MARSH'S NURSERY 
150 N. Lake Ave., Pasadena 4, Calif. 

Epiphyllums 
ORCHID CACTUS 
One of the finest flowering plants for semi-shaded or fully 
shaded places. They are particularly fine when placed in containers 
suitable for hanging on the trunks of trees or against walls, such 
as wire baskets. 
Epiphyllums are a showy group of plants with leaf-like stems 
sometimes jointed but most always long and arching. Sometimes 
they droop in a pleasing way to display the large many-petaled 
flowers which last several days each. The colors are bright, mainly 
in the pinks, reds and yellows with white and orange well repre- 
sented. Many of the red-flowered varieties show light but brilliant 
blue casts in them and are very attractive. 
The culture of these plants is reasonably easy. They like a 
well drained soil and controlled moisture. For this reason they 
should be planted in flower pots and kept on the dry side. The soil, 
a mixture of | part sand, 2 parts leaf mold and | part garden loam, 
is porous and spongy, yet well drained and holding sufficient mois- 
ture for the plants. Top dress in early spring with manure and 
later on about a month after the blooming season using any good 
commercial fertilizer. Although the soil should be moderately moist 
at all times the drainage should be quick and thorough. Epiphyl- 
lums are not desert cacti. 
Plants are offered as cuttings (rooted) which should be potted 
on arrival into 4-inch pots. 
Ackermanni. Basket type. One of the earliest to bloom. Triangu- 
lar stems gracefully drooping and densely arranged and showing 
quantities of medium size bright red flowers. 50c. 
Adonis. Extra large flowers with broad clear pink petals and light 
stamens. Shows tint of rose at base. 75c. 
Antwerpia. Large salmon pink flowers with slightly tubular center 
and outer reflexed petals showing a tan tint. 5Q0c. 
Bella. Full flowers with broad wavy petals of soft pink. Never fully 
open, rather cup shaped. 50c. 
Camillo Schneider. Apricot orange with cerise eye. 50Oc. 
Cattleya. Inner face of petals orchid, outer blood red. $1.50. 
Dr. Werderman. Lavender with bright red edges. $1.00. 
Easter Morn. Wide open giant white with crinkled petals. $1.00. 
Eden. An extra large pure white, full petaled and with the outer 
petals well recurved and yellow. 50c. 
Fire God. Large deep burnt orange flowers. $1.00. 
F. Werner-Beul. Carmine with lavender edged white. Large. 75c. 
Golden Emblem. Golden yellow with large lavender eye. $1.50. 
Inner Glow. Large flowers with pointed petals, each with a promi- 
nent ridge giving the effect of being creased in half. Carmine- 
red with a deeper base fading to deep rose. 75c. 
Latona. Beautiful and stunning large flowers of rich deep rose with 
tints of cerise. The outer petals slightly recurving while the 
inner petals are somewhat cupped. 75c. 
Magenta. Another large and showy variety. Flowers with waxy 
light pink petals spreading in a grand display. 75c. 
Marseillaise. Flowers huge with deep red erect back petals and 
broad slightly cupped inner petals, each with a deep red-violet 
center stripe shading to lavender and white at the edges. 50c. 
Mon Cherie. Beautiful flowers of satiny texture and the most un- 
usual color combination. The base color is rich yellow with 
margins and penciling of carmine on every petal. $1.00. 
Montezuma. Large, full petaled flowers giving a cup and saucer 
effect. Tannish copper with tints of light violet. 75c. 
Orchid Supreme. Light orchid. $1.00. 
Paradise. Orchid petals shaded red at edges. $2.00. 
COLLECTION OFFER 
For any 10 or more Epiphyllums selected in one 
order deduct 10% from list price. 


EPIPHYLLUM, SUNBURST 
Paula Knebel. Beautiful 7-inch flowers—the outer petals carmine 
in the center, magenta at edges with the more showy inner pet- 
als striped with orchid in the center and white at the edges. Very 
choice and unusual in coloring. 75c. 
Peacocki. Triangular spiny stems and flowers of striking form and 
brilliant coloring, full faced with luminous purplish coloring to- 
ward the center. Broad petals, wavy at base. 50c. 
Southland. Flowers clear orange. $1.00. 
Sunburst. Large bright orange flower opening fully with broad 
sharply pointed petals. Good clear color, Sunburst is one of the 
loveliest in our collection. 75c. 
Sun Goddess. Beautiful burnt orange to rose gold, the large flowers 
of this variety are strikingly effective with their dark violet eye. 
Excellent form and lasting quality. 50c. 
Wm. de Laet. Medium size flowers with slightly recurved outer 
petals or deep red and inner petals forming a tube with flaring 
ends of purplish red. $1.00. 
STANDARD VARIETIES 
Rooted Cuttings, 3 for $1.25, Postpaid. 
Agatha. Soft pink with cherry eye. 
Amber Queen. Amber and red with attractive wine red margins. 
Argus. Apricot with cherry red eye. 
Cooperi. Large sweet scented flowers in cream and white. Late. 
Conway's Giant. Best deep crimson. Petals with purple overtone. 
Desert Sunrise. Orange with lavender glow on the many petals. 
Deutsche Kaiserin. Delicate pink flowers. Hanging basket type. 
Gloria. Large flowers. Uniform salmon-orange or light amber. 
Hermosissimus. Large red and purple flowers. Edged lavender. 
Mount Hood. Early white flowers. 
Oriole. Large creamy-white; outer petals tinged with yellow. 
Padre. Distinctive cup and saucer type. Light salmon pink. 
Rosetta. Medium size, deep rose pink. Often flowers in winter. 
Scarlet Giant. Late, wide open flowers of clear bright scarlet. 
Valencia. Excellent bell-shaped flowers of clear orange. 
Vivianna. Bright crimson with lovely lavender eye in center. 
Young Nun. Yellow to brown with inner petals white. Attractive. 
Best shipping time February to July. 



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