
PINEAPPLE DYCKIA 
Dyckia sulphurea, whose bright 
green, spiny leaves and lovely spikes 
of rich yellow blossoms deserves @ 
place in your window. Likes 18 
water and shade. 2”-3/_.......... c 
pretty 
Each 
ODD MESEMBRIANTHEMUMS 
Many of the most fascinating and curi- 
ous succulents are found in this large and 
varied family from South Africa. There are 
a great many kinds of them, including the 
Living Rocks, Stone Faces and Tiger’s Jaws. 
Every collection should have representa- 
tives. 
SILVER SKINS 
ARGYRODERMA OCTOPHYLLA. This fine 
species has silvery green, smooth leaves. 
Very rock-like. Flowers cream. 18c. 
TRICHODIADEMA DENSA. A lovely flow- 
ered cactus-like mesemb with bright pink 
blossoms 1” in diameter as large as the 
plant. Looks like a Pincushion Cactus, each 
nipple-leaf with a star of spines. Flowering 
Ve 22c: 
ELK HORNS 
Rhombophyllum Rhomboideum 
Curious antlered leaves and bright yel- 
low flowers: Leaves in basal clusters. An 
easily grown succulent. Each 23c. 
Imitaria Muirii 
A very rare succulent with a single pair 
of leaves joined together, the flowers ap- 
pearing through a tiny slit in the top. 50c. 
Nananthus Orpenii 
A very pretty little species with a tight 
cluster of triangular spotted leaves and 
many yellow daisy flowers. Flowering size. 
17c. 

LITHOPS SUMMITATUM 
A very pretty species, with age forming clusters. 
Windovs heavily marked with brown in a very pretty 
pattern, Plants mature their growth in spring after 
which they should be kept dry until autumn. 25 
White flowers in September and October. Each... c 

COCONUT PALMS 
Bryophyllum Houghtonii 
Looks for all the world like min- 
iature coconut palms! A cluster in a 
brightly colored dish makes a very 
ornament. 
Tall, varied sizes. 3 for 25c. 
merous soft red spines in winter. 
PRETTY PEBBLES 
Adromischus Clavifolius 
A charming small plant with pret- 
tily marked leaves. Silver-green and 
maroon. Likes moisture and grows 
in either sun or shade. A 20 
native of South Africa. Each... ¢c 
TIGER JAWS 
The Faucarias are fascinating with their lovely 
flowers and queer, fiercely toothed leaves. Amongst the 
easiest to grow of house plants. thriving in sun or 
shade and blooming freely in fall and winter. 
TIGER JAWS. F. tigrina. The best 
known variety. Blooms freely. No collec- 
tion should be without it. Clusters 25e¢ and 
35c. Fine plants 17c. 
SUPERB TIGER JAWS. F. superba. Well 
toothed blue green leaves with many white 
dots. Fine. 19c. 
COLLECTION OF 5 TIGER JAWS 
My selection properly labelled_._--........... 65c 
Grow anywhere. 

QUEEN VICTORIA’S CENTURY PLANT 
Handsomest of the Agaves! A dwarf species with 
short, deep green leaves heavily and sharply stiped 
with white. Makes a capital specimen, for it grows 
slowly. Give it a rich, light soil and plenty of mois- 
ture. A native of Mexico. Nice plants. 
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ALOE NOBILIS 
This fine small species bears 18” 
red bells during the summer. Mature plants are 6” 
in diameter and often branch from the base. Rich 
green leaves margined with yellow prickles. Grows in 
South Africa. Likes a rich soil and water. 1 
5”-6” blooming size 40c. Nice plants. 8c 
spikes of bright 
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PICKANINNY TOES 
Euphorbia Aggregata 
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Each 20c. 
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Strange and Beautiful 
UCCULENTS’”’ are so named because of their 
thick succulent or water-storing leaves which 
have been developed to tide them over the desert’s 
long dry seasons. True Cacti are succulent too, but 
only these plants are called “Succulents.” The 
deserts of South Africa are particularly rich in 
them. There are found the Living Rocks and their 
myriad kinfolk. Beneath the shrubs grow the fas- 
cinating Starfish Flowers, some with blossoms as 


A STONE FACE 
Lithops Karasmontana 
This charming species vias discovered in the Karas 
Mountains of Southwest Africa by Mrs. Jutta, Dinter. 
Professor Dinter spent many years exploring for these 
“flowering stones’’ in Namaqualand. The plants which 
are grey to fawn color with darker dendritic markings 
are found growing amongst quartz pebbles which they 
closely resemble. All Lithops mimic the rocks amongst 
which they grow in an almost uncanny fashion, They 
are invisible until the snow white flowers 
discover them! Each 
STONE FACES 
LITHOPS 
Mimicry amongst animals is common; among plants 
extremely rare. These lovely little plants are true 
mimics closely imitating the stones amongst vthich they 
grow. They come from the deserts of Southwest Africa 
where their succulence makes them a choice tid-bit 
for the roving ostrich. Probably those conspicuous 
amongst the stones soon fall prey to their catholic 
taste. They are also perfect examples of true ‘‘window 
plants,’’ the dendritic markings or patterns on their 
tops admitting diffused light to the chlorophyl hidden 
beneath the ground! There are almost one hundred 
species differing in pattern, design, shape and flower 
color! They are gregarious and many kinds may be 
planted together in a single pot or pan, spacing them 
a half inch or so apart. 
CULTURE. Since they come from the driest parts 
of Africa, they do not want much water. They like 
a sandy, gravelly soil with some leafmold and loam. 
Their growing period is short, about three months, 
and when new growth (leaves) are forming, generally 
in early spring. more water may be given. When at 
rest, water should be given sparingly at rare intervals. 
They form but one pair of leaves yearly and flover in 
the fall. Since interest lies in their perfect. adapt - 
tion to their native environment, colored pebbles may 
be placed about them to display their mimicry to 
your friends a living proof of nature’s wonders! 
20c EACH, 5 YEAR BLOOMING SIZE 
LITHOPS FULLER]. Beautiful milky rose with a 
handsome darker pattern. Flowers white. 
LITHOPS FULVICEPS. A lovely form, pinkish fawn 
sprinkled with olive green dots. Flower yellow. 
LITHOPS FRAMESII. Slate green, darker pattern. 
LITHOPS HERREI. Fawn grey, transparent window. 
LITHOPS LERICHEANA. Beautiful pinkish brown 
with heavy dark pattern. 
LITHOPS LESLEI. Rust brown, with green window. 
LITHOPS MEYERI. Silvery green, spreading leaves. 
LITHOPS MICKBERGENSIS. Pale reddish grey, 
brown windows. 
LITHOPS OLIVACEA. Olive green, few markings. 
LITHOPS OPALINA. Milky rose. Flowers white. 
LITHOPS PSEUDOTRUNCATELLA. Large growing 
with smooth tops flushed and marbled with brown. 
Flower yellow. 
LITHOPS RUGOSA. Smoky rose, dark windows. 
LITHOPS SCHWANTESII. Rosy brown, red pattern. 
LITHOPS TERRICOLOR. Pink to pale green vith 
dark grey dots and windows. Flowers yellow. 
LITHOPS TURBINIFORMIS. Beautiful brick red 
with blood red lines between warty ‘‘protuberances.’’ 
LITHOPS UMDAUSENSIS. Grey green, dark pattern. 
LITHOPS URSULAE. Tan color with dark markings. 
LITHOPS VALLIS-MARIAE. Milky rose and lilac. 
STONE FACE COLLECTION N20 
Plant them together in 4”-5” pot. {0 fine varieties, 
my selection, $1.50. 
COLORED DESERT ROCKS 
MIXED JASPER, QUARTZ, etc., for mimicry pots. 
Portion 25c. Pound 50c. Postpaid. 
DESERT ROSES. Rare quartz formation. 25¢ each. 

