MEXICAN 



NIGHT 

 REINA 



BLOOMING 

 DE NOCHE 



CACTUS; 



CEREUS; SERPENT 

 (Cercus serpentinus) 



A weird striking growth, any one of its long sinuous tentacles, the six to 

 fifteen entangled stems, might easily remind one of the twisted body of a 

 serpent springing at its intended victim. 



