CACTUS-LIKE AND CENTURY PLANTS 
Agave americana variegata. STRIPED CEN- 
TURY PLANT. Large grotesque twisted leaves, 
dark green and striped yellow on the edges of the 
leaves. Small plants $1.00, larger $1.50 to $2.50. 
A. decipiens. FALSE SISAL. Outward-curved, 
green leaves with stout spines on the edges. Ex- 
cellent for pot culture. Small plants 35c, medium 
75c, larger $1.50. 
A. miradorensis. DWARF CENTURY PLANT. 
A rare form with many short, compact, recurving 
leaves. Altogether a beautiful and worthwhile 
subject. Small plants 50c, medium $1.00, large 
$2.50 to $5.00. 
A. neglecta. BLUE CENTURY PLANT. A rich 
blue-green type with wide, fleshy, gracefully re- 
curved leaves. One of the more hardy sorts. 
Small plants 50c, larger $1.00 to $3.00. 
Euphorbia splendens. CROWN-OF-THORNS. 
Very odd and interesting cactus-like plant with 
thorns and showy bright red flowers. Can be 
trained into almost any form such as a cross or 
ball, by tying the long branches as they develop. 
Small plants 35c, medium 50c, larger $1.25. 
Pandanus Veitchi. RIBBON PLANT. Long 
leaves striped with white, resembling a pineapple 
plant. Very easily grown and will last a long time 
as a pot plant. Small plants 50c, medium $1.00, 
large $1.50. 
Sansevieria cylindrica. CYLINDER HEMP. 
Leaves cylindrical, 2 to 3 feet long, dark green 
with bands of paler green lines. Flowers creamy 
white tinged with pink. Small plants 50c, medium 
75c, large $1.50. 
Sansevieria guineensis. AFRICAN BOW- 
STRING-HEMP. A very tough, easily grown 
plant that will stand downright neglect. Sweet- 
scented, white flowers; long sword-shaped leaves 
to 3 feet tall and 4 inches wide, mottled with light 
green. Small plants 25c, medium 50c, large $1.00. 
S. Laurenti. GOLDEN-STRIPED SNAKE- 
PLANT. Long sword-shaped, mottled green 
leaves with a broad band of yellow down the 
edges. Very decorative and easily grown. Small 
plants 25c, larger 50c to $1.00. 
Sansevieria sp. DWARF SANSEVIERIA. A new 
dwarf rosette type with a whorl of leaves varie- 
gated with lighter green. Leaves 3 to 6 inches tall 
and compact. Small plants 50c, larger 75c to 
$1.00. 
S. subspicata. A very dwarf sort with wood-like 
leaves of interest to collectors. Plants 25c. 
S. zeylanica. Dwarfer type with narrower, shorter 
leaves than S. Lauren i. Beautifully mottled with 
lighter shades of green. Small plants 25c, larger 
50c to $1.00. 
Yucca aloifolia. SPANISH BAYONET. Flow- 
ers resemble those of Y. flamentosa but are borne 
at the top of the plant, which grows native in 
Florida with stems from 6 to 12 feet tall. The 
great bunches of pure white flowers are from 2 to 
3 feet long and up to 14 inches in diameter. Small 
plants 50c, medium 75c, larger $1.00 to $10.00. 
Y. filamentosa. BEAR GRASS. Hardy. Low 
crown of long narrow leaves bearing white hairs. 
The flower stalk rises from 3 to 5 feet, with a huge 
bunch of white flowers up to 2 feet long and 
12 inches in diameter. Small plants 50c, larger 
$1.00. 

CACTI 
Cereus triangularis. STRAWBERRY PEAR 
CACTUS or NIGHT-BLOOMING CEREUS. 
A triangular large-stemmed, attractive climbing 
cactus which bears huge fragrant white blooms 6 
to 8 inches across at night. Small plants 50c. 
Opuntia sp. Large native Florida Prickly-pear 
3 feet tall, with large yellow flowers followed by 
purple edible acid fruit 2 to 3 inches long. Fruit 
remains a long time on the huge pads or joints, 
which measure about 6 inches across by 12 to 
14 inches long. A few large spines. Small joints 
or pads 35c, medium 50c, large $1.00. 
Opuntia sp., Small type. A small native Florida 
type about 12 inches tall, with many long spines 
on the 2- to 4-inch pads. Large yellow flowers and 
small prickly-pear fruits. Small plants 25c, 
medium 50c, large $1.00. 
Pereskia aculeata. LEMON-VINE. A climbing 
cactus with true leaves and edible fruit. Stems 
round, making very long vines with spines at the 
base of each thick fleshy leaf. Flowers about 
11% inches wide, creamy white, borne periodically 
in immense numbers. Small plants 50c, larger 
$1.00 to $2.00. 
Phyllocactus sp. NIGHT-BLOOMING QUEEN 
CACTUS. A flat leaved, spineless, branched 
climbing type with very large, beautiful white 
flowers. Does best in part shade. Small plants 
50c, larger $1.00. 
Selenicereus sp. QUEEN-OF-THE-NIGHT. 
Large pure white flowers borne on long rat-tail- 
like, climbing branches. Flowers fragrant and 
open at night. Easily grown, and one of the most 
beautiful climbing cacti. Small plants 50c, 
larger $1.00. 

SUCCULENTS 
Aloe arborescens. MEDICINE CACTUS. Very 
decorative, resembling a cactus with recurving 
gray-green leaves bearing soft thick spines. Grows 
to 3 feet. Used in medicine and is of very easy 
culture. Flowers resemble red-hot pokers. Small 
plants 35c, medium 50c, large $1.00 to $2.50. 
A. vera. A low-growing type 8 to 12 inches tall, 
with very fleshy spotted leaves showing a slight 
pink tinge in full sunlight. Small plants 35c, 
medium 65c, large $1.00. 
Bryophyllum pinnatum, GOOD-LUCK- 
PLANT; LANTERN-PLANT. Mature leaves if 
pinned to the window curtain or left lying about 
the room will sprout new plants from their edges. 
Flowers reddish bronze, hanging like paper lan- 
terns. A very odd plant which develops rapidly. 
Small plants 25c, medium 35c, large 50c to $1.00. 
Crassula arborescens. JADE-PLANT. A very 
thick, waxy-leaved, fleshy succulent, growing 
slowly into a long-lived plant with many branches. 
Withstands the dry air of the home. Old plants 
produce rose-colored flowers. Small plants 25c, 
medium 50c, large $1.00 to $5.00. 
C. quadrifida. Semi-trailing, with round thick 
fleshy leaves arranged In opposite positions, re- 
sembling a cross. Miniature pink flowers borne 
on thin wiry stems above the leaves. Small 
plants 35c, medium 50c, larger $1.00. 
Echeveria Weinbergi. DREAM-PLANT. This 
is a very fleshy, thick-leaved plant of low growth. 
The leaves are arranged in close rosettes of rosy- 
tinted gray-green, shining and wax-like, as if cut 
from pink marble. Small plants 25c, medium 50c, 
large $1.00. 
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