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THE CACTACEAE. 



ovary with numerous prominent areoles filled with yellow bristles; fruit red. 4 cm. long; seeds 4 to 



5 mm. in diameter. 



Type locality: Near El Rancho, Guatemala. 

 Distribution: Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. 

 This species, although not discovered until 1907, i: 

 ude 300 meters at El Rancho to altitude 1,100 meters 



common, extending from 

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Fig. 41, — Nopalea dejecta- 

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growing on river sand-bars is low, but in rich soil is tall. 



Our reference of this species to Nicaragua is based on a 

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Illustration: Contr. U. S. Nat. Herb. 12: pi. 58. 



Figure 40 shows a joint of a plant from Guatemala, received from F. Eichlam 



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