TREES AND SHRUBS 



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Spanish Bayonet, La Palm a. (Yucca macrocarpa) 



first season after transplanting will prevent its drying and then 

 it can take care of itself. The loss in transplanting large 

 plants of this species will not average two per cent. 



The Batil ( Yucca baccata) is a species closely resembling 

 the preceding, but almost stemless. Its panicle of flowers is 

 always smaller,- the flowers less numerous but considerably 

 larger; the leaves are slightly narrower and longer; and the 

 fruit is characteristic. The latter is often 6 or 7 inches long 

 and 2 inches in diameter, and the numerous seeds are sur- 

 rounded by a soft sweetish pulp when it is mature. These 

 fruits are used by the Indians as food, being preserved by 

 drying. 



Soapweed, La Palmilla, Amole (Yucca radiosa). This 

 is the tall narrow-leaved species of Yucca. Its leaves are 

 slender (half an inch wide or less), flexible, and very numer- 

 ous; its flower-stalk is much taller, its blooms make a better 



