Tuna. 
2. 
Jcosandria Monog. | Opuntia. 
- nigricantibus.—Opuntia  (elatior) articulis 
ovato-oblongis, spinis longissimis nigricanti- 
bus. Mill. dict. ed. 8. no. 4. Cactus Tuna . 
Willd. sp. pl. 9. p. g44.— Hort. kew. ed. 2. 
v. 8. p. 17 9.—Tuna elatior, spinis validis nt- 
gricantibus.. Dill. elth. 395. t. 294. f. 379. 
HanBITAT in Ainerica merid. S. h. 
FroagT Jul. Aug. 
Curr. 173F. 
Ons. Limbs of most of the Opuntie will live 
out of the ground half a year, 1f kept cool and. 
dry, (but above freezing point,) aud as they 
abound in highly antiscorbutic juice and pulp, 
have been found very serviceable at sea in long 
voyages, after other vegetables have been ex- 
hausted,—They are easily procured in hot cli- 
mates, and appear to be worthy the mariner's 
further attention. 
O. (Great yellow-spined) erecta, articulis late 
ovato-oblongis, spinis subulatis longis flavis.— 
- Opuntia (Tuna) articulis ovato-oblongis, spt- 
mis subulatis. —.Mill. dict, ed. 8, o. 3.— 
Cactus Tuna. JVilld. sp. pl. 2. p. 944.— 
Cactus. Tuna a. Hort. hew. ed. 9. v. 8. 
| p. 119.— Tuna major, spinis validis flavican- 
libus, flore gilvo, Dill. elth. 396. t. 295. 
f- 380.— Cactus cochinellifer. Plant. grass. 
. «um dualus tabulis. "s » 
HaniTAT in Ámerica meridionali. S. 5h. 
FronET Jul. Aug. TN 
Curr. 1731. ; j 
B spinis (exceptis in senectis articulis) unifor- 
is brevissimis piliformtbus.— / 
Dill. elth. p. 398. 1. 294. f. 3829? 
TRGJOT, — 
