Temple City, Calif. 
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Typical Phyllocactus flower 
ORCHID CACTI-EPIPHYLLUMS & PHYLLOCACTI 
The ' Orchid Cactus” have the most gorgeous flowers of all creation, excelling the lovliness of the rose, the 
radiance of the gladioda, the brilliance of the dahlia and the elegance of the orchid. 
Color tones from purest white to brightest purple reds, blended shades of creamy yellow, coppery reds, dainty 
pinks, lavender, violet and magenta comprise the rainbow color range of the skillfully hybridized Phyllocactus 
blossoms. The petals have a shiny satiny sheen known only to Cacti flowers, while the blooms range from three 
inches in the size of the dainty Empress types to the giant ten inch flowers of many other varieties. 
Grow them as house plants, in the conservatory, lathhouse, the shaded patio or beneath the friendly shelter 
of a shade tree and they will reward you well with finest flowers, for they are not desert cacti, but their parents 
are denizens of the tropical forests growing in rich humus on the ground or epiphytic in the crotches of trees in 
the manner of orchids for which they are aptly and not inappropriately called. 
The hybrids are arbitrarily classified below as Phyllocacti by which name they have long been called by Euro¬ 
pean growers, while the true species, which are all white flowered night flowering cacti are listed after under 
their correct botanical name of Epiphyllum. 
PHYLLOCACTI 
ACKERMANNII. *2. One of the oldest and best 
known having rather small light red flowers. It is the 
earliest to bloom in the spring and frequently there¬ 
after having a not so prolific flowering season in the 
fall. Flowering size $1.00, smaller ones .75, rooted 
cuttings .25 
A. D. HOUGHTON. Large flower with large round¬ 
ed petals of scarlet, the inner ones flame-color bordered 
with violet. Originated by the beloved author of "The 
Cactus Book,” the late Dr. A. D. Houghton, friend of 
all cactus lovers. Flowering size plants $2.00, smaller 
plants $1.50, rooted cuts .50 
CONWAY’S GIANT. A sturdy, vigorous grower 
bearing unusually large, deep red and purple blossoms, 
the newly grown stems of a deep red or purplish color. 
Flowering size $1.50, smaller $1.10, rooted cuts .35 
COOPERI. A vigorous erect plant, flowers large, fra¬ 
grant, inner petals white, the outer ones narrow, 
pointed, lemon yellow. Flowering size $1.00, smaller 
.75, rooted cuts .2 5 
COPPER. One of the largest of all with flowers up to 
eleven inches across, a gorgeous copper red. Flower¬ 
ing size $2.00, smaller $1.50, rooted cuts .50 
DESERT SUNRISE. Elegant flowers shaped like a 
water lily of medium size, the outer petals scarlet, the 
inner ones orange-red edged with violet. A striking 
popular variety much in demand. Flowering size 
$1.00, smaller .75, rooted cuts .25 
FIESTA. A strong grower, free flowering with bril- 
