CONTENTS 



PAGE 



PREFACE vii 



FOREWORD xiii 



I A DESERT FASHION SHOW .... 1 



(Cereus) 



n CACTUS SPINES AND PECULIARITIES . 27 



III THE BABY CACTUS 32 



(Pincushion) 



IV THE PARADE OF THE DESERT 



FLOWERS 62 



(Hedgehog or Strawberry) 



V THE PAINTED CANVAS OF THE DESERT 88 

 (Prickly Pears) 



VI MINIATURE FORTRESSES ON THE 



DESERT 119 



(C holla) 



VII A DESERT GRAVEYARD 153 



(Barrel or Bisnaga) 



VIII CONCLUSION 185 



GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND PRONOUNC- 

 ING VOCABULARY 187 



INDEX 191 



