212 CALIFORNIA GARDEN FLOWERS 



CACTI AND OTHER SUCCULENTS. 



Very handsome beds can be made in hot, dry places by grouping 

 cacti with plants of Mesembryanthemums, Sedums, Crassulas and 

 other sun-loving plants. These succulent plants are well fitted to 

 endure drought. Their leaves have few evaporating pores, so that 

 they do not readily wilt, and the roots are not so abundant as to over- 

 charge the plant with moisture during wet weather. As a rule they 

 like a dryish soil and arid atmosphere better than a wet soil and moist 

 atmosphere. 



