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PEIRESKIA ACULEATA

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Originally appearing in Volume V04, Page 926 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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PEIRESKIA ACULEATA  , or Barbadoes

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gooseberry, the
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Cactus peireskia of
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Linnaeus, differs from the rest in having woody stems and leaf-bearing branches, the leaves being somewhat fleshy, but otherwise of the ordinary laminate character . The flowers are subpaniculate, white or yellowish . This
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species is frequently used as a stock on which to graft other Cacti . There are about a dozen species known of this genus, mainly Mexican .

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