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The YUCCA, a plant peculiar to the deserts of the Southwest, is variously called Spanish Bayonet, Lamparas de Dios (Lamps of the Lord) and "Soap-weed". It is found in New Mexico, Texas, Arizona and California. The roots are used by the Indians as soap, while the leaves are used for basket making. It has been adopted as the State Flower of New Mexico.

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  • between 1930 and 1939
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This digital image is a surrogate of an item from the Baja California and the West Postcard Collection.

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Distributed by J. R. Willis, Box 665, Albuquerque, N.M.

Genuine Curteich-Chicago "C.T. Art-Colortone" Post Card (Reg. U.S. Pat. Off.)

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[Title, Date]. Baja California and the West Postcard Collection. MSS 235. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.

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