A native, according to Prrirrer, of South Brazil. Our 
drawing was kindly made by Mrs. Srannarp from a flow- 
ering plant in the rich collection of Messrs. Mackie of Nor- 
wich. The great size of the flower in proportion to that 
of the plant, and the delicacy and richness of colour of the 
petals, render this a most desirable plant for cultivation in 
every collection of succulents. Not having had the oppor- 
tunity of seeing the specimen itself, our description is neces- 
sarily taken from the drawing, which certainly represents 
the spines somewhat different from what they are described 
to be by Preirrerr. 
Descr. Plant somewhat globose, but gradually taper- 
ing into the woody, irregularly wrinkled base, so that its 
shape is broadly pyriform (Preirrer calls it obclavate). 
The height is about six inches, and the diameter, in the 
broadest part, about five. Our specimen does not exhibit 
the proliferous appearance, whence the name has been de- 
rived. The surface is deeply marked with about thirteen 
deep furrows, and of course as many ridges which are pro- 
minent, acute, somewhat sinuated at the keel, and there 
beset with thickly downy, oval areole, about two lines 
long, and placed about an inch asunder. Spines ten to 
twelve, the central one longer and stronger than the rest, 
especially in the upper areola, where they are represented 
ofan uniform, deep, tawny colour, while those on the sides 
are more regular in size and variegated with dark brown 
and white. Flower six or eight inches long and almost as 
much across when fully expanded. Tube long, clavate, 
thickly clothed at the base with short tufts of dense, white 
hairs, while the rest of the tube is beset with longer and 
dark-coloured ones. Petals numerous ; outer ones narrow- 
lanceolate, gradually becoming shorter and broader, so 
that the innermost ones are almost ovate and acuminate, all 
of a most delicate rose-colour, deeper towards the apex. 
Stamens numerous, inserted at the mouth of the tube. Fila- 
ments white. Anthers rounded, yellow. Style as long as 
the tube, white. Stigma of six or seven linear rays. 
