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Dyssoclironia— conh'uued, 



D, eximia (choice). The correct name of the plant described on 

 p. 209, Vol. II., as JuanuUoa eximia. 



D. viridiflora fereen-flowered). The correct name of the plant 

 described on p. 452, Vol. III., as Solandra vindljlora. 



ECHINOCACTUS. To the species described on 



pp. 499-501, Vol. I., the following should now be added: 



E. coptouogonus (wavy-ribbed), fl. 2in. across, Daisy-like, ^th 

 a very short tube; sepals and petals white, with a purple, 

 central stripe; stamens red, with yellow anthers. April and 

 May. Stem globose, depressed at top; ribs ten to fourteen, 

 strong, sliarp-edsed, wavy, with spine tufts set in little de- 

 presaious along the margins ; spines hve to a tuft, the two npper 

 ones lin. long, quadrangular, the two lower ones shorter, 

 flattened, the central one longest. Mexico. See Kig. 18. Syn. 

 a. interruptus. 



£. COrnigems (horn-bearing). Jl. suiali ; aenals browuidhreil ; 

 pet^ils purple, narrow. Stem spherical, greyish-green ; ribs four 

 teen to tweuty-one, stcmt, wavy; spines in tufts about 2in. apart, 

 stouter than in any other species, the three erect, horn-Iik** nnes 

 yellow, the broad, tongue like one purple, very strong. Mexico 

 and Guatemala. Pruh^ibly not yet cultivatud iu Kngland. Sue 



Fig. 19. 



SVNS. E. latispinus, MelocactusWispinxiu. 



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Fig. 20. Portion of Rib, with Flowkr and Bu.ndlf ok 



Spi.nks, of EciUNOCAcrus Emkkoyi. 



E. Hzneroyi (Emeroy's). fl. Sin. long ; potals red, with vellowish 

 margins, spreading; stamens deep yellow; tube clothed with 

 kidney-shaped scales or sepals. Autvnnn. Stem gluboi»e, 1ft. to 

 2ft. in diameter; ribs about thirteen, with large, rounded 

 tubercles; spines in i>tar-.^haped bundles of eight or nine 

 at the apices of the tubercles, angled, articulate<l, lin. to 4in. 

 long, with hooked points. Lower Colorado and California, 



See Fig. 20. 

 E* eqaitans (e(iuitant). A synonym of E. horizonthalonU, 



E. Haselb6rgii (Haaelberg's). fl. ochreous-yellow and red, lin. 

 to l^in. in diameter, sessile, broadly campanulate, with a short, 

 red, spiny tube ; •segments about forty. April. Stem globose or 

 oblate, Sin. in diameter ; tubercles small, convex, appearing 

 almost vertically disposfed in inrnimeraMe parallel series, but 

 really spirally arranged, convtx, crowntd witli a ttift of white 

 hairs; spines twenty to a tuft, silvery, acicnlar, iin. long, sttl- 

 lately spreading. Native country unknown. (B. M. 7009.) 



E. horizontalls {horizont;il). A synonym of A*, /wrizanthalimu. 



B. horizonthalonis (^ipreadinp-spinedX fl- terminal, 4in. 

 across, scented, cup-shaped, springing from the young spine 



EcMnocactus— con^ini^d, 



Fio. 2L KrniNOCAcn s iioiuzoNTiuM>r«ia, 





tufts; pptAls in two rows, dcto rose, naler on the irtside; fllaniMis 

 with >vhitu flUuitnt^ *4ud yellow anthers. May and June. Stem 

 clobv . tisuully f!atl»'n*(f at top; rit>> or ridges night or nine, 

 large, greyish -flreen ; splnwi In crowded, sUr-likc clusters slcng 

 the edges of the Hbfl, strong, slightly curved, born like, marktd 

 witli numerous rings. Mexico, bou rig. 21. Sv>j3. K etpn'fung, 

 E. horizoiUalis* 



E. lntorruptUS (intemipted). A synonym of K. eftptmm^onvt. 



E. Joadll (.Tond'fl). fl. bright yellow. haTid**.me, 2in. ifl 

 diameter; ccUyx tul>e furnisheti witli tufts of Uund-r hpln*'% 

 mixed with curly hairs ; petals nuuierou«. narrow-oMong, acut«- . 

 :ti-mas crimson. Stem ghdfose, many-ribbr-d ; Mpincs brownfsn. 

 the ontPt ones fifteen to elfftateen, radiating, tb« Inmr on** mix 

 or seven, longer and htout«r, directed outw;iid«. I ruguay (?), 

 1886. (B. M. 6867.) 



E. Johnson! (Johnson's), fl. puqih; or pink, 2fn. t*> 21ln. b'Wf 

 and wldo, with numerons renlform •tr^pals on the uv^iy and tubg; 

 petals ovate, obtuse, 8t«in medluui-i^'d, 4in. Uyblu hi^'»^^™* 

 seventeen to tweuty-one iuw, rouudrd, interrnpt^'d, ^ _^ "f ^^A 

 often obhque ribs, denselr Cf»vered with jtoulinh. reddUh «T«jr 

 spines, the r.uter Un to fourt««i Jin. to Uin. one. the uu^ 

 longf^st; the central four stouter, reauvtd, Uin. I'-ng- M-uinsfB 

 Utah. (R. O. 1883, p. 68.) 



K. latiBpinus (broad »plned). A synonym of K eemi0€ru9. 



E. polyccphalOB (many-heade*!). jL eDv.do|..d ^t iMe in m 

 del of white wool, which hidf« nM. tube , p-»aU btn-M 



yel!f»w. lin. long, sproaaing li\in a J^"*^?;: ,•**' ,^ >/""*; 

 numerriwa. SpriiTg. 8t«m» numen-us In old r' ' * ':^ ^f^T 

 lift to 2Jft. high, cylindric:*!. globow whmi young; ribs tv*ph. 

 to tAv.nty, sharply deflnr-d ; -jincH^ in clusUwrn V"- ^««;W «dd»^b. 

 broad, flattened on the upt>er side, annulat«^<l, the cvaUal o»«» 



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