CACTI, EUPHORBIAS, AND 
Cereus peruvianus—Apple Cactus 
HUERNIAS [23]. Very interesting small plants, 
closely resembling Stapelias. 
. Schneideriana. Morocco-red, starry blooms. 
. penzigii. Velvety, purplish-black blooms. 
. longituba. Spotted blooms, red on cream. 
. 1. Loosneriana. Red blooms. 
ECHEVERIA [24]. Hen-and-Chickens. Hardy. One 
of the best dish-garden plants, with fleshy leaves 
in pretty rosettes and spikes of red flowers. 
Easily grown. 
E. amoena. Small but dense rosette of leaves. 
E. agavoides. Very short, thick stems with long, 
spine-tipped leaves. 
E. atropurpurea. To eight inches high. Leaves glau¬ 
cous, dark. 
E. australis. Flat, greenish-white rosette. 
E. compacta. Small, with myriads of red flowers. 
E. Corderoyi. Stemless, leaves to three inches long, 
very thick. 
E. elegans. A stemless variety, very glaucous, pale 
bluish-green. 
E. expatriata. Thick, pale-green leaves. 
E. glauca. Small, dense rosette, leaves round, tinged 
purple. 
E. globosa. Dense, compact globe of thick, fleshy 
leaves. 
E. Hoveyi. Each leaf striped pink, white, and green. 
E. nobilis. Silvery-white, each leaf suffused with 
rose. 
E. Pringlei. Somewhat branching with very thick, 
velvety leaves. 
E. pulvinata. Very distinct in the group, with stems 
four to six inches high, and velvety-pubescent. 
E. racemosa. Flat, open rosette, leaves tinged pur¬ 
ple with age. 
E. stolenifera. A low, much-branched little plant. 
E. turgida. Stemless, leaves turgid, gray-green, 
tinged red. 
SUCCULENTS 
BRYOPHYLLUM [25]. Hardy. Fleshy perennial, 
the leaves sprouting tiny little plants at each in¬ 
dentation. 
FAUCARIA [26] tigrina. Very pretty plants, close¬ 
ly related to Mesembryanthemum, short stemmed 
with fleshy leaves spotted white; flowers yellow. 
F. Species on application. 
GASTERIA [27] hybrida. African succulents with 
thick leaves crowded into rosettes, and red or 
rose colored flowers in loose racemes. Species on 
application. 
KALANCHOES [28]. Succulent tropical herbace¬ 
ous plants with fleshy leaves and yellow, scarlet, 
or purple flowers in terminal panicles. We can 
furnish a number of species on application. 
COLLECTIONS OF CACTI AND 
SUCCULENTS 
For those plant lovers who are not familiar with 
this large group of plants we offer collections of 
sorts suitable for different purposes, the selections 
being adapted to the needs of the average amateur 
grower. 
COLLECTIONS [29]; 
1. Succulents for Dish-gardens. 
2. Collections of Haworthias, ICleinias, and Cras- 
sulas. 
3. A cactus collection in variety, including some of 
the more rare sorts. 
4. A Euphorbia collection, similar to the preceding. 
5. A special collection of small cacti for bowls and 
dish-gardens. 
6. A collection of interesting Opuntias. 
7. Collections of Echeverias in variety. 
Opuntia—Prickly Pear 
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