BRODIAEAS FOR THE ROCK CARDEN 
Hardy bulbs with pretty and bright flowers, carried in 
®pen sprays or close clusters on slender stems. Long-lasting. 
Shade tolerant. See also Hookera. 
BRODIAEA CAPITATA—urzy(l)15. Wild Hyacinth. Big 
clusters of delightful blue-lavender. Hardy. Attractive. 
Pkt. 15c; 1/16 oz. 26c. 
BRODIAEA COCCINEA—See Brevoortia Ida-Maia. 
BRODIAEA DOUGLASI—ury(l)16. Close umbels of big 
purple flowers. Full sun. Pkt. 15c; 1/16 oz. 30c. 
BRODIAEA GRANDIFLORA—ufcmrzy(2-3)24. Glossy pur¬ 
ple long-lasting trumpets. Pkt. 16c; % oz. 40c. 
BRODIAEA IXIOIDES—See Calliprora. 
BRODIAEA LACTEA—ufcrzy(l-2)18. Open globe clusters 
of milk-white blossoms. Pkt. 15c. 
BRODIAEA LAXA—ufcrzy(l-2)20. Ithuriel’s Spear. Showy 
clear blue blossoms. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 50c. 
BRODIAEA MULTIFLORA—ufcrzy( 1-2) 20. Tightly clus¬ 
tered trumpets of rich violet. Rare. Pkt. 20c. 
BRODIAEA PULCHELLA—ufrzy(l-2)28. Blossoms of deep 
purple-violet in close clusters. Pkt. 15c. 
BRODIAEA UNIFLORA—See Triteleia coerulea. 
BRODIAEA VOLUBILIS—ufvcrbzy( 1-2)42. Great, fragrant, 
pink blossoln-clusters on twining stems. Long lasting cut. 
Fine. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 40c. 
OFFER S2A8—One pkt. each of the ten Brodiaeas, including 
B. coccinea, B. uniflora and B. ixioides, for $1.10. 
BRODIAEA MIXED—The above and others, including Hook- 
eras, in mixture. Pkt. 15c; Ys oz. 40c. # 
If we fear mark of soil, the freedom of gardening 
can not be ours. Earth is tonic; without it we be¬ 
come didactic, dogmatic, walled in by reasonless 
rules; with it comes a certain tolerance, a falling 
away of boundaries, spiritual and physical. As with 
Antaeus of old, by touch of earth is our strength 
renewed. 
BRUGMANSIA SUAVEOLENS—ehtw. Angel’s Trumpet. 
Immense pendant trumpets of perfumed waxen whiteness. 
Splendid large pot or tub plant, spectacular in exotic sum¬ 
mer effect. In late fall, put plants in light, cool cellar, 
carrying over winter in half-dormant state, with but an 
occasional light watering. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 35c. 
BRUNONIA AUSTRALIS — rfh(htw) (2)9. Called Blue 
Cushion. Pretty and floriferous in full sun. Not very 
hardy. May also be grown as pot plant. Pkt. 15c. 
BRYOPHYLLUM CALYCINUM—htw. Pretty succulent, 
with pendant purple-tinted flowers. Pkt. 15c. 
BUDDLEIA COLVILLEI—ecbfx(3)90. Butterfly Bush. Pink 
to crimson. Fine south. Pkt. 15c. 
BUDDLEIA DAVIDI MAGNIFICA—ecbx(3)70. Hardy But¬ 
terfly Bush. Pendulous, massive racemes of showy blue 
purple, each floret with orange eye. Pkt. 15c. 
BUDDLEIA ILE DE FRANCE—ecbx(3-6) 50. Splendid vio¬ 
let spikes for many months. Most graceful. Plant with 
Solidago sempervirens for blue-and-gold effect. Pkt. 20c. # 
BUPLEURUM ROTUNDIFOLIUM—*emx(2)16. Umbels of 
buff starlets. A pretty foil. Pkt. 10c. # 
BUXUS SEMPERVIRENS—qy. True Box. Evergreen. Al¬ 
ways handsome. Stands shearing wonderfully. For hedges, 
edgings or specimens. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 60c. 
Every year I make personally, and by that I mean 
with my own hands, about 3000 separate seed sowings 
in open ground seed-beds. While these sowings are 
primarily for increase of stock at my seed-gardens, 
a large number of them are simply to check ger¬ 
mination habits, purity of strain, or for other study 
purposes. I have failures, though vastly more suc¬ 
cesses. When I fail, I know that it is because I have 
not taken into consideration some factor necessary 
for satisfactory handling of the particular seed. Then 
I try again in a little different way, and again and 
again if need be, until I finally hit the correct com¬ 
bination. The next step is to pass along my ob¬ 
servations and conclusions to my friends and cus¬ 
tomers, through the letters and numerals that follow 
each variety name in my catalog. These key letter 
groupings give condensed information that is worth 
your having. See page 1 for explanation. 
THE CACTUS CARDEN 
Cacti are easily raised from seed, and fit well into the 
window garden, requiring less care, and attracting more 
attention than other house plants. Everywhere, north or 
south. Cacti may be used with striking effect for summer 
bedding, in the rock garden, or on a dry sunny bank. When 
hard freezes come, the plants may be potted up and carried 
over winter in the house. Even a sunny cellar window will 
suffice. It should be noted that Mammillaria vivipara and 
Neobesseya missouriensis, together with Opuntias compressa, 
polycantha and macrorrhiza, are winter-hardy in the open 
ground well into Canada, while Echinocereus vividiflorus 
will winter at Philadelphia without protection, as indeed 
will usually Echinocereus Reichenbachi and Echinocactus 
polyancistrus. Since Opuntias floccosa and atroviridis come 
from the Andes at elevations above 10,000 feet, they, too, 
will probably prove hardy well north without protection. 
ARIOCARPUS RETUSUS—Here thick metallic stars seem 
to have been piled twistedly in many layers. Translucent 
white blossoms, pink flushed. Pkt. 25c. 
CARNEGIEA GIGANTEA—Great Tree Cactus. Branching 
candelabra to eventually, at 250 years, some fifty feet of 
height. White blossoms; sweet fruits. 8 seeds 25c. 
CEPHALOCEREUS SENILIS—htw. Old Man Cactus. Fan¬ 
tastic plants covered with shaggy white hair. 10 seeds for 
25c; 45 seeds for $1.00. 
CEPHALOCEREUS HAITIAN SP.—Unidentified, rare; no 
description, save that it is good. Pkt. 15c. 
CEREUS CHILOENSIS—htw. A column Cactus, strongly 
ribbed and spined, with big white trumpet-flowers. Pkt. 20c 
CEREUS DUMORTIERI—htw. A five-ribbed columnar Cac¬ 
tus of a delicate apple-green coloring. Makes fine pot speci¬ 
men. White flowers. 16 seeds for 25c; 50 for 75c. 
CEREUS GRANDIFLORUS — htw. Magnificent twining 
Cactus, with vanilla-scented white blossoms a foot across, 
at night. 10 seeds for 25c; 45 seeds for $1.00. 
CEREUS MARGINATUS—htw. Pipe Organ Cactus. Upright 
columns of deep olive, five-ribbed, each rib margin set closely 
with tiny spines and tufts of tawny wool. Base-branching. 
Brown-purple flowers. 10 seeds for 20c. 
ECHINOCACTUS GRUSSONI—htw. Golden Globe Cactus. 
The ribbed green balls are hidden in interlocking radiations 
of golden spines. Showy red and yellow flowers. Pkt. 20c. 
ECHINOCACTUS POLYANCISTRUS—rhl2(htw). Cylindri¬ 
cal ribbed stems, conspicuous in shining white armor of 
needle-like spines. Clustered flowers open rosy purple, chang¬ 
ing to crimson. Red fruits. Hardy to zero. 15 seeds for 25c; 
60 for 75c. 
ECHINOCACTUS WISLIZENI—htw. Cylindric plants of 
eventual barrel-like dimensions. Gray bristles, with central 
thorns v)f rose. Showy yellow flowers. Cactus candy is made 
from this species. 10 seeds, 20 c. 
ECHINOCEREUS REICHENBACHI—htw. Merry Widow 
Cactus. Enormous flowers of feathery pink. Branching, 
spreading, globose columns of white spiny laciness. Easy and 
satisfactory for pot culture. Near-hardy. Pkt. 15c. 
ECHINOCEREUS RIGIDISSIMUS—Rainbow Cactus. Ridged 
cylinders, layered with dense and interlocking lateral spines, 
these in bands of yellow, rose, purple and maroon. Big and 
bright purple blossoms. Hardy to zero. Pkt. 20c. 
ECHINOCEREUS VIRIDIFLORUS — rfh(3)15. Branched 
stem-cylinders; pale green flowers. Hardy. Pkt. 15c. 
ECHINOPSIS CAMPYLACANTHA—htw. Ridged, elongate 
globes, with star-shaped clusters of brown spines. Large 
flowers of pale rose, with yellow stamens. 15 seeds for 25c. 
IIAMATOCACTUS SETISPINUS—htw. Free-blooming Cac¬ 
tus, with big yellow blossoms for months. Oval plants with 
spiral ridges. Pkt. 25c. 
HARRISIA NASHI—htw. Elongated columns, with large and 
showy white flowers. West Indies. Pkt. 20c. 
HARRISIA HAITIAN SP.—Unidentified. Slender stems, big 
flowers of pure white, enormous yellow fruits. Pkt. 15c. 
HELIOCEREUS SP.—Unidentified. No description save that 
flowers may be fifteen inches across. Pkt. 16c. 
MACHAEROCEREUS ERUCA—Creeping Devil. Horizontal 
cylindrical stems, in ola specimens four inches through and 
two or three feet long. At one end it grows forward and 
makes new roots; at the other it is withering away at 
about equal rate: thus it slowly, but continually creeps along. 
The growing tip is slightly raised and the heavy spines 
point rear-wards, giving effect of some weird and dangerous 
monster from another world. It is a very Frankenstein of a 
plant, that seems out of pattern with nature. Pkt. 20c. 
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