DIAMOND JUBILEE 
CACTUS HANDBOOK 
Our Diamond Jubilee Cactus Handbook cele- 
brates our 75th year in the nursery bus‘ness. 
It contains a great many color plates of cacti 
and succulents, hundreds of photographs and 
much information on culture such as how to 
water, how to rest your plants, etc. Also notes 
on the native lands of our plants, where they 
are found, how they are named, and the gen- 
eral lore of cacti. 
There will be listings of hundreds of inter- 
esting plants, together with sizes and prices of 
available supplies. It has been impossible to 
list in our smaller yearly catalogs many items 
that have been available in the past. 
Cactus Handbook. 48 pages. 
Price 
TERMS 
Our 1949 and 1950 catalogs are still current. 
| GUARANTEE SAFE DELIVERY 
ANYWHERE IN THE U.S. OR CANADA 
December shipments via express at custom- 
er’s expense, except for Ca!./urnia, Oregon, 
Washington, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, New Mex- 
ico and Texas. These may go parcel post. 
Misimum order $2 for free delivery. 
50c packing charge on orders less than $2. 
How to remit: By check, postal note, money 
order or stamps. 
No C.0.D. orders accepted. 
How we ship: By parcel post, which delivers 
direct to your door. All plants are passed by 
State Horticultural Inspectors to insure free- 
dom from insect pests. They are packed by 
experts in especially made boxes heavily insu- 
lated from cold and clearly marked: “Rush— 
Perishable—Tender Plants.’’ 
Our guarantee is for safe delivery. We can- 
not undertake to make good plants lost through 
improper care. If plants are injured in transit 
and we are notified immediately, we will give 
credit for all damaged items. 
CATALOG INDEX 
Acanthocalycium ............ {9 RENONS yo ek ee 17-19 
Adromischus .................... Lobivia  sSeeneerr....... 7 
AlOG@ rcs cartes Lophophora © .........0.20....... 17 
Anacampseros Loxanthocereus 
Arequipay.iiek 2 pee . . 
Astrophytum = ........0....... 7-8 opel 
Azureocereus .................-.. {5 MOVE TT cn eescserenente 
Cephalocereus _.......... 15-6 pereesttt ea 
COR CUS Nascent 14-5-6 Opuntiay2_......= 
Coropegha nn een... 18 == Pachycereus ..........cce------- 14 
Chiapasia ee cA SRE § Pachyphytum . oer 44 
Chilenia ........... 13° Pachyveria. ....... 18 
Cleistocactus 0... 14-6 Parodia’? 2£:%.. &....2. 8 
Conophytum  .....--------.. 18)“ Pereskial {2.04.2 6 
Consoleay ee cease aacae Pelecyphora .... mats 
Crassula... Peruvocereus ... ato 
Dinteranthus Piaranthus > .......----. 18 
Dolichothele Pleiospilos  ............ 17-9-20 
Echeveria .................. Portulacaria -.............-..... 17 
Echinocactus ............ 7 Pseudoespostoa  .............- 15 
Echinocereus  .............. 13-6 Pyrrhocactus  ................ 13 
Echinofossulocactus ........ 7 Quiabentia ...................... 6 
Echinopsis .................. 7-13 ¥ 
Epiphytlum Rhipsalis dbaieasttesdite ieee. 5 
Sriacuraue Rimarlay.nt.c.2 ee, 19 
Espostoa Sedum (i25222.4230 2 
Euphorbia ................ Selenicereus .... 
Feucarla csc cecncecccecsse Senetios ct: 
Fenestraria .................. .-20 Pes aa 
Blohsaeatei. 24 = 19 Tephrocactus .............- 
ERE 7.8.13 Thelocactus .......... 
gee Titanopsis _.......... 
Haworthia .................... 19 Tradescantia ............-.--- 
Kislela too 17‘ Trichocereus ............ 15-16 
Laniderlh fot. cotati 19 Weberocereus ................-- 16 
Lemaireocereus .............. 14 Zygocactus ..............---.--+ 16 
Supp 
selves use. 
JOHNSON’S CACTUS FOOD 
A very effective fertilizer with a good or- 
ganic base, the ingredients of which are blended 
and proportioned to help your plants to make 
normal matured flowering growth. It is not a 
soluble fertilizer but should be scattered over 
the soil, a level teaspoonful to a 4-inch pot, 
three or four times during the growing season 
after the plants are well established. 
Use only during the growing season. Light 
applications once a month are more effective 
than heavy applications. 
W2-OUNCE Bae rece cc etree nee eeen case nee 50c 
2Z-pound Bag <.----.-.--2.2-4-c<---n-2e-esenernere-n- ==> $1.00 
ROOTWELL 
Want to raise Cactus cuttings? Our new hor- 
mone powder for rooting refractory cuttings 
of all kinds designed particularly for quickly 
rooting Cacti and Succulents. Sterilizes the cut 
surface and induces luxuriant growth of roots. 
Apply dry with finger to fresh cut. 
Full Directions. Per Package....-.....-...---.---- 50c 
JOHNSON’S VITAMIN BI 
Works miracles on cacti, often bringing re- 
fractory plants into bloom. Don’t fail to use 
this wonder working solution. Our customers 
report success, particularly when used on old 
plants. Also to stimulate new root growth after 
transplanting. 
75 Double Strength Tablets, with full in- 
structions for Cacti. Bottle-..............-.----------- 50¢ 
CACTUS AND SUCCULENT 
SOCIETY OF AMERICA 
The Cactus and Succulent Society was organ- 
ized more than 20 years ago to bring together 
those interested in these extraordinary plants 
and to publish a magazine which would pro- 
vide a forum for the exchange of information 
and for the publishing of new species and sci- 
entific data. The Journal, under the competent 
editorship of Scott Haselton, has well achieved 
these aims, and today is the world’s foremost 
publication about these plants. 
Everyone is invited to join the Society and to 
receive this splendidly illustrated magazine. It 
has many articles on new plants, stories on ex- 
ploration trips to new localities, articles on cul- 
ture, news of affiliated Cactus Clubs in every 
region of the U.S. Everyone interested in Cacti 
and Succulents will continue to find this a most 
interesting magazine. 
Membership and Journal 
Six double issues a year.....-.-...------------+ $3.00 
CACTUS HELPS 
COLLECTION S100 
Items to make the growing of your plants 
easier and more enjoyable. Included here are 
all the things to root and grow your plants 
except loam and sand. Sand may be purchased 
from poultry houses or builders. Loam from 
garden or hillside. 
Book, “Cacti and Succulents and How to 
Grow Them.” 
75¢ package Cactus Compost. 
Johnson’s Cactus Food. 
Johnson’s Cactus Soil Conditioner. 
Quart of Cactus Hardwood Charcoal. 
Bottle of Johnson’s B1 Tablets. 
50 Painted Wooden Plant Labels. 
Items to make Cactus Growing 
7 Easy. Postpaid...................--------------++ $3.00 
lies for Cacti 
Few things are needed in the growing of cacti more than interest and 
a desire to form an increasing collection of them. However, for the city 
dweller and more serious collector | am offering a few things that may 
make their culture easier. The things we offer are the things we our- 
JOHNSON’S CACTUS SOIL 
CONDITIONER 
Of great assistance in keeping cacti in good 
health, it is designed to add the minerals ordi- 
nary garden soils often lack. Desert soils are 
often high in mineral content, for there is little 
rain to leach them away. A spoonful of my 
Conditioner placed about a Cactus plant and 
stirred lightly into the soil will often bring an 
ailing one back to health. Mix it with your 
potting soils. 
Small Size, 10 Ounces, Postpaid................ 60c 
Large Size, 32 Ounces, Postpaid.............. $1.00 
JOHNSON’S CACTUS COMPOST 
Mix With Your Own Sand and Soil 
An economical compost for Cacti and Succu- 
lents which when mixed with equal or larger 
quantities of both sand and light loam makes a 
very suitable soil for all desert plants. Com- 
posed of our recleaned sclerophyllous leafmold, 
lime, gypsum in the proper proportions for al! 
potted cacti. A light and bulky mixture, the 
same as we use in our own potting soils for 
both seedling and specimen plants. 
Per Peck, Postpaid_...........------------------------ $1.95 
Pints or 2 Pounds to Make 6-10 76 
Quarts of Potting Soil. Postpaid............. s 
OUR SPECIAL CACTUS LEAFMOLD 
A recleaned, sclerophyllous desert leafmold, 
sifted, light and dry. Mixed with equal parts 
of both sand and foam, it makes a fine, eco- 
nomical cactus soil. 
Pints or 2 Pounds to Make 6-10 
Quarts of Potting Soil. Postpaid............ 70¢ 
HARDWOOD CACTUS CHARCOAL 
Useful in keeping cactus soils sweet and 
aerated. Helpful in heavy soil. 
Por Quarticncccs cei c nase ie cncce tenes eesteee eens 40c 
CACTUS INSECTICIDES 
Our special instruction sheet describing com- 
mon cactus pests and treatment, with spray 
formulas. We recommend Red Arrow Spray as 
effective and non-injurious to cacti or other 
house or garden plants. 
Instruction Sheet and Bottle of Red Arrow 
Spray. *Postpaid._.8.0.2822...2422. ae 40c 
VOLCK SPRAY. An oil spray recommended 
for any kind of scale insect and for mealy bug. 
These two insects are hard to kill as they have 
a waxy covering which repels water. We have 
used it for years, but only recently has it been 
put up in small bottles. 4-ounce bottle pre- 
paid (with orders only), with chart describing 
cactus pests. Full instructions for use.....-...- 50c 
BLACK ROT PREVENTIVE 
With light waterings, fresh air and sun, rot 
will not appear. If through too much watering 
plants turn black and watery, its spread may be 
checked by saturating the top soil with a 
Semesan solution. It is useful also to spray tiny 
seedlings to prevent “damping off” or rotting. 
One-third-ounce Envelope, with cactus in- 
structions 20¢ 
Two-ounce pkg., with cactus instructions 50¢ 
PLASTIC PLANT LABELS 
You may write with pencil on these labels 
and it will remain clear for years. As near a 
permanent label as | have tried. 
Pure white, 6-inch, pot labels, per 100 $1.75 
PLANT CHEM SALTS 
Cacti grown in pure sand and watered regu- 
larly with this nutrient solution make healthy 
vigorous growth. An occasional watering of all 
your house plants will supply the rare minerals 
sometimes lacking. 
16-gallon pkg., with full instructions........ 30c 
100-gallon pkg., with full instructions....$1.10 
400-gallon pkg., with full instructions....$2.10 
