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ALBERT ARQZEN‘ NURSERY 1518 EAST ROSECRANS AVENUE COMPTON 2, CALIFORNIA
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WHOLESALE GROWERS PRICE LIST OF FOR CACTI & SUCCULENTS SEPTEMBER = 1949
SALES CONDITIONS
Prices include packing but not transportation costs, Quantitios quoted arc minimum at those prices, This list supersedes and cancels all previous lists, Cash should accompany all or- ders unless credit has already been establish- ed. 2% discount will be allowed for cash with orders, All matcrial is offered subject to the prior sale of stock on hand,
ALL= D-ONE-/SSORTMENT
100 plants, unlabeled, 50 varicties, two of each kind...-..$6.00 This assortment continues to be our most popular assortment,
Try it if you are scoking more varicty, Fifty diffcrent varic- ties of both CACTI and SUCCULENTS in a well balanced collection,
CACTUS ASSORTMENT #1
100 plants, GEV cic NCIS aia leltetele ereieraie aisialelovelsleiaiele) o/s ele clnicleleielgiolaine oO An cconimical collection of sturdy plants that will hold up well under almost any condition,
COMBINATION ASSORTMENT
LOO) plantas 20) Vartoplos', unlabolodc, ss. ses sslecsiseecccsica 94600 An assortment giving a wide range of colorful plants combining
a selection of five plents of cach kind of ton varieties of CACTI and ten varicties of SUCCULENTS, Ideal for planting attractive dish gordens and novelty containcrs,
SUCCULENT ASSORTMENT 100 rooted plants, 10 VATLECLOS seers sere vecseeccoceveveaviegnne lO
Includos Echevorias, Crassulas, Sedums and Aloes in a colorful Orraye
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Prices & Numbers of Plants
(10) (100) GENERAL PRICE LIST
CACTI Notte: Referenos numbers in paronthescs refer ta the illustrations in "CACTI. FOR THE AMATEUR"
ASTROPHYTUM myr Lostigma ~ ]" SOCAN. Shela s)eelee 6) s)e\bivia) es els 090 $7.50 "Bishop's Cap," Boautiful silvory-gray, usually five ribbedi, spinoless, (Pl. 69)
CLETSTOCACTUS) cimeausiasim oi ISCOGLIMESI sibisiciviccicielsiceicelee |e (O 6.00 Vory handsomo plant completely coverod with aroamy white bristles,
ECHINOPS IS hybrid ~ jl" to 13" SCCALINES scocsccccctsuces . 900 4.450 Attractive, dark green globular plants... i
HARRISIA martinii = 3" to 4" SOCGLAMER sc co dccese ce sede Fists) 4.50 Very good for tails in novolty pots,
LEMAIREQCEREUS pruinosus = 15" to 2! soodlingsss.etsees 655 4450 Frosted grayishewhite, with pronounced angles¢é
MAMMILLARIA colsiana ~ 1" scodlingSsscscccccccsscsciece ef0 6400
Neat, clegant, glabular plant donsely covered with very short white and light yollow spines.
MAMMILLARIA compressa = 1" to Th" scodings......sesscee efD mee Stiff, flattened, white spincs, . MAMMILLAR TA hahniana be 13" SOG CMSs ol cieie eles) sieleles\e/4\els ele 090 7900
"Old Woman Cactus", Globular plants, ontircly ooverod with white spines intcrlaced with fine, white silky hair,
MAMMEILIARTA nigra = 1" to 15" soedlings,ccescsccscesese eaf0 meres QOliwe green plant body, dark spines on prominent tuborcles,
MAMMILLARTIA pringloi = yi" to oN SOGCUANES s/s cieos «elelceee ere 6.00 Very popular noat plant, recurved. galden spinos,
MAMMILIARTIA werdermaniana = 1" scodlingsSscccccacesveeee el0 6.00
Dainty plant with white spines tipped with rod. OLD WOMAN CACTUS =» Sec Mammillaria hahniana,
OPUITIA elata = 25" to SE" rooted cuttingsee....cccceee 50 4.50 Shiny, dark green, spincless,
OPUNTIA clata var, oblongata = 3" rooted cuttingsSes cco e099 4.50 Smooth, shiny, dark grcen, oblong, spincless,
OPUNTIA microdasys = 24" to 34" rooted cuttings,....ee. 55 4,50
OPUNT ZA microdasys ~- 5" to 6" branched KEG Slalelelels|elereleve Fists) 5250
Small, flat stems dotted with yellow clusters of small spinelets, Vory papular.
OPUNTIA Nu tdal = WAMicCOne i rooboeG i CUbLU INES siecle sic ciclecee | eo 4,50 Flat, round pads with small tufts of rod glochids,
OPUNTIA schickondantzii = 3" to 5" rootod outtings...«e 995 4,50 Narrow tapering joints, light yollowegroon short spines.
OPUNT IA vilis « au to aun branched PLANTS ocearveccrecsete 005 4,50 Cylindrical trunk, branchos liko a small troc,
OPUNTIA vulgaris = 2" ta 3" rooted cuttingsscccccrcccee #00 4.50
Small, flat dark groen, vory few spines,
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SUCCULENTS
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Notes Reference number's in parentheses rofer to the illustrations in
"SUCCULENTS FOR THE AMATEUR"
ABONIUM haworthiii = 25" rooted cuttings......cessossseccsce Rosette type with red edged loaves, (Fig. 206)
ALOE striata = 2" SCOUUIIE Si sirolelelelel sie) olie'le\ el slic) elle|(e/0) ele) e)s)e 10) s\'s)0\ 61.6) 6) 61.6 Handsome plant, Loaves grayish bordered with red, completely spincless, (Fig. 238)
CRASSULA albiflora = 2" PLANTS. ccocccncscescccccrvccccsccccs Dark green, oblong loavos docply edged with intense dark red, Ono of the most colorful of all succulonts,
CRASSULA arborescens = 4" to 5" branched rooted cuttings... Round, thick, shiny leavos,
CRASSULA imporialis =~ 3" branched plants... .cecccccccvcccves Similar to C. lycopodioides exccpt the stoms are twico as thick and the plant branches more freoly,
CRASSULA lycopodioides = 3" to 4" branched plants.ecccecces Vory thin bright groon stoms, branchos frooly,
CRASSULA orbiculata = 13" DEMS) eels) lols ele 0/6)e/esielele)e/e\aiele|e ele eiaie Flat rosettes of bright green leaves,
CRASSULA pseudolycopodioides = 3" to 4" branched plants..o. Round, hard thin stems of dark olive grcen,
CRASSULA totragona — $" rooted cuttings... ccccccccvvvccces Grows symmotrical, miniature branched tree with conical groen leaves in four corncred arrangement,
DYCKIA sulphurea = o" ta 4" PO AGSiavejcla) ejsleleie'e cieialsicleleleie c\e\se e'e Stiff bright grcen leaves striped lengthwise with lightor green, recurved in star-like arrangements,
ECHEVERIA bradburyana = 24" rooted cuttingsesc.coscceseccce Rosette type with long tapered leaves,
ECHEVERIA perbella hybrid = 25" to 3" rooted cuttings... ove Grows excoptionally well. Very firm light grcen leaves,
BCHEVERIA spruc-oliver = 2" rooted cuttings. .cesercsccesscc Rosette type. Leaves long. thin felted, turning bright red when grown in ample light,
FAUCARIA tigrina = 13" Golan SOCGGUATIEZS ssc vieialeieleiele/sicle olele see "Tigers Jaw", Leaves marbled gray-green with white teoth,
FAUCARIA tuberculosa = 13" Loe SOGEGLINGS ssvaccecccesevsce Wide brown loavos thickly covered with large tuberclos, whito dot in ccntor, white tceth on the ridges,
GASTROLEA beguinii - 1g" POMC i LAGS a olehalel ciel leieielte) ele eleieielercicleie Many white dots on both sides of dark grcen tapered leaves which form an attractivo roscotte,
HEREROA dyeri = 2" SSG Cian Slalalelel es) slelelelelsieie/e/aielele sielelave/alelere eles "Elkhorn." Small plant with curious club-like leaves forming a cluster similar in appearance to the antlers (Ope [show JOS
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PLEIOSPDLOS bolusii bed i3" to ei PL ETUGS/el's| elle lele) sl eislelsielec siclmie)s Imitates pieces of granite; always excites curiasity.
PLEIOSPILOS nelii - I exo 14" DEATUS |e 5 s/e/e1s/6/0) 6 celles! oleic eigie "APRICAN LIVING ROCK," Leaves nearly round, reddish brown color,
PLEDOSPILOS) simulans) = 15" pllantis,|: sees cc's cclsecesco>cisiee Similar to P, bolusii, but thick leaves are flat on the top, triangular bclow.
PORTULACARIA afra variegata - 24" to 3" plants...sescseee Small, compact, bushy plant. Stoms red; leaves round, waxy yellow edged with brick red. Grows easily and holds up well.
PUYA chilensis = 3" to 4" SOOCCLING SME: oo cccccccccseces Striking plant of tho pineapple family. Leaves very thin, light green on upper side, silvery gray undore neath,
SEDUM adolphii hybrid = an" rooted CULEANE Sls cs clecereces ce Colorful, waxy, yellow, thick, oblong leaves,
SEDUM linere varicgated = small clumpS......sceccecssccecve Fino, green and white leaves; erect growth,
SEDUM pachyphyllum = rootcd cuttingsecsceccscccrsccsccccove Similar to S. guatemalense, but leaves are cylindri-~ cal light gray tipped pink to red,
SEDUM prealtum crest = 13" to 2" plants......cccsccocerce Unusual flattened stem of "Cockcomb" formation, Leaves small, light yellow green.
SHDUM Groel cassia milo rooted uCubtaMe Sls. sielecriclcieic's sie ac cle c’ee A very attractive, chalky white plant, forming small rosettes, (Fig. 195)
SEDUM guetemalense = 2" to 2b" pllentsccsccsccoccceecvcscs Stems densely covered with berry-like leaves, shiny green tinged red. (Fig. 195=A)
SROMAD DUM (fudt omiye ds Goro" olltmmpss. .l\cs6 cisjelcles esis so cise Round, pebbleelike, pale green leaves in close rosette, Something different,
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VARIEGATED IVY = rooted cuttings grown in soil......cccve Runners avorage 6" with three or more leaves,
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