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- ACTI are as much a part of the
y desert as the sand and the binding
glare and the lack of water The
desert without the cactus would be
N~7A like Hamlet" with Hamlet left out
tI1STITSTN1fi There are something like five mil
UMNllIlHBll lion square miles Of desert scat
II WllW tered about the globe and it takes
II SN II about a thousand species of cacti
- to go round.
But the traveller dos not have
10 VISIT all the deserts of earth to find variety
u species. Down on the border line between
the Ohted States and Mexico there are famous
cactus areas where this curious and interesting
Pia1ll may De found In bewildering variety At
que eng OF the scale the desert wayfarer sees
sne ei"nt sasuaros' oo' oo rect hlgh futed col
,, ilAdi lolms ~ win Dranchng hmbs and curving
Caose @ u lne other end Is the dreaded
80, tie lounu patches OF ghstenng' frosty
,oA.t~ anu uuuer every Duhch are the discarded
s' .' e e n.t'e IloSty pine cones covered with
=, -, ~ SeAe 'i"Nelels clalh Cnal the choya
- .,AVe anu leaps at man ana horse certain 1t
- e - seens inposslDle 10 aVold the steel-llke
tI - - iN p 'ei ~ anu liesn AppaIelfy
-, - pOlsOn .Hoins lor the pam Is IKE no
t aiO aniost unenuuraDle; they sung ana
80 - 4. q. 'ne same time seem 10 Ireeze-ahd
'ey stieA nNe paroeu nshhook.
On the other hand, there is the bisigni cactus
WHICH mas saved uncounted lives of those who
Ano"' Hs oarrel-snaped mass contains fluid
resembling water; and it Is COOL Then again,
there Is the cactus that furnishes "peyote'-a
stimulant of which the Indians are so fond that
congress has thought of passing legislation to
control its use. Again, there are cacti that fur
nlsh Generous fruits. Some of the cacti are good
eatlng- some are used for the manufacture of
variety OF articles ranging from toothpicks to
chairs. One kind Of cactus has been used for
ages as hair brush.
In short the cactus Is almost as usefu1 to +ha
American of the Southwest and TO the Mexican as
the buffalo used to be to the plains Indian If
is no wonder that the cactus Is seen on the flag
of Mexico and many/of the old-time coins and
that is the state flower of more than ono oP
the American states of the Southwest
Manifold as are tbe nresen+ nsos 90 81. o4-
there is every Indication that ifS rsofr, 1,
be extended nv the evo1ntion ond dovo1oot
of special varieties For examnIe +boro ;s rroh
ably a future for the snineless cactrs os . eona
for cattle Anv forapa that con he ~ -
the desert without irrigation opd bos 90
voI1,a so,netbino lilo hole 4bo+ 20 o1ea1s " 80
to have a fintnra rrbo ,,or1d g. ,,u - Jou
noar fnr+bor fror, 1r+ho r,r,,,., - .S 1S ~
Dr p 7 sherman o,,Dor;r,ot t, - = ,i
VARIETIES fopnd +be+ tho Voc rio, T., ~ ~ sp-'-0le
Uere httad for tho mennfo ct,,ro 90 ho ~ So -, 80
II is also oasv 70 ,roooino c6nd,+,ors g 'nN
hence under which # will bo worth u,hiI -
davelon fhe fruIts of tbe coc+rs foro, -
So all In oil +bo ooc+,s fon,i1 4, -
most Interesting in the world 70 SOW roth; " 20 a..
value both actuaI and notentfaI m v,n, 20
A Mnrr,u oF tho Now yorl, po+or,., s -
has written for tba scientific Anooroo 1toSnns
n most interesting article outIinino 4to $50
uses of cocti The article ;s u1rstrota 80
nhotooranhs nv co,,rtes, oe tho TT,tos ST.
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