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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



January, 1906 



Blooming in 

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foot of filling, and over this was spread about 

 two inches of river sand. Into this bed the 

 cacti were placed. 



It seems to matter little how much rain 

 falls on this bed, for during the past rainy- 

 season, one of the wettest in many years, 

 not a plant has shown the least signs of 

 decay, and within a few minutes after the 

 close of a downpour the surface soil is free 

 from an excess of water. Owing to this 

 excellent drainage this bed may also be 

 freely watered in summer. Cacti soon lose 

 their bright colors, their health and often 

 their lives, if persistently watered on the 

 plants. For that reason this collection is 

 irrigated frequently, but is only given a 

 vigorous hosing above ground when the 

 plants become dust-laden or "cobwebby." 



For sunny southern exposures in California cacti 

 are ideal plants. The fence cactus of Mexico {Cereus 

 marginatus) is the very tall plant in this photograph. 

 The next taller is C. geometrizans 



These plants are on the south side of the 

 house, subject to the hot sun of our cloudless 

 and almost tropical summer, and this 

 seems to be the proper aspect for all cacti 

 having heavy, succulent bodies. Knife cac- 

 tus (Phyllocacti) and Epiphyllums (lobster- 

 claw cactus) will not stand such exposure, 

 and this part of his collection Mr. Mossin has 

 placed under conditions precisely the re- 

 verse. On the north side of a tight board 

 fence some of the latter may be found in 

 bloom at nearly all seasons of the year. 

 Along this fence has been spread a strip 

 of "chicken wire," three feet in width, 

 securely stapled to every post. To this wire 

 all of the more aspiring sorts are tied with 

 raffia, and during the period of fullest 

 bloom one may here see a veritable "flower 

 fence." These plants are also in heavier 



