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Contents History of the Huntington Desert Garden Henry E. Huntington and His Ranch William Hertrich, Ranch Superintendent and Foreman Cacti in the Southern California Landscape The Desert Garden's Beginnings The Transition from Estate to Public Botanical Garden The Growth of the Collection A New Start for the Desert Garden The Desert Conservatory The Heritage Walk The Garden's Display and Collection Today Desert Plants of the Old World The Aloe Family (Aloaceae) Euphorbias The Crassula Family Cyphostemma (Vitaceae) and Discorea (Dioscoreaceae) The Dragon Tree (Dracenaceae) Stapelia (Asclepiadaceae) The Dragon Tree (Dracenaceae) Ice Plants (Aizoaceae) Senecio, or Succulent Sunflowers (Asteraceae) Desert Plants of the New World New World Crassulaceae South American Cacti (Cactaceae) Terrestrial Bromeliads (Bromeliaceae) Cacti of Mexico Ocotillo (Fouquieriaceae) Succulents of Baja California Agaves and Agave Relatives Conclusion Care of the Desert Garden The Future of the Desert Garden Aridity and Survival What Is Succulence? How Plants Adapt to Aridity Protecting Plant Diversity Bibliography Glossary Index
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
Desert plants -- California -- San Marino.
Desert gardening -- California -- San Marino.
Huntington Botanical Gardens.