus quickly forming clusters of 
stems bright green with brown spines. 
I can recommend this to everyone. 
25c to $5. 
BARGAIN COLLECTIONS 
FANCIER'S COLLECTION 
A REAL COLLECTION AT A LOW PRICE 
COLLECTION NO. 62 
For those who wish to secure a foundation collection of 
Cacti and Succuents at a great saving I offer this splendid 
group. In it I endeavor to give a representative selection of 
the most favored kinds and will include in it such rare and 
interesting things as the Old Man, Queen of the Night, 
Tiger’s Jaw, Living Rock, Starfish Flower, I’eanut Cactus, 
Bishop’s Cap and many others to be found in any worth¬ 
while collection. All plants are of my first quality sent 
postage paid and guaranteed to arrive in perfect condition. 
(A.) 25 LABELED VARIETIES—MY SELECTION. $5 
(B.) 55 LABELED VARIETIES—MY SELECTION $10 
HOME CACTUS COLLECTION 
COLLECTION NO. 63 
With the Splendid Book “Cacti in the Home" 
If you are interested in Cacti only, but feel at a loss to select the 
varieties that will do well with you, let me help you. In this collec¬ 
tion I have selected only such plants as our experience has shown 
will grow easily for the inexperienced fancier. I want you to have 
success and to insure it we send you also the finely illustrated book 
“Cacti in the Home", 50 pages of real information on the care of Cacti. 
25 varieties of Cacti, my selection, including a grafted <c p 
Peanut Cactus and Book, “CACTI IN THE HOME" 
for only. 
ORANGE TORCH CACTUS 
(Haageocereus chosicensis) 
Handsome orange colored, fat col¬ 
umns which branch at the base, form¬ 
ing clusters crowded with circlets of 
red flowers. The thickset, brush-like 
spine clusters clothe the stems com¬ 
pletely. Quick grower. 35c and 50c. 
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