Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 March 1884 — Cactuses in Winter. [ARTICLE]

Cactuses in Winter.

The reason why so many fail to bloom their cactuses satisfactorily is because they do not treat them properly during winter. By their structure the cactuses are especially adapted to a long season of drought, and in a dry time they take their rest, the same as our plants do during the winter. In our treatment of them we must imitate their natural conditions, and during so ..dry. tbat, they will shrivel, but they will rarely any waiter. Of course, they must be kept in a warm plac,e, and where they will not get near the freezing point. In spring, when they start to grow and bloom, they should be freely watered. The exceptions to this treatment are the Epiphylliujos, Crab’s Claw Cactuses, and the Bat-tail Cactus, Cereus flagelliformis.— Floral World.