CHAPTER XI 



Cactuses and Other Succulents 



Plants for the busy man or woman — Their remark- 

 ably resistant powers — Accommodation to small 

 spaces — Their peculiar merits described — Raising 

 from seed — Making plants from cuttings — Watering 

 and the rot disease. 



For the man or woman who has only a few 

 odd minutes to spare at irregular intervals 

 for plant cultivation the cactuses and some of 

 the succulents will give the greatest amount 

 of satisfaction. Unlike most other window 

 plants they do not greatly resent irregularities 

 in watering. They have no tender foliage to 

 get damaged, or to fall if conditions become 

 unduly bad; and they require less attention 

 in the matter of repotting into larger-sized 

 receptacles than any other class of plants. 

 Their slow rate of growth is a positive 

 advantage for the window gardener, as a 

 remarkably large assortment can be kept in 

 the same quarters for a number of years 

 without becoming unduly crowded. 

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