Index
Reading edition
A
Adonis lupine Lupinus excubitus 34
Agave Agave scabra 14
Arizona-poppy Kallstroemia grandiflora 41
B
Barrel cactus Ferocactus wislizenii 53
Beavertail cactus Opuntia basilaris 55
Bird-of-paradise-flower Caesalpinia gilliesii 32
Bladderpod Lesquerella gordonii 24
Blue palo-verde Cercidium floridum 31
Brittle-bush Encelia farinosa 87
Broom baccharis Baccharis sarothroides 85
Buffalobur Solanum rostratum 68
C
Canaigre Rumex hymenosepalus 17
Catclaw-acacia Acacia greggii 27
Ceniza Leucophyllum frutescens 72
Chaenactis Chaenactis fremontii 94
Claretcup echinocereus Echinocereus triglochidiatus 49
Common reed Phragmites communis 2
Coyote-melon Cacurbita palmata 80
Creosotebush Larrea tridentata 40
Crown-beard Verbesina encelioides 89
D
Dalea Dalea fremontii 36
Desert baileya Baileya multiradiata 92
Desert beardtongue Penstemon pseudospectabilis 73
Desert dandelion Malacothryx glabrata 97
Desertlily Hesperocallis undulata 4
Desert-mallow Sphaeralcea ambigua 42
Desert mariposa Calochortus kennedyi 7
Desertstar Monoptilon bellioides 82
Desert-willow Chilopsis linearis 77
Desert zinnia Zinnia pumila 86
Douglas coreopsis Coreopsis douglasii 90
Douglas groundsel Senecio douglasii 95
E
Engelmann pricklypear Opuntia engelmannii 56
Evening-primrose Oenothera brevipes 22
Evening-primrose Oenothera trichocalyx 61
F
False-mesquite Calliandra eriophylla 26
Field bind-weed Convolvulus arvensis 63
Fishhook cactus Mammillaria microcarpa 54
Five-stamen tamarisk Tamarix pentandra 43
Fleabane Erigeron divergens 84
G
Giant yucca Yucca carnerosana 11
Golden mariposa Calochortus nuttalii aureus 6
Goldfields Baeria chrysostoma 93
H
Heron-bill Erodium cicutarium 39
Honey mesquite Prosopis juliflora 29
J
Joshua-tree Yucca brevifolia 9
Jumping cholla Opuntia bigelovii 57
L
Lechuguilla Agave lechuguilla 16
Longleaf ephedra Ephedra trifurca 1
Louisiana broomrape Orobanche ludoviciana 79
Lupine Lupinus sparsiflorus 33
M
Malacothryx Malacothryx fendleri 98
Mariposa Calochortus flexuosus 5
Mescat-acacia Acacia constricta 28
Mexican goldpoppy Eschscholtzia mexicana 20
Mohave aster Aster abatus 83
N
Nama Nama demissum 67
New Mexico thistle Cirsium neomexicanum 96
Night-blooming cereus Peniocereus greggii 46
O
Ocotillo Fouquieria splendens 62
Organpipe cactus Lemaireocereus thurberi 48
Owl-clover Orthocarpus purpurascens 76
P
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
R
Rainbow echinocereus Echinocereus pectinatus 51
Rock-nettle Eucnide urens 45
S
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
T
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
W
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
Z
Yellow mentzelia Mentzelia pumila 44
Yellow pitaya echinocereus Echinocereus dasyacanthus 52
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FLOWERS OF THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS. Arnberger and Janish. Descriptions and illustrations of plants and trees of the southern Rocky Mountains and other Southwestern ranges above 7,000 feet elevation. 112 pp., color cover, paper $1.00
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
MAMMALS OF SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS AND MESAS. Olin and Bierly. Companion volume to Mammals of Southwest Deserts. Fully illustrated in exquisitely done line and scratchboard drawings, and written in Olin’s masterfully lucid style. Gives descriptions, ranges, and life habits of the better known Southwestern mammals of the uplands. 1961.
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Mother Nature’s Cinderella story—flower-time in The desert—unfolds in this beautiful book. Captured by the magic of the color camera and described in lucid prose, 100 desert wildflowers are vividly portrayed here. Every color, from brilliant to delicate, is faithfully reproduced. This book will be a treasured photo album for those who have known the desert in bloom and a splendid introduction to the not yet initiated.
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