PARODIA 
MORE MAMILLARIAS 
Amongst the most elegant and beautiful flowered 
cacti are these small treasures. They are native to 
South America principally Argentina and are found 
in the cooler, damper mountain regions. They are 
remarkably at home in our gardens and bloom freely. 
Give them a sandy porous soil and if you have It 
some leafmold. Keep fairly moist. 
TOM THUMB. Turn to page 5 for color photo of 
this exquisite small cactus. One of our very prettiest 
plants. 25o and 35c. 
DWARF TREE OPUNTIA 
Opuntia villa 
This is Just the plant you have wanted. Grows into 
a tiny well-branched tree with round trunk some i" 
taM. It is one of the most popular kinds recently 
Introduced for It is just the thing In miniature desert 
gardens. Large 4" well branched specimens 25c. a g 
Smaller branched plants..... JOC 
GOLDEN PARODIA. (Parodia chrysacan- 
thion.) Different from Tom Thumb this species 
has straight, yellow-gold spines and paler 
yellow flowers. Likes to rest during the mid¬ 
dle of winter when the plants shrink consider¬ 
ably in size. A beautiful and dainty plant of 
the easiest culture. 25c and 35c. 
Parodia sanguiniilora. One of the most strik¬ 
ing flowering cacti yet introduced. Flowers 
are HA" in diameter the small 2" plant gen¬ 
erally having several crowded together. They 
are of a brilliant flashing ruby red and last 
many days. I have only a few 3 / 4 " plants to 
offer at 35c. 
A Complete List of Rare Pincushions 
These are rare varieties, some offered for the first 
time. Everyone of them is of great Interest to the 
fancier. Unless otherwise specified they are 1" to 
1V5" in diameter and 3 years old. 
Mamillaria albicoma, 35c. M. angularis 
longiset 3/ 4 ” ( 20c. M. arida, 30c. M. auriha- 
mata, 50c. M. Bachmannii. 35c. M. Baumii. 
35c. M. Brauniana. 35c. M. calliantha, 2", 40c. 
M. Candida, 25c. M. earnea, 25c. M. Celsiana 
potosina, 30c. M. centricirrha, 35c. M. centri- 
cirrha rosea. V?", 20c. M. ehinocephala, 25c. 
M. collina, 25c. M. collina Purpusii, 25c. M. 
compressa longiset, 2", 40c. M. coronaria, 25c. 
M. crocidata, 2", 35c. M. dioica, 25c. M. doli- 
chothele Galleotii, 20c. M. Edmundsiana, 25c. 
M. elegans potosina. 25c. M. fera-rubra, W‘, 
25c. M. Fischeri. 2>/?'’, 50c. M. formosa. 20c. 
M. Fraileana. 25c. M. fuliginosa, 1 1 / 2 ". 50c. 
M. Gabbii, 11/*", 40c. M. Gaumeri. 40c. M. 
geminispina, 25c. M. gigantea, 2", 30c. M. 
Guelzowiana, 50c. M. guznnufera, 35c. M. 
Haageana, 20c. M. Heesiana, 25c. M. hemis- 
sphaerica, 25c. M. hidalgensis, 17. M. Hoff- 
manniana, 3", 60c. M. Hookeri. 20c. M. 
Hutchinsoniana, 35c. M. fohnstonii. 35c. M. 
Karwinskii, 30c. M. Klissingiana. 25c. 1 1 / 2 ", 
35c. M. Kunthii, 2", 40c. M. leona. 25c. M. 
macrantha, 25c. M. magnimamma, 25c. M. 
Mainae, 40c. M. Martinezii. 30c. M. meicantha, 
30c. M. melanocentra, 25c. M. Mendeliana, 
25c. M. microcarpa, 25c. M. microhelia. 35c. 
M. Moelleriana, 35c. M. multiceps. 15c. M. 
multiformis. 25c. M. Mundtii, 25c. M. muta- 
bilis, 20c. H/*", 30c. M. Neumanniana, 2 V 2 ". 
50c. M. occidentals, 25c. M. perbella, 25c. M. 
phymatothele, 3", 50c. M. polyedra. 20c. M. 
Pringlei, 50c. 2l/s”, $1. M. psuedo-fuscata, 25c. 
M. pseudoperbella. 2" 35c. M. quiricobensis, 
25c. M. rhodantha rubra, 25c. 3", 50c. M. 
sanguinea. 2 1 /?,'', 40c. M. Schiediana, 25c. M. 
Schmollii, 20c. M. setigera, 25c. M. simplex, 
50c. M. sinistrohamata, 40c. M. sphacelata, 
2", 35c. M. spinossissima sanguinea, 35c. M. 
surculosa, 35c. M. Standleyi. 25c. M. Swinglei, 
35c. M. trichacantha. 35c. M. uninata, 25c. M. 
Viereckii brunispina. 20c. M. Waltheri. 20c, 
M. Winteriana. 2", 30c. M. woburnensis, 20c. 
M. yaquiensis, 50c, M. Zahniana, 11/?.". 50c. 
M. Zeyeriana. 25c. M. Zuccariniana, 2", 30c. 
At Right 
WHEN THE SLEET IS BLOWING -*► 
The picture of charming Mrs. Harry Lewis of 
Seattle, Wash., and her splendid cactus gar¬ 
den well shows what fascinating and charac¬ 
terful effects may be had in any apartment 
window. 
Cacti with their odd, geometrical shapes 
lend themselves perfectly to the decorative 
arts and are in perfect keeping with the fur¬ 
niture of any room. Planted in gaily colored 
glazed bowls or pots they will give an ex¬ 
pressive and dominant color note. 
They are not mussy plants for they require 
only an occasional watering and do not shed 
leaves. You may safely leave them to them¬ 
selves during trips or vacations. 
Over 25,000 of our friends have found them 
a fascinating hobby one that young or old, in 
good health or ill may enjoy in the dull days 
of winter when the snow and sleet are blow¬ 
ing in the streetsl 
BRING THE OUTDOORS INDOORS 
Wouldn’t you enjoy such an interesting window 
garden as Mr. A. Nordstrom of Worcester, Mass., has 
created? Note the shelves are suspended by straps 
from the upper window sash. 
— 14 — 
YOU WILL ENJOY CACTUS COLLECTING TOO 
Mrs. Kenneth Gordon whom you see with her col¬ 
lection enjoys working with her cacti a great deal. 
If you have never had the fun of riding a hobby you 
are missing a real opportunity to meet new friends. 
Form a Club with the other Cactus Fans in your 
community I 
GRIZZLY BEAR 
Opuntia ursina 
This old favorite has long white hair and 
will be one of your favorite cacti growing best 
in pure sand wherein the roots luxuriate. It 
frequents the barren, waterless California 
deserts where It grows in communities scat¬ 
tered over the rockstrewn slopes, white patches 
like grazing sheep. Bears handsome crepe-like 
yellow or pink blossoms 3* across. Very rare 
it is found only in inaccessible 
places. 3"-5" plants. 22 C 
