THE NEW OPUNTIAS 



inexhaustible fuel, as well as limitless supplies 

 of material for all the many needs to which 

 crude alcohol may be applied. 



The more the great work of Mr. Burbank is 

 studied, the more clearly does it appear how 

 grandly it transcends all other work in the 

 domain of plant-life. Great as has been his 

 influence, it has but begun its service to the 

 race ; its sweep is limitless. 



"Plant wherever you wish to have them 

 grow," is Mr. Burbank's advice as to the new 

 cacti, " on rich level land, or the steepest, poor- 

 est, rocky hillsides, in old river beds or rock 

 piles. But their growth and succulence are 

 naturally increased by good soil, some culture, 

 and, in very dry soils, by one or two light 

 irrigations each summer. By such treatment, 

 the fruit is greatly increased in size and qual- 

 ity, and the slabs for feeding are doubled in 

 weight and succulence. Nothing responds 

 more promptly to fairly good treatment. 

 They will flourish almost anywhere except 

 where it is too wet for anything too grow. 



"Unlike most plants, the opuntias root best 

 during the heat of summer, and this is also 

 the best time to transplant them. They should 



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