The Kind of Climate and Land Needed 

 for Cactus Culture 



Climate 



Cactus will not thrive where the 

 ground freezes over an inch in depth or 

 where the temperature stands as low as 

 fifteen degrees above zero for any great 

 period. Extreme heat is not of serious 

 consequence. 



About six to eight inches of rainfall 

 are required for the best cactus culture, 

 although cactus will do well on three to 

 five inches per season. 



It is not necessary that the rainfall 



should be regular. The precipitation of 

 rain can be once in four years or even as 

 infrequent as once in ten years. 



The Kind of Land 



Cactus plants do not necessarily re- 

 quire rich land. The climate conditions 

 are more important than the soil. 



The land need not be what is generally 

 denominated fruit or agricultural land. 



Cactus will stand as much white alkali 

 as any plant which grows. 



A Field of Young Spineless Cactus Plants 



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