COLD CLIMATE CACTI 
Coryphantha vivipara Ball, to 3” or more, showy 
carmine flowers on top, June. 35c; 3, 90c. 
Echinocereus viridiflorus Barrel, to 3 or 4”, glos- 
sy greenish yellow blossoms on ribs, June. Color 
bands in spines on new growth. 35c; 3, 90c. 
Neobesseya missouriensis Ball, to 2” or more. 
Blossom yellow or pale orange, May. 35c; 3, 90c. 
Opuntia fragilis Brittle Cactus. A pygmy prickly 
pear. Large yellow blossoms, June. 35c; 3, 90c. 
O. humifusa Pads 4 to 6”. Western selection with 
very large, red centered yellow blooms, late June. 
Ripe pears dark red, showy. 40c; 3, $1.00. 
O. imbricata Tree Cactus. Ribbed cylindrical sec- 
tions. Carmine flowers, July. To 3 or 4’ or more. 
Single rooted joints, 50c; 3, $1.35. 
O. polyacantha Spiny prickly pear, pads 4” or 
more, 4” silken blooms, May. Select pure lemon, 
fine rich orange, 40c; 3, $1.00; wonderful car- 
MAIneGeOOC co sls 
O. “Apache” Probably rutila hybrid. Ferocious 
spines, young spines reddish and erect like “hair 
standing on end.” Flower carmine. Each 50c. 
O. humifusa x fragilis Double or more the size of 
fragilis, very fine blooming, bright yellow. 40c. 
Cactus collection: Any 10 of above, and rooted 
pad of Opuntia phaeacantha, $4.00. 
Cactus culture: Cold climate cacti naturally ex- 
haust their moisture and shrivel in preparation 
for winter. An ample depth of 9 parts gravel and 
coarse sand to 1 of good loam has been found to 
produce lavish bloom and provide essential winter 
dryness. 
SHRUBS 
Amorpha canescens Lead Plant. Low, gray, vel- 
vety effect, orange dotted purple fingers of blos- 
som, June, July. 12 to 25”. 75e; 3, $1.65. 
Artemisia cana Rather stiffly erect Gray Sage. 
2 to 3 ft. Leaves lance-linear, 14”. 60c; 3, $1.50. 
A. filifolia| Sand Sage. Beautiful, silvery, fine 
textured, much branched, delightfully fragrant. 
2etO%O wt. GOCs) 63 enS1-50: 
A. tridentata Sagebrush. Tiny three-tipped blue- 
silvered leaves, erect bushy plant. Nice fragrance. 
Local iorm, to 30%. 2757-3, $1.65. 
Atriplex canescens Salt Bush. All gray-green 
broad densely branched bush, to 24”. Conspicuous 
seed bracts. Nearly evergreen. 60c; 3, $1.35. 
Cerocarpus montanus Mountain Mahogany. Lit- 
tle slightly grayish toothed leaves, novel blossoms, 
Silvery seed tassels. Pleasing alone or grouped. 
Upright to arching, to 8 ft. 80c; 3, $2.00. 
Chrysothamnus graveolens Rabbit Brush. Broad 
3 ft. bush covered with goldenrod-like bloom in 
September. Striking effect. 75c; 3, $1.80. 
Chrysothamnus plattensis A dwarf, to 10 or 12”, 
very gray in the plant, with similar light gold 
bloom in fall. New, rare. 75c; 3, $2.00. 
Eurotia lanata Winter-Fat, White Sage. Holds 
its light gray effect well into winter, adding seed 
tufts of white in fall. 12 to 20”. 60c; 3; b150: 
Rosa arkansana var. J. W. Fargo. Wild tetraploid 
of 40 petals. “Wholly delightful wild rose pink,” 
said Mrs. Henry. Cluster flowering, mainly July. 
Much branched, 10 to 20”. $1.00; 3, $2.50. 
Rosa foliolosa Delightful five petaled, 14” pure 
white. 10 to 12”. Small shining leaflets. 90c each. 
Rose Mrs. Mina Lindell Natural tetraploid, semi- 
double, a vivid carmine-crimson. Dark foliage, red 
stems. Upright growing to 3 ft. $1.00; 3, $2.50. 
