Aerial view of our ten acres of specialized nurseries. 
1876 - 1948 
UR NURSERIES were founded in 1876 in 
Bordentown, N. J., and were moved to 
Hollywood in 1894 when it was then a verdant 
center of orange and lemon groves. There it 
was known for its fine collection of rare sub- 
tropical trees, shrubs, cacti and water lilies. In 
1921 it was moved to our present site to the 
south of Los Angeles. Here we have developed 
a modern plant with ample office and shipping 
space, including a branch post office for parcel 
post, assuring speedy dispatch of shipments. 
HIGHEST QUALITY 
Our long experience in growing and shipping 
plants assures you of the best stock possible. 
We grow our own plants under the most ideal 
conditions. Only by direct shipment from the 
grower can you be assured of fresh healthy 
rooted plants. Our plants are dug daily by our 
packing crews. Why waste time and money on 
less fresh plants when you can be assured of 
clean vigorous rooted stock from the world’s 
largest grower? We invite comparison of our 
plants and products. 
LOWEST PRICES 
Our rock-bottom prices include free delivery 
to your door of the finest stock. There are no 
other charges. Careful packing by experienced 
packers assures you that no matter where you 
live from Canada to Panama plants will be re- 
ceived in as fresh condition as though you had 
chosen them here at our nursery. 


In the foreground are greenhouses, glass covered frames and lathhouses in which are growing two million Cacti 
and Succulents from tiny seedlings to trees fifteen feet high. In the background are acres of concrete pools in which our other great specialty, Water Lilies, are grown. 

TO OUR PATRONS: 
With this 1948 Treasure Trove catalog we 
offer many new plants to our old customers and 
we hope pleasure to Succulent fanciers in all the 
lands to which it goes, Our friends are in every 
land on earth though our European friends can- 
not now increase their collections due to restric- 
tions by their governments on dollar exchange. 
Almost all nations now have National Cactus 
and Succulent Societies and interest is steadily 
increasing in every branch of this fascinating 
hobby. Our American Society is the world’s 
focal point of cactus lore, 
cies, particularly 
Such particular gr 
nopsis, Parodia, 


TERMS 
| GUARANTEE SAFE DELIVERY 
ANYWHERE ... ANYTIME 
NO SHIPMENTS during December owing to the 
crowded Christmas mails. 
FREE DELIVERY of all orders amounting to 
$2.00 or more. A few specimen sizes noted in text 
are F.O.B. Hynes. 
MINIMUM ORDER for free delivery is $2.00. 
Orders for less must have 25¢ extra to cover pack- 
ing costs. 
MAY WE SUBSTITUTE IF OUT? 
Will you provide us with one or two second 
choices in your order? We will use them only if 
.absolutely necessary. 


OUR GUARANTEE 
WE GUARANTEE to send you only fine healthy 
plants true to name and that they will reach you 
in fresh planting condition. If for any reason 
packages are damaged in transit we will replace 
any injured plants free. All complaints must be 
made within 5 days. Owing to con- 
ditions over which we have -no 
control, i.e., your culture, etc., no 
adjustments can be made after th’s 
period. We beg your indulgence if 
only a plant or so is damaged that 
we may send you a credit card to 
be used with your next order. 

OUR COLLECTION 
OR many years our collection of Cacti and Succulents has been growing 
until now it is the largest in the world, We have included representatives 
of almost all available genera for study and comparison and are continually 
adding new acquisitions, In many genera we have extensive collections of spe- 
in those which are outstanding in flower or plant form. 
Oups include Mamillaria, Notocactus, Gymnocalycium, Echi- 
aa _ Neoporteria, Lobivia, Cleistocactus, Hylocereus, Selenicereus 
richocereus, Rhipsalis, etc., among the cacti, Particular groups among suc- 
culents are Euphorbia, Stapelia, Caralluma, Huernia, Lithops and all succu- 
lent Mesembrianthemums, Crassula, Haworthia, etc. In many smaller genera 
we have almost complete sets. 
Managing a collection as varied as ours is a matter of infinite detail, Many 
Species require extremely specialized treatment, knowledge of which we have 
gained through long years of experiment. To keep them propagated and ready 
to ship in all their multiplicity of forms and to see that rare plants do not 
get lost or overlooked Tequires the assistance of careful card indexing. Many 
rare plants are only introduced at the time of their discovery and in many 
cases have never been found again. Collectors penetrate into remote and in- 
accessible regions only rarely, for such expeditions are expensive and time 
consuming, and only experienced, trained botanists can make such collecting 
trips worthwhile, Thus when new plants are received the problems of culture 
and continued propagation must be solved before we can make the species 
available to our patrons. Some plants may be raised from cuttings, but others 
are of such slow growth that only seed is practicable, so the plants must be 
nome to maturity carefully hand pollinated and the seedlings brought to size 
efore we can list them. 'To grow One or two specimens is one thing, but to 
srow 500 of the same clean plants presents an entirely different problem. 
WHEN YOU VISIT Los ANGELES STOP AT PARAMOUNT 
Our friends are always welcome at our Nurseries and we hope 
one will visit our growing grounds and see for yourself the many 
interesting plants in our collecions. Paramount, which was Hynes, is 
miles south of Los A F 
Metcalf 3-1515. s Angeles, 5 miles east of Compton. Phone 
