HEDGE HOG CACTUS 
Echinopsis hybrida. 
Easiest of all tn grow. 25c 
LIVING ROCK 
Amongst the strangest nf 
plants. Easy to grow. 25c. 
PAPER SPINED OPUNTIA 
Opnntia glomerata 
A very rare South American 
Cactus with paper like white 
spines. Forms nice clusters. 75c. 
THE ROMANCE OF CACTI 
Cacti have long been noted for the beauty and splendor of their 
flowers. Who has not heard of the Night Blooming Cereus with its 
snowy blossoms 14 inches across? They rival the queenly orchid in 
the brilliance of their colors, the spectacularness of their blooms. There 
is an infinite variety of them—between four and five thousand species 
have been described—and they vary from tiny button like kinds to 
those reaching 50 or 60 feet in height, weighing many tons. Some 
come from our own burning deserts, others from the snows of chill 
Andean pampas while others again run riot in tropical jungles, climb¬ 
ing high in the trees to open their huge blossoms in the moonlight 
where the monkeys cling shivering at the hoarse call of the jaguar. 
They are amongst the easiest of all house plants to grow, thriving in 
every state in the Union, growing and blooming where less hardy 
plants would quickly sicken and die. Seeking as they do the harshest 
and most inhospitable places to grow they are adapted to hardships 
and thrive on the dry, heated atmosphere of the house. They are all 
of great interest, all thrive in small pots or in dish gardens or window 
boxes and many of them bloom when quite small—not a few of them 
in the dead of winter when flowers are scarcest. 
* SEEDLING CACTI. When you buy Cacti be sure they are nursery 
grown seedlings and not collected wild plants. To the cactus fancier 
it is unnecessary to state the superiority of my clean, vigorous rooted 
seedlings over collected wild plants. Our plants, grown under nursery 
conditions, are easily transplanted and grow freely and quickly. When 
you receive them note their healthy, heavy root systems. Plants col¬ 
lected on the deserts are difficult to establish for they are accustomed 
to the heat and drought of their native haunts. Seedling plants are 
perfect specimens unmarred by the ravages of insects and weather. 
Our seedlings are grown under ideal conditions with plenty of Cali¬ 
fornia sunshine to prevent soft, sappy growth and to develop an abun¬ 
dance of roots. When shipped each plant is more 
than one year old, often two or three, and of good 
size for its particular species. 
HOW TO GROW CACTI 
Cacti are the easiest of all house plants to grow. 
They are at home in every state in the Union, thriv¬ 
ing where more tender plants would quickly sicken 
and die It is far easier to give them too much care 
than not enough. If you want them in dish gardens 
or as table ornaments they will thrive with little or 
no care or water for years. With every order shipped 
I send free of charge my little booklet, ''How to Grow 
Cacti." Simple instructions for a simple subject. 
With Cactus orders my 1936 Special Cactus Cat¬ 
alog is sent FREE. 
SOME BEAUTIFUL FLOWERING CACTI 
Many of the easiest Cacti to grow have handsome flowers. In 
Europe many of them are commonly seen growing in pots on the win¬ 
dow ledge. The Rattail, Xmas Cactus and the Phyllocacti were brought 
back from Mexico and Brazil by seafaring men a hundred years ago 
and have since favored for their striking blooms. 
yk QUEEN OF THE NIGHT. Turn to page 26 for a photograph of the 
flower. A spectacular blossom of huge size. 50c. 
yk HONOLULU QUEEN CEREUS. A magnificent variety with 3 angled 
stems and flowers 14 inches across. I imported it from Hawaii where 
it forms the world famous Night Blooming Cereus hedge. Big red 
fruits like pomegranates. 50c. Larger plants $2.50. 
yk PRINCESS OF THE NIGHT. This easily grown plant has immense 
fragrant blossoms. Blooms very freely. Don't fail to grow this. All 
of these thrive in the window garden. 50c. 
yk PHYLLOCACTUS ACKERMANII. Has gorgeous red flowers 4 to 6 
inches across and blooms off and on all summer. EVEN SMALL PLANTS 
FLOWER WELL. One of the easiest to grow and flower. Thornless 
flat stems. Likes shade. 25c. 
yk PHYLLOCACTUS EMPRESS. A thornless, shade loving Cactus whose 
flat arching stems are thickly studded with large pink blossoms in 
spring and summer, sometimes almost hiding the plant. A sure grower 
and bloomer. 35c. 
★ PHYLLOCACTUS HERMOSSISSIMUS. One of the most gorgeous and 
freest flowering. Huge, molten red blossoms with vivid spectrum— 
blue throat and petals like glossy satin. The big 6"-8" blossoms are 
really spectacularly beautiful. 75c. 
★ PHYLLOCACTUS COOPERI. This splendid variety has yellow tinted 
petals. 90c. 
★ PHYLLOCACTUS WRAYI. Fine yellow blossoms. 90c. 
yk XMAS CACTUS. Turn to pg. 24 for illustration. 25c. 
yk THANKSGIVING CACTUS. Like Xmas Cactus only 
blooms at Thanksgiving time. 35c. 
yk PEANUT CACTUS. A dainty, unarmed little plant 
that will grow anywhere. Brilliant scarlet flowers the 
size of a 50c piece. Illustrated in color on page 24. 
Blooms freely. 25c. 
yk HEDGE HOG CACTUS. (Echinopsis multiplex). 
Glorious pink blossoms like big, pink Easter Lilies. 
Grows anywhere, blooms all summer. Plants often 
have 6 to 12 flowers at a time. Illustrated in color 
on rear cover. Other varieties are listed on page 29, 
all easy to grow. 25c. Big specimens $2 each. 
STARFISH FLOWER 
Flowering Cactus 
COLLECTION No. ISO 
Ten varieties noted for their 
pretty blossoms. In this I will 
give you satisfaction includ¬ 
ing Queen of the Night, Prin¬ 
cess of Night, Rattail. Phyl- 
locactus, Ackermannii, etc. A 
$3.50 value. $050 
SPECIAL " 
EUPHORBIA GRANDICORNIS 
Everyone wants this rare succulent. 
A handsome specimen. 75c and $1. 
QUEEN CACTUS 
This free blooming deliciously fragrant Night Blooming Cac¬ 
tus flowers all summer long. One of the easiest to grow of 
all plants. Thrives as a room or porch plant. 35c. 
Strange, animal-like fleshy flowers! Easy to grow and blos¬ 
som. You will have to prove to your friends that it is real. 
This startling plant grows wild in far off Africa where the 
native blacks eat the succulent "Angers”. Easily grown by 
anyone as a window plant. 35c. Three varieties for $1. 
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