ACTUS 
SUCCULENT 
SPECIALS 
Crown of Thorns. If you were not 
interested in these strange succu¬ 
lent plants you would still want 
this handsome ever-blooming pot 
plant. Amongst the emerald green 
leaves are clusters of scarlet flow¬ 
ers which last for weeks. Blooming 
size 35c and $1. 
Queen Cactus. Amongst fanciers 
this exotic night blooming plant is 
considered the easiest to grow and 
flower as well as one of the show¬ 
iest. Extremely fragrant. Blooming 
size. 35c. 
Phyllocactus Ackermannii. You 
will have no trouble growing and 
blooming this gorgeous flowering 
cactus. 5" scarlet flowers are borne 
in succession for many summer 
months. Should flower first year. 
35c to SI. 
Phyllocactus Empress. Easy to 
flower anywhere. Each leaf, in late 
spring, is a wreath of shell pink 
blossoms, delicate as orchids. Treat 
it as you would a fern. 35c. 
Golden Tuna. (Opuntia grandi- 
flora). A hardy cactus, sure to 
bloom in the rock garden. Each 
golden yellow flower, 3" across and 
hundreds of them! You can't fail 
with it. Blooms all summer. 25c. 
Rosary Vine. This pygmy succu¬ 
lent vine has silver-mottled leaves 
growing from small tubers. The 
curious maroon flowers are like toy 
parachutes. You will want one. 25c. 
Necklace Vine. This is a very 
pretty succulent with each pair of 
thick leaves joined together. The 
pairs are closely set on a thread¬ 
like stem resembling a string of 
beads. 25c. 
Princess of the Night. A glorious 
Night Blooming Cereus with dinner 
plate size blossom. They will bloom 
when small too. Grows easily when 
treated like a fern. 50c. 
Snake Head Euphorbia. Round 
heads with snake-like arms. An ex¬ 
tremely curious plant from Africa. 
Grows well. 50c. 
Plants with developed arms. $1 to 
$2.50. 
Peanut Cactus. This quick, easy- 
growing little cactus fairly sprouts 
with flowers, each scarlet and the 
size of a quarter. 25c. 
Corn Cob Euphorbia. A strange, 
milky juiced plant from Africa re¬ 
lated to the Poinsettia. Shaped like 
a cob. 25c. 
Three of the Best” Special 
SEE BOX 
Above: Azure Pickerel 
Left: Hyacinth 
Center: Poppy 
LILIES 
Top: Splendida 
Right: Comanche 
Bottom: Conqueror 
THREE OF THE BEST 
COLLECTION NO. 47 
This fine collection of plants as 
pictured. Three ever-blooming water 
lilies and an extraordinary assort¬ 
ment of ten aquatics. For _ 
the 6' to 10' pool it will 
surpass......... Til 
be hard to surpass 
Some Favorites of Mine 
This short list I have taken great pleasure in growing and believe you will 
enjoy these lovely plants, too. 
Trichocereus pasacana 
albicephala. 
A Giant Cereus reaching a huge 
size. In the pampas of the Argentine 
it is a striking sight for the arms at 
flowering are covered with long white 
hair. 30c. 
Banana Plants. The Banana grows like a 
weed during the summer months. Gives a real 
tropical effect to the garden with its big palm¬ 
like leaves. It will bring the thrill of the 
tropics right into your garden. Give it a rich 
soil and a mulch of manure. Ready in June. 
$1.50. 
Blue African Lily. (Agapanthus umbellatus). 
An African bulbous plant that will thrive as a 
pot plant or in the garden. The leaves are 
evergreen. The flower scapes are 2' to 3' high, 
each with a 10" truss of deep blue bells. 
Blooms over a long time. Bring it indoors 
during winter. 50c. 
Imperial Taro. This tropical foliage plant I 
don't think has ever received the attention it 
deserves. The big, Elephant Ear-like leaves 
are richly marked with violet black. Thrives 
in 2 inches of water or will grow in a damp 
border. Plant when danger of frost is over. 50c. 
Water Hawthorne. Of all the shallow water 
plants none is more choice than the Water 
Hawthorne. Has long, oblong leaves and 
forked spikes of fragrant white flowers. You 
cannot help but be charmed by it. Plant in 
6 inches of water. 50c. 
Peacock Hyacinth. This richly colored aquatic 
will flower all summer without trouble. Creeps 
among the lily pads, each leaf bearing a 
spike of purple-blue blossoms. 35c. 3 for $1. 
An Orchid. (Epidendrum O'Brienianum). A 
tropical orchid that will thrive and bloom as 
a window plant. Spikes of scarlet and yellow 
flowers that last for many weeks. In the 
summer you may plant it out in the border) 
Easy to grow. $1.50. 
Spiny Geranium. As a rock plant this Afri¬ 
can desert geranium is fine. In the fall pot it 
up as a window plant and it will produce its 
trusses of feathery pink and red striped flow¬ 
ers all winter long. It is just as easy to grow 
as the ordinary geraniums. 50c. 
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