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Culture of these interesting plants is quite casy if a few simple 
directions are observed, They are mostly native to desert climates 
and grow in coarse rocky soil, usuelly on sloping or moutainous 
Country, These regions are subject to heavy veinfell et some seasons 
Ol the year, but often with long peridds of drouth in bet... a. The 
clents absorb water ‘quickly through the roots when it is a¥ailable 
“nd store it in the succulent tissue so that they can maintain life 
for a great period of time without water, 
Clay pots have a large amount of surface expvosed to the air and 
dry out quickly, hence under cultivation cacti require weter more 
irequently than they would reeccive in their netive habitat. 
pOIL It is a very important factor in cacti growing. A good 
wuixture we reccomend is 1/3 leaf mould, 1/3 very rich garden loam, 
1/75 sand and a little charcoal and old plaster if you have it. 
PODTING Use pots that fit the pilant 
comfortably do not bry to put a plant 
in a pot about ~ its size. Place some 
broken pottery or small stones in the 
bottom to insure good drainage then 
Pill with your, soil mixture, tanning 
firmly about the well spread roots of 
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-decomposed the plant and allow the base of the 
rock plant to rest on top of the soil or 
r=-=-roots well cover only to the previous soil mark. 
spred . The addition of a light layer of coarsc 
sand or small gravel on tov will add 
---soil mixture to the apnearence of the lant and aid 
in aeration of the soil with great 
tmportence, . It will also control the 
--Broken pots or Surface of the soil, by keeping it 
small stones, free from the growth of green.scum or 
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WATTERING. They should be watered as often as the soil becomes ary. 
This may be daily in very hot weather or only once or twice a week 
in cooler weather, About every 10 days or two weeks with small coll- 
eetions it is a good thing to get a pan of water and set the pots in 
and Let) the water soak up through the hole in the bottom of the pot, 
Thus making sure the roots save some water. 
SUCCULENTS Require precticelly the same treatment as cacti except 
that.they require water more frequently than cacti, 
VE HOPE YOU WILL GET AS MUCH PLEASURE OUT OF YOUR PLANTS AS WE DO. 
