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P Pachaba 31 Palmilla 22 Palo-de-hierro 81 Paloverde 36, 81 Papagolily 98 Paperdaisy 54 Paperflower 32, 66 Peabush 102 Pea family 33, 36, 48, 49, 57, 58, 69, 81, 84, 86, 102 Pencil-joint cholla 26 Peniocereus 10 Pentstemon 83, 90 Phacelia 77, 88 Phlox 72 Phlox family 72, 76 Phoradendron 28 Phragmites 24 Pincushion cactus 75 PINK flowers 67-71 Pink three-flower 67 Pitaya 97 Pitahaya dulce 74 Plantain 25 Plantain family 25 Plantago 25 Plantas-muy-malas 68 Plant names 4 Pluchea 88 Polanisia 37 Popotilla 34 Poppy family 12, 63 Potato family 11, 29, 78, 87 Pricklepoppy 12 Pricklypear 59, 60 Prosopis 48, 49 Psilostrophe 32, 56 Puncturevine 38, 39 PURPLE flowers 83-97 Purplemat 91 Purple-nightshade 87 Purple roll-leaf 91

Q Quailplant 88 Queen-of-the-night 10 Quelite-salado 108

R Rabbit-thorn 78 Rafinesquia 14 Rainbow cactus 98 Rattleweed 57, 86 Rayless-goldenrod 55 RED flowers 65-66 References 109 Reina-de-la-noche 10 Rivercane 24 Rosinbush 25 Rumex 103 Russian thistle 65

S Sacahuiste 21 Sacred datura 11 Sage 100 Sagebrush 5 Saguaro 5, 6, 9, 61 Saltcedar 71 Salvia 100 Sandverbena 96 Scorpionweed 77 Screwbean 48, 49 Screw-pod mesquite 48 Seepweed 108 Seepwillow 17, 25 Sego-lily 62 Senita 74 Seniza 79 Simaruba family 106 Simmondsia 104 Skeletonweed 70 Slimwood 66 Smoketree 102 Soapweed 19, 22 Soaptree Yucca 22 Solanum 87 Sonoran Desert 5 Sore-eye-poppy 68 Sorrel 103 Sotol 20, 21, 22 Spanish-bayonet 19, 22 Spanish-dagger 22 Sphaeralcea 68 Spiderling 92 Spoonplant 21 Squawberry 78 Squaw-thorn 78 Starflower 76 Strawberry cactus 97 Strombocarpa 49 Suaeda 108 Sundrops 42 Sunflower family 14, 25, 30, 31, 32, 35, 47, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 65, 82, 88, 95, 107 Sunray 51

T Tackstem 30 Tamarisk 71 Tamarix 71 Tansy aster 82 Tarbush 47 Tasajillo 26 Tearblanket 33 Teddybear cholla 26 Telegraph-plant 35 Teposote 34 Tesajo 26 Tesota 81 Texas Desert 5 Thistle 95 Thistlepoppy 12 Thornapple 11 Threadplant 16 Tomatillo 78 Tornillo 48 Torrito 38 Trailing four-o’clock 67 Tree-cholla 94 Tree-tobacco 29 Tree-yucca 18 Tribulus 38 Trompillo 87 Tuna 59

U Unicornplant 63

V Varnishbush 47 VIOLET flowers 77-82

W Wait-a-minute 33 Walkingstick cholla 94 Waterleaf family 77, 91 Watermotie 25 Waterwally 25 Waterwillow 25 Wavy-thistle 95 Western-jimson 11 West Indian boerhaavia 92 Whisker cactus 74 WHITE flowers 9-18 Wild-delphinium 101 Wild-hazel 104 Wild-heliotrope 77, 88 Wild-lilac 79 Wild morningglory 99 Wild-potato 87 Wild rhubarb 103 Wild-zinnia 32 Windmills 67 Wislizenia 37, 41 Wolfberry 78 Woolly-marigold 54 Woolly-loco 86 Woolly plantain 25

Y YELLOW flowers 26-61 Yellowcups 42 Yellowpad 59 Yellow paloverde 36 Yellow-wood 43 Yucca 6, 18, 19, 21, 22

Z Zinnia 32

The traveling public is becoming increasingly aware of the National Monuments, which have received less publicity than the great, well-known National Parks, yet which possess extremely interesting features.

Many of these are in the Southwest; we hope you will take the opportunity to visit one or more of them on your trip.

_Administered as a group by the General Superintendent, Southwestern National Monuments, Box 1562, Gila Pueblo, Globe, Arizona_

IN UTAH: Arches National Monument, Moab Natural Bridges National Monument (care of Arches) Rainbow Bridge National Monument (care of Navajo) IN NEW MEXICO: Aztec Ruins National Monument, Aztec Capulin Mountain National Monument, Capulin Chaco Canyon National Monument, Bloomfield El Morro National Monument, El Morro Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument (care of General Supt.) Gran Quivira National Monument, Gran Quivira IN ARIZONA: Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Chinle Casa Grande National Monument, Coolidge Chiricahua National Monument, Dos Cabezas Coronado National Memorial (care of Tumacacori) Montezuma Castle National Monument, Camp Verde Navajo National Monument, Tonalea Sunset Crater National Monument (care of Wupatki) Tonto National Monument, Roosevelt Tumacacori National Monument, Tumacacori Tuzigoot National Monument, Clarkdale Walnut Canyon National Monument, Rt. 1, Box 790, Flagstaff Wupatki National Monument, Tuba Star Route, Flagstaff

_Other areas administered by the National Park Service in the Southwest follow:_

IN ARIZONA: Grand Canyon National Monument, Grand Canyon Grand Canyon National Park, Grand Canyon Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Ajo Petrified Forest National Monument, Holbrook Pipe Spring National Monument, Moccasin Saguaro National Monument, Rt. 8, Box 520, Tucson IN COLORADO: Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument (care of Colorado National Monument) Colorado National Monument, Fruita Great Sand Dunes National Monument, Box 60, Alamosa Mesa Verde National Park IN NEVADA: Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Boulder City Lehman Caves National Monument, Baker IN NEW MEXICO: Bandelier National Monument, Santa Fe Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Carlsbad White Sands National Monument, Box 231, Alamogordo IN OKLAHOMA: Platt National Park, Sulphur IN TEXAS: Big Bend National Park IN UTAH: Bryce Canyon National Park, Springdale Capitol Reef National Monument, Torrey Cedar Breaks National Monument (care of Zion) Timpanogos Cave National Monument, Pleasant Grove Zion National Monument (care of Zion) Zion National Park, Springdale

This booklet is published by the SOUTHWESTERN MONUMENTS ASSOCIATION

which is a non-profit distributing organization pledged to aid in the preservation and interpretation of Southwestern features of outstanding national interest.

The Association lists for sale interesting and excellent publications for adults and children and very many color slides on Southwestern subjects. These make fine gifts for birthdays, parties, and special occasions, and many prove to be of value to children in their school work and hobbies.

May we recommend, for instance, the following items which give additional information on the Southwest?

****3. ARIZONA’S NATIONAL MONUMENTS. King, ed. Comprehensive $3.00 chapters, written by rangers, on the 16 monuments in the state and Grand Canyon. Beautifully illustrated, eight color pages, maps, 116 pp., cloth cover ***60. FLOWERS OF THE SOUTHWEST MESAS. Patraw and Janish. $1.00 Companion volume to the Deserts flower booklet, but covering the plants of the plateau country in the Southwest. More than 140 species are beautifully illustrated in the 100 plates of line drawings by Jeanne R. Janish, with descriptive text, 112 pp., color cover, paper ***61. FLOWERS OF THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS. Arnberger and Janish. $1.00 Descriptions and illustrations of plants and trees of the southern Rocky Mountains and other Southwestern ranges above 7,000 feet elevation, the third book of the flower triad. 112 pp., color cover, paper ***64. POISONOUS DWELLERS OF THE DESERT. Dodge. Invaluable $0.50 handbook for any person living in the desert. Tells the facts about dangerous insects, snakes, etc., giving treatment for bites and stings, and dispels myths about harmless creatures mistakenly believed poisonous. 48 pp., color cover ***67. ANIMALS OF THE SOUTHWEST DESERTS. Olin and Cannon. $1.00 Handsome illustrations, full descriptions, and life habits of the 42 most interesting and common species which make up the strange animal population of the lower desert country of the Southwest below the 4,500-foot elevation. 112 pp., 60 illus., color cover, paper **107. TUMACACORI’S YESTERDAYS. Jackson. The interestingly $0.75 written story of the 18th and early 19th century Indian and Spanish life in southern Arizona and Sonora as reflected in the history of the mission of San Jose de Tumacacori, now Tumacacori National Monument. 96 pp., color paper cover, 53 excellent illus. **131. NALAKIHU. King. Thorough and concise reports on an $4.00 interesting pueblo in Wupatki National Monument. Technical but has interesting summaries and discussions. 183 pp., 81 plates, 17 tables **650. FOR THE DEAN. Reed and King, eds. Handsome volume of $6.00 anthropological essays by 23 of his former students in honor of the noted Dr. Byron Cummings of the U. of Arizona. Valuable contribution to science, consisting mostly of Southwestern subjects. Authors include Haury, McGregor, Hawley, Wedel, Willey, Spicer, etc., and subjects cover wide field: Pueblo witchcraft, Cocopah history, Papago physical status, Great Kivas, etc. 319 pp., illus., cloth

For the complete list of almost 100 publications and 1700 color slides on Southwestern Indians, geology, ruins, plants, animals, history, etc., write the

SOUTHWESTERN MONUMENTS ASSOCIATION

Box 1562 D—Gila Pueblo, Globe, Arizona

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.

--Slightly relocated species images before descriptive text, and flower color after the descriptive text, where they had been dislocated because of page layout issues in the printed exemplar.

--In the text versions only, text in italics is delimited by _underscores_.

End of Project Gutenberg's Flowers of the Southwest Deserts, by Natt N. Dodge