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Fig. I. Plant of Cereus hexagonus in garden, ... 5 



2. Flower of Cereus hexagonus 5 



3. Longitudinal section of flower of Cereus 



hexagonus 5 



4. Fruit of Cereus hexagonus 5 



5. Cultivated plants of Cereus hildmanni- 



anus 6 



6. Cultivated plants of Cereus hildinanni- 



anus 6 



7. Potted plant of Cereus validus 7 



8. Potted plant of Cereus tctragonus 7 



9. Plant of Cereus jamacaru 8 



10. Hedge of Cereus stenogonus 10 



1 1 . Plant of Cereus dayamii 11 



12. Cultivated specimen of Cereus argenti- 



nensis 12 



13. Fruit of Cereus peruvianus 13 



14. Plant of Cereus pernambucensis 14 



15. Potted plant of Cereus obtusus 16 



16. Plant of Cereus acthiops 16 



17. Fruiting branch of Cereus acthiops 18 



18. Fruit of Cereus repandus 18 



19. Plant of Cereus repandus 18 



20. Plant of Monvillea cavendishii 22 



21. Flower of Monvillea insularis 22 



22. Potted plant of Monvillea spegazzinii. . . 23 



23. Flower of Monvillea difTusa 24 



24. Potted plant of Cephalocereus senilis. ... 28 



25. Potted plant of Cephalocereus purpureus. 28 



26. Fruit of Cephalocereus fluminensis 29 



27. Flower of Cephalocereus purpureus 29 



28. Cluster of spines of Cephalocereus pur- 



pureus 29 



29. Plants of Cephalocereus fluminensis... 29 



30. Thicket of Cephalocereus dybowskii. ... 30 



3 1 . Plant of Cephalocereus pentaedrophorus . 3 1 



32. Fruit of Cephalocereus pentaedrophorus. 31 

 ;^S- Flowerof Cephalocereus pentaedrophorus. 3 1 



34. Top of plant of Cephalocereus polylophus. 32 



35. Potted plant of Cephalocereus euphor- 



bioides 3:^ 



36. Flower of Cephalocereus russclianus. ... 33 



37. Fruit of Cephalocereus russeHanus 23 



38. Plants of Cephalocereus russelianus 34 



39. End of branch of Cephalocereus russcli- 



anus 34 



40. Plant of Cephalocereus gounellei 35 



41. Flower of Cephalocereus zehntneri 35 



42. Potted plant of Cephalocereus leucostele. 36 



43. Potted plant of Cephalocereus smith- 



ianus 36 



44. Flowerof Cephalocereus leucostele 37 



45. Fruit of Cephalocereus leucostele 37 



46. Flower of Cephalocereus smithianus. ... 37 



47. Fruit of Cephalocereus smithianus 37 



48. Plant of Cephalocereus bahamensis 38 



49. Plant of Cephalocereus bahamensis 38 



50. Flow^er of Cephalocereus deeringii 39 



51. PVuit of Cephalocereus deeringii 39 



52. Flower of Cephalocereus robinii 39 



53. Fruit of Cephalocereus robinii 39 



54. Plant of Cephalocereus robinii 39 



55. Plant of Cephalocereus keyensis 40 



56. Flower of Cephalocereus keyensis 40 



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Fruit of Cephalocereus keyensis 40 



Flower of Cephalocereus nionoclonos. ... 40 



Flower of Cej^Iialocereus moritzianus. ... 42 



Fruit of Cephalocereus moritzianus 42 



Plants of Cephalocereus moritzianus. ... 42 



Fruit of Cephalocereus arrabidae 43 



Plant of Cephalocereus arrabidae 43 



Plant of Cephalocereus nobilis 45 



Potted plant of Cephalocereus barba- 



dcnsis 45 



Plant of Cephakx^ereus barbadensis 46 



Plant of Cephalocereus millspaughii 46 



Fruit of Cephalocereus millspaughii 46 



Flower of Cephalocereus roycuii 46 



Plant of Cephalocereus swartzii 47 



Plant of Cephalocereus maxonii 48 



Plant of Cephalocereus piauhyensis 48 



Plant of Cephalocereus lanuginosus 50 



Plant of Cephalocereus royenii 50 



Potted plant of Cephalocereus robustus. 51 



Potted plant of Cephalocereus cometes. 51 



Plant of Cephalocereus leucocephahis. . . ^^ 



Plant of Cephalocereus tweedyanus 54 



Plant of Cephalocereus tweedyanus 54 



Flowxr of Cephalocereus tweedj'anus. ... 55 



Fruit of Cephalocereus tweedyanus 55 



Plant of Cephalocereus colombianus 55 



Stem, flower, and flower-bud of Cephalo- 

 cereus colombianus 56 



Plant of Cephalocereus brasiliensis 57 



Flower of Cephalocereus phaeacanthus. 57 



Fruit of Cephalocereus phaeacanthus.. . 57 



Plant of Espostoa lanata 61 



Plant of Espostoa lanata 61 



Flower of Espostoa lanata 61 



Fruit of Espostoa lanata 61 



Potted plant of Espostoa lanata 62 



Flower of Browningia candelaris 64 



Young fruit of Browningia candelaris. . . 64 



Plant of Browningia candelaris 64 



Flower of Stetsonia coryne 65 



Ends of branches of Stetsonia coryne. ... 65 



Flower of Escontria chiotilla 66 



Fruit of Escontria chiotilla 66 



Plant of Corryocactus brcvistylus 67 



Plant of Corryocactus brachypetalus. ... 67 



Flower of Corryocactus brevistylus 68 



Flower of Corryocactus brachypetalus. . 68 



Fruit of Corryocactus brachypetalus 68 



Plant of Pachycercus pringlei 69 



Plant of Pachycercus pecten-aboriginum. 71 



Fruit of Pachycercus pecten-aboriginum. 72 



Plant of Pachycercus chrysomallus 73 



Flowerof Pachycercus chrysomallus 74 



Longitudinal section of Pachycercus 



chrysomallus y * 



Flower of Pachycercus marginatus 7^ 



Hedge of Pachycercus marginatus 75 



Part of branch of Leptocereus weingar- 



tianus -j-j 



Plant of T.eptocereus Iconii 78 



Plant of Leptocereus assurgcns 79 



Branch of Leptocereus maxonii 80 



Fruit of Leptocereus arboreus 80 



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