American homes and gardens . ins of the crop and offerinjuries to the soil against which it is not always possible toprovide remedies. December, 1906 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 383 The Cult of the Cactus By S. Leonard Bastin FTER all it must be admitted that Cacti blooms of the Phyllocacti range through all shades of redtogether with the allied succulents are plants and yellow down to the purest white, while the flowers arcof more than ordinary interest. Always particularly perfect in form. quaint in their manner of growth, and ex- The Sea Urchin Cacti or Echinocacti arc remarkablehibiting an
American homes and gardens . ins of the crop and offerinjuries to the soil against which it is not always possible toprovide remedies. December, 1906 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 383 The Cult of the Cactus By S. Leonard Bastin FTER all it must be admitted that Cacti blooms of the Phyllocacti range through all shades of redtogether with the allied succulents are plants and yellow down to the purest white, while the flowers arcof more than ordinary interest. Always particularly perfect in form. quaint in their manner of growth, and ex- The Sea Urchin Cacti or Echinocacti arc remarkablehibiting an amazing range of form in the chiefly on account of their strange shape. Of course in thedifferent varieties, many of the Cacti in ad-dition are productive of the most lovely flowers—blossomswhich in form, color, and fragrance often surpass anythingthat could be imagined. Over and above all, almost withoutexception, Cacti are of simple culture, flourishing under con-ditions which any gardener can supply. A cool glass-house,.
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