Cory phan Ilia (Mamillaria) vivipara Ball, to 3” or 
more; showy carmine flowers, June. 30c; 3, 75c. 
Echinocereus viridiflorus Ball to cylindric, 2”, 
rarely 4”. Glossy yellow blossoms, bright colored 
spines. Season, June. 25c; 3, 60c. 
Neobesseya (Mamillaria) missouriensis Ball, rarely 
attaining 2”. Flowers glossy, yellow to pale orange, 
May. Fruits crimson. 35c; 3, 80c. 
Opuntia fragilis Brittle Cactus, a pygmy Prickly 
Pear. Surprisingly large yellow flowers, centered 
red, June. Free blooming strain. 25c. 
Rare form with circular sections, pleasing compact 
habit, and free blooming. Rooted cuttings, 50c. 
O. imbricata (arborescens) Tree Cactus. An unfail¬ 
ing attraction with flowers of purple-carmine. 
Rooted cuttings, 25c; a few larger plants at 50c. 
O. polyacantha Many-spined Prickly Pear. 4” or 
larger sections; 4” silken yellow blooms. 25c. 
O. rhodantha Like polyacantha but flowers are a 
gorgeous carmine-rose; June. Rooted cuttings, 35c. 
O. humifusa Sections often 5 to 6”, spines fewer; 
largest of silken yellow flowers, red filaments; late 
June. Ripe “pears” dark red, edible. 25c. 
BULBS FOR FALL PLANTING! 
Allium cernuum Nodding Onion. Nodding umbels 
of light shell pink, July; 16”. 3, 25c; doz. 65c. 
A. textile Broad umbels of green-ribbed white stars, 
at 8”; May. Dormant in summer. Doz. 35c. 
Calochortus apiculatus A Mariposa Tulip. Softly 
hairy blossoms of great charm, in cream white and 
pale yellow; 8”; June. Cultural advice for all bulbs 
on request. 3, 30c; doz. 90c. 
C. gunnisoni Gunnison Mariposa. Very lovely white 
chalice with clusters of greenish hairs; 16”; July. 
Few long grassy leaves. Doz. $1.00; 100, $7.50. 
C. macrocarpus Sagebrush Mariposa. Wonderful 
long-petaled flowers of lilac, yellow-patched, some¬ 
times purple-marked; 18”; July. Doz. $1.20. 
C. nuttalli Sego Lily. Brilliant white with gold and 
maroon markings; 12”; June. Slender glaucous 
.leaves. Doz. 85c; 100, $6.50. 
Fritillaria atropurpurea Bronze Fritillary. Nearly 
2”, open, half-nodding, “slightly fantastic” flowers, 
mottled purple on yellowish ground; May. 8 to 12”; 
dark glaucous foliage. 20c; doz. $1.50. 
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Zygadenus gramineus False Camas. Massed creamy 
stars in a haze of golden stamens. Erect spires, 8 
to 16”, June. Grassy leaves. 3, 20c; doz. 60c. 
FOR CARDENS IN HALF SHADE and rich or 
moderately rich soil, but not “wet feet,” are: Agas- 
tache anethiodora, Allium cernuum, Anemone pa¬ 
tens, Antennarias aprica, campestris and microphyl- 
la, Asters meritus and ptarmicoides, Campanula 
petiolata, Cerastium strictum, Clematis tenuiloba, 
Delphineum bicolor, Dodecatheon pauciflorum, Erig- 
eron commixtus, Fritillaria atropurpurea, Liatris 
ligulistylis, Lithophragma parviflora, Pentstemon 
gracilis, Phloxes alyssifolia and hoodi, and, except¬ 
ing nuttalli, all the Violets. Much sun, however, with 
reasonable moisture, is equally aceptable to these 
shade tolerant kinds. 
