Bui. 74, Bureau of Plant Industry, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



Plate II. 



Fig. 1.— One of the Common Prickly Pears of Texas in Full Fruit. 



Fig. 2.— A Type of Pear Cutter, as Set Up and Operated by J. C. Glass. 

 THE PRICKLY PEAR AND A PEAR MACHINE. 



