| 单词 | prickly pear |
| 例句 | We both thought the prickly pear cactus looked like Ping-Pong paddles with whiskers, and that saguaros looked like dinosaur mittens. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z We had all seen the clumps of prickly pear cactuses that were growing everywhere. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Cottonwoods lean gracefully over drifts of flowering prickly pear. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Having to duck and dodge around in those prickly pear, he was bound to come out bristling with more pear spines than the hogs had in their faces. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z It was back along the trail through the prickly pear. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, we lived on what remained of our salted fish, roots and leaves, the fruit of the prickly pear, and on the plantains from our tree. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The quarry was on a hillside, not the calm and pleasant Chamundi Hill, but another, lesser hill, bare and rocky, with here and there a few clumps of prickly pear. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Seven years later the last dense growth of the prickly pear had been destroyed and the once uninhabitable areas reopened to settlement and grazing. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z We had lots of prickly pear growing close to the house, but they were the big tall ones and their roots were no good. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z The rest was gray scrub and tumbleweed and a few prickly pears. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z He ran the scent out into a regular forest of prickly pear. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z After they had dumped water for the sheep, they went to burn the spines from the cholla and prickly pear. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The Cactus: “Oh, what a regal cactus, crowned with purple prickly pears.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The next day the saguaros and prickly pears were fat from drinking as much as they could, because they knew it might be a long, long time until the next rain. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Whenever Stormy wasn’t watching, we would cut off a piece of prickly pear cactus, scrape off the spines, and suck out the juice. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z In front of her, on the table, was a small piece of prickly pear cactus, just a corner of a tiny lobe, big enough to have a couple of spines sticking out of it. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She stood on the cacti, her feet unharmed by the prickly pears and thorns. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z We never did tell Stormy about prickly pear cactuses. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z It made me feel like one of the prickly pear cactuses I crunched under my feet: small and unimportant on the prairie near Vida. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Not a blade of grass in the small front yard, but rather barrel and prickly pear cacti and clusters of stones. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Then I took out through the forest of prickly pear. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z In 1920 Australian entomologists were sent to North and South America to study insect enemies of the prickly pears in their native habitat. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “If you want to live in the farmland, haul your sorry hide off to Pennsylvania. If you want to live in the desert, eat prickly pears, not iceberg pansy-assed lettuce.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z We knew there was a lot of water inside a prickly pear, even if Stormy didn’t have a clue. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of the cacti or prickly pears escaped from his gardens and by 1925 about 20 species could be found growing wild. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z He lay in the dry wash, about where I’d left it to go running through the prickly pear. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z It takes in the dried-up soil, the prickly pear, the palm tree and the distant mountain, but it always misses the peasant hoeing at his patch. Creating a spectacle of slaughter at the movies: Ambush at Kamikaze Pass 2019-08-17T04:00:00Z The plants — which include a palm and a prickly pear cactus — evoke nature’s power of transformation and regeneration. Abraham Cruzvillegas' buoyant assemblages toy with cars, sex and the culture of waste 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z It holds multiple subspecies of cholla and prickly pear cactuses. In Gold Butte in Nevada, Ancient Rock Art and Rugged Beauty 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z I picked up the striped pot, holding a wood-painted prickly pear sprouting soft pink leather blossoms. Thank you, Kate Spade, for making women feel “quick and curious and playful and strong” 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z You can literally see this by examining the Mexican flag, which depicts a prickly pear cactus atop which an eagle perches as it devours a serpent. A primer on cooking with cactus 2022-04-17T04:00:00Z In Italy, it’s harvested from the sap of ash trees, and Giulio’s stone farmhouse is surrounded by hundreds of these trees, oozing strings of white syrup into little cups made from prickly pear leaves. Journeys: In Sicily, a Step Back in Time 2010-09-25T04:45:00Z Across from a donkey stable, a pile of trash had rafted up against a prickly pear cactus, which got Kamal started again. In Morocco, 44 hours of lingering in a small village leaves a big impression 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z One day we indulged in a “Carefree Morning Suggestion,” as the menu puts it: a Desert Bloom — sparkling wine with prickly pear purée — and a Road Runner — rum, orange juice and strawberry purée. Old and New Wests Meet in Arizona Desert Foothills 2010-05-20T21:49:00Z Given that kind of ecozone overlap, there are plants here that you’d normally expect to find in the Southwest — one species of prickly pear cactus is a native plant here, Labovitz says. Visiting the nation’s newest national park: Indiana Dunes 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z Ian’s attention was fixated on the prickly pear cactus lining the path. Weekend getaways: With Legoland, grizzly-watching and other kid-friendly delights, parents can’t lose in San Diego 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z Not about the prickly pear margaritas, delicious and neon though they are. Tucson Becomes an Unlikely Food Star 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z Llamas have another strange quirk that comes in handy out here in this rough country: They eat prickly pears. Driving Through the Heart of Texas 2010-03-24T20:56:00Z Watch for dwarf monkey flowers growing on the cinder cones, and red, orange and yellow prickly pear cactus between cracks in the lava. Cultured Traveler: Herding Sheep in Basque Country (Idaho) 2012-08-24T19:19:51Z This fall a steak house with dramatic views debuts in one of the added structures; the other houses a 25,000-square-foot spa, which offers treatments with prickly pear, lavender, and other indigenous plants. The Ritz-Carlton Redesigns Rancho Mirage 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z I took the hour-long hiking loop at Hidden Valley: a cattle rustling site in the 1870s, it is rich with Mojave yucca, pinyon pine and prickly pear cactus, and ends in a box canyon. Joshua Tree national park: music, myths and art in the desert 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z Waterfalls of prickly pear cacti, some with yellow blooms, cascade down them. Circumnavigating Italy’s storied Lake Como by paddle and pedal 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z Flowering prickly pear lined the road, and yellow-headed collared lizards dodged our wheels as we climbed and gaped. A Bicycle Tour Through Remote Southwest Canyon Country 2010-07-31T04:30:00Z The deciduous trees of the North Rim are replaced by prickly pear cactus and aromatic sagebrush, providing home to lizards, and hawk moths after dark. How to hike the Grand Canyon 2017-07-04T04:00:00Z There is also a prickly pear cactus, which is native to parts of the Northeast. Kurimanzutto Expands (Way) North 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z Spanish rule brought tomatoes and chocolate to Sicilian pantries, while shipments of prickly pear cactus from the New World began a tradition of eating the fruit raw after meals that continues in Sicily today. Why do I cook like a Sicilian? 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z It tasted as superficially indigestible, if ultimately nutritious, as the prickly pears our hero hacks off the desert cacti in a frenzy of impotent rage. Cannes 2013: Heli – review 2013-05-16T13:24:08Z But just wait till that prickly pear outgrows its elegant crib. The Great Outdoors: From Your Backyard to a Garden in Japan 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z There were no celebrities atop the Wright Brothers memorial on its fortified dune, only wind, sand, silence and prickly pear cactus. Cruising the Past, from Baltimore to Charleston 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z And in Southern California, you are as likely to see dragon fruit, prickly pears and star fruit in your morning breakfast fruit bowl as you are raspberries and blueberries. 7 Instagram accounts for learning about tropical fruit 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z Most dramatically, extending down the garden’s center are columns of organ pipe cactuses, planted as if to guard the prickly pear cactus gathered nearby. Critic’s Notebook: Oaxaca, Mexico, Shows History Unvarnished 2012-06-15T23:47:51Z Last fall’s Green Flash Treasure Chest, an annual limited release benefiting breast cancer charities, was an IPA brewed with grapefruit, prickly pears and hibiscus. Why the hottest trend in beer is an IPA that tastes like pineapple or mango 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z James Franco goes on "Colbert Report" to defend all his degrees James Franco is one prickly pear. James Franco goes on "Colbert Report" to defend all his degrees 2011-04-06T12:49:00Z These include yuccas, agaves and, yes, prickly pears. This unusual garden style could be a sustainable solution for urban landscapes 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z The cochineal insect, a small parasite that feeds on the prickly pear cactus, was cultivated domestically in Mexico and Peru in pre-Hispanic times. An Insect’s Colorful Gift, Treasured by Kings and Artists 2017-11-27T05:00:00Z Mosaic hops and the prickly pear provide a lot of tropical fruit and floral notes in the nose. Beer of the Week goes pink: Green Flash Treasure Chest 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z Additionally, it’s important to not force her to “cheer up,” or “be less of a prickly pear.” Middle child is a pain. She doesn’t have to be. 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z As we passed juniper, pinyon pine and prickly pear, Carl rattled off the culinary and medicinal properties of each. In New Mexico, on the Cowboy Trail of Jack Thorp 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z The lineup of now nine flavors in cheerful, candy-colored cans includes mango chili, tamarind citrus, orange turmeric, ginger manzana, cactus prickly pear and watermelon jalapeño. De La Calle wants to make tepache a household name in the US 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z Begay Sr. uses a walking stick to wind past pockets of yellow flowers, heavily trafficked anthills and the occasional prickly pear. Navajo sheep herding at risk from climate change. Some young people push to maintain the tradition 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z But we still had a silly time doing math problems on the children’s menu, ordering virgin prickly pear margaritas and sharing two delicious house-made desserts. 2 weeks, 11 national parks, 3,350 miles: Savor the Southwest on the Grand Circle road trip 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z Sprawling plumerias, a prickly pear cactus and a gorgeous crown of thorns stood next to a wrought iron fence. Column: Cindy Montañez, environmental and political pioneer, reflects as her time runs out 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z On a hot summer day, I buy something from them at least once a month and have seen cops chug down their purple-toned prickly pear drink with glee. Column: 130 years ago, a Los Angeles tamale vendor was robbed. How times haven't changed 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z The spicy mango prickly pear version was praised — and showered with exclamation points — for its spice-forward flavor. Celebrate high summer with these 5 taste-bud-tickling weed drinks 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z On long summer vacations in the countryside, they cautiously picked juicy prickly pears, carelessly built large bonfires and invented creative outdoor games to pass time with cousins. Searching for my roots in an Algerian cemetery 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z A renaissance of home cooking commences when non-Mexicans realize that you can eat the young paddles and prickly pears once you remove the thorns. Column: Elon on Mars, a Dodgers GOAT and other guaranteed predictions for 2023 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z Ayacucho is a 10-hour drive southeast from Lima into the mountains, to a landscape of bald hills and forests of prickly pear cactus. In Heart of Peru’s Protest, a Pause to Mourn the Dead 2022-12-18T05:00:00Z The pair were auditioning for Shades of Hell, the horror maze they’d helped build among the prickly pear in Garcia’s father’s suburban yard. From scare-actors to ofrenda artists, L.A.'s October’s spooky season is back in full force 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z Flavors include cucumber/mint/lemonade, spicy mango/prickly pear and grapefruit blossom. Celebrate high summer with these 5 taste-bud-tickling weed drinks 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z The museum’s unshaded paths wound through prickly pear, chaparral, agave and, of course, saguaros — the Sonoran Desert is the only place they grow. The Climate Novelist Who Transcends Despair 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z Nevertheless, Tucker Carlson wages a war against the effort because the prickly pear cactus is on the Mexican flag. Column: Elon on Mars, a Dodgers GOAT and other guaranteed predictions for 2023 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z The word also refers to the sabra plant, a type of prickly pear endemic in the Middle East. Israeli superhero’s debut in ‘Captain America’ causes online backlash from Palestinian supporters 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z The leaves of a prickly pear are modified into spines, which lowers the surface-to-volume ratio and reduces water loss. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Common throughout Los Angeles, coastal prickly pears are also some of the nastiest cacti to get poked by. Inside the secret world of SoCal’s carnivorous plant collectors 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z California is a hotbed for cactus —35 species call the state home — and the coastal prickly pear is one of the most common in the Los Angeles area. A cactus prick on a SoCal trail became a medical emergency. What to do if you get spiked 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z Just past the basketball courts, the picnic tables, and the prickly pears, the source is visible for all to see: a CyrusOne data center. The Staggering Ecological Impacts of Computation and the Cloud 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z At the time, it held cattle pastures, prickly pear cactus and a Tuscan-style home built in the 1970s by “Endless Summer” director Bruce Brown. Herbalife’s Dick Marconi lists animal-filled retreat for $23 million 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z The fenced space holds 40 species of agave, three species of sotol, prickly pear and other varieties of cactuses and succulents. Native Americans’ farming practices may help feed a warming world Nearby, Inés, stouter but dressed similarly — in a brown dress and apron, on which there sprawled bright blue and red flowers — prepared all that would go into the horchata: melon, walnut, red-fleshed prickly pear. Tracing Mexico’s Complicated Relationship With Rice 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z A perennial with dense clusters of oval-shaped green pads, the prickly pear’s long-blooming flowers are a source of pollen and nectar for bees. A cactus prick on a SoCal trail became a medical emergency. What to do if you get spiked 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z Learn the many uses of prickly pear during the Roots & Regeneration class by Hupa Tribe descendant and native plant educator Kat High. Fall is the best time to shop for native plants. Here’s where to browse in L.A. 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z The prickly pear is as free-associated with the desert as a saguaro — there is one that’s native to Kern County — but here it’s tamed into backyard gardens and its fruit whirred into smoothies. L.A. has no seasons, you say? Wrong. Here's how to mark them 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z Samples from a site in Utah suggested a more eclectic, fiber-rich “famine diet” including prickly pear, ricegrass, and grasshoppers. Piles of ancient poop reveal “extinction event” in human gut bacteria 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z Spine-covered prickly pear cactuses show their softer side, producing delicate flowers in yellows, oranges, pinks and reds. Greet Spring With a Visit to a Public Garden 2021-03-20T04:00:00Z Still, as beloved as they are, coastal prickly pears also are among the nastiest cactus to get poked by, in Trager’s opinion. A cactus prick on a SoCal trail became a medical emergency. What to do if you get spiked 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z High will demonstrate how to care for, gather and cook prickly pears. Fall is the best time to shop for native plants. Here’s where to browse in L.A. 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z Margaritas made with real strawberry, pineapple, prickly pear, and mango are on the list. The rare, high-end bourbons at a Louisiana bar 2020-07-11T04:00:00Z The authors found that a solution containing extracts of ginger root, Ginkgo biloba, willow, prickly pear fruit and acerola berry was helpful, however. Listerine continues to ease shingles pain 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z One product, derived from compounds found in prickly pears, gave people the sensation of feeling full. The Business of Burps: Scientists Smell Profit in Cow Emissions 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z Here’s what to do if you get spiked by a coastal prickly pear or any species of cactus: A cactus prick on a SoCal trail became a medical emergency. What to do if you get spiked 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z I placed cuttings from my prickly pear cactus in a saucer sprinkled with soil. How Taking Care of Houseplants Taught Me to Take Care of Myself 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z Morning Recovery is a 3.4-ounce lemon-flavored liquid in a small blue bottle that combines raisin tree extract with extracts of prickly pear, Korean pear, milk thistle and red ginseng. Drinking with no consequences? This was the year of the hangover hack. 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z However, the prickly pear on the hamachi will reestablish the sense of place. You’re going where? Albuquerque 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z Since then, McHenry has entered baked goods, canned goods and even salsas and prickly pear jelly. Arizona woman has baked her way to state fair for 45 years 2019-10-05T04:00:00Z If you have kids or pets, it may not be worthwhile to have a cactus in your landscaping, especially if it’s a species of prickly pear. A cactus prick on a SoCal trail became a medical emergency. What to do if you get spiked 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z Of course, rice is just the starting point, and there are many regional variations — like Feltham’s use of coconut or the float of prickly pear syrup used at the Oaxacan restaurant Guelaguetza in Harvard Heights. Stop putting dairy in your horchata 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z He said he was wearing gloves and using the knife to eat prickly pears, and that the white powder was a protein supplement. 'No one cares till someone dies': El Paso activists long feared their city was at risk 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z To drink, a prickly pear snowball thaws on the surface of a rose-tinted horchata made with cantaloupe and pecans. A taste of Oaxacan comfort food in Mar Vista 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z Its flavour is described as “sticky prickly pear and floral hibiscus with a subtle hop profile”. Guns N' Roses sue brewery over Guns 'N' Rosé beer 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z Half a mile farther down the road, skirting the fields alongside a stand of prickly pear and acacia trees, Mark W. spotted something out to the right. Australia Is Deadly Serious About Killing Millions of Cats 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z The place I call home is one of red rock and prickly pear cactus, dust and juniper trees and rattlesnakes, yet it is the state with the fourth highest species diversity in the country. I am joining the climate strike because the world needs wilderness | Hannah Laga Abram 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z But the Iberian peninsula's emblematic prickly pear is absent from Brugger's nursery. Prickly cactus species 'under threat' 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z For dessert, if it’s not an atole kind of evening, you’ll find nieves in flavors including lime, prickly pear and smoked milk. A taste of Oaxacan comfort food in Mar Vista 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z Lavender, bougainvillea and yellow kangaroo paws add color while boldly textured golden barrel cactus, prickly pear and agave stand out in the planting beds. Before & After: A boring backyard is transformed with outdoor 'rooms' for entertaining and play 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z The video above shows two domesticated dromedary camels—named Baby and Nessie—gnawing on a prickly pear cactus near Tucson, Arizona. This is How Camels Can Eat Spikey Cacti 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z Most Americans don’t put prickly pear on their shopping lists. Are avocados toast? California farmers bet on what we'll be eating in 2050 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z It sets up a nice narrative for the playoffs down the road when he tangles with longtime rival Kevin Harvick, another prickly pear, among others. Kyle Busch sets himself up for rowdy playoff push 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z She makes less than 30 cents a day as a laborer clearing fields of prickly pear cactus. In southern Madagascar, local custom presses girls into sex at a young age 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z There's also the hillside of prickly pear cactus below the ninth tee boxes. Golf Digest's Best New Course of 2017: Sand Valley - Golf Digest 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z Although there are no prickly pear cacti in the Middle East, an area traditionally associated with the animals, there are hard, thorny plants there that camels also eat. This is How Camels Can Eat Spikey Cacti 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z He crossed a shallow ditch and ducked under cedar limbs to enter a natural Outer Banks habitat of wax myrtles, prickly pear and yaupon - an oasis among shopping centers and restaurants. North Carolina museum must be moved to save it from flooding 2017-11-25T05:00:00Z He crossed a shallow ditch and ducked under cedar limbs to enter a natural Outer Banks habitat of wax myrtles, prickly pear and yaupon — an oasis among shopping centers and restaurants. North Carolina museum must be moved to save it from flooding 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z So the studio buys the pigment from families that farm the prickly pear cactuses that host the parasitic insects. Weavers in Mexican village use ancient techniques to produce natural dyes 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z So the studio buys the pigment from families who farm the prickly pear cactuses that host the parasitic insects. In Mexico, Weavers Embrace Natural Alternatives to Toxic Dyes 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z It’s a long established rite of passage for successive generations tired of scratching meagre livings from this region of dry highlands dotted with corn fields, guava groves and prickly pear cacti. Why did 10 migrants die in this truck in Texas? 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z Even in this relatively lush desert there is only so much to occupy the gaze – limestone outcrops, prickly pear, paloverde, mesquite; the sky and its carnivorous birds – before that gaze turns inwards. Life and death on the Mexican border 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z He plucks a red flower from the prickly pear cactus and bites into it with crooked yellow teeth. In Madagascar, mothers weep and send their children to bed without water to drink 2017-02-20T05:00:00Z What he got were the ruins of an old house surrounded by mesquite, huisache and prickly pear on a gravel road less than a mile off state Highway 71. Will Fayette County ever outlive its Chicken Ranch history? 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z We reserved for the night of a full moon, expecting moonlight and shadows, perfect for nighttime photography, on the towering saguaros, prickly pear and rocks. A still place in a turning world: Arizona desert retreat 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z They were mystified and alarmed by rattlesnakes and prickly pears. Texas restores 330-year-old French ship that brought settlers to doomed colony 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z With the donations and $800 of his own, Reed purchased manzanita, lemonade berry, mallow and prickly pear and spread the plants over an acre of Park Canyon. Home-grown effort aims to preserve native plants and reduce wildfire risk 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z Her family survives on prickly pear cactus and occasional handouts from an uncle in a nearby village. In Madagascar, mothers weep and send their children to bed without water to drink 2017-02-20T05:00:00Z But once Hoogland examined the prairie dog’s victim up close, he realized that it was in fact a Wyoming ground squirrel, a species that eats the same grass and prickly pears as prairie dogs. Prairie Dogs Are Serial Killers That Murder Their Competition 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z Park officials say nine saguaros and several prickly pear and cholla cactuses were damaged the evening of Jan. 22. Park officials offer $500 for information on cactus vandal 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z All the additional ingredients are California sourced — the prickly pear cactus, the grapefruit, it even uses California coriander. Curious about gose-style beer? This California brewery has it. 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z Ingredients include prickly pear cactus and various vitamins. Medical professionals disagree about new hangover remedies 2015-12-27T05:00:00Z Fringes of prickly pear cactus run through Kobokara, yet to bear fruit. In Madagascar, mothers weep and send their children to bed without water to drink 2017-02-20T05:00:00Z Others, known as saddlebacks, evolved on the lower, arid islands, where they developed a shell raised in front to help them reach pads of prickly pears. Can Extinct Giant Tortoises Be Brought Back to Life? 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z Lost in the Arizona desert, Saul Solis ate the fruit of the prickly pear and cut open other cactus to stay alive. Mexicans grow tired of crossing illegally, choose to stay in homeland to be near family 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z But instead of focusing on the pungent hop aromas that Sierra Nevada Brewing is best known for, the beer will be flavored with prickly pears and grapefruit. Curious about gose-style beer? This California brewery has it. 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z Atlantic white cedars grow among little blue stem, American holly and the eastern prickly pear- the only cactus native to the Northeast. Once a fetid mess, now serene wetland: NYC waters transform 2015-10-24T04:00:00Z Last year’s winner featured orange peel, sage, figs and prickly pear cactus. In the Kitchen: A little (recipe) help from your friends 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z Last year’s winning brew, Desert Dreams, showcased a combination of native flavors, including orange peel, sage, figs and prickly pear cactus. Here's your chance to brew your dream beer without having to open a brewery 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z Along with the siblings from El Salvador, who were on their way to Maryland to reunite with their parents, the boys walked through an expanse of prickly pear and cat’s claw to reach the road. Kidnapped at the Border 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z The sabra – the prickly pear – is a slang term for the Israeli, who is known to be tough on the outside, but softer on the inside than you think. Sabravision: The Two Lenses For Viewing The Israeli Tech Miracle 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z Its proprietary blend includes Oriental raisin tree, prickly pear cactus, l-Cysteine, succinate and fumarate, shown to help the body metabolize alcohol, reduce booze's stress effect on the body and reverse alcohol damage. Natural Products Expo also explores beauty, supplements and more 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z Also known as prickly pears or tunas, cactus pears are the fruit of the nopal cactus. Get Over Your Fear of Fruit With These 10 Exotic Choices 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z Cosmopolitans concocted with prickly pear cactus and aloe. Cocktail concoctions that may have you drinking to your health 2014-12-27T05:00:00Z The hilltop cemetery, with its old stone and rough wooden crosses amid the prickly pear, has parts straight out of a Spaghetti Western. Bean’s town fading from landscape 2014-12-07T05:00:00Z Along the way, he survived on blackberries, prickly pears, worms, snakes, rats, spiders. Book review: ‘Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca:American Trailblazer,’ by Robin Varnum After traversing the sprawling expanse of Dry Desert Lake, flanked by scattershot swaths of Joshua tree, prickly pear, and beavertail cactus, Jansen and I ascend slowly into the snowy peaks of the Sheep Range. Catfight: How mountain lions are struggling to survive 2014-03-09T21:00:00Z This one was captured in North Carolina in America and is covered in prickly pear cactus pollen. Pictures: Extreme close-up insect photographs 2014-01-13T17:32:35Z An American flag and a Granite Mountain Hotshots shirt draped over a burned prickly pear cactus mark the spot where they died, together — fathers and sons, in the prime of life. Weeks After Deadly Fire, Arizona Town Struggles to Pick Up Pieces 2013-07-27T16:53:44Z Merely modified leaves, the spines of the native prickly pear are accompanied by glochids, which are fine and hairlike. City Room: A Bee’s Prickly Dream 2013-07-05T23:30:20Z The humid morning air, still cool on the skin, dulled the view, creating the illusion that the thicket of mesquite and prickly pear below extended forever. Two Men. One Sky. The Silent Realization of a Purer Form of Flight 2013-01-12T20:22:14Z The fusion is mediated by crystals that protrude from the surface of the spherical droplets—imagine the thorns of a prickly pear—that pierce neighboring droplets as they collide. Scientists Turn To Unsaturated Fats For Healthier Ice Cream 2012-12-30T14:45:00.183Z Which is why prickly pears who don’t play nice with others are being shown the door. The New Corporate Motto: Be Nice 2012-11-15T11:00:41Z Oh, and nopales, prickly pear cactus leaves marinated in lime juice. Kosher in Los Angeles Covers Many Cultures 2012-10-09T21:30:46Z Next day Sylvia and Mrs. Gainsborough set out on the return journey to Tangier, which, apart from a disastrous attempt by Mrs. Gainsborough to eat a prickly pear, lacked incident. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z The rapid spread of the prickly pear in some parts of the State has been a peremptory call for the occupation of the threatened country on any 63 terms. Our First Half-Century: A Review of Queensland Progress Based Upon Official Information 2012-04-22T02:00:09.320Z Jasmine diverted her uncle's attention from the newspaper to the basket of prickly pears that she had brought from Sirene, and invited him to try one. Rich Relatives 2012-04-05T02:00:45.670Z This seems to be common "prickly pear" of Texas, though all the flat-jointed opuntias bear that name. Texas Honey Plants 2012-04-04T02:00:58.927Z From the hill-side that rises behind the church, where the prickly pear grows in great profusion, one can enjoy a glorious panoramic view of the coast. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z The control of the prickly pear with a moth is a textbook example. David Bowman: elephants could save Australia's landscape 2012-02-12T00:05:36Z The first legislation to eradicate the prickly pear took place in this year. Our First Half-Century: A Review of Queensland Progress Based Upon Official Information 2012-04-22T02:00:09.320Z "I think he has been sniffing the prickly pears," she said. Rich Relatives 2012-04-05T02:00:45.670Z As it proceeded, however, it became more and more intricate, guava bushes, aloes, and the prickly pear, grew thickly together, while different species of parasites conspired to render the path more impervious. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z I must not forget the prickly pears—or cactus figs—that we had picked on the way up. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z The prickly pear is another member of this family; the leaves are thick and oblong, covered with long spines, and filled with a muculent substance. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z Prickly Pear Infested Selections comprise lands heavily infested with prickly pear. Our First Half-Century: A Review of Queensland Progress Based Upon Official Information 2012-04-22T02:00:09.320Z The basket of prickly pears had long ago been burnt, because Aunt May had supposed it capable of introducing subtropical insects into Strathspey House. Rich Relatives 2012-04-05T02:00:45.670Z The whole of Falmouth is thickly studded with clumps of acacia, privet, and prickly pear; all of which are of the thorny family, and if report be true, serve the inhabitants instead of pins. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z To appreciate the prickly pear one would require to meet it in an arid desert. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z There is another species, called the French prickly pear, the succulent leaf of which is sometimes used as a vegetable. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z The land must be absolutely cleared of prickly pear during the first seven years—one-seventh each year—and the clearing must be maintained until the expiry of the lease. Our First Half-Century: A Review of Queensland Progress Based Upon Official Information 2012-04-22T02:00:09.320Z The prickly pear annoyed them much by sticking through their moccasons. Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers 2012-02-07T03:00:09.010Z Burrowing into the earth, from the midst of thickets of prickly pear, are these strange abodes, whose chimneys rise abruptly out of the green surface of the hillside. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z But even at its finest the prickly pear is hardly a thing to pine for. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z Tony read it through slowly, standing in the narrow lane between the high walls of prickly pear. The Truants 2012-01-28T03:00:26.257Z The pair walked up out of the town towards the Mazan, and came to a lane shadowed by cedars and bordered with prickly pears. Miranda of the Balcony A Story 2012-01-28T03:00:24.760Z He has to carry a load of skins, weighing some twenty-six pounds, three or four leagues, through brakes of prickly pear and clumps of canes. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z Across the river rises the slope of the Albaic�n, once the chosen residence of Moorish aristocracy, but now dotted over, amid the thickets of cactus and prickly pear, with whitewashed entrances to gypsy caves. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z Down below us was a thick hedge of prickly pear, the edges of the fleshy leaves ruched with scarlet fruit. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z Hedges of cactus and prickly pears walled in the narrow lanes, and now and then a white robe appeared and vanished. The Truants 2012-01-28T03:00:26.257Z So we turned out on the terrace of the Paradis, and walked among the date-palms and prickly pears that fill the pretty tropical garden. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z The stony fields, once planted with prickly pear and olive trees, were now covered with palaces, as large as barracks. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z The studies also examined the success of various dietary supplements, including prickly pear. Science finds genuine hangover cure is elusive 2011-12-31T01:17:04Z The Indian banyan and bamboo, the mimosa, the aloe, and the prickly pear of Southern Africa, were to be found side by side with Australian gum trees, and the mulberries of Southern Europe. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z They warned me that for a novice to eat freely of prickly pears produced a lame, sore feeling, as if one had taken cold or a fever. Aw-Aw-Tam Indian Nights Being the myths and legends of the Pimas of Arizona 2011-11-21T03:00:13.817Z When he saw her coming, resolute, among the prickly pear bushes, in the dim light of the gloaming, he hesitated a moment whether to shoot or not:— "What do you want?" he demanded. Under the Shadow of Etna Sicilian Stories from the Italian of Giovanni Verga 2011-11-12T03:00:38.073Z So he plans to spend a few hours a day burning thorns off prickly pear cacti that grow on his land, to make them edible for cattle. Green Column: Catastrophic Drought in Texas Causes Global Economic Ripples 2011-10-30T13:23:06Z Esther stopped and picked some yellow blossoms from the prickly pear, only to find her fingers stinging from its minute spines. The Angel of the Gila: A Tale of Arizona 2011-10-16T02:00:17.623Z Fruit shops, full of golden oranges and pale lemons, prickly pears and great citrons, make gay patches of colour in the street vista. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z The coccus of the prickly pear, in Central America, is gathered and dried to form the cochineal of the shops. American Pomology Apples 2011-10-03T02:00:29.477Z At last one night when the moon was shining in the prickly pears, Gramigna said to her,— "They are on us." Under the Shadow of Etna Sicilian Stories from the Italian of Giovanni Verga 2011-11-12T03:00:38.073Z They argue over whether to buy nopales, the fleshy pads of edible prickly pear cactuses, cut up or whole. Market Evokes Memories of Home 2011-08-02T17:03:14Z Next time the Crows came and cried, “Sparrow, Sparrow, have pity on us and give us shelter, for the wind blows and the rain beats, and the prickly pear hedge thorns stick into our eyes.” Old Deccan Days or Hindoo Fairy Legends Current in Southern India 2011-07-12T02:00:31.917Z And as though that weren't enough to allow every planter there to gorge himself to insensibility, there were also deep bowls of potato pudding and dishes of baked plantains, prickly pear, and custard apples. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z The peasants till the soil, sow corn, plant vegetables, harvest the olives and grapes, gather the prickly pears, make cheese, tend cattle, and are wise in the care of hives. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z Turiddu staggered a short distance among the prickly pears, and then fell like a stone. Under the Shadow of Etna Sicilian Stories from the Italian of Giovanni Verga 2011-11-12T03:00:38.073Z The country was barely practicable for travel, and was covered with frequent patches of prickly pear, against the tiny penetrating needles of which the moccasins of the dragging men afforded almost no protection. Explorers and Travellers 2011-05-11T02:00:17.627Z The ancient fecal material, or coprolite, was littered with seared prickly pear seeds—a food prepared and cooked by humans—and flecked with small bones from fish, birds, and rodents. Earliest American Dogs May Have Been Dinner 2011-05-06T21:01:43Z The river bank where we rode was clothed with oleander, prickly pear, and other flowering shrubs which I could not name. Rambles and Studies in Greece 2011-02-18T03:00:16.480Z Among our troublesome plants, one of the worst and most plentiful is the prickly pear. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z He leaned against the prickly pear bushes to reload his carbine: "It's all over," he said to her. Under the Shadow of Etna Sicilian Stories from the Italian of Giovanni Verga 2011-11-12T03:00:38.073Z There was a prickly pear on top, the thorns of which caught him so that at first he could not extricate himself. Napoleon's Young Neighbor 2011-01-24T03:00:18.637Z The team obtained the date of 9260 years ago for the coprolite by radiocarbon dating one of the prickly pear seeds inside. Earliest American Dogs May Have Been Dinner 2011-05-06T21:01:43Z Tags: fossils, plants, shrubs, trees © Michael Zysman | Dreamstime.com The prickly pear cactus in the Galápagos Islands. Tree-mendous 2010-04-06T22:15:00Z Its pinkish lilac flower is very like that of the portulacca, and its little flat succulent leaves look like miniature prickly pear leaves without the prickles; hence its name, from Turk-fei, Turkish fig. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z When the prickly pears were ripe they would settle down in the thick of the bushes, peeling the figs all the live-long day. Under the Shadow of Etna Sicilian Stories from the Italian of Giovanni Verga 2011-11-12T03:00:38.073Z The little cottage was shut in on one side by a hedge of aloes and prickly pear and on the other by high cliffs and precipices. Napoleon's Young Neighbor 2011-01-24T03:00:18.637Z Two agents in four-wheel-drive vehicles set out over a rutted ranch track, then hiked through half a mile of mesquite, cholla and prickly pear to intercept the group. 2010-01-25T14:33:00Z On some of the Galápagos islands, for example, the prickly pear cactus — which is usually low to the ground — has evolved a tree-form. Tree-mendous 2010-04-06T22:15:00Z Great caution is needed in peeling the prickly pear, the proper way being to impale the fruit on a fork or stick while you cut it open and remove the skin. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Brambles and prickly pears, too, formed terrible obstacles at some places, while at others the rocks were rendered slippery by dripping water, and the danger of a false step was very great. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience Other fruits grown in smaller quantities include oranges, figs, dates, pineapples, guavas, custard-apples and prickly pears. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" The West India Islands, with their inimitable climate and soil and prickly pears ad libitum to make fences with, would be fine places for such recluses. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses They were near the banks of the Sneeuw River, where the mimosa cover and prickly pear klompjes were a favourite haunt of those splendid game birds. Aletta A Tale of the Boer Invasion We returned to our boat loaded with fruit, among which were the Egyptian fig, the prickly pear, dates, limes, and melons of kinds that were new to us. Visits To Monasteries in the Levant On a terrace high up above the lake, sheltered with leafy fig-trees and prickly pears, there walks a gentleman, sniffing the morning air, and evidently bent on inhaling health at every pore. Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day You make me think of these prickly pears out here. The Vision of Elijah Berl The first extends from the level of the sea to 100 feet above it, and in it flourishes the palm, banana, Indian fig or prickly pear, sugar-cane, mimosa, and acacia. Etna A History of the Mountain and of its Eruptions In some neglected spots the prickly pear grew in rank masses. A Trip to the Orient The Story of a Mediterranean Cruise I had made my nest on a rock in the mighty roadstead of Toulon, in a lowly villa surrounded with aloe and cypress, with the prickly pear and the wild rose. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages Turning my back upon it, I took another path, in woeful disrepair, which led me down by many windings between high stone walls and straggling clumps of prickly pear. The Recipe for Diamonds In terrified silence, the first of the apes had already floundered behind the prickly pear and aloe bushes, and the last stragglers were using all the power in their legs to catch up. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, December 1930 The bullet from that rifle neatly clipped a prickly pear over Driscoll’s head. The Missourian In the uncultivated fields through which we passed when driving out to the sugar estate, the prickly pear grew close to the ground in great luxuriance, as it is seen on our Western prairies. Due South or Cuba Past and Present She halted at the door, a bundle in her hand, and surveyed the landscape, but failed to see him because he at that moment was back of a clump of towering prickly pear. The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine Every gully and rock and clump of prickly pear for a radius of a half-mile about that knoll sheltered its portion of the venomous brown swarm. When the West Was Young And you will be good—as the sinless, prickly pear. A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties The thorny prickly pears were stiff and ungraceful, but a delicate wild vine grew all over them and hung in festoons from the top. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 26, October, 1880 And now, at the foot of it, there is a well-watered garden, with figs, oranges, almonds, vines, and tall, trembling poplars, surrounded by a hedge of prickly pear. Out-of-Doors in the Holy Land Impressions of Travel in Body and Spirit It drove through the tough, fleshy leaf of the prickly pear as if it hardly noticed the obstruction. In the Morning of Time "There's a fine patch of prickly pear handy," suggested Sam. Rimrock Trail But he did not look closely, for he was running through a growth of prickly pear cactus and needed to watch his footsteps. With Hoops of Steel Among the fruits,—it was in the early part of September,—I noted grapes, figs, pears, oranges, lemons, citrons, peaches, melons, and prickly pears. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. They were so thick with agave and prickly pear, that we could hardly keep upright in the saddle. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months Selecting a plant of prickly pear, of about the dimensions of a man, he shot at it, at different ranges, till most of its great fleshy leaves were shredded and shattered. In the Morning of Time Into the great fiery furnace underneath, a man is thrusting dry brown bushes, and dried prickly pear, and whatever rubbish will burn. In the Tail of the Peacock The man had emerged from the prickly pears and was close upon her. Brand Blotters H. W. Fairbanks The prickly pear in its desert home. Conservation Reader Among these were interspersed patches of rose trees, wild currants, and gooseberries, with prickly pears, and the most beautiful and sweet-scented wild flowers. History, Manners, and Customs of the North American Indians They found the road level and very sandy, lined with prickly pear, pomegranate, fig, orange, and lemon trees, the finest they had ever seen. Diaries of Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore, Volume I Comprising Their Life and Work as Recorded in Their Diaries From 1812 to 1883 I bet Johnson, over there, thinks I'm picklin' me a winter's supply of prickly pears. The Gold Girl They looked down over a desert green with bajadas, prickly pears, and mesquit. Brand Blotters All day the sky was without a flaw, and the summer silence outside the town, where the dry road goes between hedges of arid prickly pears, was not reticence but vacuity. Old Junk We passed by groves of lemon, star-scattered with fruit and blossom and enclosed in rough walls of black lava; by the grey-green straggling of the prickly pears and by vines climbing up their canes. Castellinaria and Other Sicilian Diversions The "nopal" or prickly pears have been rooted up, as well as most of the vines and figs. Diaries of Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore, Volume I Comprising Their Life and Work as Recorded in Their Diaries From 1812 to 1883 This and the prickly pear suggest the climate of the tropics. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 26, August, 1880 of Popular Literature and Science Murray and Adair were side by side, scrambling over walls and leaping ditches, and cutting through hedges of prickly pears in spite of the showers of shot which rattled round their heads. The Three Midshipmen The hedge of prickly pear defining her small domain did not obstruct the view, for it consisted largely of gaps, by one of which a group of three Frankish ladies had just gone from her. The Valley of the Kings We got to the top of it; thence descended the curious Mediterranean Stair — a zigzag, mostly of steps down a steeply falling slope, amid palmetto brush, aloes, and prickly pear. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 We were then near the highest point of Mount Tabor; we had crossed some of the richest land imaginable, and seen many fig and almond trees, pomegranates, prickly pears, &c. Diaries of Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore, Volume I Comprising Their Life and Work as Recorded in Their Diaries From 1812 to 1883 My home," said Dot, "is like a little plain, hedged round with prickly pear, and put on the top of a mountain. An Australian Lassie Suddenly, to my horror, I saw Umkopo deliberately step out from behind a prickly pear, in full view of the rhino, which, of course, instantly charged him. Chatterbox, 1906 Did you ever think you'd care to know whether a prickly pear was indigenous to Egypt or was not? There was a King in Egypt It was a very hot day, and, feeling thirsty, I was glad to see a Sicilian peasant selling prickly pears, a most delicious tropical fruit. Fair Italy, the Riviera and Monte Carlo Comprising a Tour Through North and South Italy and Sicily with a Short Account of Malta Near to the kopje there was a garden surrounded by low trees and a hedge of prickly pear. The Relief of Mafeking How it Was Accomplished by Mahon's Flying Column; with an Account of Some Earlier Episodes in the Boer War of 1899-1900 The soles of his feet were filled with the thorns of the prickly pear. Daniel Boone The Pioneer of Kentucky There are groves of gum-trees to promote shade, and thickets of prickly pear, which have ever a rural, though touch-me-not aspect. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 1 (of 6) From the Foundation of Cape Colony to the Boer Ultimatum of 9th Oct. 1899 The house that he builds for himself is a veritable fortified castle built in up-to-date desert-rat style, under a protecting bush or rock, or beside a cactus—preferably a prickly pear. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania To any one who has not yet tasted a prickly pear, there is yet an epicurean luxury in store. Fair Italy, the Riviera and Monte Carlo Comprising a Tour Through North and South Italy and Sicily with a Short Account of Malta Half of their steep sides were bare; the rest were scantily clothed with clumps of grass, and various uncouth plants, conspicuous among which appeared the reptile-like prickly pear. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7 They were upon a plain about six miles in breadth abounding with the prickly pear. Daniel Boone The Pioneer of Kentucky They squat down upon the dusty plaza, behind piles of prickly pears, or pyramids of tomatoes and chile. The Scalp Hunters One of these, the species of cactus known as the prickly pear, the Queenslander has pretty nearly all to himself. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania Out of the black tufa-formed soil on the lower ground grew numerous curiously-shaped cacti, or prickly pear shrubs, and we caught sight in the distance of one or two monster terrapins crawling among them. The Two Whalers Adventures in the Pacific In a moment Henry was worming his way, lying flat on the ground, through grass and prickly pears, toward his unsuspecting victims. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7 Charcoal and the leaves of the prickly pear are also used for the same purpose. The Prairie Traveler A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions Our chief difficulty was to avoid the prickly pears, and the cacti, and the noose-forming creepers, which extended across our path. Old Jack Just how the prickly pear was introduced into Australia seems to be a matter of uncertainty. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania There are prickly pears, and hedges of different thorny creepers with flowers of pink, cinnamon, deep orange, and violet. From Edinburgh to India & Burmah Opuntia senilis, the dwarf prickly pear, is very similar to the above, but indoors makes a larger plant usually, although much smaller in its natural habitat. Gardening Indoors and Under Glass A Practical Guide to the Planting, Care and Propagation of House Plants, and to the Construction and Management of Hotbed, Coldframe and Small Greenhouse Entering Mendoza they found on each hand low buildings connected by long, white adobe walls, against which grew prickly pears in abundance, running in straggling lines away out upon the open country. Frank Merriwell Down South Suddenly Michael stopped, and then pressing us back without speaking, conducted us into a thicket composed of prickly pear, cacti, and other strangely-shaped shrubs. Old Jack The yucca and the prickly pear were abloom. Oh, You Tex! The prickly pear cactus and the ollas grew thick and the ground was covered with broken rock that made short work of his already well-worn shoes. The Forbidden Trail He continued along the coulee limping painfully across stretches of sharp stones and avoiding the innumerable patches of prickly pears with which the floor of the valley was dotted. Prairie Flowers About both sides of the trail at this point grew great thickets of brush—paloverde, the darker mesquites, and grotesque bunches of prickly pear. Kid Wolf of Texas I don't think anything could get out through that prickly pear hedge but, anyhow, any gaps there are can be stopped up with stakes. Held Fast For England A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83) At the top of the rise the Ranger waited behind a prickly pear to search the landscape. Oh, You Tex! The great evil of prickly pear thorns is that it is almost impossible to extract them, and although it can scarcely be said that they cause pain, the irritation they produce is great and prolonged. Six Months at the Cape This was backed by a hedge of prickly pears. The Rover of the Andes A Tale of Adventure on South America The beach, which was covered with pebbly sand, commanded a beautiful view of hills clad with prickly pear, of the bright blue sea, the distant Calabrian coast, and mountains tipped with snow. The Princess of the School Their progress was slow; for they had, many times, to cut a passage through the hedges of prickly pear. Held Fast For England A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83) Through the chaparral the galloping horses plunged while the prickly pear and the cholla clutched at their flanks and at the legs of the riders. Oh, You Tex! I was greatly amused once, while delayed at a road-side inn, by the antics of a monkey with a prickly pear. Six Months at the Cape The other camel lay on the opposite side,—the fire being in the centre,—while boughs of prickly pear, which we cut down, formed the remainder of the circle. Saved from the Sea The Loss of the Viper, and her Crew's Saharan Adventures In his preoccupation he did not give any particular heed to the road, or see movement among the dark shadows of a group of prickly pears that overhung a sharp corner. The Princess of the School I know that there were palm trees, and prickly pears, and other strange shrubs, and rocks covered with creepers, and here and there fields of corn and plantations of fruit trees. The Boy who sailed with Blake Beside this trail, behind a clump of prickly pear, the Ranger sat down and waited. Oh, You Tex! Mimosa trees, prickly pears, and aloes remind me that I am not in England. Six Months at the Cape They had been feeding on the prickly pears, and were now leisurely making their way towards the hills which rose in the distance. Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler Without the slightest warning a pistol shot suddenly rang out, and three figures, springing from the shelter of the prickly pears, flung themselves upon him. The Princess of the School That was bad enough; but soon afterwards I came to a tract overgrown with stunted prickly pears, or cacti as they are called. Dick Onslow Among the Redskins At the edge of a clump of prickly pear he found the evidence of grim tragedy which the circling buzzards had already warned him to expect. Oh, You Tex! Our road lay between lanes bordered by hedges of the prickly pear, and gardens filled with fruit trees of every description; while before us rose the Cordilleras, adding much to the beauty of the scenery. In New Granada Heroes and Patriots The shrubs we had seen we found to be prickly pears. Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler The oranges and lemons begin to get ripe soon after Christmas, and we have agaves and prickly pears everywhere. The Princess of the School Trees, instead of those abominable prickly pears, thinly covered the banks, and on reaching the bottom we found a rivulet, from which we thankfully quenched our thirst. The Three Lieutenants Through rabbit weed and curly mesquite, among the catclaw and the prickly pear, they followed the faint ribbon trail left by the outlaws in their retreat from the scene of the hold-up. Oh, You Tex! Your mother she was raised way down in Texas, Where the jimson weed and sand-burrs grow; Now we'll fill you up on prickly pear and cholla Till you are ready for the trail to Idaho. Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads Mixed with that splendid shrub, aloes, prickly pear, euphorbia, and cactus, serve for the coarser fences; and these strange vegetables, together with innumerable lizards and insects, tell us we are nearing the tropics. Journal of a Voyage to Brazil And Residence There During Part of the Years 1821, 1822, 1823 The country just the same as yesterday—a dead level of sand, mosquite trees, and prickly pears. Three Months in the Southern States, April-June 1863 Here we discovered a large patch of cacti loaded with the red prickly pears or cactus apples, as we called them. A Canyon Voyage The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872 The prickly pear "nopal" was the most common, and bore delicious, juicy and refreshing fruit. Ranching, Sport and Travel At the foot of a near-by hill a flock of goats, with herdsmen keeping close watch, were browsing among the prickly pears, feeding their last before being driven into the Temple stalls as sacrificial beasts. The Coming of the King In the hedges, the boys, with no small delight, gathered fine ripe black-berries, which were growing among prickly pear and other tropical plants. Journal of a Voyage to Brazil And Residence There During Part of the Years 1821, 1822, 1823 But for the cactus and prickly pear which lined the lanes we might have been riding leisurely over an English countryside. With Our Army in Palestine The sweet, juicy fruits of O. vulgaris and O. Tuna are much eaten under the name of prickly pears, and are greatly esteemed for their cooling properties. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" The most luxurious fertility characterizes the gradual slopes near the base, the decomposed volcanic soil being almost entirely covered with olives, figs, grapes, and prickly pears. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 8 Italy and Greece, Part Two Yeager, after a short search, found hidden under the foliage of a prickly pear the rope he had left there some hours earlier. Steve Yeager She tried to eat a prickly pear offa bush of cactus, and got her tongue full uv stickers. I Married a Ranger In prickly pear time they went into the cactus region to gather the fruit, on which they mainly lived during the season. Days of the Discoverers Opuntia, the prickly pear, or Indian fig cactus, is a large typical group, comprising some 150 species, found in North America, the West Indies, and warmer parts of South America, extending as far as Chile. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Stately Moors rubbed elbows with stalwart British soldiers; Barbary Jews, dejected in mien, but with shrewd, cunning eyes, chaffered with the itinerant vendors of freshly caught sardines, or the newly-picked fruit of the prickly pear. The Thin Red Line; and Blue Blood It led them through a desolate country of desert where the flat-leafed prickly pear and the occasional pudgy creosote were the chief forms of vegetable life. Steve Yeager "Your poem is like the Missionary's prickly pear!" The Women of the Arabs Her voice went to his heart like water to the thirsty roots of prickly pears. The Big-Town Round-Up Not till he had made a tour of the big rocks and a clump of prickly pears adjoining was his mind easy. The Sheriff's Son Sagebrush and prickly pears furnished the only vegetation, and the rough, broken surface of the country took on a starved, gaunt appearance. The Texan A Story of the Cattle Country Even the flat-leafed prickly pear blended into the soft harmony of the mellow night. Steve Yeager "The Missionary's prickly pear?" said the young poet. The Women of the Arabs For one thing, the prickly pear and a few other common American species, have been naturalised and run wild throughout North Africa, the Mediterranean shores, and a great part of India, Arabia, and Persia. Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science It was a land of mesquite and prickly pear. The Sheriff's Son The ground's soft with the rain, all you got to watch out for is prickly pears an' rattlesnakes. The Texan A Story of the Cattle Country In the plains near the river are the chokecherry, yellow and red currant-bushes, as well as the wild rose and prickly pear, both of which are now in bloom. History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, Vol. I. To the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. Performed During the Years 1804-5-6. Why," said the Sheikh, "Dr. —— a missionary, when he first came to Syria, had a dish of prickly pears set before him to eat. The Women of the Arabs Who knows the Mediterranean, knows the prickly pear. Science in Arcady The first weeks had been full of stark terror lest he might find one of his enemies waiting for him behind a clump of prickly pear or hidden in the mesquite of some lonely wash. The Sheriff's Son The prickly pear, introduced from America, has completely neutralized itself, and is in general request for hedging. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 4. (of 7): Babylon The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. The most common timber is the cedar, though, in the prairies, there are great quantities of the prickly pear. History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, Vol. I. To the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. Performed During the Years 1804-5-6. The hedges about the cantonments, etc. are formed by prickly pear; much Ricinus occurs in waste places, and it appears to me to be different from that to the south. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries That is why the prickly pear is so common in all countries where the climate suits it, and where it has once managed to gain a foothold. Science in Arcady The farmhouses themselves are uninteresting, but the gardens, with their great thicket hedges of prickly pear and quince and brilliant blossoming pomegranate, are delightful, especially at this time, when the fruit is just getting ripe. With Rimington In serious cases of collapse, if a patient can be got to consume a cactus or a prickly pear, the stimulative effect is really surprising. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, July 9, 1892 There are vast quantities of prickly pears, and myriads of grasshoppers, which afford food for a species of curlew which is in great numbers in the plain. History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, Vol. I. To the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. Performed During the Years 1804-5-6. The prickly pear runs riot in and out among the hedges and upon the walls, diversifying the colours of the landscape with its strange grey-green masses and unwieldy fans. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series For a similar reason, the actual prickly pears themselves are attractively coloured. Science in Arcady The cliff just here is overhung with bougainvillæas, geraniums, fuchsias, aloes, prickly pears, and other flowers, which grow luxuriantly quite down to the water's edge, wherever they can contrive to find a root-hold. A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months The colors were red, white, and green, and the device was an eagle on a prickly pear with a snake in his mouth. Jimmy, Lucy, and All The whole country is so infested by the prickly pear that we could scarcely find room to lie down at our camp. History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, Vol. I. To the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. Performed During the Years 1804-5-6. The prickly pear and the palo verde flashed past, green splashes against a background of drab. Gunsight Pass How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a New West The prickly pear, in fact, is a typical instance of a desert plant, as the camel is a typical instance of a desert animal. Science in Arcady Before they had gone a dozen yards Dewing saw the lost spur, far down the hill, lodged under a prickly pear. Copper Streak Trail Tuna, Prickly Pear Mexico Not an animal milk cheese, but a vegetable one, made by boiling and straining the pulp of the cactuslike prickly pear fruit to cheeselike consistency. The Complete Book of Cheese The soil of the highlands is thin and meagre, without any covering except a low sedge and a dry kind of grass which is almost as inconvenient as the prickly pear. History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, Vol. I. To the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. Performed During the Years 1804-5-6. "It stranded me right on top of a big prickly pear," he complained. Gunsight Pass How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a New West In the prickly pear, the bundles of prickles are arranged geometrically with great regularity in a perfect quincunx. Science in Arcady Carson chose a circuitous route over rocks and hills, where their feet were dreadfully lacerated by the prickly pear. Christopher Carson It's called tuna cheese, made from the milky juice of the prickly pear that grows on yet another cactuslike plant of the dry lands. The Complete Book of Cheese The soil of the plains is a meagre clay, of a light yellow colour, intermixed with a large proportion of gravel, and producing nothing but twisted or bearded grass, sedge and prickly pears. History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, Vol. I. To the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. Performed During the Years 1804-5-6. Swiftly he ran, dodging among the catclaw and the prickly pear like a half-back carrying the ball through a broken field. Gunsight Pass How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a New West In their old age, however, the stems of the prickly pear display their true character by becoming woody in texture and losing their articulated leaf-like appearance. Science in Arcady The sheriff slipped into the tangle of cat-claw, prickly pear, and mesquite, vanishing into the gloom from the sight of Goodheart. A Man Four-Square The fruit of the prickly pear was a prized article of diet by the Indians, so that the hedge was of benefit in two ways,--protection and food. The Old Franciscan Missions Of California These last have little more than the prickly pear and the twisted or bearded grass, nor are there in the whole cove more than three or four cottonwood trees, and those are small. History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, Vol. I. To the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. Performed During the Years 1804-5-6. Before the morning was well advanced the ship was surrounded by boats carrying shells, limes, prickly pears, green cocoanuts, bananas, fish, and "water monkeys." A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" And when I say no cactuses, I mean, of course, no indigenous species; for prickly pears and epiphyllums may naturally be planted by the hand of man anywhere. Science in Arcady Groves glowing with oranges rose behind hedges of grotesque cactus or prickly pear; which really looked like green dragons guarding the golden apples of the Hesperides. The New Jerusalem When we had to use this water, we bruised the leaf of a prickly pear cactus, and placed it in a bucket of water. Through the Grand Canyon from Wyoming to Mexico The prickly pear annoyed us very much to-day by sticking through our moccasins. History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, Vol. I. To the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. Performed During the Years 1804-5-6. Many species of cactus, and the nopal, or prickly pear, especially, are full of watery sap, which trickles out in a stream when they are pierced. Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern Then he delivered the good Saxon knock-out blow—always so pathetically disastrous to the fistless Latin races—and Garcia was down and out, with his head under a clump of prickly pears. Heart of the West [Annotated] The prickly pear, an extremely arid plant, affording both food and drink to herds during drouths, had turned white, blistered by the torrid sun until it had fallen down, lifeless. A Texas Matchmaker Back from the river, to the west, stretched the level park, well covered with bunch-grass on which some cattle grazed, an occasional small prickly pear cactus, and the ever present, pungent sage. Through the Grand Canyon from Wyoming to Mexico We see also another species of prickly pear. History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, Vol. I. To the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. Performed During the Years 1804-5-6. The hill itself was overgrown with brushwood, aloes, and prickly pears, but numerous roads and flights of steps cut in the rock were distinguishable. Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern Though he had an hour and a half's start his track lay through a country covered with prickly pear. An Autobiography of Buffalo Bill (Colonel W. F. Cody) Curious-shaped rocks cropped out unexpectedly on its scarred sides and a few prickly pear bushes stood up here and there like weird guardians of the rugged stronghold. The Top of the World The cacti were small, and excepting the prickly pear were confined nearly altogether to a small "pin-cushion" cactus, growing a little larger as we travelled south. Through the Grand Canyon from Wyoming to Mexico It was now dark, and he, therefore, was obliged to make his way through the thick brush of the pulpy-leafed thorn and the prickly pear, for two hours before he reached their camp. History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, Vol. I. To the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. Performed During the Years 1804-5-6. I have seen many prickly pears in different places, but never such specimens as those that were growing among the stones in this old quarry. Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern Soon the trail became spotted with blood, where the thorns of the prickly pear had pierced his shoeless foot. An Autobiography of Buffalo Bill (Colonel W. F. Cody) So far as she could see, there was not a tree on the place, only the horrible prickly pear bushes thrusting out their distorted arms as if exulting in their own nakedness. The Top of the World The prickly pear, here in Ha Va Su Canyon, were not the starved, shrivelled, mineral-tinted cactus such as we found at the beginning of our trip. Through the Grand Canyon from Wyoming to Mexico Here he found his party so much cut and pierced with the sharp flint and the prickly pear that he proceeded only a small distance further, and then halted to wait for us. History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, Vol. I. To the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. Performed During the Years 1804-5-6. They left one nearly pure piece of gold at Langdon's Express office that weighed five pounds, and another as large as a man's hand, of the shape of a prickly pear leaf. Death Valley in '49 "Watch the cows well, Little Brother," calls Arul, as she hurries back on the narrow path that winds between boulders and thickets of prickly pear cactus. Lighted to Lighten: the Hope of India The prickly pear bushes hung flattened over the rocks. The Top of the World A previous visit to Ha Va Su was made in the month of May when every group of prickly pear was a riot of pure colour. Through the Grand Canyon from Wyoming to Mexico Here Chaboneau was unable to proceed any further, and the party therefore encamped, all of them much fatigued, their feet blistered and wounded by the prickly pear. History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, Vol. I. To the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. Performed During the Years 1804-5-6. When this process is duly effected, the cactus opuntia, or prickly pear, is planted, which hastens the desired event, and has the power to break up the lava, and render it fit for productive purposes. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 568, September 29, 1832 The way to learning is long and beset with as many thorns as the crooked path through the prickly pear cactus. Lighted to Lighten: the Hope of India To one side rose the hill of San Salvador, its crest topped with the Hermitage, and the pines, the cypresses, and the prickly pears around that rough testimonial of popular piety. The Torrent Entre Naranjos The prickly pear is indigenous in those places, and by little cultivation will afford sufficient nourishment for the cochineal insects. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 354, January 31, 1829 I'd rather go on as I am, and pin myself to a prickly pear, than shine in society by doing any of these monkey tricks you've been tryin' to put me on to. The Port of Adventure After giving the prickly pear the place of honor to the left, in higher growth she worked in the slender, cylindrical, jointed stems of the Cholla, shading the flowers a paler, greenish yellow. Her Father's Daughter Their camels were picketed behind them, and the negroes who were their servants were pitching tents of tanned skin upon the sand, and making a high wall of the prickly pear. A House of Pomegranates The prickly pear cactus, or Indian fig, of the genus Opuntia is a common as well as a numerous family. Arizona Sketches In the second place, I haven't been able to figure out why God made prickly pears, but He did. The Life of Me; an autobiography It was bare, somber, ridgy desert, covered with dun-colored greasewood and stunted prickly pear. Desert Gold She did not go home, but wandered off into the sand dunes, where the prickly pear was in blossom and the green lizards were racing each other in the glittering light. The Song of the Lark Or they may look at it and find it full of significances; the mere sight of a prickly pear may call up a chain of incidents, facts, associations. Guide to Life and Literature of the Southwest, with a Few Observations Opuntias, or prickly pears, are often grown as border plants through the summer. Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) In the third place, if school kids are going to use the trails which wind in and out among the thorny bushes and cactus plants, they should never scuffle near prickly pears, but they did. The Life of Me; an autobiography Little ugly bunched bushes, that Gale scarcely recognized as mesquites, grew near these holes; also stunted greasewood and prickly pear. Desert Gold On the lower parts of the island, also, a prickly pear of very large size was frequent. The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources No active-minded person who reads any one of these three samples will ever again look at prickly pear in the same light that he looked at it before he read. Guide to Life and Literature of the Southwest, with a Few Observations Under a bridge over a dry ditch saw the largest prickly pear. The Life of Samuel Taylor Coleridge 1838 And in the fourth place, if a boy scuffles and falls down, he should never sit right flat down in a prickly pear, but he did. The Life of Me; an autobiography There are no walls, but great hedges of aloe and prickly pear serve as a sterner landmark. The Isle of Unrest Even the prickly pear cactus might become mild as a lamb were it to forswear sandy deserts and live in marshes instead. Wild Flowers Worth Knowing Yet prickly pear is just one of hundreds of manifestations of life in the Southwest that writers have commented on, told stories about, dignified with significance. Guide to Life and Literature of the Southwest, with a Few Observations But the native growth is woody and lean-leaved; and its cooling fruit, which we clumsily term a 'prickly pear' or 'fig,' is everywhere a favourite in hot climates. To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I He had planted quantities of prickly pears, he said, but the Bedouins' cattle had devoured them. Fountains in the Sand Rambles Among the Oases of Tunisia The Lieutenant had been equally unfortunate, and, as it was utterly out of their power to recover them, they could only push on barefooted, over a soil that abounded with thorns and prickly pears. The Life of Kit Carson Hunter, Trapper, Guide, Indian Agent and Colonel U.S.A. The prickly pear tree of that family is one of the strangest I have seen. Through Five Republics on Horseback, Being an Account of Many Wanderings in South America In Rangers and Pioneers of Texas, Sowell narrates how rattlesnakes were so large and numerous in a great prickly pear flat out from the Nueces River that rangers pursuing bandits had to turn back. Guide to Life and Literature of the Southwest, with a Few Observations Grandpa did not like the prickly pear, but he had let it grow all these years because his little girl had planted it. A Hive of Busy Bees It was covered mostly with huge rocks, with here and there a small patch of soil, overrun with prickly pear, and inhabited by no living animal excepting lizards and small poisonous snakes. Thrilling Adventures by Land and Sea The entrance is completely hidden by prickly pear bushes which are plentiful in the region. The Forest Monster of Oz In his face were the cruel, venomous spines of the prickly pear. Bunch Grass A Chronicle of Life on a Cattle Ranch Nobody has written a better description of a prickly pear flat than O. Henry in his story of "The Caballero's Way." Guide to Life and Literature of the Southwest, with a Few Observations With that, he began to turn somersaults, going in the direction of the prickly pear. A Hive of Busy Bees The pathway yields place to a steep and roughly-paved ascent, girt with dense clumps of prickly pear, extending as far as the first gateway of the fortress. By-Ways of Bombay A man who could run bare-footed in the snow eighteen miles through a prickly pear patch, was certainly a "tough one," and that's the kind of a person Bill Bevins was. The Life of Hon. William F. Cody Known as Buffalo Bill the Famous Hunter, Scout and Guide With halting steps, with eyes inflamed and strength all but gone, he finally laid Gloria in the shadow of a giant prickly pear bush, and fell beside her. Philip Dru Administrator : a Story of Tomorrow 1920 - 1935 People may look at prickly pear, and it will be just prickly pear and nothing more. Guide to Life and Literature of the Southwest, with a Few Observations And although Don turned many somersaults afterward, he was always careful to keep away from the prickly pear. A Hive of Busy Bees "Well, they'll find I'm a sort of prickly pear to pick on!" asserted Bud. The Boy Ranchers on the Trail He asked me for my knife, and I gave him my sharp-pointed bowie, with which he dug the prickly pear briars out of his foot. The Life of Hon. William F. Cody Known as Buffalo Bill the Famous Hunter, Scout and Guide After eating some of the fruit of the prickly pear, which they found too hot and sweet to be palatable, Philip suggested at half after five that they should move on. Philip Dru Administrator : a Story of Tomorrow 1920 - 1935 Long ago the Indians vanished, but prickly pears still flourish over millions of acres of land. Guide to Life and Literature of the Southwest, with a Few Observations In those far-off days she had planted a lilac bush and a cluster of prickly pear. A Hive of Busy Bees That is, a tall, unclimbable palisade of timber surrounded the entire town, which fence was strengthened by prickly pears and cacti planted on its either side. Allan and the Holy Flower Only to me he showed his heart of gold, his high and noble character, his deep feeling—a prickly pear, outside rough and inside honey-sweet. The Malady of the Century The cocoanut, mango, bread-fruit, banana, lemon, lime, sago, prickly pear, mangrove and bay trees grow luxuriantly about our camp. Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom The prickly pear is one of the characteristic growths of the Southwest. Guide to Life and Literature of the Southwest, with a Few Observations Coffee over, we moved to the window which opened on a little back garden—the room was on the ground floor—in which grew prickly pear and mimosa, and newly flowering heliotrope. Simon the Jester Now the tongues of flame met almost over them, the growing fence of prickly pear and cacti withered and crackled, and still they fought on beneath that arch of fire. Allan and the Holy Flower The chickens are doing mighty well, the garden produces magnificent prickly pears and grass; onions are worth two for five cents, and Mr. Haynes has shot a Mexican. Rolling Stones The country was covered with prickly pear, and the thorns of it pierced the men's moccasins and wounded their feet. This Country of Ours From Central Texas on down into Central America prickly pear acts as host for the infinitesimal insect called cochineal, which supplied the famous dyes of Aztec civilization. Guide to Life and Literature of the Southwest, with a Few Observations It bore a number of red flowers, each growing out of a fruit like a prickly pear. Foul Play They feed on roots, prickly pears, nuts, insects, lizards, etc. Hunting the Grisly and Other Sketches Rolling slopes of brown, with olive trees instead of apple trees in the cultivated patches, and occasional prickly pears instead of gorse and bracken in the wilds. Man and Superman There would soon be prickly pears, although the season of this fruit of the cactus might be months distant. The Red Man's Continent: a chronicle of aboriginal America A long essay might be written on prickly pear. Guide to Life and Literature of the Southwest, with a Few Observations We learned, in studying the prickly pear cactus, how necessary it is for plants living in dry soil to guard against the escape of their precious moisture. Wild Flowers An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and Their Insect Visitors The prickly pear is not a native of Asia, but has been introduced from the New World. History of Phoenicia No prickly pears and broiled rabbits, you know. Man and Superman He turned now to his right up a little hill, pebble-covered, upon which grew only the tenacious and thorny prickly pear and chaparral. Waifs and Strays Part 1 It proved to be a low rocky islet, of about a league in circumference, and altogether destitute of vegetation, if we except a species of prickly pear. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 3 In sunshine the beautiful yellow blossom of our prickly pear expands to welcome the bees, folding up its petals again for several successive nights. Wild Flowers An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and Their Insect Visitors The place, though it had evidently been recently inhabited, was as still as the bush round it, and some guinea-fowl got up out of the prickly pear bushes right at the kraal gate. Stories by English Authors: Africa (Selected by Scribners) I myself have eaten nothing but prickly pears and broiled rabbit for three days. Man and Superman The place, though it had evidently been inhabited of late, was as still as the bush round it, and some guinea-fowl got up out of the prickly pear bushes right at the kraal gate. Long Odds Then he delivered the good Saxon knock-out blow--always so pathetically disastrous to the fistless Latin races--and Garcia was down and out, with his head under a clump of prickly pears. Heart of the West A richly mottled rattlesnake lay coiled beneath a pale green clump of prickly pear in the foreground. Roads of Destiny She brought a great bunch of prickly pear, and stuck it in a crevice before the door, and hung wild asparagus over it, till it looked as though it grew there. Dream Life and Real Life; a little African story The wind took the words and ran away with them, among the stones, and through the leaves of the prickly pear. The Story of an African Farm, a novel Here, too, were to be found the prickly pear or Indian fig, a plant which loves a more southern climate. Astoria, or, anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains It had no gate but a gap in the fence, and no fence but a hedge of the prickly pear and the aloe. The Scapegoat; a romance and a parable Long after he had gone she was still In her chair, her eyes lingering upon his flowers, those yellow cups of the prickly pear. The Virginian, a Horseman of the Plains They were also very much annoyed with the spines of the prickly pear, a species of cactus, which, growing low on the ground, is certain to be trampled upon by the wayfarer. First Across the Continent The story of the exploring expedition of Lewis and Clark in 1804-5-6 He turned up the brim of his great hat and looked at the moon, but most at the leaves of the prickly pear that grew just before him. The Story of an African Farm, a novel The plain, too, abounded with the prickly pear, which wounded his naked feet. Astoria, or, anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains The tracks led up a wash to a wide flat where mesquite, prickly pear, and thorn-bush grew so thickly that Jennie could not ride into it. The Lone Star Ranger, a romance of the border In the plains near the river are the choke-cherry, yellow and red currant bushes, as well as the wild rose and prickly pear, both of which are now in bloom. First Across the Continent The story of the exploring expedition of Lewis and Clark in 1804-5-6 We find the prickly pear, one of the greatest beauties as well as greatest inconveniences of the plains, now in full bloom. First Across the Continent The story of the exploring expedition of Lewis and Clark in 1804-5-6 It lives in holes and crevices of the rocks, and it subsists on the shells and seeds of the prickly pear, which is usually abundant in the hunting grounds of the little animal. First Across the Continent The story of the exploring expedition of Lewis and Clark in 1804-5-6 Cottonwood, mesquite, prickly pear, and other growths mingled with the willow, and altogether they made a matted, tangled copse, a thicket that an inexperienced man would have considered impenetrable. The Lone Star Ranger, a romance of the border |
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