Show Living Rock Dry Whisky y Cacti I Intrigue Growers B By MAUD CHEGWIDDEN F. F B. B H. H S. S Living rock and dry whisk whisky The above are names of oC two cacti which grow wild not many miles mies from our own state in Texas and Mexico to be exa exact They are both small plants and make excellent specimens for tor indoor culture for those who are collectIng collecting collecting collect collect- ing all the sorts available Living rock known botanically as thrives in Texas and looks so exactly like pieces of gravel among mong other gravel that the very sharpest eyes are needed in order to recognize it Itis It Itis Itis is rosette like in form with no spines although it is really a cactus cactus cactus cac cac- warty in appearance and andis is a perfect example of how nature may camouflage her children The Tho plant itself grows about four inches high at most tile the same in diameter If It you have one of these thes queer things to grow in a pot your supreme moment will be when and when and if it If-it it blooms t for r the flowers are delicately lovely and look very odd coming from the tho center of ot this queer thing Each bloom is about I Ian an inch in diameter of a pretty pink color The normal flowering time is September or October al although although although al- al though pot pDt plants dont don't always ys give blossoms just when they should Dry whisky is the descriptive nickname of the peyote or dumpling dumpling dum dum- pling cactus native to Texas and Mexico but also grown in pots wherever an an ardent lives This ugly duckling of plant life lite looks something like a greenish muffin or cake that didn't bake just right It is ribbed but not InI in inthe inthe I the the firm and strong ribs we associate associate asso asso- elate with cacti rather are its Iu ribs like a balloon which is slowly losing losing los los- ing its gas is the proper name of the dumpling cactus Dry whisky of ot course tells you ou that it has narcotic narcotic narcotic nar nar- cotic or or inebriating qualities B By Bythe Bythe the Indian tribes which live west of ot th the Pecos it is used in religious ceremonies previously being dried for tor the purpose It used to be bethought bethought bethought thought a gift directly from their gods because its its' use produced a trance like state in which the victim victim victim vic vic- tim had marvelous visions Apart from this it was also used as a medicine in lung diseases and fevers levers This plant has no spines to protect protect pro pro- it from being eaten and so SD eventually being wiped out of ex tx exIstence existence by anim animals ls Yet animals nev never r do eat it Some sixth sense sense- sense sense- If animals possess such warns such warns them that the little dumpling cactus cactus cac cac- is not good medicine for tor them The flower appears at the top of the green wrinkled dumpling a small thing of ot pale pink color It may produce fruit and In that event it would be an entrancing experiment ment to to try to grow your own dry whisky from seeds At any rate all collectors of ot cacti will want these two peculiar ones in their window gardens living rock and dry whisky hisky QUERIES Mrs Alta D D. Salt Lake City writes Please name a avine vine which dies in winter grows quickly to tomake tomake tomake make shade and is inexpensive Ans For Fo For your your purpose c the hop hopis is the vine you require It comes each year from the same old root but dies above ground grou so that paintIng paintIng painting paint paint- ing is easil easily accomplished before growth starts in spring It needs string or wire around which it Itcan can twine in order to climb lImb |