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House Garden 
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GNOME-PLANTS FOR NOVELTY 
becomes almost as mucli 
a game as accumulating 
stamps or Japanese ivo¬ 
ries or trout flies. From 
the globular, spine-cov¬ 
ered mounds of the 
Echinocacti to the tall 
spires of some of the 
Cereus genus and the 
spreading, saw - like 
leaves of the agaves and 
aloes, the whole gamut 
of weird shapes is run. 
Plants that look like 
chunks of rock; others 
whose petals form sym¬ 
metrical rosettes like 
dahlia flowers; still oth¬ 
ers whose spines are so 
fine as to suggest masses 
of matted hair—these 
are but a few of the 
types that may live for 
years on your plant 
shelf, bookcase, table or 
where you will. If 
potted in variously de¬ 
signed pots and bowls 
the originality of their 
effects will be enhanced. 
As novelties they will 
catch and hold the at¬ 
tention of all who see 
them. Not infrequently 
they produce blossoms 
of considerable beauty'. 
If you want a new 
note in your garden-in- 
the-house this winter, 
give a thought to the 
cactus. Look into the 
strangely beautiful 
(Cotiiinuedfrom page 154 ) 
If yon want a tall 
effect in your collection, 
the strangely shaped 
candelabra cactus will 
supply it 
harshness of the envi¬ 
ronment which gave it 
birth—the fierce, baking 
heat, the sandy soil, the 
aridity of the desert. 
Books there are which 
will give you the picture 
vividly and open your 
eyes to a new and aston¬ 
ishingly broad field in 
the horticultural world. 
The strange adaptabil¬ 
ity of the vegetation to 
its natural surroundings, 
the tenacity with which 
it clings to life in the 
face of drought and fam¬ 
ine, will catch your 
imagination and give 
new interest to the 
gnome-like little plants 
which the dealer sells 
you. 
Cacti can be de¬ 
pended upon to live for 
months and years. In 
the summer they may 
be placed outdoors 
where they will care for 
themselves perfectly 
well until the approach 
of autumn necessitates 
their being brought into 
the house again for the 
vrinter. 
The photographs on 
these pages, reproduced 
by courtesy of Mr. W. 
A. Manda, show but 
a few of the many 
smaller kinds that are 
available. 
It is said that the spines of the fish¬ 
hook cactus are used by the Indians 
to catch fish. The Mexicans make 
a sort of candy out of its pulp 
Echinocercus Fendleri hears sweet- 
scented flowers among its clusters of 
long, straight spines. The thick body 
of the plant serves for water storage 
From left to right they are Mammillaria Wiesmanni; the so-called living 
rock cactus; and Cereus Berlandicri. Like the rest of the cacti, they de¬ 
light in dry, sunny conditions and plenty of warmth 
