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when we go on vacation. : Many species will actually go w@ill winter without watering, alâ€" Athough they will shrivel slightly jand look grayish in color. When 'tbey are watered in early spring ithey become dark green and in ;mo time produce, in the oddest § places, buds that very quickly grow into luxurious flowers. Others are the powder puff cacâ€" tus (Mammillaria _ bocasana), which forms globes one and a half inches across with slender green tubercules set on a pink body and topped with tufts of silky hairs, and the bird‘s nest cactus (Mammillaria campotricha), which has a shape rather like a bird‘s nest. . Among the small cactuses most suitable for growing in the home are the peanut cactus (Chamaeâ€" cereus â€" silvestris) that forms clumps made from a number of peanutâ€"like joints, the very popuâ€" lar oldâ€"man cactus (Cephalocereus senilis), cylindrical type covered with shaggy white hairs, and its counterpart the oldâ€"lady ‘cactus (Mammillaria hahniana) that proâ€" duces a globular stem, which too, is covered with snow white hairs when it is a few years old. There are many more, some moted for their shapes and some for their stupendous flowers, such ‘The other extremes for those who find beauty in spines are the hedgehog cactuses (Echinoâ€" eactus spp.) and the prickly pears (Opuntia spp.). . Enthusiasts will often rave about the velvety beauty of the gold plush prickly pear (Opuntia microdasys), which at the slightâ€" est touch will unload a quiver of microscopic spines into your hands. These will irritate for a long time until the last of the spines gradually works out of your skin. has been in strong vogue for only about 20 years. 6 Desert cactuses require a drier atmosphere than most plants and they like periods of complete s@rought, conditions most house If he dislikes those with spines he can get the sand dollar cactus (Astrophytum asterias) that has a flattened spineless body, an inch and three inches wide, dividâ€" ed by ribs into pie like sections. This species produces jewelâ€"like yellow flowers an inch long. No gardener can truthfully say he dislikes all cactuses for there are so many diverse types that one is sure to please. . houses have less bumidity than consider growing plants that fare at home in this very region. These plants are extremely fascinating and at times produce spectacular and showy flowers. a exquisite blooms has been a hobâ€" I yoÂ¥U are hiving troublé growâ€" ing window plants because your house‘is too dry, â€" why nbt try plants thist will thrive Under this By A. R. BUCKLEY We fill so mony prescriptions, we can chorge low prices. Waterloo County‘s only exclusive prescription pharmacy. _ Low Prescription Prices thrive in low A good soil mixture for desert cactuses is four parts of, good ‘garden soil, a little on the heavy side, one part leaf mold, oneâ€"half part sand,; oneâ€"half part crushed limestone and oneâ€"hailf part crushâ€" ed brick. Plants left too long in the same soil tend to go into a period of dormancy that might last for sevâ€" eral years, causing them, not to die, but to shrivel in size and become too weak to flower. of growth appear is a good time to repot plants. Repotting should be done every two years to enâ€" sure good growth. It is not necessary to repot into a larger size pot unless the plant is young and the pots are very small. In June the cactuses may be planted outside on the patio When you begin to water again soak the plants thoroughly and then wait until they are dry beâ€" fore the next watering. At this time they will gradually change their grayâ€"green appearance to dark green and start to produce as the nightâ€"blooming cereus (Hylocereus undatus) that produâ€" ces in summer large 14â€"inch white flowers with golden sepals that emit a scent strong enough to atâ€" tract (as it does in the desert) large winged nightflying moths for its fertilization. Growing these desert plants takes so little effort and attenâ€" tion that amateurs usually kill them with too much pampering. Through thousands of years the true cactuses have gradually beâ€" come accustomed to long periods of drought and they are able to store sufficient moisture in their tissue for use in dry periods. Unless they are allowed to use some of this stored up moisture they will eventually decay. The barrel types and pricklyâ€" pear types must not be watered too often. Preferably, allow them to remain dry from December to March and remove them to a cooler place in the home, such as near a basement window. > This period when strong signs For about a week after they are planted outside they will need shading during the hottest part of the day. A sunny position in the tarden is absolutely necesâ€" Then fill the excavation up with sand or sandy soil and plunge thepotstotheriminthis_or stand them on the base and fill in around them with sand. sand placed at the bottom. â€" where they can be kept watered, or they may be plunged in a specially ‘ prepared place in the garden. 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