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EcHINOCACTUS SESSILIFLORUS. SESSILE- 
FLOWERED E\CHINOCACTUS. 
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Class and Order. 
IcosanpriA Monoeynia. 
( Nat. Ord.—Cacrez. ) 
Generic Character. 
Sepala numerosa imbricata, basi ovarii adnata, in tubum 
brevissimum concreta, exteriora involucriformia, intima 
petaliformia. Stamina numerosa. Stylus filiformis apice 
_multifidus. Bacca sepalorum reliquiis subsquamata. Coty- 
ledones nulle ?2—Frutices simplicissimi carnosi ovati aut 
globosi melocactoidei costati aphylli, costis tubercults conflu- 
entibus quasi formatis, dorso aculeorum fasciculos gerentibus. 
Cephalium seu spadix nullus. Flores e fascicults aculeorum 
ad apices costarum orti, similes floribus Cerei sed tubo vix 
ullo donatit. DC. 
Specific Character and Synonym. 
Ecurnocactus sessiliflorus ; parvus depresso-globosus, costis 
12 acutiusculis, spinarum fasciculis paucissimis, spins 
breviusculis 46 subvalidis albis recurvo-patulis, flo- 
ris tubo brevi, petalis flavis lineari-spathulatis. 
Ecurnocactus sessiliflorus. Hort. Mackie. 
_ From the Norwich Nursery, whence the charming draw- 
ing here engraved was kindly communicated by Messrs. 
Mackin. The beautiful, short, white, and distinctly-placed 
fascicles of spines form a singular contrast with the dark 
green of the plant, and together with the short and much 
depressed stem, readily distinguish it from E. Ottonis, figured 
at tab. 3107 of this work. It flowers freely, producing seve- 
ral blossoms every year a 
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