From the August 17, 1935, issue
By Science News
NEITHER DROUGHT NOR HEAT CAN DAMAGE CACTUS BEDS
Droughty summers of the recent past may have had something to do with the rapid rise in favor of cactus gardens. For cacti certainly are excellent things to have on the place when the sun is hot and the wind is dry and there is no rain in sight. They turn their thick hides and bristling spines against an unfriendly world, and sit tight to await better times.