CULTURAL GUIDE FOR CACTI AND 
OTHER SUCCULENTS =: 
Soil Mixture ... Cacti will thrive in any good porous soi] and some 
are sven at home in heavy clay soils. We recommend a mixture of equal 
parts of leaf mold, coarse sand and good garden loam. If leaf mold ie 
aot available, use a smal] quantity of horticultural peat moss. The 
addition of a smal] amount of old mortar or plaster and some charcoal 
is also beneficial. Screen through quarter-inch mesh and plant up te 
previous soi] mark on the cacti. Before planting, cut off any dry or dead 
roots on the plants. Do not water for fifteen days after planting and 
then water only when the soi] becomes dry. Bo 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 ig very satisfactory for a small indoor cactus garden. Cactus 
plants must be dry and dormant about two months in winter in order 
to bloom.. New roots wil! grow on cacti when planted. 
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PIN CUSHION CACTUS 
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THELOCACTUS BICOLOR HAMATOCACTUS SETISPINUS | PHAERICA 
RESURRECTION PLANT 
(ROSE OF JERICHO — ANASTATICA HIEROCHUNTICA) 
The Resurrection Plant is one of the most wonderful novelties in the vegetable 
kingdom. It possesses the strange power of turning in a few minutes from.an ap- 
parently dead, lifeless, dry herb to a beautiful living plant. ‘ 
Gathered at the right season and properly treated, the Resurrection Plant will 
retain these marvelous qualities indefinitely. Thoroughly rinse the plant in fresh wa- 
ter to remove dust, then on placing in a saucer of water it will revive within a very 
few minutes, and shortly turns into a beautiful dark-green, fern-like living plant. At 
any time it may be taken out of the water, put in a dry place on a shelf, and it will 
curl up into its dry or dormant condition, and can be kept for an indefinite length of 
time. The plant will last for years. It requires no soil, no nourishment, no attention, 
other than to put it in a saucer of water whenever it is desired to revive it. 
The Resurrection Plant does not grow in cultivation. You merely keep it dry and when desired 
for display, put in a saucer of water and it will resurrect and turn green within minutes. 
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 of white 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 
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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. 
CHARLES M. FITZPATRICK. 
DUMPLING CACTUS oe aean 
CORYPHANTHA RUNYONII 
Our guarantee is for safe delivery give credit for damaged items if noti 
only. We cannot undertake to make ~— fied at once. Satisfied customers ar¢ 
good plants lost through improper our best asset. 
care. If for any reason plants are not Fitzpatrick’s Cactus Gardens 
received in good condition we will Edinburg, Texas 
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LADY FINGER CACTUS = | 
ECHINQOQCACTIYIC Pprentratnnrie 
Macuey Plant, Agave americana. 
Powder blue century plant. A beautiful 
specimen and excellent in dish gardens. 
Used in Mexico to make Tequilla, cloth, 
rope, a food and a medicine. 
