Tradescantia bracteata Might be called Rain¬ 
bow Spiderwort from its wide color range. An 
apple-blossom pink has been noted; others are 
sky blue, lavender, bright rose, heliotrope and 
dark blue and purple. A continuous bloomer, 
starting at 4" in June, hardly exceeds 10. 
Mixed colors. 20c each; doz. $2.00. 
T. occidentals Western Spiderwort. Blue 
flowers, blue green foliage. Forms close up¬ 
right clumps. 12". Long season. 20c; doz. $1.50. 
Verbena bipinnatilida Wide heads of deep 
lavender constantly from May to October. 
Height 3 to 6”, spread to 20 or more. 30c; 
3, 75c. 
Viola nephrophylla A lovely big blue. April, 
June. 30c; 3, 75c. 
V. nuttalli The brilliant yellow, low violet of 
the dry open prairies. Profusely blooming, 
April through May. 30c; 3, 50c; doz. $1.80. 
BULBS—for delivery October 1st 
Allium textile (reticulatum) Pretty when the 
clustered bulbs flaunt their broad umbels of 
green ribbed, white stars, May. 8". Doz. 35c. 
Calochortus gunnisoni Mariposa Tulip. A very 
lovely white chalice with clusters of greenish 
hairs on the lower part of the petal. July. Few 
long grassy leaves. Doz. $1.00; 100, $7.50. 
C. nuttalli Nuttall’s Mariposa; Sego Lily, 
Utah’s state flower. A wonder of white, gold 
and maroon. June. Leaves glaucous. These 
plains species are accustomed to extreme cold 
but must be guarded from excess moisture. 
Doz. 85c; 100, $6.50. 
Zygadenus (Toxicoscordion) gramineus False 
Camas. Crowded creamy stars with golden 
stamens on an erect spike, 8 to 16’’. Grassy 
basal leaves. Doz. 60c; 100, $4.50. 
CACTI—Very Hardy Sorts 
For a soil to please all of them use a little 
leafmold or good loam with much sand and 
gravel, and raise the bed a little, particularly 
for Missouriensis and viridiflora. Cacti should 
be dry and shrunken to go into the winter. 
Larger or group specimens at double the 
quotation. 
Coryphantha (Mainillaria) vivipara Ball, to 
3’’ or more, showy carmine flowers, June. 30c; 
3, 75c. 
Echinocereus viridiflorus Ball-shaped to cylin- 
dric, not often over 2’’ high, rarely 4. Bright 
colored spines, inch-and-a-half glossy blos¬ 
soms, June. 25c; 3, 60c. 
Neobesseya (Mainillaria) missouriensis Ball 
rarely attaining 2 ”. One inch to inch-and-a- 
half pale orange flowers, crimson fruits. 35c; 
3, 80c. 
Opuntia fragilis Brittle Cactus. 1 to 2” sec¬ 
tions; silky 2 ” yellow flowers. 25c. 
O. polyacantha Very spiny 4’’ or larger sec¬ 
tions; 4" silken, yellow flowers. 25c. 
O. rhodantha Like polyacantha in the plant 
the abundant flowers are of the most lovely 
carmine rose silk. 40c. 
O. tortispina (?) (humifusa) Large dark green 
sections, ofttn 5 to 6’’ long, largest silken, 
yellow flowers with red filaments, latest to 
bloom, June. Ripe "pears" dark red. 25c, 
