106 Select Plants for Industrial Culture and 



Cereus grig-anteus, Engelmann. 



New Mexico and Arizona. It attains the stupendous height of 

 60 feet, with a proportionate columnar thickness. It yields edible 

 fruit. Lives unprotected at Port Phillip, withstanding the sea-air 

 close to the shores, and growing at the rate of nearly a foot a year. 

 It was introduced by the writer many years ago. Columnar species 

 of Cereus, rising to a height of 40 feet, occur also in Argentina. 

 C. repandus and C. triangularis (Haworth), of the West-Indies and 

 Mexico, together with several other species, are available as hedge- 

 plants in places free from frost. C. Atakameiisis (Philippi) is a 

 rather large species, widely scattered over the high plateau of Chili 

 and Bolivia up to the cold region of 13,000 feet. Nee speaks of a 

 Mexican Cactus (probably an Echinocactus) 5 feet in diameter by 

 3 feet in height. 



Cereus Pringrlei, Sargent. 



Sonora. Next to C. giganteus, the biggest Cactus. The autoch- 

 thones bake the pulp of the fruit into cakes [E. Palmer, N. v. 



Nagi]. 



Cereus Quixo. Gay. 



Chili. This stately Cactus attains a height of 15 feet, and is one 

 of the hardiest species. The charming snow-white flowers are fol- 

 lowed by sweetish mucilaginous fruits, available for the table 

 [Philippi]. 



Cereus Thurberi, Engelruann. 



North- Western Mexico and Arizona in arid regions. Attains a 

 height of 20 feet ; the fruits vary in size from that of a hen's egg 

 to that of an orange ; they are of delicious flavor, pleasant taste 

 and very nutritious. 



Cerinthe major, Linne. 



Countries around the Mediterranean Sea. A handsome but 

 annual herb, particularly alluded to by Gr. Don as a honey-plant 

 of superior value. A few congeners exist in the same regions, 

 among which C. minor (Bauhin) is biennial or pauciennial, and C. 

 alpina (Kitaibel) perennial. 



Cerozylon andicola, Humboldt.* 



The Wax-palm of New Granada, ascending the Andes to 11,000 

 feet. One of the most majestic and at the same time one of the 

 most hardy of all Palms, attaining occasionally a height of 180 feet. 

 The trunk exudes a kind of resinous wax, about 25 Ibs. being 

 obtainable at a time from each stem ; this, after the admixture of 

 tallow, is used for candles. There are several other andine Palms, 

 which could be reared in Australian forests or in sheltered positions 

 about our dwellings. 



