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A. H. Alverson’s Cactus Catalogue. 
0. Cylindricn Monstrosns or Cri.stata —50 cents and f 1.00. 
0. Eiigelmnnni Monstrosus or Cristala— Large plants, fi.oo to 
smaller roots or cuttings, 50 cents to fioo. 
0. Bernardina Crislala— Some curious growths, 50 cents to $ 2.00 . 
0 . Lnrlila Cristata—Good fans, fi.oo to $ 2.00. 
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0. Monaeantlia Variegata— Beautifully mottled and streaked—green, white 
and pink. Price, 15 to 50 cents. 
Cercus FI a gel li form is Cristata— The “Elk Horn Cactus.” one of the best 
and most curious. Small grafts, rooted, soon grow to large proportions. 
Price, 50 cents to #5.00. 
C. Formosus Monstrosus —On own root, 25 to 75 cents. 
C. Peruvianas Monstrosus —Small rooted plants, 50 cents, #1.00 and $2.00. 
Hcllinopsis Multiplex Cristata —Curiously contorted, 50 cents to #2.00. 
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Houttuynia Californica— 1 he “Yerba Mansa” of the Mexicans, much 
used for medicine. Price, 25 to 50 cents. ' 
Kirillin Articulata—or "Candle Plant,” a curious growth front Africa. 
Price, 10 to 25 cents. 
Kchidnopsis Cereiforinis — Not a cactus, but another curious leafless African 
plant, resembling an ear of green corn. Price, 15 to 50 cents. 
Pout|iiIera Splendens — The so-called Spanish ‘‘Crown of Thorns.” Price, 
25 to 50 cents. 
Kochoa Falcata— A strange-looking plant, bearing handsome flowers. 
Price, 15 to 50 cents. 
Chlorognlum Pomeridianiini— The bulb looks like a cocoanut, and is used 
by the Indians as soap. Price, 25 to 50 cents. 
Sanseviera Zeylaniea — Spotted leaved ornamental plant. Price, 25 to 50 
c< nts. 
Prdilauliitis Tithyinaloidos —An Euphorbiad from Cuba. Price, 25 to 50 
cents. 
iCi*o|ihylluiii Calycintim— Or “Sprouting Leaf,” a plant of easy growth. 
Pi ice, 10 to 25 cents. 
Sfduni Perfoliatum —Leaves look like beads on a string. Price, 15 to 25 
cents. 
Keiiiporvivum Aracnoideiini —“Spider-web Plant,” a pretty and strange 
plant. Price, 15 to 25 cents. 
Dyrkin Iieniotiflora—An orchid. Price, 50 cents to fi.oo. 
Fichoruia C'rassipes— Water hyacinth or orchid lily, an acquatic with 
beautiful flowers. Price, 15 to 25 cents. 
Myriopliylliun Proscrpinacoldes —Or “Parrot’s Feather,” another pretty 
acquatic. 
Pelocypliora Asselliformis— So-called "Hatchet Cactus,” a strange plant. 
Price, 25 to 50 cents. 
Astropliytnni Myriostigina —Or “Bishop’s Cap,” a curious plant. Price, 
25 and 50 cents. 
Ivlciuia Nerifolia —Another curious plant, with nice, sw'eet-scented, long- 
lasting llowers. Price, 25 to 50 cents. 
liuincx Hymeno Sepalus —Also known as “Canaigre.” The tuberous roots 
are used for tanning skins for leather. Large, bulbous roots, 25 to 50 
cents. 
Opuiitin Porfcri, or Pereskin Porteri— A new sort from Baja California. 
\\ ill trail over supports like a climbing rose; very rare. Small plants, 
25 to 75 cents. 
Pereskin Aculeta —A lemon-leaf cactus; a well-known trailing sort, with 
beautiful flowers. Price, 15 to 25 cents. 
P. Bloo — A long-spined sort, with leaves. Price, 25 to 50 cents. 
P. Siihulntn — A curious, tree-like sort, with long, yellow spines and terete 
or subulate leaves on the younger growth, trice, 25 and 50 cents. 
