Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-07-25 | Page 16 | Cacti Transform 'Unusable' Plot into Attractive Garden

Cacti Transform Unusable Plot Into Attractive Garden By MAUD I CHEGWIDDEN Telegram Garden Editor An IAn oddly shaped pi piece cc of ground owned by Stephan D. D Green- Green Clinton avenue presented a problem O One e corner jogged off oft from the rest of the plot too small for anything its owner thought But today the tho secluded little corner corner cor cor- ner ncr has been turned into a unique garden wherein more than 60 varieties varieties va va- of cacti flourish on the banks surrounding a lily pool Many of the cacti have been collected collected col col- col- col looted by Mr r. r Greenwood himself in our own state others are natives of ot warmer places and are put outside outside outside out out- side for the summer but must be housed each winter They have spines varying in size from small smal soft ones not much larger than the fuzz on a peach to wicked looking ones two inches in length or more At blooming time the flowers they produce are silky in appearance in color yellow white hite pink red am and magenta Among the uncommon cacti cacH present present present pres pres- ent there is a specimen o living rock also a small Joshua tree In the pool rushes and water lilies thrive and several schools of ot tiny fish keep mosquitoes from breeding Thus this corner instead of being a neglected repository for rubbish and a weeds weed's delight is 13 a a. aspot aspot spot of ot quiet beauty