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Show The Olnnt Cnctus The plant cereut nf Arlrona nnl northern Mexico Is the largest-i,rnwltig member nf Ihe cactus family attaining attain-ing n height of sixty feet nnd a dlatn oter nf two feel or more In id United Stales It Is usually known simply ns id ' klnnt cnclus In Mexico tdey tail I It Hi 'sohunrrn (the g' hns the I sound of w ) In 1 rnportlon In their size th glint cnetl nre among- Ihe heaviest plants known the bolt being Intgely composed of water So full nre they thnt trntelern natly erlshlng nt tdlist liate sited llnmselteB ly cut ting nut a large piece nn I shiplng III bnttnin nf Hi wound In intrli the vt 1 tl or sap which collei Is In n eonsl I .ruble quantity In nn I m re III Iv short lime One it null scarei ly s. ek to quench Ills llili. I in tills manner x . e t In . isrs . r .Hie in lessllt for tde snp Is mil or a hi, huh tnsie Id ll"tters usuully itliln Hiniigh sometimes tinge I with smoky blur ai lioiue In a clrile of .lint is n-ir Hi" top or Ihe plant gltlng 111" IT . t of Ita being crowned with i wreath of while 1 lossiilns These blossoms me followed l.y dull re I edible fruits quite like a fig or tenr In shape Ihe until ( ...Il ins mnk" li n point to ilh-r all Hipp fiulls for food nnl In nlllllnn mamiractiuo ftmn Hum in In.oxb illng lirnge Tn obtain lliese fruit' the Itullans push them err on. nt u lime using a long pile wlil.li Is soiiietlne s iihtnlnel finin the dead lunik nt one or these glnnls for when by th bo ly stilts up Into thin strips the extreme length of Hi. ilnnt 1 h tlnwii of the giant ear tus has been uiloplr I bt Ml zona la tin Tenltnrlil Hotter but Hi sensHtlonil newspaper articles about the danger ef its extinction lie treat ly nvei.lruwn ( eiuntry Life in Atncr-hn |