T. Brocxienurst, Esq., of the Fence, near Macclesfield ; 
and was communicated by the intelligent gardener there, 
Mr. J. Appresy, with the following remark :—« The plant 
had been for some time in a greenhouse, and was thence 
removed to the Orchideous house. In conveying it thither, 
a portion of about half the length broke off, and as we had 
no room for more than oue plant, the branch herewith sent 
was laid unintentionally upon some other large pots with 
plants in them, and in that situation it has, to our astonish- 
ment, thrown out abundance of flowers, while the parent 
‘stock still remains barren.” It is indeed well known, with 
regard to the Cereus group, that bending or slightly injur- 
ing a branch favours the blossoming. 
Descr. Stems weak, several feet in len gth, much branch- 
ed, throwing out copious roots, jointed, the joints elongated, 
varying in length from three or four inches to a foot, and 
in width from half to three quarters of an inch, sharply 
three, rarely four-angular, the angles compressed, often 
edged with brown or purple, and remotely crenate : a scale 
at the crenatures, and a long slender tuft of white hairs. 
Flowers rather small, from within the scale at each crena- 
ture; yellow, tinged with red (rose-coloured, according to 
Preirrer). Stamens erect, Style as long as the stamens. 
Stigma of three spreading, woolly rays. 
Fig. 1. Flower :—magnified, 
