Part 14

Malacothryx Malacothryx fendleri 98 Mariposa Calochortus flexuosus 5 Mescat-acacia Acacia constricta 28 Mexican goldpoppy Eschscholtzia mexicana 20 Mohave aster Aster abatus 83

Nama Nama demissum 67 New Mexico thistle Cirsium neomexicanum 96 Night-blooming cereus Peniocereus greggii 46

Ocotillo Fouquieria splendens 62 Organpipe cactus Lemaireocereus thurberi 48 Owl-clover Orthocarpus purpurascens 76

Paintbrush Castilleja angustifolia 75 Palmer penstemon Penstemon palmeri 74 Paperflower Psilostrophe cooperi 91 Parry agave Agave parryi 15 Pencil cholla Opuntia leptocaulis 58 Phacelia Phacelia crenulata 66 Prairie spiderwort Tradescantia occidentalis 3 Pricklepoppy Argemone platyceras 21 Prickly sowthistle Sonchus asper 100

Rainbow echinocereus Echinocereus pectinatus 51 Rock-nettle Eucnide urens 45

Sacahuista Nolina microcarpa 12 Sacred datura Datura meteloides 70 Saguaro Carnegiea gigantea 47 Sand-verbena Abronia villosa 19 Santa Fe phlox Phlox nana 64 Senna Cassia covesii 30 Silverleaf enceliopsis Enceliopsis argophylla 88 Silverleaf nightshade Solanum elaeagnifolium 69 Smoke-thorn Dalea spinosa 35 Snake-weed Gutierrezia lucida 81 Soaptree yucca Yucca elata 8 Sotol Dasylirion wheeleri 13 Spectaclepod Dithyrea wislizenii 23 Starflower Gilia longiflora 65 Strawberry echinocereus Echinocereus engelmannii 50

Tesota Olneya tesota 37 Torrey yucca Yucca torreyi 10 Trailing-four-o’clock Allionia incarnata 18 Tree tobacco Nicotiana glauca 71 Trumpet-bush Tecoma stans 78

Walkingstick cholla Opuntia spinosior 60 Western-wallflower Erysimum capitatum 25 Whipple cholla Opuntia whipplei 59 White cupfruit Calycoseris wrightii 99 Woolly loco Astragalus mollissimus 38

Yellow mentzelia Mentzelia pumila 44 Yellow pitaya echinocereus Echinocereus dasyacanthus 52

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MAMMALS OF THE SOUTHWEST DESERTS (formerly Animals of the Southwest Deserts). Olin and Cannon. Handsome illustrations, full descriptions, and life habits of the 42 most interesting and common mammals, members of the strange animal population of the lower desert country of the Southwest below the 4,500-foot elevation. 112 pp., 60 illustrations, color cover, paper $1.00

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Transcriber’s Notes

--Retained publication information from the printed edition: this eBook is public-domain in the country of publication.

--Corrected a few palpable typographical errors.

--Transcribed some text from illustrations, for the sake of the text versions.

--Added a Table of Contents based on headings in the text.