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PEANUT CACTUS PINCUSHION BIRD’S NEST DRAGON XMAS CHEER FLOWERING PINCUSHION 
Nice plants. 19c. Strange. 17¢c. Yellow spines. 19c. petal, Red Tipped. 15¢e. Handsome carmine flowers. 21c. 
COLLECTION N 14—For gifts to your friends they are unique and most attractive. You will also enjoy planting this collection in 
a shallow pot or bowl for the, breakfast nook. Cacti and succulents thrive in gas heated rooms for they are not affected by 90 
fumes or dry heat as other plants are. They grow easily with little care. With every order is my leaflet ‘‘Culture of Cacti’’.......... Cc 
JOHNSON’S CACTUS SOIL CONDITIONER 
Helps keep Cacti in good health by sup- 
plying minerals ordinary garden soils. often 
lack. Desert soils are often high in mineral 
content. A spoonful of my Conditioner will 
often bring a sickly plant back to health. 
Small carton—10 oz. Postpaid 60c. 
Large carton—2 lbs. 8 oz. Postpaid $1. 

LAMB’S TAIL 
Wilcoxia senilis 
This dwarf cereus bears wool on its fin- 
ger sized branches and during the early 
summer, quantities of starshaped, charm- 
ing pink blossoms. The one illustrated bore 
35, lasting some weeks. Grafted on Prin- 
cess of the Night on which they grow 
freely, making long lived specimens. 
Single stem grafts ready to branch 50c. 
LEMAIREOCEREUS 
These upright Cerei branch from the base and in 
Mexico where they are found wild often grow to 
15 ft. though some may reach 30 ft. In the window 
garden they will not overgrow only with generous 
treatment will they exceed a few inches in height. 
Many have handsome powdered blue-white stems. The 
flowers arranged densely along the ridges are pink 
or white and very attractive and are followed by 
round, red, heavily spines fruits Of the easiest culture 
liking a sandy fertile soil and a fair amount of 
moisture. 
POWDER BLUE CEREUS. See page 15. 
ARIZONA ORGAN CACTUS. Lemaireoce- 
reus Thurberi. This is the famed cactus for 
which the Organ Pipe National Monument 
in southern Arizona was named. I have 
some beautiful plants, bright green with 
dark red spines which will be ready in 
June 1942. Don’t fail to order this hand- 
some plant. 18c. 
SILVER CANE. Lemaireocereus Beneckii. 
One of the most beautiful of all with 
frosted white canes, perhaps the whitest 
powdered of all Cacti. A choice collector’s 
plant and very rare and sought after. Fine, 
white plants 4”-6” each 75c. 

MEXICAN SERAPE CACTUS 
Lemaireocereus montanus 
A colorful cactus, some being yellow 
spined, some red spined, others almost 
black. Easy to grow and one that every 
collection should have. 1”-2” 17¢c. 
CANDELABRA CACTUS 
Lemaireocereus Weberi. A gigantic ce- 
reus from Mexico forming a huge, can- 
delabra-shaped crown. An easily grown and 
very attractive species. Makes a very ‘‘cac- 
tusy’’ specimen. 1”-2” 17c. 
Lemaireocereus chichipe. Rare and slow 
grower. 5”-6” 40c. 
BEAVER TAIL 
Opuntia basilaris 
The Beaver Tail is found all over Southern Cali- 
fornia vihere in late spring its glorious rose-pink 
blossoms form welcome spots of color. The 3”-4” 
flowers look like moss roses, each glistening petal 
like crumpled Chinese silk. 
DALY cA ieee PERL ioe Retreat SOS Rens 17¢ 
Lemaireocereus Dumortierii. 6”-8” 75c. 
Lemaireocereus deficiens. 6” 50c. 
Lemaireocereus Treleasii. 6” 35c. 
WEBEROCEREUS BIOLLEYI 
A curious epiphytic plant with very 
slender, trailing stems with air roots. We 
imported it from Costa Rica where it grows 
half shaded in the forest. Grows quickly 
and is interesting with its climbing pencil- 
like stems and pink blossoms. 4”-6” each 
25c. 
CACTUS FOOD 
Stubborn cactus plants often yield to its 
mild persuasion. 114 grams, 50c. 
Buy it in. bulk,15 ozs $1.00 
At Left. 
PERUVIAN APPLE CACTUS 
Piptanthocereus hybridus 
Glorious flowers and delicious big, red apple-like 
fruits! Best you have ever tasted! Forms a large 
branched specimen more quickly than any other cactus. 
Likes a rich soil and plenty of water. 
97-12” Seedlings each 50c. 
Flowering size mature rooted cuttings, 12-16” $1. 
Vigorous 17c 
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GIANT CEREUS 
These huge tree cacti may reach 40 ft. or 50 ft. in 
height and are a grand sight. Some of the largest 
are found in Lower California where their huge armed 
columns tower above the low chaparaal like Gulliver 
among the Lilliputians. 
PACHYCEREUS PECTEN-ABORIGINUM. 
Indian Comb. This fine species makes a 
splendid window garden plant with bronze 
green stems. The dried, spiny fruits are 
used as combs. 1”-2” 15¢. 
PACHYCEREUS COLUMNA-TRAJANI. 
Trajan’s Column. A majestic species of 
great beauty. Rare 1144”-114” 25c. 
PACHYCEREUS PRINGLEI. 4”-5” SOc. 
PACHYCEREUS CHRYSOMALLUS. A 
large and very rare species. 2”-3” 40c. 
ORGAN PIPE. Pachycereus marginatus. 
1”-2” 20c. 
BRAZILIAN ROCK CACTI 
Monvillea 
Flower very easily and freely. The white blossoms 
are found all summer long, our plants seldom being 
without them. The smooth fruits are almost 2” in 
diameter, brilliant red in color. A most satisfactory 
and recommended group. 
BRAZILIAN ROCK CACTUS. Monvillea 
Cavendishii. Charming blossoms, the plant 
somewhat like the Snake Cactus. 2”-3” 
19c. 
MONVILLEA MARITIMA. Very free in 
flower, full grown plants 12”-18” tall. 
Very satisfactory. 12” blooming plants 
50c. 2”-4” 17c. 
OLD MAN OF THE MOUNTAIN 
Oreocereus 
The Mountain Old Men are beautiful vith their 
long, silky white hair. As they reach maturity the 
golden brown of the underlying spines is evident. 
With great age they may reach a yard in height. 
They are found high in the Peruvian Andes and 
succeed perfectly in a porous, loamy soil with a 
good sprinkling of sand and leafmold. 
OLD MAN OF THE MOUNTAIN. Oreocereus Trol- 
lii. The most popular species with long white hair. 
Very rare now. 1%4”-11%4” 35c. 

PARODIA MUTABILIS. Nat. size. 
The Parodias are all lovely plants with beautiful and 
bright blossoms. This one bears red and yellow hooked 
spines beautifully arranged in spirals and the most charm- 
ing orange blossoms. Grows easily. 30c 
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