
CULTURAL GUIDE FOR CACTI AND 
OTHER SUCCULENTS 
Soi] Mixture... Cacti wil] thrive in any good porous soil and some 
are even at home in heavy clay soils. We recommend a mixture of equa! 
parts of leaf mold, coarse sand and good garden loam. If leaf mold is 
not available, use a smal] quantity of horticultural peat moss. The 
addition of a small amount of old mortar or plaster and some charcoal 
is also beneficial. Screen through quarter-inch mesh and plant up to 
previous soi] mark on the cacti. Before planting, cut off any dry or dead 
roots on the piants. Do not water for fifteen days after planting and 
then water only when the soil becomes dry. Do not water too much at 
one time. All succulents require sun light, but very little direct sun. 
Do not allow to freeze. A dish garden made up with a large flower pot 
saucer is very satisfactory for a smal] indoor cactus garden. Cactus 
plants must be dry and dormant about two months in winter in order 
to bloom. New roots will grow on cacti when planted. 
I hope the plants reach you in perfect condition. If they do not, please 
let me know and I will replace any plants that do not arrive in good order. 
In your display of cactus you’ll have all the beauty and romance of the great 
Southwest. As you look at each cactus., you may think of yourself in the 
fascinating region of the Colorado River mounted on a western pony gazing 
at the Mojave Desert wonders. You’ll dream of long arms of giant cactus 
reaching upward into the brilliant sunshine—crowns oi whité’ waxen blos- 
soms shining pure against a brazen sky. You may see yourself in southern 
Arizona where an Organ Pipe cactus stands on a rocky hillside; of Indians 
gathering its delicious fruit for syrup and wine; or of a warm August even- 
ing with a mocking bird whistling from the topmost branch of a rare night- 
blooming Cereus. 
I know you will want to add to your collection of these fascinating | 
plants and so I have listed below some extra special offers for our former 
customers only—all Postpaid. 
CHARLES M. FITZPATRICK. 
LOVELY COLORFUL ADDITIONS FOR YOUR CACTUS GARDEN 
(All Plants Below To Be Selected By FITZPATRICK’S) 

7 Cacti—All different (Postpaid to your GOOr( octets $1.00 
15 Cacti—All different (Postpaid to your oor) .......ccccmmniminenennnen 2.00 
30) Cacti. —:All’ Different: (Postpaid). ee ee SA. 
7 Succulents—All different (Postpaid to your COOK) oo... 1.00 
15 Succulents—All different (Postpaid to your GOOr) 2.2... 2.00 
30 Succulents — All Different (Postpaid) _.._______ $4.00 
Mexican Hand Made Pottery Bowl-6 Inches Across gis pine Ags 50 
(Pottery Dish comes in Gay Fiesta colors—variegated) 
(Cacti will be varieties other than the ones illustrated on the right of 
this page. Please order as many as you want at one time for we can not 
repeat this offer. Plants we select will be duplicates if you order col- 
lections two times. After the first order you must order from the other 
side of the page and at the prices quoted on the other side of the page. — 
Send check, money order, cash or postage stamps and we will pay the 
postage. Or we will mail C.0.D. and you pay the postage. Prompt 
orders will get a lovely surprise gift. 

Twisted Rib Cactus 
(Hamatocactus setispinus) 
Yellow Ball 

Pineapple Duo Color 
(Thel cactus bicolor) 
Glory of Texas 

Pin Cushion Cactus 
(Mammillaria hemisphaerica) 
Green Knob 

