You Can’t Beat Johnson’s Plants 
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★ PRETTY PEBBLES. (Andromischus clavi- 
folius). Easy to grow. Each pebble like leal 
is prettily marked with silver and maroon. 
25c. ANDROMISCHUS CRISTATUS. Fine wavy 
leaves. 30c each. 
★ COCKSCOMB SEDUM. (S. praealtum cris- 
tatum). Form beautiful crested specimens. 
Stems broad flat and fan-like sometimes 6" to 
8" wide, wavy along the margin with a row 
of close set leaves. 35c. 
★ RED TIPS. (S. pachyphyllum). Easily grown 
and very pretty, every leaf becoming tipped 
with red. 15c. 
Caralluma. Quite similar to the Stapelia but 
the flowers are borne in large clusters. C. 
lutea. Short finger-like clusters of stems pret¬ 
tily variegated with brown. Big bunches of 
IV 2 " yellow blossoms fringed with black hairs. 
50c. C. psuedonebrownii. Deep Turkey red 
blossoms. 50c. C. Leindertzii. Rare 50s. 
★ Huernia. These pretty relatives of the Star¬ 
fish Flowers bear more or less bell shaped 
flowers in clusters. ★ H. PENZIGII should be 
in every collection. Stems covered with soft 
prickles. Has black flowers. 35c. 
H. Schneideriana. See color plate page 24. 
35c. C. hystrix. Porcupine Flower. Yellow 
flowers, the petals of which are completely 
covered with red prickles. 50c. H. primulina 
bears soft yellow bells. 35c. H. Loeseneriana 
has heavily spotted flowers. 40c. it H. LONGI- 
TUBA. Splendid free blooming with heavily 
spotted bells. 25c. H. clavigera. Yellow bells 
with blood red throat. 50c. 
CORN COB 
EUPHORBIA 
(Euhnrbia 
mamillaris) 
Euphorbias 
take the place 
of Cacti in Af¬ 
rica, where they 
abound in in- 
n u m er a b 1 e 
forms . . This 
odd Corn Cob 
has milky juice 
and bear spines 
which are 
really modified 
flower spikes ! 
The stems are 
marked like 
grains of corn. 
25c. 
LILY FAMILIES 
HART'S TONGUE. (Gasteria). These African 
beauties are particularly suited for growing 
in pots for they grow slowly and enjoy some 
shade. Colored plate on page 25. G. hybrida. 
25c and 50c. 
HAWORTHIA. Demure little gems. H. sub- 
ulata. White dotted. 30c. H. rigida. A spir¬ 
alled green leaved plant. 35c. H. tesselata 
parva. A beauty with laced copper green 
leaves. 25c. H. arachnoidea. Cob Web Ha- 
worthia. Extremely rare 75c. H. atrovirens. 
Dwarf windowed variety. 50c. H. cymbiformis. 
Everyone must have this windowed species. 
Fine! 25c. 
ir ALOE. When in bloom there are no more 
beautiful objects. See rear cover for color 
plate, which well shows the general manner 
of growth. Some grow into tall trees! Scarlet 
Aloe. (A. striata). From the rosette of thick 
succulent leaves many glorious flower spikes 
arise. Every collection needs this. 25c. Polka 
Dot Aloe. (A. eru). Bronze and green spotted 
leaves. 25c. Collection of 5 distinct species, 
my selection for $1. 10 species for $2. 
GIANT STARFISH FLOWER 
A strange and beautiful African plant with flowers 
often over a foot across! Easily grown they are 
amongst the largest and most curious of all blossoms. 
50c. Three large flowered kinds for $1. 
STONE CROP FAMILY 
A very diverse group scattered throughout 
the world. Many of them are found in the 
North where winters are cold. In Africa some 
of them grow into trees! 
•k ECHEVERIA. These charming succulents 
are found growing in the crevices of rocks in 
the drier mountain ranges of America. Their 
pretty rosettes of leaves and spikes of red 
flowers light up the sheer walls of many a 
ravine or cluster among rocks and chaparral 
of desolate ranges. E. elegans. See illustra¬ 
tion opposite page. 25c. E. nobilis. Splendid! 
White flushed with red. A beauty. 25c. E. 
Hoveyi. The Variegated Echeveria. Hand¬ 
somely striped with pink and white. 35c. 
E. expatriata. Clusters of pale green leaves. 
25c. E. Weingartii. A fine flowering plant. 25c. 
E. flammea. Throws 3 foot spikes of rosy 
blossoms in winter. 25c. E. viridis. Graceful 
with tall handsome flowers. 25c. E. metallica. 
True variety. $1. E. simulans. Flushed with 
red in winter. 25c. 
INCH WORM PLANT (Klienia oenriula) 
This curious plant seems to be undecided as to 
whether it belongs to the plant or animal world! Each 
stem starts upward then bows over to return to the 
ground, advancing thus in Inch Worm fashion. Where 
it touches it roots again seeking out. the soil between 
its native rocks. Such plants generally grow on cliffs 
or steep canyon walls where soil is scarce. Its large, 
scailet flowers look like red carnations. $!. 
★ MEXICAN FIRE CRACKER. (E setosa) A 
splendid Echeveria with very hairy leaves and 
brilliant yellow and red spikes of flowers. A 
gem. 30c. 
STARFISH FLOWERS 
This strange family has most peculiar flow¬ 
ers, some of huge size, amongst the largest 
in the plant kingdom. They are found princi¬ 
pally in Africa, in the deserts of the great 
Karoo and Namaqualand. Starfish Flower. 
(S. variegata). See illustration page 22. 25c. 
Hairy Starfish Flower. (S. hirsuta). Large 
maroon blossoms heavily fringed with violet 
hairs. Handsome and strange. 50c. Giant 
Starfish. (S. gigantea). Immense flowers over 
a foot across! One of the strangest blossoms 
known. 50c. S. bella. Purple flowers fringed 
with white hair. 50c. S. incomparabilis. Flesh- 
red fringed flowers. 50c. S. vetula. S. glab- 
ricaulis. 50c each. 
CEREUS PERUVIANUS 
An imposing, quick growing, tree Cereus which 
blooms with remarkable profusion. The blossoms are 
followed by big red “apples'’ delicious to eat! It 
forms a specimen more quickly than any other Cactus. 
Fine rooted plants. 25c. 
ECHEVERIA 
DERENBERGII 
This charming little 
plant bears spikes orange 
red blossoms in the win¬ 
ter time, coming into 
bloom about Xmas. 30c. 
GOLDEN TUNA 
A perfectly hardy Opun- 
tia with 3" golden yellow 
blossoms. Blooms most 
freely and grows rapidly 
everywhere. A gem. 25c. 
it CRESTED. E. rosea grandis. A beautiful 
specimen with fine red leaved crests. A rare 
gem. 40c. Crested Hen and Chickens. This 
makes a handsome specimen plant. 35c. 
HONOLULU QUEEN CACTUS 
A splendid easy to grow Night Blooming Cereus. 
These huge blossoms were 14" across! They were fol¬ 
lowed by fruits as large as a muskmelon, a beautiful 
red in color. Nice thrifty plants. 50c. 
ECHEVERIA COLLECTIONS 
Mexican Gems 
COLLECTION No. 173 
Echeverias all grow easily 
and are striking when in 
bloom. Everyone will like 
them. Easy to grow. 
12 varieties... 
COLLECTORS GROUP 
COLLECTION No. 174 
My best collection for the fancier. 20 
species including 2 crested $050 
varieties. 20 varieties. O 
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