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APPLE VALLEY, CALIF
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JOSHUA TREE (Yucca brevifolia). This rare and rapidly
diminishing plant, a member of the lily family, is native
to the Western desert area. Although found in a few
scattered sections of Nevada and Arizona, it is most
abundant in the Joshua Tree National Monument, in Cal
ifornia. It frequently reaches a height of 25 feet and
an age of 200 years. It bears large heads of beautiful
cream-colored flowers in April. The Mormons are said to
have given the plant its popular name.-R. D.
Dextone Made Direct from Kodachome and fresco Colar By Data Press, Pearl Riset, 12 y.
(Photo-Color by Merle Porter)
Pub. by Royal Pictures, Colton, Calif.
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