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CEREUS GRANDIFLORUS. LARGE-FLOWERED, 
3 or NIGHT-BLow1nG CEREUs. 
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Class and Order. 
Icosanpr1A Monoeynta, 
( Nat. Ord.—Cacrez. ) 
Generic Character. 
Sepala numerosissima imbricata basi ovario adnata, in 
tubum elongatum concreta, exteriora breviora calycinalia, 
media longiora colorata, intima petaliformia. Stamina nu- 
merosissima cum tubo concreta. Stylus filiformis apice 
multifidus. Bacca sepalorum reliquiis areolata tuberculosa 
aut squamata. Cotyledones nulle >—Frutices carnosi elon- 
gati axi ligneo interné medullifero donati, angulis verticali- 
bus spinarum fasciculos gerentibus regulariter sulcati, An- 
guli sew ale nunc plurime, nunc paucissime, rarius dua 
tantum et tune rami compresso-alati. Flores ampli é spi- 
narum fasciculis aut crenis angulorum orti. D C. 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
Cereus grandiflorus ; radicans diffusus scandens 5—6-an- 
gularis, setis 5—6 brevibus vix tomento longioribus. 
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Cereus grandifiorus. Mill. Dict. Haw. Syn. Succ. Pl. p. 
184. De Cand. Prodr. v. 3. p. 468. 
Cacrus grandiflorus. Linn. Sp. Pl. p. 688. De Cand. 
Pl. Grasses, t. 52. Spreng. Syst. Veg. v. 2. p. 496. 
Cereus gracilis scandens, &c. Trew, Ehrh. t. 31, 22. 
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The Cactus-family though possessing stems of the rudest 
and mostigrotesque forms is surpassed by none in the beauty 
of its blossoms. While the Cereus speciosissimus, as its 
Name would lead us to expect, produces flowers of a re-  _ 
markably large size, and possessing very brilliant colours, 
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