FLOWERS _OF THE_ SOUTHWEST DESERTS By Natt N. Dodge Drawings by Jeanne R. Janish SOUTHWESTERN MONUMENTS ASSOCIATION POPULAR SERIES NO. 4 Globe, Arizona 1954 _Copyright 1951, 1952, 1954 by the Southwestern Monuments Association_ U. S. Department of the Interior National Park Service Southwestern National Monuments Gila Pueblo, Globe, Arizona This booklet is published by the Southwestern Monuments Association in keeping with one of its objectives, to provide accurate and authentic information about the Southwest. Other numbers of the Popular Series now in print are: (2) “Arizona’s National Monuments,” 1946; (3) “Poisonous Dwellers of the Desert,” in its fourth printing, 1951; (5) “Flowers of the Southwest Mesas,” 1951; (6) “Tumacacori’s Yesterdays,” 1951; (7) “Flowers of the Southwest Mountains,” 1952; and (8) “Animals of the Southwest Deserts,” April, 1954. A Technical Series will embody results of research accomplished by the staff and friends of Southwestern National Monuments. Notification of publications by the Association will be given upon date of release to such persons or institutions as submit their names to the Executive Secretary for this purpose. Dale Stuart King, _Executive Secretary_ Harry B. Boatright, _Treasurer_ BOARD OF DIRECTORS John M. Davis, General Superintendent, Southwestern National Monuments, National Park Service, Gila Pueblo, Globe, Arizona, _Chairman_ Horace M. Albright, New York City. Adrey E. Borell, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Dr. Harold S. Colton, Flagstaff, Arizona. Dr. Emil W. Haury, Tucson, Arizona. Rev. Victor R. Stoner, Victoria, Texas. Alexander V. Wasson, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Executive Secretary _and_ Treasurer, _ex-officio_ DALE STUART KING, Editor Naturalist, Southwestern National Monuments First Edition, 5,000 copies, published April 9, 1951 Second edition, revised, of 7,500 copies, January, 1952 Third edition, revised, of 10,000 copies, March, 1954 Printed in the United States of America by Rydal Press, Santa Fe, N.M. [Illustration: Map] _1. Big Bend National Park_ _2. Carlsbad Caverns National Park_ _3. Casa Grande National Monument_ _4. Chiricahua_ “ “ _5. Death Valley_ “ “ _6. Joshua Tree_ “ “ _7. Montezuma Castle_ “ “ _8. Organ Pipe Cactus_ “ “ _9. Saguaro_ “ “ _10. Tonto_ “ “ _11. Tumacacori_ “ “ _12. White Sands_ “ “ _13. Lake Mead Nat’l Recreation Area_