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THE EVENT OF THE YEAR 
Convention Cactus & Succulent Society of omencd 
at the Desert Botanical Garden, 
Papago Park, Phoenix, Arizona 
JULY 2-5, 1949 
This fore most desert botanical garden, located 
in the heart of the giant cactus country is the setting 
for this year’s gathering of cactus and succulent fan- 
ciers, growers and students. Illustrated talks by the 
best of kodachrome artists, colored movies made by 
prominent explorers will be given daily in the garden’s 
unique Webster Auditorium. Initiation into the Ancient 
Order of Cactus Nuts will feature the fun session. 
A field trip into the mysterious Superstition Mountains 
and the Boyce Thompson Southwestern Arboretum 
under competent guides will feature the last day. 
Lodging headquarters will be in one of the luxurious 
motor lodges in the Valley of the Sun. Suprisingly low 
rates. Congenial companions. Come, see the Chewing 
Gum plant, the Totem Pole, the Creeping Devil, the 
Saguaro and thousands of other strange, beautiful and 
interesting plants from all over the world growing 
under natural conditions. Tell your friends and come 
with them. For further information, write us. 
Save this list until a new one is sent out. We print 
them on this size sheet so they will fit in your letter 
file. The sheets of pictures will only be sent to you at 
longer intervals. Keep them for reference. Remem- 
ber:—-Nobody grows the way Gates does. 
UNROOTED CUTTINGS 
Minimum 100 per Kind 
Opuntia boxing glove .............. ty REE eR arty 2-3” 2.00 
Opuntia boxing glove. large -..............-..---------------- 3-5 3.00 
Opuntia microdasys miniature pads ...........- 14%2-242" 1.50 
Opuntia monacantha buds (fruits for rooting).-.... 1Y%2-2” 1.50 
Opuntia monacantha field grown pads -................- 3-5” 2.00 
Opuntia schickendantzii miniature pads _............ 2-3” 1.50 
Opuntia vilis, Dwarf Tree Cactus, branched _____.. 2-3” 2.00 
SUCCULENTS 
Aloe humilis brevifolia. Pearl Aloe.............-.....-.-.- small 2.00 
Aloe humilis brevifolia ....................22-..2-.-------------- large 3.00 
Aloe hum-vir. Needle Aloe ~-..........-..........--.---------- small 2.00 
Aloe® hu imnvVir ecco 2 ce eee ee ee eee large 3.00 
Aloe mitriformis, large -..................-..--------2----0------ 3-5” 5.00 
Crassula hybrid Teaspoon ...............-.-..2---2------e--0-+- 2-3” 1.25 
Crassula tetragona. Oriental Pine _....................... 2-3” 1.00 
Sedum guatemalense. Christmas cheer ..___._.. 1Y-1Y2" 1.00 
Sedum pachyphyllum. Jelly Beans _.......______. 1Y-1y2" 1.00 
Stomatium agninum. Sheep’s tongue _.....__. 1Y¥2-142" 2.00 
SPECIAL ITEMS FOR COLLECTORS 
Agave Americana variegata. 10-15” offsets. Per 10 $2.50 
Agave picta. A wonderful pot plant. Compact, forming many gray 
and white variegated leaves bearing small black teeth and 
terminal spine. Seedlings or offsets from field stock plants. 
Per 10 $1.50. 
Aloe aristata. An aristocrat of this family. 3-4’’ P. Per 10 $1.50 
Astrophytum ornatum. Fine stout plants more than two inches in 
size. Per 10 $1.50. 
Echinocereus scheeri. Finger Cactus with long tubed scarlet 
flower 3-4’ RC. Per 10 $1.50. 
Euphorbia obesa. A ball shaped plant that collectors are always 
seeking. Fine seedlings an inch or more in diameter. Per 10 
$2.50. 
Haworthia margaritifera 3-4’ P. Per 10 $1.50. 



