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ICOSAVDRIA. MONOGYKtA. 



CEREUS. 



6. Glohosi. Triincus ciineifor- 

 niis ohlonijo- vel plano-filo- 

 bosns Melocactis et Ecliino- 

 c a c t i s s i ni i 11 s. F 1 o r c s 1 o n g e 

 l U I) II 1 s 1. 



■129. C. o.Tfifioiivs h. beroL rIoIjO- 

 811S vel cuneifornii!i, pediuuulo (eiiuiori 

 Jignoso, sl"i'f;o-viridis ir>-anfiiilus, an- 

 fiulis acntatis; nodis jirimo flavo- de- 

 nnim s'iint'0-tomentosis ; aculeis fiiscis 

 jnaequalihus divaricatis. Ecliiuocactus 

 0X3ji0iius sulcatus Hort. In JJnisi- 

 lia. t>. Flores rosei inodori. 



I:J0. C. nniltiple.v h. berol. cunei- 

 fonnis c nodis ulrinque proliferis, di- 

 lule viridis; aiif^ulis 13 acutatis ; no- 

 dis ovaliliiis flavo-glaucis ; aculeis ri- 

 gidis acicularihus, inediis4 superne et 

 inferne nigricantilius, exteriorihus 9 — 

 10 brevioribus flavescenlihus irre^u- 

 lariter radialis. Echinocactus niulti- 

 plex Hort. lii Brasiiia. |». 6—8 unc. 

 latus. Flores rosei , sepala fusce- 

 scentia. 



iSi. C. levcanthtis Vfeiff. l. c. p. 

 7o. fjlohosus saepe conicus ohscure 

 viridis 12 — 14-anfiulatus, anjiuliscom- 

 pressis; nodis ohlonsis juniorihus al- 

 l)0-lanatis; aculeis rij^idissiinis nigri- 

 cantihus vel fuvcis demuni ^^laucescen- 

 tihus, exteriorihus 8 radiatis, niedio 1 

 validiore. Ecliinocactus leucanlhus 

 Gill. Melocactus anii)i«uus elesians 

 Hort. In Cliili. |). 1-ped. Flores 

 alhi; tuhus 8—10 unc. lonsus, scpala 

 fusco-viridia, pctala alha apice ruhro. 



132. C. tuhijlorns 1'feijf. l. c. p. 

 7.5. glohosus nitidus ohscure viridis 

 lO-anguIatus; vertice impresso; an- 

 gulis aculeatis ; nodis porrectis alho- 

 tomentosis; aculeis strictis tenuihus 

 rigidulis flavescentihus ulrinque nisris, 

 mcdiis 1-3, exteriorihus 7 — 9 brevio- 

 ribus tenuiorihus radiatis. Echino- 

 cactus tubiflorus h. angl. In hort. 

 coiitur. 1g. Flores albi. 



133. C. Eyriesii h. herol. globo- 

 Bus vel planus pallide viridis; vertice 

 imprcsso; angulis 12 — 18, acutatis 

 undulatis; nodis flavescentihus denium 

 glauco-tomenlosis; aculeis fuscis stri- 

 ctis brevissimis pungentihus, exterio- 



ribus 11, inediis 4. H, M In 



Buenos-Ayres. |». Flores fragrantes, 

 feepala fusco-viridia; petala alba api- 

 Cibus viridibus. 



134. C. turbinatiis Pfeiff. l. c. p. 

 7U, ovatu3 vol cuueiformis obscure 



viridis; vertice plano; angulis 15 — 18 

 iiiaequalibus tortis conipressis undu- 

 lato- (rcnatis; nodis (■oufertis alho- 

 (omeiilo.sis ; actileis mcdiis 6 hrevissi- 

 niis nigris, extericriiius 10 — 12 longio- 

 rihus alliis setiformilms. C. gcmma- 

 tus h. herol. Ecliiiiocactus turbiiia- 

 (us IIor(. 1n hort. coliltir. |(. i pcd. 

 in diametro. Florcs odore Jasmini, 

 scpala viridia, petala intus alba extus 

 pallide viridia. 



ISo. C. Schelhasii Vfeiff. globosus 

 inferiie a((enua(us; vertice suiiiuipres- 

 so ; anguiis 15 — 18 verticalibus acu- 

 (issimis iiiaequali-(ubercula(is , sulcis 

 repandis; iiodis distantihus latis glau- 

 co-tonieiitosis partim innermibus par- 

 (iin aculeis aculis obsi(is; aculeis 

 hrevissiniis nigris rigidis, exter. 11 — . 

 13 in(erioril)us 5—7 brevibus. E. Bou- 

 tiilierii Hort. In hort. cotitnr. "^. 



136. C. denvdatus. h. herol. glo- 

 bosHs glaucescens 7 — 8-anguIatus; 

 vcrlice plano; aiigulis (eretihus sub- 

 (uherculatis ; nodis ovalibus all»idis; 

 aculeis 5 rigidulis arcuatis adpressis 

 primo flavescentilius dcmum albis. Jn 

 Brasilia. '^. Flores albi extus vi- 

 rides. 



137. C. gibhostis Salm; globosug 

 inferne attenuatus giaucescens 12 — 

 16-angulatus; aii^iulis subverticalibus 

 latis (uliercuialis ; nodis in(er tuher- 

 cula mafiiiis allio-tomen(osis; aculeis 

 6 divaricatis s(rictis rigidis glauco- 

 fuscis supremis brevissimis. Ecbino- 

 caclus gibhosus DC. In Jamaica. "^. 



7. Lepismiuvi. Rami 3 — 5-an- 

 gulati repentes, anguli crena- 

 t i , s H b c r e n i s s q a m a m f 1 i 0- 

 sam et fasciculum pilorura vel 

 setarum gerentes. 



138. C. squamulosus Salm; enh- 

 erectus ar(icula(us; ardculis ovatis 

 oblongisve (ortis 3-angHlis dihite vi- 

 ridihus margine purpureo ; angulis 

 acutatis crenalis sqnama ovato-acu- 

 niinata foliosa fasciculoque pilorum 

 glaucorum obsilis. Lepismium com- 

 mune Pfeiff. C. elegans Hort. Jn 

 Brasilia. ^. 4—5 ped. Flores parvi 

 albi. 



139. C. Myosurus Salm; trunco 

 ramisque divaricatis repentihus longe 

 articulatis radicantibus , 3 — 4-angulis 

 viridibus margine purpureo; angulis 

 acutatis subcreiiatisi creuia albo-pi- 



