160 AUGUST. 



CACTUS SPECIOSUS, AND CEREUS SPECIO- 

 SISSIMUS. 



" Refulgent Cerea, at the dusky hour, 

 She seeks with pensive step the mountain bower." 



These are splendid succulent plants, unrivalled 

 in beauty, particularly the latter, as large as a gob- 

 let, and resembling it in shape, and of a rich color, 

 scarlet and crimson blended. These should be 

 lodged near the sash at the top of the green-house, 

 (that position being warmer than a lower one,) to 

 forward their bloom. 



Darwin says, that " the Cactus grandiflorus, or 

 Cereus, is a native of Jamaica, and that it emits a 

 most fragrant odor for a few hours in the night, and 

 then closes for ever." 



CACTUS ACKERMANNII 



Resembles the former in shape and size, and rivals 

 it in beauty, but differs in its tints. 



THE ALTILEA FRUTEX 



Is deciduous, and though not strictly a green- 

 house plant, will not bloom well in this climate freely 

 exposed; it produces a profusion of double and very 

 showy flowers, like those of the Hollyhock in shape 

 and size, varying in color from white to purple. 

 There are two varieties, the white and red, which 

 especially require a green-house heat to bloom in 

 perfection. 



