- 108. Opuntia imbricta. The wicked spined, chain 
Cactus of Mexico. Paper-like but sharp, are the harm- 
less looking spines of this oddity. We trim the points 
_ before shipping, but they soon grow out. I pity the 
| plant inspector that gets a handful of this one 
when he examines package. Grows upright and is 
. fine specimen for collection or exhibits. 4 to 6 inch 
 plant—15c; Smaller—1l0c. C-2c. 
- 109. Aeonium arboreum. Native Morroco. Famed 
as the Desert Rose. Upright, strong branches topped 
with head of rose-like leaves. Flowers here in winter 
' and summer, with large pyramids of golden flowers 
that stay put for weeks. 4 to 6 inch plant for 6c each. 
Large specimen plant of flowering size mailed for 
_45c. Most of this 45c is for postage and packing. 
Small plants wilt easily when sent through mail for 
great distances. Place in water for a half hour be- 
fore planting and give them sun slowly at first, then 
watch ’em grow in any soil. This water soak, before 
planting is good for all plants. 
- 110. Same plant as above only that the foliage 
is a much darker brown. Same price. 
- 114. Gasteria cheilophylla. African bow-tie plant. 
_ Thick, tongue-like leaves, strange and beautiful. Av- 
‘erage soil, water sparingly, semi-shade. Fine potted. 
inch plant—-8c; Flower size, average leaf spread 
about 6 inch, 2 year plant—32c. Full grown specimen, 
about 12 inch pot size for only $1.40. 
_ NOTE—Please write me if you care to purchase 
- large cereus, Cactus or Succulents of any kind. I am 
' overstocked and need the room for mail-order plants. 
Can save you money. I refuse to sell these to dealers 
here. I would rather stand by my mail-order friends 
throughout the country and give them a deal than 
to sell them here for more money. Mail-order friends 
have made it possible for me to build this business, 
right through the depression and I won’t let them 
_ down now. 
- 115. Aloe alva. The Mackerel Aloe. One of the 
‘finest pot plants in Aloes that I ever met up with. 
"Deep, dark red spikes of showy flowers in summer. 
gehort, fat leaves has covering not un-like that of 
the skin of a mackerel. Grows readily in any soil. 
Do not plant aloes very deep, and water sparingly. 
Needs reasonable amount of sunshine. 2% inch 
_plant—5dc. Larger ones really are heavy, from the 
postage point of view, but will send a good size flow- 
ering plant for 40c or 28c with orders of $1.00 or more. 
q 117. Crassula arborescens. This plant has for years 
been sold for Cra-argentia. The real C. arborescens 
_has a rather white leaf and at present is almost non- 
existent. I have a few small plants at 35c each. 
_ 120. Nyctocereus serpentinus. Serpent Cactus. 
Night flowering, but blooms last into each day. 
‘Large, fragrant, lily-white flowers through the sum- 
“mer. Plant branches grow upright, about broom-stick 
_ thickness, covered with very short, close-set showy 
but harmless spines. Grows rapidly if given good 
rich soil. Water more than other cactus types when 
plant is growing. No collection is a collection with- 
out this plant. 3 inch plant—7c; 6 inch—23c; Larger, 
flowering size sent with orders for $1.00 or more, 
only 40c. 
121. Euphorbia cereformis. Like the CORN COB. 
2 inch plant—6c. 
122. Haworthia aftentata. Like No. 59, except 
it has no lines, but closely dotted with white pearls. 
nch plants for 10c; Specimen 3 inch flower size for 14c. 
WINDOW plant to be proud of. Any soil, little 
ater, 3 inch plants—23c; Offsets—9c. 
