Show CACTUS PLANTS THRIVE INDOORS with the return of winter days and the renewal of interest in house plants the cactus family comes in for serious attention demanding but the absolute minimum icum of care they lavishly reward the arll indoor loor gardener with something of interest at all times with t the he fantastic forms their air of far places and strange weird lands and finally with their exquisite perfect blossoms the mistake most people make in 1 raising a in g cactus plants is over pampering them they do better left almost to themselves essentials senti als are good drainage not too rich a diet and not too much water because of their soft spongy tissues they are arc extremely susceptible to fung fungous 0 us diseases but when given intelligent care in the matter of soil and drainage they are the simplest of all house plants to keep in healthy condition there are literally hundreds of varieties of cactus from which to choose an interesting and beautiful winter house plant which is almost sure to survive |