Show plant like a camel the nearest thing to a camel among plants IF Is a curious specimen of the cucumber family which bears the name or 0 the xonorae so norae this plant like the camel is a native of the desert and it has to go without water longer than the animal As AB the rainy season in the desert comes only once a year nature provides the 1 I S with a reservoir to store up enough moisture to last it between times the organ in which the water Is stored Is located at tho the base of the atom it Is covered with a sort of envelope through which the water can neither escape nor evaporate this water holder rests on the sand throughout the entire period of drought but when the rain tomes cornea it springs into activity |