. Descriptive catalogue of fruit and shade trees, ornamental plants, palms, bulbs, etc. : season of 1890-91. Nurseries (Horticulture) California Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Trees Catalogs. CHAPPELOW'S J^URSERY, 9 Cekeus Grandifloka—Ni<?ht blooming cereus. Flowers enormously large, iind of the rarest beauty, pure white and opening only at night; stock long, four angled. 15c to $3 each. C. TuBEKOSUS—A most distinct cereus; slender bet upright growth; blooms freely first year. Mexicans steep the teberous roots in alcohol, and use the de- coction to rub on parts of the body ef
. Descriptive catalogue of fruit and shade trees, ornamental plants, palms, bulbs, etc. : season of 1890-91. Nurseries (Horticulture) California Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Trees Catalogs. CHAPPELOW'S J^URSERY, 9 Cekeus Grandifloka—Ni<?ht blooming cereus. Flowers enormously large, iind of the rarest beauty, pure white and opening only at night; stock long, four angled. 15c to $3 each. C. TuBEKOSUS—A most distinct cereus; slender bet upright growth; blooms freely first year. Mexicans steep the teberous roots in alcohol, and use the de- coction to rub on parts of the body effected with rheumatism. 2oc each. C. Flagelliformis—The rat-tail cactus. Perhaps too well known to re- quire description; of dwarf drooping growth; 15c to 75c each. C. COLUMBiNuS—Most desirable cereus, quick, strong growth, fine large, white flowers, opening at night, as well as fine fruit. 15c to $3 each. Stapelia Varieata—Bears beautiful tlowers, having a leathery texture; color, buff yellow, with maroon markings; blooms when quite small; 15c. Phyllocactus—Kermesinus Magnus. Scarlet flowers 6 inches across; 15c to 75c each. ECHiNOpRis Eyriesii—AVell known species, neat in shape and free bloomer; flowers 6 to S inches long like a curved funnel; color pink and very fragrant. This plant produces many offsets that soon make nice little specimens; 15c to 75c 'Cach. PAMPAS California is now to the front of the world over for producing the best Pampas Plumes ever put on the market. They bring the highent price in Europe, and the •demand generally greatly exceeds the supply; 10c each, 3 for 25c. DuARTE Pampas Plume Eoots—As 1 know of no better paying crop than this noble grass which neither insect or animal destro}^—and which requires but little attention in its cultivation, I advise farmers to phmt extensively, assuring them that in three years time the crop will pay equal to oranges, be easily harvested ;iud readily marketed. The Pampas pUuiie thrives b
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