Salt Lake Telegram | 1948-05-13 | Page 24 | Twice in 7 Years

Twice in 7 Years t f. f Cactus Plant Plank Blooms 1 With Rare Rage Beauty i Gentle nursing and lots of lucki luck i have brought L. L E E. E Kimball i 2804 I K Beverly st. st what he believes to be bethe the prettiest plant in Salt Lake City Blooming Thursday for th the second second sec see ond and time Ume In seven years year Mr Kimballs Kimball's pride and joy is an EpiF Epi- Epi F catus catus in laymen's ter ter- Eight large beautiful flowers seem to be this years year's l bloom for the plant which wh h is about 21 24 inches tall I The flowers are probably as asI I r r colorful 0 as can be produced The They f vary y from ted outside petals to blue inside petals petal with a lavender center A touch of green is evidenced evi evi- deuced at the base of the petals I Mr Kimball building engineer 1 at Irving junior high school said gardening is his hobby He started the unusual cactus from a slip he hc received from a woman about seven years year ago He keeps it in indoors Indoors indoors in- in doors all winter then puts it on the front porch during the Rummer Rum Rum- mer