Cactus Oddity, Fasciated Form of Sahuaro

Subject: Wildlife
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of Cactus Oddity, Fasciated Form of Sahuaro, Tucson, AZ, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

About this subject

A desert landscape with two large saguaro cacti; the prominent right-hand cactus has a rare fasciated (crested) form with a broad, fan-shaped top, while the left cactus is a typical columnar saguaro. Rocky ground with low scrub and distant hills under a blue sky.

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PublisherCurt Teich & Co.

D-61 Cactus Oddity, Fasciated Form of Sahuaro 1B-H961 --- Fascinated forms of Sahuaro, as pictured here, are the result of some sort of bruise or wound. It has been observed that when the surface of the Sahuaro is broken numbers of branch buds grow out instead of one as in normal growth; thus forming various interesting symetrical or grotesque shapes. DISTRIBUTED BY LOLLESGARD SPECIALTY CO., TUCSON AND PHOENIX, ARIZONA GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.) POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE

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Postcard record

Series	D-61
Condition	Very good
Place mentioned	Tucson, AZ
Publisher	Chicago, IL
Notes	Linen texture; printed caption at top and code at right margin. No postmark and no address or message — unused card. Linen-era Curt Teich 'C.T. Art-Colortone' divided back; pencil dealer mark '12/00' at top right. Light toning/soiling on cream stock.

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Cactus Oddity, Fasciated Form of Sahuaro, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/cactus-oddity-fasciated-form-of-sahuaro. Accessed October 5, 2026.