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Succulents 
EACH year more and more people discover the enduring charm of these exotic 
and useful plants. Their lovely colors and charming shapes always attract atten- 
tion and their ease of cultivation surprises the uninitiated. They will keep a dish 
garden attractive for months with little attention. For those who become interested 
in maintaining a collection there is an endless variety (several thousand) mostly 
native to Mexico and South Africa though others are found in Europe, Asia, Africa, 
Canary Islands, Madagascar and the Americas. All can be grown in home collections. 
RAINBOW BUSH 
Rainbow hued in yellow, cream, pink and green 
each dainty leaf hugging the fat, mahogany red, jointed 
stems. Portulacaria afra var. tricolor is a charming 
plant that will stand out among the plainer greens. 
Light loam soil, generous treatment, don’t 35 
keep too dry. Sun or shade. Potted c 
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STAPELIA SCHINZII CLIMBING ONION PYRAMID CRASSULA 
Crassula pyramidalis is a rare 
A very free flowering variety Bowiea yolubilis is one of na- collector’s plant the most special- 
of this handsome species. The ture’s oddities. The large, succu- ized of the laminate leaved types, 
long tailed blossoms are almost lent, exposed bulb sends out a the flat wedge-shaped leaves 
black, heavily fringed with purple twining flowering shoot several feet tightly packed into tall columns. 
hairs. Easily grown in a long. It bears no leaves! $ Fragrant white blossoms. 
sunny window. Each.............. 50c Targe $5: Small.....s-cce 1 Potted BRENT al oe de, Renin tee Ne, 715¢ 
DUDLEYA BRITTENAE 
A handsome specimen from the seaside cliffs of 
Lower California. The snowy rosettes may easily reach 
15” across. Each leaf is thickly powdered with a 
silvery bloom that rubs off like talcum. They grow 
wild high on the basaltic mesa cliffs facing the sea. 
They like lots of peat moss and sand in the compost 
and moderate watering. 
Quick growing. Hach 50c 
MIMICRY PLANTS 
COLLECTION Cl 
NIQUE are these unusual mimi- 
AEONIUM CANARIENSE cry plants which so closely re- 
VELVET LEAF AGblovalnmcredti lik nue 5 Softly semble the rocks among which they 
Kalanchoe beharensis is a splendid specimen, large Eee ee Co caL ON ea cam ae TUCO m ele one TOS Oa Oey grow. They may all be planted to- 
or small. The yelvety leaves become enormous, up to pubescent and when well grown up to 20” across. gether in a 5” pot or dish in quite 
16”, when given a large pot and rich soil. The velvet pee eaceot ara anceD DEES: ae eh aie aie sandy soil or sand. 
entirely covers the plant glinting brown above, silvery spikes bearing hunareds of yellow ossoms, ule ERC E . 
below. Easily sara in _ 50 growing of easiest culture. 40 distinctive kinds as Stone Face, $1 50 
BUMS) OPM Shere eyes ar lae eters Serre are ree ton eo wes © Sun Or Shade ecescesesscesceeseeseeene oe Ae the ee c Split Rock, Jewel Plant, etc. -...--.- . 
DINTERANTHUS KARROO ROSE FLOWERING CIBBAEUM PLEIOSPILOS PEBBLE STONE FACE 
PUBERULUS The lovely Lapidaria __ STONES Curious mimicry _ HILMARI PLANT Lithops are the jew- 
Margaretae with carved Dinteranthus inex- 1 Hineroavnitiac Fat copper - red z z els among succulents. 
Charming African ate ‘ leaves flushea  Pectatus Closely) re— DANS \with) rosy) nla leaves like jasper The Rimarias are Lovely patterned win- 
Stones Plant.» § Leaves) wuite leaves malls sembles the white flowers and very un- pebbles. Large golden like smooth green dows on top in brown, 
white tinted pink. with rose. Golden blos- pebbles among which equal leaves Form Plossoms borne from chert pebbles. Clus- gray, rust red, white 
Blossoms bright yellow soms borne in Septem- it grows. olden a : nO August to September. AGestanmiits. Tbkys Ge Gaon, amen MiG SOE 
in fall. Fine ber. Fine flowers. clusters OL fa Nice colored ers white, ored pebbles. 
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