Show auero L bere grows upon the sands cand of the atlantic coast at least asfaw as tar north as the tha virginia line a little cactus with a pretty yellow flower it flo in in i the tha drnest seasons and where nought but bare sand is visible for many square quare yards the secret of its sturdy growth amid hard conditions is found perhaps in the character of its roots root s they are long ion and tou nouh h like twine cords and radiating in several directions they convey to the plant whatever moisture the ground contains for yards around oddly enough too this cactus when torn up by the roots and conveyed north seems to live on indefinitely under entirely new conditions its roots cut short planted in clay soil and abundantly abundant Ir watered |