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ОглавлениеThe Giant Cactus of the American Desert
These plants are little more than succulent stems covered with a thick skin which retains the moisture of the juicy shoot.
The Century Plant
The Century Plant is a native of Mexico, and is remarkable for the long intervals between the blooming periods—once erroneously thought to be 100 years.
CHRISTMAS ROSE IN WINTER
In defiance of the weather a few plants elect to come into bloom right in the middle of winter. The most striking of these is the Christmas Rose, or Hellebore. The flowers of this plant are protected by the encircling sepals, and are fully able to hold their own until the approach of a more favorable season.
