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C. NAYADA (Water Nymph): A fan- 
tastic flower, the background of which is 
delicate lavender. Petals have deep lilac 
border with symmetrical stripes running 
toward center. Flower forms wide 244-inch 
bell; firm texture. Growth heavier than 
“Marionette.” $1.50 
C. RUBIET: Also sensational is this ruby 
red, slightly overtoned with fuchsia, and a 
decided fuchsia throat with the same color 
running down the flower stem. $3.00 
C. RUFUS: Orange predominates, with 
red sepals. Bell-shaped flower with rounded 
tips well reflexed. Filaments tinged orange, 
and pistil orange. This plant was named in 
honor of “Rufus,” the humming-bird who | 
has afforded many happy moments to my 
husband. $2.50 
C. SPRING CHEER: An all pink cerise, 
with wide bell formation, pointed tips, cerise 
filament, and bright orange style. New 
plant growth highly colored cerise. Lim- 
ited. $3.00 
C. TOY: Tiny fuchsia purple with crim- 
son sepals. Much smaller than any so far 
listed. Profuse bloomer. Counted 200 flow- 
ers on large specimen plant and 50 flowers 
on 3-year plant. Very hardy and fast grow- 
ing. $2.00 
FRUHLING (Spring) (C.K.): Cross of 
Phyllocactus and Chia. Nelsonii. Red with 
fuchsia-purple edge. Chiapasia type but 
twice as large. Small cuts. $1.00 
MUTATIONS 
Pronounced Doubling of Petals 
Origination of Theresa 
M. Monmonier 
* CRYSANTHUS (T.M.M.): Flowered for 
the first time in 1941, this variety has un- 
dergone many changes through the years. 
Its progress has been interesting to watch, 
it is not quite so double as at first, but some 
fine characteristics persist. Double flower, 
tones of oriental red. $1.50 
* DOUBLOON (T.M.M.): A double flower 
of the Chrysanthemum type. Color an un- 
usual reddish purple (Dianthus purple) like 
a peony. Inner petals one-half inch long, 
increasing to three inches on the outside. 
Center peony purple deepening to Dianthus 
purple on outer petals. Eye closed and 
filled, showing stigma lobes and anthers. 
Filament and pistil hardly visible. Plant 
growth interesting, very much twisted. This 
variety is very hardy. $1.50 
VENTURA EPIPHYLLUM GARDENS 
RIOT (Chas. Horn) : True chrysanthemum 
form; 2%-inch inner petals, very purple; 
outer petals blood red; petals quilled, very 
double. Spectacular. $1.50 
Above unrooted cuts only. 
EICHLAMI (Disocactus) B. & R. 
This species is a native of Honduras and 
Guatemala and was introduced to England 
in 1839, and named for Federico Hichlam 
of Guatemala. The plant is similar to C. 
Nelsonii, with a reddish color in the plant 
itself. ‘‘Diso,’ from the Greek, meaning 
double. 
EICHLAMI: The flower has red outer 
petals; innermost are violet; flowers free- 
ly. It has the same growing habit as that 
of C. Nelsonii, though the flower is smaller 
and does not open quite so wide. Style 
slender and violet colored, stigma lobes 
white. Opens at night or in the early 
morning and lasts until the second morn- 
ing. Like C. Nelsonii it is very rare. Plant 
stems flat. Small plants $1.00 
* HONEY SUCKLE (T.M.M.): China rose 
with a _ suffusion of fuchsia. Filament 
fuchsia-purple pistil and stamins extend 
beyond petals. Tubular formation, flatening 
out at tips. This is a great improvement 
over the specie, and will be ready for re- 
lease soon. 
RHIPSALIS 
These plants are epiphytic and work in 
nicely with the Epiphyllum as a house 
plant. Their culture is the same, although 
their flowers are minute, usually flower 
freely, and their plants are interesting and 
of many forms. The species originally came 
from Jamaica, Mexico, Costa Rica and 
Brazil. 
RHOMBEA. Coppery, high lustre, wavy 
plant growth. 
OBLONGA: Flat, highly colored stems. 
PARADOXA: Twisty rope-like stems. 
CASSUTHA: Often called the rice plant. 
WARMINGIANA: Most popular for its 
lovely white flowers. 
An assortment of 4 rooted cuttings, $1.50 
or .50 each. 
PSEUDORHIPSALIS 
MACRANTHA: The plant resembles the 
“D. Eichlami’” and bears. 2-inch yellow 
star-like flowers, rare. Rooted cuttings. $1.50 
