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Specimen of eighteen cacti fruits growing on the flat-jointed paddles of the prickly pear, ca.1920
Photograph of 18 cacti fruits growing on the flat-jointed paddles of the prickly pear, ca.1920. Dangling pear-like fruit hangs from a single flap of cactus, set against a neutral background.; "Prickly Pear Cactus have been a staple food of Native Americans for many centuries. Their large, colorful blossoms appear in yellow, pink, red or purple and grow from the tip of cactus nodules, which later ripen into delicious red fruit. Many varieties of prickly pear cactus grow wild throughout the deserts of the Southwest, but many are not native. Some species of prickly pear cactus were introduced into North America from tropical America a number of centuries ago. The fruit of these cultivated prickly pear cactus is a common delicacy in Mexico and is sold in markets as "tuna." While all prickly pear cacti are of the genus Opuntia, the non-native Opuntia megacantha is one of the tastiest and most popular. Some native species, especially those with dark purple fruit, are not as flavorful." -- unknown author.
Call number: CHS-5691
Filename: CHS-5691
Coverage date: circa 1920
Part of collection: California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Format: glass plate negatives
Type: images
Part of subcollection: Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
Repository name: USC Libraries Special Collections
Accession number: 5691
Microfiche number: 1-77-67
Archival file: chs_Volume99/CHS-5691.tiff
Repository address: Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Geographic subject (country): USA
Format (aacr2): 2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w ; 26 x 21 cm.
Rights: Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California
Project: USC
Repository email: specol@usc.edu
Contributing entity: California Historical Society
Date created: circa 1920
Publisher (of the digital version): University of Southern California. Libraries
Format (aat): photographic prints; photographs
Geographic subject (state): California
Legacy record ID: chs-m17449; USC-1-1-1-14203
Access conditions: Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343.
Subject (file heading): Botany -- Cacti
Subject (lcsh): Cactus
Date circa 1920
date QS:P,+1920-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
(date created)
Source http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15799coll65/id/17444
Author Unknown authorUnknown author

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