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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 341

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TUS The great desert in the southeastern part of theUnited States contains many forms of cacti.Fantastic shapes and strange forms are plentiful.An exceedingly interesting species has lately beenintroduced from Mexico. In its native home itoften attains the height of twenty or twenty-fivefeet. The… … AN OLD-MAN CACTUS.Photograph by C. C. Pierce & Company. an old mans head. This strange appearance hasgiven this cactus its common name. The scien-tific name is Pilocereus 5(?we/w.—Charlotte M. HOAK. THE LORDS PRAYER ENGRAVED ON THEHEAD OF A PIN Probably we all have heard of one-dollar…

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