404 Jl Catalogue of Cactuses, Opuntias, Cereuses, ^c. 



of large size we have noticed in the catalogue, which is as fol- 

 lows: — 



logues, and is very similar to 

 Ackermanu. The flowers 

 are slightly larger in their ex- 

 This is pansion, and it is said to be a 

 finer species. 



speciosum 



truncatum 



Cereus aurantiacus 



cffiruleus 



coccineus 



costes minor. 



a plant of fine size. 



cylindricLis 



chiloeiisis 



Desvauxu 



extensis 



fimbriatus 



flagelliformis 



grandiflorus. A large 



specimen. 



ignescens 



Jenkinsoni?' 



• No. 1 



No. 2 



longiflorus 

 Mallasoni 



macrantianus 



may fly 



monstrosus 



Napoleonis. A very rap- 

 id grower, with somewhat the 

 habit of C. triangularis: large. 



peruvianus. Four feet 



high, and large. 



Pitajdya 



serpentinus. About four 



feet high. 



speciosissimus 



squamulosus 



Smithii 



triansularis. A 



plant, some feet high. 



large 



VandesicE. A species (?) 



similar to Jenkinsoni. 

 Epiphylhim Ackermanii 

 alatum 



crispatum 

 Hitcheni. 



This is the 



splendidum of some cata- 



Echinocactus crenatus 



Eyriesii. A plant of 



good flowering size. 



multiplex 



Ottonis. This will prob- 



ably flower another year. 

 Opuntia braseliensis. Very 

 large. Mr Sweetser intends 

 to graft the E. truncatum and 

 others on it. 

 curassavica. Afinelarire 



plant. 



cochinillifet 



Tl 



us IS 



the plant upon which the co- 

 chineal insect is produced. 

 It is a rapid grower. 

 fra2:ilis 



glauca 

 micradasia 



Thi 



rosea 



spinosissima 



one of the most interesting 

 of the opuntias, when not in 

 bloom; the profuseness of its 

 spines, and erectness of its 

 habit, render it a fine plant at 

 all times. 



vulgaris 



Mammillaria discolor 



pus ilia 



— - sp. 



Pereskio aculeuta 



grand i flora 



Rhipsalis salicornoidcs. 



In the management of cactuses Mr. Sweetser has been very 

 successful; and his collection is one which will not sufter in com- 



