the ECHINOCACTI 
OR BARREL CACTUS. A HUGE GROUP 
WITH HANDSOME GLOBULAR STEMS 
CEREUS FORMOSUS 
MONSTRUOSUS 
Crested and monstruose forms of 
Cacti hold an irresistible attraction 
for those of us who are dyed-in-the- 
wool collectors. Here is one of the 
prettiest and most completely mon¬ 
struose forms I know. Bright green 
with rich brown spines. Grows easily 
and quickly. 75c. 
GOLDEN BARREL CACTUS 
(Echinocactus Grusonii) 
In any collection of cactus the 
Golden Barrel stands out as one of 
the most attractive specimens. A globe 
of rich, golden yellow, quite unlike 
any other. The older it grows the 
more beautiful it becomes. Fine young 
plants. 25c. Larger $i to $5. 
Hamatocactus setispinus. A free blooming, 
small Echinocactus from Texas, bearing ali 
summer long, bright yellow flowers with a red 
stained throat followed by handsome red ber¬ 
ries. A pretty, easily grown plant. 35c. 
Gymnocalycium. These pretty flowered, dwarf 
cacti grow wild in South America where they 
are found in abundance. Small plants, 2" or 3" 
across, they have few spines ana produce quan¬ 
tities of pink, white or yellow funnel-formed 
blossoms almost as large as themselves. They 
are among the most beautiful of pot cacti and 
are very rare. I have only a few to offer now. 
G. Schickendantzii. A very pretty plant, green, 
with darker mottlings bearing white blossoms. 
50c. G. DeLaetii. A handsome small plant 
bearing white to pink blossoms 2" across. 50c. 
G. gibbosum caespitosum. A fine blooming 
species, smooth green with 2 '/ 2 " white blos¬ 
soms. $1. G. Hossei. Very rare. $1. G. Speg- 
azzinii. A rare plant with rose colored blos¬ 
soms 4" long. Fine. $1.25. 
G. Quehlianus. The tiny plants are half buried 
in the soil but bear many white flowers with 
purple throat. 50c. G. multiflorum. Beautiful 
campanulate white flowers. $1. 
Peyote. (Lophophora Williamsii). Used by 
the Indians for its strange narcotic effect when 
the dried plants are chewed. A living rock 
cactus. 50c. 
Turk's Cap. (Melocactus Townsendianus). 
These strange, globular cacti bear a red fez 
perched on top from which the flowers are 
produced. 50c. 
Pyrrhocactus. A new genus of South Ameri¬ 
can Cacti. P. Straussianus is a cylindric plant 
6" high bearing 13 ribs. Very rare. 50c. 
Eriosyce korethroides. This rare globular plant 
has fine flowers. Comes from Chile. 75c. 
1 HAVE always been much attracted by this 
enormously interesting group of spiny cacti 
who have conquered the burning wastes of 
our great deserts. They grow easily in pots 
and seem to thrive where other plants would 
die. Many of them are noted for their hand¬ 
some flowers for often the more difficult the 
conditions under which a plant grows the more 
necessary that it have bright blossoms to at¬ 
tract the few insects. A great number of new 
and free flowering kinds have recently been 
discovered in South America where long, ardu¬ 
ous expeditions are being made into the little 
known hinterland. Traveling for hundreds of 
miles by muleback into these forgotten wastes, 
collectors are searching for new species, bring¬ 
ing out a whole Pandora's box of treasures for 
the fireside collector. The romance of these 
journeys can never be told. 
True Barrel Cacti (Ferocactus). The Fero- 
cactus are found only in our Southwest and 
Mexico. Like huge barrels some of them reach 
5' or 6' in height and 2' or 3' in diameter, 
great reservoirs of water. Though the juice is 
astringent it can be used by the weary traveler. 
if F. ORCUTTII. Pretty small globes encircled 
with red and yellow spines. 25c. F. Fordii. 
Very rare small species. 25c. F. Townsendianus. 
A fine red spined variety. 25c. F. Wislezeni. 
The handsome bright red spined Arizona Barrel. 
25c. F. gracilis. Very rare. 25c. F. penninsulae. 
A very rare tall growing species. 30c. F. 
echidne. A huge, yellow spined globe reaching 
many feet in circumference. 25c. F. latispinus. 
A globular Mexican species with pink, hooked 
spines and rosy flowers. 25c. F. Stainesii. A 
rare plant, the radial spines becoming long 
white hair. 50c. 
Giant California Barrel. (F. acanthodes). The 
popular Barrel with red spines. 25c. 
Star Cacti. (Astrophytum). Handsome Mexi¬ 
can Echinocacti with beautiful graven star 
shapes and brilliant yellow and red flowers. 
A. ornatum. The Star Cactus. See page 24 for 
colored illustration. A beauty. 50c. A. ornatum 
espiralis. With whirled ridges. 75c. A asterias. 
The Sea Urchin Cactus. A rare species. 40c. 
if BISHOP'S CAP. (A. myriostigma). This fa¬ 
mous plant is known to every collector. Shaped 
exactly like a Bishop's Mitre. 35c. A. myr. 
potosina. An interesting variety. 75c. 
Notocactus. These pretty flowered small Echi¬ 
nocacti are found in South America. They are 
the rare gems of the cactus world. The beau¬ 
tiful rich colored spines are arranged in deli¬ 
cate patterns and their large, brightly colored 
flowers make one want to possess them all. 
N. Leninghausii has fine soft spines of richest 
gold. Grows 6" or more high and bears a 
crown of 2" yellow blossoms! 50c. N. Ottonis. 
Bears quantities of clear yellow flowers all 
summer long. The bright green plants the size 
of an orange have slight brown spines. Splen¬ 
did. $1. N. Hasselbergii. A rare ball shaped 
species with short white bristles. Bears a crown 
of brilliant red blossoms. $1. N. scopa. A gem 
with soft, pure white spines and a crown of 
handsome flowers. This very rare plant is well 
known to all fanciers. 75c. 
REBUTIA MINUSCULA 
(natural size) 
The Rebutias are renowned for their freedom of 
bloom. They are dwarf plants 1 " to 2" in diam¬ 
eter with soft harmless spines and bright green 
bodies. The flowers are produced from underneath 
the plant thus differing from almost all others. 
The little plant figured is almost freer in bloom 
than the plate shows for around it you would 
find crimson, naked buds in all stages of develop¬ 
ment. They are cluster forming, the young plants 
piling up about the mother, making splendid spec¬ 
imens. $1.50. 
FEROCACTUS TOWNSENDIANUS 
Barrel Cacti are found in our driest, hottest 
deserts where they seek outcroppings of volcanic 
rock to perch high above the desert floor, their 
roots clinging between the black, burning stones. 25c. 
MIXED COLLECTION 
Cacti and Succulents 
COLLECTION NO. G5 
If you want to join the 
ranks of the thousands of 
cactus collectors in the Uni¬ 
ted States this curious col¬ 
lection will stir your interest. Starfish Flower, 
Red Sedum. Airplant, Peanut Cactus, 5 1 
Golden Tuna, Echeveria multicaulis. ^ 
SURPRISE COLLECTION 
COLLECTION NO. G6 
Each season we have a number of plants, 
the labels of which are lost. We do not like 
to throw such interesting material away so 
I am offering them to those who like to take 
a chance. $150 
10 unlabeled plants. 
ODDS AND ENDS 
COLLECTION NO. 67 
Always about such a large nursery there 
are odds and ends, plants with small blem¬ 
ishes, unlabelled specimens, overgrown 
plants and odd lots of which we do not 
have enough to catalog. You will find many 
interesting things among them. $050 
20 unlabelled odds and ends.“ 
A STRAWBERRY GARDEN 
COLLECTION NO. 64 
These storried gardens are one of the most attractive phases of 
indoor gardening. How otherwise could you grow such a bewil¬ 
dering variety of plants in such a limited space? These strawberry 
jars will be interesting every day in the year. The pots may be 
purchased at any pottery shop or we can ship them. Tiger's Jaw, 
Starfish Flower, Rattail Cactus, Ghost Plant, Necklace Vine, Night 
Blooming Cereus, Echeveria, Tongue Leaf, Airplant, Bead Vine, 
Window Plant, Red Sedum. 
FINE PLANTS, A $3 
VALUE FOR 
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