. Ornamental shrubs of the United States (hardy, cultivated). Shrubs. Fig. 333. —Eastern Prickly Pear. Fig. 334. — Westeru Prickly Fig. 335.— Purple Cactus. which are trees in size and plan of branching, so a few words will be given to them. They can all be readily recognized by their fleshy spine-covered growth without foliage leaves. The most abundant and hardy group is the Prickly 'Pear,' with flat jointed branching stems and large, generally yel- low, flowers followed by usu- ally edible pulpy pear-like fruit with many shining seeds. The largest and most tree-like is wild in the reg
. Ornamental shrubs of the United States (hardy, cultivated). Shrubs. Fig. 333. —Eastern Prickly Pear. Fig. 334. — Westeru Prickly Fig. 335.— Purple Cactus. which are trees in size and plan of branching, so a few words will be given to them. They can all be readily recognized by their fleshy spine-covered growth without foliage leaves. The most abundant and hardy group is the Prickly 'Pear,' with flat jointed branching stems and large, generally yel- low, flowers followed by usu- ally edible pulpy pear-like fruit with many shining seeds. The largest and most tree-like is wild in the region of the Rocky Mountains, Tree-like Prickly ' Peau ' — Opuntia ar- bor^scens. Eastern Prickly ; Pkar' (333) —Opuntia vulgaris — is found from Massachusetts and south. There are sev-. 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 Apgar, A. C. (Austin Craig), 1838-1908; Draycott, Ada (Apgar). New York, Cincinnati [etc] American Book Company
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