Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 85
icplants. Usually to be found in the sameneighborhood was another peculiar growth—the agave, or wild century-plant. Thoughtheir blossoming time is later than that ofthe ocotillos, the tall gaunt poles left stand-ing from the previous year made a strikingeffect in the desert landscape, while it… … AN OCOTILLO BLOSSOM to see and feel all the energy of those yearsof waiting now let loose in that thick juicystem, rising almost while one watched, likea huge stalk of asparagus. But I have not spoken yet of the oneflower which, more than any other, as-tonishes and delights the springtime visitorto…
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