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CACTUS CULTURE FOR AMATEURS 



Colorado, where it is found at elevations of 8000 to 10,000 feet 

 in great abundance, forming large patches on gravelly morains, 

 where the climate during the summer is dry, whilst in winter a 

 thick covering of snow protects the plants from severe frosts. It 



Fig. 29. EcMnocactus uiicinatufl. 



is said to have withstood 32 deg. of frost without being injured in 

 a garden at Northampton. In New York, where the frosts of 

 winter are severer than in England, it is cultivated out of doors. 

 If grown in pots, it should be placed where it can get all the 

 sunlight possible. 



