CACTI FLOWER WELL IN MINNESOTA 
Dear Mr. Johnson: 
We have had our Cacti out in the rock garden 
during the summer, bringing it into the liou.se and 
basement for the winter. Many of our plants we 
have had for a long time as you will see by this 
photo. In the left background is a Prickly Pear 
growing in a tub. In the right at back is a Cen¬ 
tury Plant. We also have 8 varieties of hardy 
Cacti which are left out all winter. This summer 
we had a lot of beautiful flowers. 
MRS. LOUIS THOMPSON, 
Minnesota. 
CORAL CACTUS 
The Coral Cactus is one of the prettiest of all, with 
its circlet of brilliant red berries and pretty cream 
blossoms. Flowers and fruits profusely each 
year. Everyone succeeds with it. Large fruit¬ 
ing and flowering plants. 
50c 
YELLOW RAINBOW 
(Mamillaria Pfeifferi) 
An exquisite shining 
yellow globe perfect in 
every detail! A handsome 
specimen plant for shows. 
Bright ruby-red flowers. 
Specimens 2% -inch di- 
amter $1.25. Handsome 
plants 50c. 
MAMILLARIA 
C ROCIDATA 
Its attractive spine ar¬ 
rangement—in spirals 
about the plant as the 
photograph shows — and 
quick growth are inter¬ 
esting but when bloom¬ 
ing the top of the plant 
becomes covered with 
white felt thru which its 
red blossoms burst. 25c. 
the MAMILLARIAS 
OR DUMPLING CACTI ARE AMONG 
THE GEMS OF THE PLANT WORLD 
HOW THEY GROW 
PLANT THEM AT ANY TIME Don't Worry How to Grow Them 
Simple and completely illustrated instructions 
are sent with each order. Look for Free book¬ 
let, "Cactus Culture," packed with your plants. 
Rainbow Dumpling. (M. rhodantha.) Grows 
rapidly and will make a valuable specimen. 
You can grow it easily in a pot or bowl on a 
table, where its handsome curved and harm¬ 
less spines and brilliant pomegranate red 
blossoms show to advantage. Large plants, 
35. Smaller, 25c. 
Silver Dumpling. (M. elegans.) Extremely 
pretty plant particularly useful in pots or 
bowls because of the white, closely woven 
spines, a lovely contrast to colored pottery. 
Many bright, ruby-red blossoms appear in late 
winter in a circlet about the crown. Speci¬ 
mens, 35c and 50c. Smaller, 25c. 
Feather Cactus. (M. plumosa.) How strange 
to see spines turn into feathers! One of the 
handsomest kinds I know. Snowy white and 
entirely covered with feathery spines. You 
will have to see it to be convinced! Blooming 
size, 50c. Splendid clusters, $1 and $1.50. 
Bristle Dumpling. (M. Schiediana.) Yellow 
bristles instead of spines deck this bright green 
plant. A very pretty species and one that 
should be in your collection. Nice 4-year-old 
plants, 25c. 
Cotton Cactus. (M. longicomma.) Bears long 
silky white hair and a single hooked spine on 
each nipple. The flowers are followed by hand¬ 
some red berries. Grows anywhere and is 
especially good in bowls. 25c. 
Mamillaria Klissingiana. A very effective 
plant, for the spines are snowy white and 
closely woven. Try it in that small red or 
black bowl! 25c and 35c. 
Viereck’s Dumpling. A tiny species that blos¬ 
soms freely even when only a half inch across. 
Forms clusters close pressed to the soil. 3- 
year-old plants, 25c. 
Cuban Cluster Cactus. (M. multiceps.) An 
unusual little plant producing scores of offsets 
forming a tight ball! They may be detached 
and each will form a plant. 25c. 
Ruby Dumpling. (M. tetracantha.) 
The brilliant red blossoms of this 
easily grown variety are produced 
for many months. It grows quickly 
and makes a handsome specimen, 
particularly with age, when white 
cotton shows between the nipples. 
See color plate next page. 25c. 
Golden Stars. (M. elongata.) A 
beautiful golden yellow plant with 
harmless spines. They rapidly form 
nice clusters, each growth like one's 
thumb. See illustration on next 
page. Clusters, 35c. Smaller, 25c. 
STRAWBERRY GARDEN 
A Clean Indoor Garden 
COLLECTION No. Cl 
These storied gardens are one of the most attractive phases 
of indoor gardening. How otherwise could you grow such a be¬ 
wildering variety of plants in such a limited space! A Straw¬ 
berry Jar is interesting every day in the year. Here are the 
plants: Starfish Flower, Peruvian Apple Cactus, Ghost Plant, 
Airplant, Scarlet Aloe, Echeveria, Peanut Cactus, Xmas Cheer, 
Tongue Leaf, Red Orchid Cactus, Prickly Pear, Mamillaria. 
Beautiful Bowl Plants 
Pot is not included 
MAMILLARIA CELSIANA 
Don’t think of Dumpling Cacti as 
spiny, difficult to handle plants for they 
are not. This one has sleek, glossy 
yellow, harmless spines and red blos¬ 
soms. With age it forms many headed 
clusters. In Mexico Indians eat the 
bright red berries which have a pleas¬ 
ant acid flavor. Nice plants 35c. Smaller 
25c. 
There are a great many kinds of Cacti—- 
some 2,000—and in this catalog I am treating 
only of a few of the more commonly known 
kinds. The beginner can grow these all easily 
and thousands of my customers have had 
much success and pleasure from them. Dump¬ 
ling Cacti described on this and the following 
page are simply a division of the Cactus 
Family found principally in Mexico. One can 
always tell them because the spine clusters 
are borne on raised nipples instead of ridges 
as in the Cerei and Barrel Cacti. They are 
always of small growth too and are just the 
thing for a window garden or to grow in a 
pottery bowl on the table. They will thrive for 
years under such treatment. All Cacti enjoy a 
loose, open, gritty soil, from which water will 
drain quickly, as they do not like wet feet. 
NOTE TO CUSTOMERS: I have hundreds of 
other kinds of Cacti not listed in this catalog— 
the largest collection in America—and to my 
customers ordering plants or supplies I will 
send free from time to time other literature 
describing and profusely picturing the various 
species. To those desiring my lists for refer¬ 
ence only they will be mailed for 10c each. 
CACTI IN SCHOOL 
Dear Mr. Johnson: 
Our collection of Cacti is kept in my classroom at 
school during winter and in the garden in summer. 
There are 80 different Cacti and Succulents. Some 
we have identified, others are as yet unnamed. 
MERLE LAUGHLIN, Iowa. 
Cacti You Will Enjoy 
Powder Puff. (M. bocasana.) Like a puff of 
white cotton bursting from the boll! A quick 
grower and free bloomer with many creamy 
blossoms and brilliant scarlet berries. The 
spines are all turned into 
fleecy white silk except one 
tiny hooked one on the tip of 
each nipple. Turn to color 
plate on next page. Specimens, 
50c. Large clusters, SI to $1.50. 
Nice blooming size plants, 25c 
and 35c. 
Lady Fingers. (M. elongata 
Schmollii.) No window garden 
should be without this dainty 
little plant. It grows in clus¬ 
ters, the growths being about 
the size of your little finger. 
The spines are golden yellow 
and perfectly harmless. They 
will brighten your cactus bowl 
and grow quickly. Clusters, 
35c. Smaller, 25c. 
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