A MIMICRY STONE PLANT 
Dinteranthus inexpectatus 
In color these exquisite plants are soft smoky white 
tinged with rose and minutely punctuate. In fall the 
old gold blossoms appear. 25c 
Nice 5 year old plants. 
THE MESEMBRIANTHEMUMS 
Many of the most fascinating and curious 
succulents are found in this large and varied 
family from South Africa. Some fanciers con¬ 
fine themselves to collecting the various 
kinds of which there is a bewildering variety 
and over 100 genera. They are of the easiest 
culture. 
LIVING ROCKS 
These strange plants mimic the rocks among which 
they grow. Give them a sandy soil and a sunny posi¬ 
tion and they will flower in the fall. 
Pleiospilos Nelii. Turn to page 16 for photo. 
Nice young plants, 17c. 
P. simulans. Shown on page 26. 
P. Bolusii. A splendid variety with strange 
granite-like leaves and big daisy-like blos¬ 
soms. Flowering size, 50c. Mature specimens, 
75c. Nice young plants, 20c. 
P. Dekenahi. An interesting cluster-forming 
species with granite spotted leaves and hand¬ 
some flowers. Large, 35c. Smaller, 25c. 
P. magnipunctatus. A remarkable species 
blooming freely in fall and forming nice speci¬ 
men clusters. Grows rapidly, 35c. Smaller, 
20c. 
TIGER JAWS 
Faucaria 
There are many species of Tiger Jaws and all are 
interesting. They are of the very easiest culture and 
every one will flower in the fall. 
Faucaria tigrina. The most widely known 
variety. Everyone likes it, 19c. 
F. Bosscheana. Smaller tight clusters. Free 
blooming! 20c. 
F. tuberculosa. A rare species whose leaves 
are pebbled, 25c. 
F. Jamesii. A fine flowering species, 25c. 
A collection of 6 fine species for $1 
DOREANTHUS CRINIFLORUS 
A small dainty annual bearing large, pink, 
red, orange or yellow blossoms in greatest 
profusion for many weeks. Don't fail to sow 
it. Seed per packet, 10c. 
TIGERS JAWS 
Faucaria superba. Natural size. 
These interesting little plants need no introduction to the 
window gardener. The well toothed jaws of their green and 
white spotted leaves are familiar to all. Their odd form 
always causes comment and in the early fall their a q _ 
bright daisy-like blossoms are freely produced. I7C 
The Succulents 
Oddities of the Plant World from Everywhere 
Succulents are very similar in appearance and care to Cacti but while Cacti are confined 
to the Americas, Succulents are distributed over the dryer parts of the world. The deserts 
of South and West Africa are particularly rich in the strange Living Rocks and their kindred, 
while the fascinating Star Fish flowers, Aloes, Euphorbias and a myriad others are found on 
every veld and kopje. Mexico is noted for the fascinating flowering Echeverias which grow 
in endless variety and great abundance in the damper mountains. On the mesas and dryer 
mountain ranges Agaves, Yuccas, Nolinas and similar plants are characteristic. 
"Succulents" are so named because of their ability to store water in their stems and 
leaves to tide them over dry seasons. The true Cacti are also succulents but for convenience 
we list them separately. 
CULTURE. Like Cacti they are 
easy to grow and require somewhat 
the same care. In fact, the less 
coddling succulents receive the bet¬ 
ter they seem to do. Many of them 
will stand more water than cacti 
but the Living Rocks, Lithops, Ti¬ 
tanopsis. and similar plants (Me- 
sembrianthema) should be watered 
with care, particularly during dull 
days. 
Most African Succulents seem to 
appreciate a rest during July and 
August and we leave our plants dry 
during these months getting our 
growth in September and October, 
then resting until March or April. 
One must remember that south of 
the equator winter is June, spring 
is September. 
The Euphorbias, with one or two 
exceptions, require more generous 
treatment liking a rich but well- 
drained soil kept barely moist and 
during active growth our Cactus 
Food. 
Echeverias should never be left 
too dry for they like moisture. 
A MIMICRY PLANT 
Titanopsis Schwantesii. Nat. size. 
This pretty mimicry plant was first 
discovered accidentally when a botan¬ 
ist leaned against a rocky wall think¬ 
ing the plants were a discoloration on 
the rough surface. A true example of 
plant mimicry. This one is 
pure white.. 
JEWEL PLANTS 
Titanopsis 
There are several species of these 
fascinating little plants each inhab 
iting a particular rock formation 
which it closely mimics. Likes a 
sandy soil, well drained. Keep barely 
moist. Bloom in the spring after the 
w.nter rest. 
T. calcarea. The pretty 
leaves are rust colored on the 
tips. Look at them under a 
magnifying glass to see their 
real beauty. 35c. 
T. setilera. A more robust 
growing species with green 
pebbled leaves. 30c. 
T. Hugo-Schlecteri. Beautiful 
rufous colored leaves. 50c. 
T. Triebneri. Light rust color. 
35c. 
DELOSPERMA ECHINATUM 
Bushy with prickly football 
shaped leaves. 15c. 
ECHEVERIA DERENBERGII. 
A Mexican plant blooming in the winter and spring. 
The foliage is much bluer white than shown. It is a 
dwarf little specimen seldom exceeding 2" in diame¬ 
ter. Like most of its kind it grows on rocky walls In 
the higher and moister mountains. Will grow under 
any conditions but prefers a moist soil. 
Don’t fall to have this gem... 
23c 
STONE FACES 
Lithops 
These small mimicry plants are among the most 
fascinating of all. There are almost a hundred species 
of them, each one varying in the pattern and colora¬ 
tion of the “windows” in the flat top of the two 
joined leaves. They thus mimio the pebbles among 
which they are found. Turn to page 27 for color plate. 
I offer 34 species. 25c each unless otherwise priced. 
Lithops alpina. L. aurantiaca. 35c. L. diver- 
gens. L. Eberlanzii. 35c. L. elevata. L. fari- 
nosa. L. Forsteri. L. Framesii. L. Fulleri. 35c. 
L. fulviceps. 35c. L. Helmuthii. L. inornata. 
L. Juliii. L. karasmontanum. L. kuibescensis. 
L. kunjascensis. L. lactea. L. lateritia. L. Leri- 
cbeana L. Leslei. L. Lydaea. L. Marthae 35c. 
L. Meyerae. L. mickbergensis. L. opalina. 30c. 
L. optica. 35c. L. Peersii. L. psuedo-trunca- 
tella. L. rugosa. L. Schlecteri. L. Schwantesii 
35c. L. translucens 30c. L. Triebner; L. urikso- 
sensis 35c. 
STARFISH FLOWERS 
Strange African plants with flesh-like blossoms 
sometimes reaching over a foot in diameter I There are 
numberless species of them In South Africa where 
they often grow in the scant shade of acacia trees. 
They all like a sandy soil with plenty of water when 
growing but not much when resting in winter. Bloom 
during spring and summer. 
All my plants are from potsl 
Starfish Flower. See page 26 for color plate. 
PRETTY STARFISH. (Stapelia pulchra) A 
charming distinct variety with stems mottled 
maroon. Flowers yellow spotted brown. 25c. 
HAIRY STARFISH. (Stapelia hirsute). Hand¬ 
some dark red flowers fringed with purple 
hairs! Flowers amazingly freely all summer 
and fall. Nice plants that will flower this sum¬ 
mer 3-6 growths. 28c. 
CIGARET PLANTS 
Cheirodopsis 
This interesting genus forms clusters of 
growths each of two, glaucous-white finely 
pebbled leaves each pair bearing large daisy¬ 
like blossoms. 
Cheirodopsis buchbergensis. Very pretty 
clusters, 25c. 
C. candidissima. The largest and prettiest 
of all with snowy leaves and big 3" apricot 
colored blossoms, 35c. 
C. peculiaris. One of the strangest succu¬ 
lents with two joined leaves and lemon yel¬ 
low fragrant flowers. Let it go completely 
dormant from July to September, 25c. 
PEBBLE PLANT 
Rimaria 
The Pebble Plants grow in small clusters 
each growth fat and smooth like a chert 
pebble. 
Rimaria Comptonii. Clusters, 35c. 
Rimaria Heathii. Clusters, 35c. 
Rimaria Luckhofiii. Clusters, 30c. 
Rimaria Roodiae. Clusters, 35c. 
TRY VITAMIN B1 
This truly wonderful vitamin produces a 
luxuriant and healthy growth of roots on 
succulents! See Page 9. 
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PLUSH PLANT 
Kalanchoe tomentosa 
One of the brightest of new introductions with 
plush-lined blue-green leaves margined with rich rust 
red. Makes a very pretty pot specimen growing sev¬ 
eral inches high and branching freely. Likes a moist 
soil, well enriched, becoming more o A r 
beautiful with age..... 
