[, ish hase live stock 
40 Lavish Rata see, | TE GAeRoD EN aay At GaN Zale Nine] Aucust, 1908 
Germany. ‘The great wonders of the vege- 
: pane table kingdom are reserved for the last pages 
| Exacting of this superb work and the climax is reached 
Housekeepers with this picture of the Eystadt variety of 
; the Indian fig. The legend of the old 
picture clearly shows the wonderment with 
which the people of that age viewed this 
extraordinary growth from a single joint 
leaf of this cactus. 
New Jersey. Tuomas McApam. 
[The next article will describe Iris Susi- 
ana, one of the most famous flowers of the 
Holy Land.] 
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