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Title: Arizona, the wonderland; the history of its ancient cliff and cave dwellings, ruined pueblos, conquest by the Spaniards, Jesuit and Franciscan missions, trail makers and Indians; a survey of its climate, scenic marvels, topography, deserts, mountains, rivers and valleys; a review of its industries; an account of its influence on art, literature and science; and some reference to what it offers of delight to the automobilist, sportsman, pleasure and health seeker. By George Wharton James. With a map and sixty plates, of which twelve are in colour
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: James, George Wharton, 1858-1923
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Publisher: Boston Page company
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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where one does not understand the methodof manufacture, may be eaten with a certain degree ofrelish. But when I saw how it was made my gorgearose, and ever arises, as I think of the process. The oldsquaw, after removing the thorns, placed the whole fruitin her mouth, chewing it up, and a continuous stream ofthe small seeds of the fruit came out of the southeastcorner of her mouth, while the meat came out at thesouthwest corner. The seeds were discarded, and thefruit duly cooked. Indian jam has had no attractionsfor me for many years! One of the cactuses (Echinocerus Engelmanni) has afruit that the Indians are very fond of. As soon as itripens the thorns drop off. Then the Indians pick it,cook it, and eat it with great relish. I have eaten it onlytwice, but each time with a desire that I might have itoften as a pleasing addition to ones dietary. Flowers of the Prickly Pear, one of the DesertCacti of Arizona. From a Water Color Painting especially made for this work byMrs. J. W. Estill.
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The Flora of Arizona 175 The ocatillo is another interesting plant that arreststhe attention of the observer. It grows out, in some-what sprawling fashion from a common center, as flow-ers with long stems sprawl in a too-open bowl. It hasthe appearance of a mass of rude grayish-looking sticks,varying in height from six to twenty feet, entirely with-out branches, and armed their whole length with thorns,hence its common names, Devils Coach Whip, Devils Claw, etc., etc. When the rains come thethorns are hidden behind tiny leaves that remind one ofyoung apple leaves, and then there spring into beingthose exquisite and attractive flowers in clusters from sixto ten inches long, composed of hundreds of scarlet blos-soms, each about an inch long, suggesting a flame, or abanner, waving to and fro in the wind with startlingeffect against the gray desert sand. Then it is knownas the Flaming Sword, or the Candle Flower, andthe scientist labels it Fouquiera splendens. There is onlyone genus of th

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