. 1905-'06 descriptive catalogue of rare flowers : seeds, plants, bulbs, cacti, etc. FISSUR. ATUM or Living Rock. A wonderful plant that appears as if carved out of stone,yet it lives and blooms among the dry rocks, and so closely does it resemble the stones, that it isdifficult to find the plants. It requires but little water and should be grown in sandy or gravellysoil. 35c and 50c. ASTROPHYTUM Myriostigma or Bishop* Hood. This, at a glance, appears to bescarcely a living plant, so regular, rigid, and un-plant like is its form, that one might imagine,that it had been carved from a piece of s
. 1905-'06 descriptive catalogue of rare flowers : seeds, plants, bulbs, cacti, etc. FISSUR. ATUM or Living Rock. A wonderful plant that appears as if carved out of stone,yet it lives and blooms among the dry rocks, and so closely does it resemble the stones, that it isdifficult to find the plants. It requires but little water and should be grown in sandy or gravellysoil. 35c and 50c. ASTROPHYTUM Myriostigma or Bishop* Hood. This, at a glance, appears to bescarcely a living plant, so regular, rigid, and un-plant like is its form, that one might imagine,that it had been carved from a piece of stone, beautifully spotted all over; fine yellow a sandy soil. Very rare. In the spring we will have pretty little seedling plants of thisfor 25c. CEREUS, Our collection of Cereus embraces over fifty varieties. The stock of some we cannot offer atpresent, while of a few, we have plants and cuttings whichfare always high priced, owing to the difficulty of having sufficient growth for cut-ii hi iiiiiiinii iiiiiiiiiiihiiiiiiHiyiiiiii - __-,.,, „^^ j ? tings. Most
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