. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. I. O. Opuntia, O. hiimifusa. O. tortispina. O. camanchica. 5. O. polyacantha. 6. O. fragilis. 7. O. I. Opuntia Opuntia (L.) Coult. East- ern Prickly Pear. Indian Fig. Fig. 2986. Cactus Opuntia L. Sp. PI. 468. 1753. O. vulgaris Mill. Gard. Diet. Ed. 8, no. i. 1768. O. Opuntia Coult. Contr. Nat. Herb. 3: 432. 1896. Prostrate, or ascending, joints ob
. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. I. O. Opuntia, O. hiimifusa. O. tortispina. O. camanchica. 5. O. polyacantha. 6. O. fragilis. 7. O. I. Opuntia Opuntia (L.) Coult. East- ern Prickly Pear. Indian Fig. Fig. 2986. Cactus Opuntia L. Sp. PI. 468. 1753. O. vulgaris Mill. Gard. Diet. Ed. 8, no. i. 1768. O. Opuntia Coult. Contr. Nat. Herb. 3: 432. 1896. Prostrate, or ascending, joints obovate, oval or orbicular, 2'-5' long. Leaves subu- late, appressed or somewhat spreading, 2"-4" long, usually early deciduous ; bristles greenish or yellowish brown; spines, when present, solitary, grayish or variegated, stout, not deflexed, 3"-ii' long, often want- ing; flowers 5fellow, sometimes with a red- dish center, 2-3' broad; petals 8-10; fruit obovoid, fleshy, edible, I'-ii' long, red. In dry sandy soil, or on rocks, eastern Mas- sachusetts to eastern Pennsylvania, Kentucky and northern Florida. June-Aug. Prickly- pear cactus. Devil's-tongue. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Britton, Nathaniel Lord, 1859-1934; Brown, Addison, 1830-1913. New York, Scribner
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