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"To him who in the love of Nature holds 
Communion with her visible forms, she speaks 
A various language . . . ” 
T he great poet Bryant might well have been thinking of cacti and succulent plants when he 
penned these famous lines, for no group of plants holds a greater fascination than the many 
and strange forms of growth assumed by these desert denizens. 
Sweeping the country in a wave of popularity never before equalled in the intensity of interest 
aroused by those who have become cactus hobbyists, we find devotees in every walk of life striving 
to have as complete a collection of these plants as space and finances afford. And not without rea¬ 
son are cacti rapidly becoming the most loved of all plants, for their ease of culture, ability to thrive 
with little attention and adaptability to the heated dry atmosphere of winter homes where ordinary 
leafy plants would soon perish, certainly merit this attention. 
Upon seeing a collection of many kinds of cacti one is at once amazed by the many and varied 
forms of growth which they have assumed in their efforts to reduce the amount of body surface 
exposed to the dry air of their native habitat. There are midget forms no larger than a thimble, 
giants as large as trees, round ones, fat ones, skinny ones the size of a pencil, snaky ones which 
twine through trees in a most serpentine manner, wickedly spined ones which shout "Don’t Touch" 
in any language and soft dainty ones as white and delicate as milady’s powder puff. 
Flowers of unusual size and brilliancy of color are another reason for their popularity. Often 
the flowers borne on a single plant are larger than the plant itself, for example, an Echinopsis only 
three or four inches in diameter and height may produce several blossoms each of which may have 
a greater diameter and length of tube than the plant body on which they are borne. 
For many years we have collected and propagated these rarities and we are now able to offer 
to you one of the finest selections of cacti in America. We hope that the following pages will 
prove of interest to you and that our offerings will be acceptable in your collection. 
CACTI 
ACANTHOCALYCIUM. A genus of small globular 
plants formerly included in Echinopsis or Lobivia, 
handsome in appearance of easy culture and having fine 
flowers. 
A. formosum. Long dense brownish spines. Flowers 
yellow but requiring several years to reach maturity and 
blooming size .40 
A. spiniflorum. Attractive plant having violet flowers 
the petals of which are tipped with a stiff spine-like 
point, whence the name. Small grafted plants .75 
A. thionanthum. Has a dark green shiny body with 
jet black spines which are red when young .50 
A.violaceum. Long brownish spines; light violet 
flowers .50 
ACANTHOCEREUS maculatus. We believe that this 
is the first time this newly discovered Mexican species 
has been offered in this country. Odd three angled 
stems of brownish color dotted with grey spots. Nice 
greenhouse grown plants $1.00 
A. pentagonus. A vigorous grower requiring warmth 
Acanthocalycium violaceum 
