A Pacific Coast soap plant (Chloroi^aluiii ponwriduinion) . 

 The bulb, stripped of its fibrous covering, is highly saponaceous. 

 The fiber is useful for making coarse brushes and mattresses. 



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Tunas, fruit of a Southwestern cactus— Showing how it is 

 opened to secure the meaty pulp. (See page 109.) 



