Front:
838 BEAVERTAIL CACTUS IN BLOOM, CALIFORNIA.
FROM KODACHROME BY JUSMET
Back:
Cpl. Tracy J. Beckurth
7th Port Hg. Co., J. C. Free
Colton, Cal.
This low spreading cactus of flat joints, bears
no spines but tiny cushions of brownish hair-
like spicules or "stickers". The brilliant ma-
genta blossoms develop into reddish purple
fruit, commonly called 'cactus apples". This
fruit, when the stickers are removed, is cooked
with meat by the Indians, and made into B
"cactus candy" by the Mexicans.
RDINO
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no packages yet.
Love to all Tracy
Nautic
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