A narrow valley in California, called "Death Valley," between the Panamint and Funeral Mountains, is considered the dryest and hottest place in the United States.

Its central part is three or four hundred feet below sea level and is covered with salt. Its temperature has reached the extreme of 122° F.

It is called "Death Valley" because a party of emigrants perished there in 1849.

White Blackberry.

The Spineless Cactus in Fruit.