aloe; red flowers. Fine potted. Heavy 5 inch plant 
38C. 
143. Aloe spinosissima. Handsome, light green, 
toothed-edged, showy plant. Fine for pots or garden. 
Develops large heads of red flowers in Spring. Only 
good-sized, weighty offsets can be obtained—each 15c. 
NOTE—Aloes will almost take care of themselves. 
Don’t be too kind. Sun and water sparingly. If in 
ground, water when planted and that’s all. Potted— 
water, but no wet feet for long. Are very easy to 
grow and fine. 
144. Crassula multicalva. A potted multicalva is 
a beautiful thing. Flowers here winter and summer. 
Very impartial as to soils or watering. Sprays of 
pinkish flowers that keep for days as cut flowers. 
Fine hanging pot plant. Large flower size plant—38c; 
6 to 10 inch plant—1l2c. C-5c. 
145. Crassula arborescens, now classified as C. 
argentia. Grows strong and easily in any average 
soil. Pinkish-white flower sprays. Husky, short trunk, 
thick waxy leaves. I have shipped at least 50,000 
cuttings of this fine and popular plant to eastern 
and northern dealers in the past. Excellent house 
plant. 4 inch plant—ic; 8 inch plant—1l4c; C-2c. 
146. Bryophyllum pinnatum. Air-plant. Pin a 
leaf on the kitchen curtain and it grows. Baby plants 
grow from the leaf edges. Good novelty plant for 
potting or garden. No special soil or watering. Red- 
dish, bell-like flowers at the ends of tall growths. 
Native of Madagascar. Small plant—6c; Large—22c. 
149. Aloe aristata. Another African pineapple- 
shaped, small, strange plant that will do fine as a 
pot plant. Not much watering for best growth. Not 
plentiful. Small plant—38c; Larger—55c. 
151. Haworthia magaritifera. Handsome, white 
dotted plant somewhat like No. 59. 3 inch plant—23c; 
Offsets—9c. 
152. Drosanthemum speciosum. When _ out-door 
grown will form compact mass 18 inches across. Green 
centered, orange-red flowers almost hide plant for 
weeks in summer. 5 inch plant—9c. Why pay more? 
It grows fast. 
153. Euphorbia splendens. CROWN OF THORNS. 
Blood-red flowers and small green leaves grow on 
thick, spiked branches. Flexible and can be trained 
on small pot trellis. 6 inch plant—l5c. 
154. Scarlet Bugler. Cleistocactus baumannii. Flow- 
ers freely and with many bright, scarlet, bugle-like 
flowers. 3 to 5 inch plant—19c. 
156. Echeveria secunda. More delicate than the 
well known “Hen and Chickens’—5c. 
155. Silver cereus. CLEISTOCACTUS STRAUSII 
Handsome red flowering, silvery, soft spine covered 
cereus. Becomes very valuable with age. Sends out 
new growths that make fine cuttings. 3 inch plant— 
27c; 6 inch plant—55c; Two year old, larger plant 
with new growths—$2.00. Garden loam, leaf mold and 
a little slacked lime. 
157. Echeveria gilva. Thick, waxy leafed, copper 
color rosette. Fine potted or rock garden. Offsets 
should bloom first season—18c. Handsome speci- 
mens—70c. 
NOTE—Almost without exception, Echeverias have 
dainty, colorful flowers on tall stems. Last for days. 
Easily grown and grows numerous offsets. Plants are 
not unlike thick petaled roses. About 80 species and 
few of them look anywhere near alike. Good garden 
loam that will not pack when dry. Partial shade in 
