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Desert cacti and their uses across the Southwest
The article surveys cacti on the US Mexico border, detailing species from towering saguaros to choyas and spineless varieties. It notes practical uses from water and food to fibers, dyes, medicines, and even ornament, plus mentions of peyote use and potential future developments by Luther Burbank.
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Earth
United States
Mexico
Congress
Southwest
Luther Burbank
P. L. Sherman
William A. Murrill
New York Botanical Garden
Scientific American
United States National Museum
Doctor Murrill
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Missouri’ Botanical Garden
Oh Louts
Was ‘Othiers
Riverside
Califoria
Tucson
Arizona
Menilla
Pat New
Laredo
Texas
Miami
Morida
New Mexico
Leeuwenhoeck
Sicily
West Indies
Lemaireocereus Turberi
Burbank