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Of the Errenyiivum here represented, we have received an 
excellent drawing, made by Mr. Garpner’s kind friend, 
Mr. Miers, in Brazil, aud that gentleman did not fail to 
observe all the characters which specifically distinguish 
this handsome plant from its congeners; especially the 
imner circle of monadelphous stamens figured at No.1 of 
our plate. Its discovery is thus alluded to in a letter from 
Mr. Garpner. 
« Through dense masses of large bamboos, with stems 
often more than half a foot thick, and sixty or seventy feet 
high, we had to cut our way up the Organ Mountains, till 
we came, after a toilsome day’s journey, to a small water- 
fall, where we encamped for the night. On the trunks of 
the larger trees, growing near this spot, I saw abundance 
of Errenyiium truncatum beautifully in ower, and higher 
up on the mountain, the next morning, I found a lovely 
new species, belonging to the same group as E. truncatum, 
and much resembling it in many points ; equally large, but 
with a more graceful mode of growth, and brighter-coloured 
blossoms. The stamens too are uniformly pink, and not 
white, as in E. truncatum. 
«Tam sure you will be delighted with it, and I do trust, 
if ever 1 am spared to return to England, that I shall see it 
there as universally cultivated, as the species to which it is 
so nearly allied. It gives me great pleasure to dedicate 
this discovery to my liberal patron, His Grace the Duke of 
Bedford; and I hope you will agree with me in thinking 
that its beauty renders it worthy to bear such an illustrious 
name. In my list you will find it marked Cerrus Russell- 
zanus.”” 
The description which follows is from Mr. Garpyer’s 
pen, who drew. it up from living specimens on the spot. 
WJ. H.) 
Descr. Plant an Erienyre, from one to three feet high, 
usually growing on the mossy stems of trees. Root of sev- 
eral large, divaricating branches, which gradually se 
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above mentioned, and two allied kinds, doubtless new species, one being 
described as downy and the other spinous. The collection also contains a 
most remarkable MAMMILLARIA, of such extraordinary dimensions, as to 
weigh 2 cwt.; and which it required the united strength of eight Indians to 
convey to the waggon, on which it was brought from a distance of one hun- 
dred miles to Mexico. The flower is yellow, and after being placed on the 
waggon, it showed several opening buds. The fruit of this gigantic species 
is well flavoured, but slices of the green plant itself are made into a sweet- 
meat, which has much of the taste of preserved citron. 
