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Cacti.— Orcutt. 



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Into a hook. The delicate yellowish v.-hite 

 flowers are succeeded by the club-shaped, 

 scarlet berries that possess the flavor of wild- 

 wood strawberries, and are sometimes called 

 "hep-pitallas," the "llavina" of the Mexicans. 

 MAMMILLARIA E LONG AT A P DC. 

 MAMMILLARIA FLAVA E. 

 MAMMILLARIA FORDII Orcutt. 



Ovale, 'J inclier- 111 diauieler, ai.d Hbuiit 3 high, 

 rare! y branching at base; tubercles obtuse, }^ 

 inch across, short, 12 radial spinesciiier ous, % 

 -'4 inch long, the soiiiary (entrnl black and 

 hooked, !4 inch Ion;;; fl.iwerau inch long, white 

 wiih about 9 petals a d i> st.pal.-i— the alter with 

 pari)lish midvein on the back, 6 htigiuata of a 

 brownish ^ret-n style greenish, fiiamentH white 

 and aiithe. soraiige yellow ; flowers in July; Baja 

 Ciihfornia on the wesi Coast, collected for L. M. 

 Foid,lh99. r ear M Goodridgii. 

 MAMMILLARIA GLOCHIDIATA Mart. 



MAMMILLARIA GOODRIDGII Scheer. 

 M MMiLLA. lA GRACILIS Ff. 

 MAJuMI^i^AxvIA GR.^HAMII E. 

 1 10 3 inches high, sabgiobose, simple or 

 branching from t,he base; luberclcs ovate, 

 ax.ls naked; radicl spines in one series, 20 to 

 30 in number, 3 to 6 lines long, rigid and 

 whitish, surrounding a siou.er and longer 

 hooked brown r.ne. Flo'wers small, neany 1 

 inch w.de, reddish; berry oval, green, with 

 small pitied seeds. The wel. -known "Arizona 

 Sipawberry" or small Fishhook Cactus of N. 

 M., Arizona and Utah, rare in California. 

 :iiAJNiM LLARIA (j±.US-XII Rur.ge. 

 MAMMILLARIA HUMBOLDTII Eh. 

 MAMM J LLARIA INCCRVA Sche dw. 

 MAMMILLARIA INTRTCATA Otto. 

 MAMMILLAr.IA LASIACANTHA E. 

 \ ariety DBXlDATA Engel.nann. 

 Mamm.i.aia iiona Pos, is Potts 1. 

 MAM.v-ILLARIA LESAUN.ERI Rebut. 

 MAMMILLAivIA MAELENII S. 

 MAMMILLARIA MAELENII S. 

 MAMMILLAJniA MAINAE x.r. 



"xi^(.m spher.cai to ovate, simple, or 

 spar ngiy branched from the base, leich- 

 ing a neight of iLcm; tubercles giaucous, 

 somewha incurved, cylin-dric, becomiag 

 conical, 1-1% cm loi g, oiten br.ght reJ in 

 the naked axi!s; radal sp.nes, 10-15, yel- 

 lowish, l;e omin^ w.iite, slende ■, c rce y 

 pungent, 6-10 mm long, the upper rather 

 the shorter; centiala 1-2, bo h hooiced, 

 rarely an addit.onal upper one; lower 

 central, usually he o. ly cne,^ nearly 

 twice as long as the rad as, stout and 

 strongly hooked, porrcct, brov n be ow, 

 blackish above, some'nhat twis'ed; the 

 second central when present, widely di- 

 varicate, ascending, weaker and shorter; 

 flowers in crown at upper part of stem, 

 pinkish-white cr ijesn-color, i-lVj tm in 

 length, includ'ng the ovary; f^ty'e whit- 

 ish, drep'.y, few-lobed; fruit red, g obular, 

 to obovate, shorter than the tubercles; 

 seeds dull-blark, pun'^+ate, a little more 

 than 1 mm long, obovate, with narrow. y- 

 linear basal hilum. Named for the co'- 

 lector. Mrs. F. M. Main, who found it in 

 Sonora, south of Nogales. It has been 



offered by dealers as M. Galeoteii Scheid, 

 to which it is not at all related." — Kath- 

 arine Brandegee, Zoe 5 1 (ag ItOO ). ? 

 MAMMILLARIA MICROMERIS E. 

 mushroom cactus, found in Texas, re- 

 sembles a silk-covered button, and can 

 be handled without gloves. The deli- 

 cate, starry net work of snowy-white 

 spines over the green plant gives it a 

 very beautiful appearance. 

 Variety GREGG II Engelmann. 

 MA:\ MI LLARIA IVilNIMA R ichb. 

 Mexican spaces, cylindrical, forming numer- 

 ous heads around the base, which readiiy take 

 root when detached. About 20 slender white 

 spines radiate from the center of each hemi- 

 spherical tubercle, enveloping the plant like 

 a bit o£ delicate lace; no central spine. 



M ' MMILLARIA NICHOLSONII Mac 

 I>ow. 



Mp.mm I'arla noga'ensis Runge cat, is 

 recurvata E. 



MAMMILLARIA OLIVIAE Orcutt. 



Globose to ovate, 2% inches In diameter, 

 3 inches high, simple or rarely branched 

 or cespitose: tulrercles ovate, V* inch long, 

 axils naked: radials 25-36. snowy white, 

 slender, rig d. 14 inch long, lipper ones 

 shorter; centrals 1-3. the lower one only 

 an eighth of an inch long, erect, rigid, 

 white or tipped ■p'ih oh'^co'n^^e hrowr: the 

 two upper centrals slender white or rarely 

 tipped w th brown, 3 t mes as long, CiOse- 

 ly resembling the radials: lower central 

 rarely longer, but occasionally even % 

 inch long, slender or flexrous. brownish 

 and hooked upward— more frequently seen 

 on the lower outer tubercle.s of youi.g ■ 

 plants: fruit scarlet, clavate. with small 

 seeds. Type. Orcutt. No. 26(12:— Of snowy 

 whiteness from 'ts numerous inte'^lacing 

 spines: ded'caed to the author's life part- 

 ner, who has accompanied him in thought 

 on the mountains and deserts cf .\rizona, 

 where this beautiful plant occurs. 



Marrmillaria petersonii HIdm, is Heese- 



pna 

 M" millar'a rf^'fferi Bcoth, 's rhodan- 



tha. 

 MAMMILLARIA PHELLOSPERMA B. 

 MAMMILIARIA, PLUMOSA Wtb. 



MAMMITLAPIA PT^'I'^-'GLET X Br 



P'at'er'n'" Frandeg e 7^e, 5:7, • uhi sh- 

 es ths nfme ibse! on Cac+rs Prlnglei 

 Co"ltrr\ rnd s*a'e« +ha+ i* seem; to 

 Fcqrre'v differ from M C\rret'i. 

 MAMMILLARIA PTTSILLA Sweet. 

 M-^MMILLAPTA RHODAXTHA L-O. 



Oblone- or sub'^ylnd'-''^. SO cm hir^. ".5- 

 10 in fiiameter. o'ten bifrr'-^te- t'-ber'^les 

 conical, 1? mm TonT. S in diameter: w'th 

 woor-y-»axils- rdal s^in'^s 16-?'^, br'stle- 

 likeii^^ite. the lower S-lo mm long- '^e7i- 

 tral oT^ines fi or 7, r'g'd. whitish with black 

 tip, 1? mm long: fowers ro~e-''olor. 12 "^m 

 bread; fj-uit 2.5 cm long, cylindrical. Mex- 

 ico. 



MAMMILLARIA SPHACELA'PA Mart. 

 MAMMILLAE I A SPINAUREA S. 

 MAMMILLARIA SPINOSISSTMA Lem. 

 MAMMILLARIA STELLA-AURATA Mt. 



