1544 Fru t of Opunt a F cus Ind ca (X y^) No 13 



basilins Engel n an 1 Begel A Ion spreading 

 :I nt larel 1 ft h h i t tl k i He ill 



roadh ol o ate with I t | 



; ranch ng from the 111 I 14 



1 h green an 1 er I | 1 



•wh 



rge 



\ ar ramdsa Parish A smaller plant w th joii ts 

 branching from the upper en 1 and usually glabrous 

 fe Cahf 



A ar Treldasu Co ilt Differs from the species in 

 la ng largei orbi ilar or obovate joint with terete 

 tie an 1 larger leaves S Calif 



8 pubSrula Pfe flf A n im 

 right plant 3 ft h gl lo 

 ro inder when>ouugco ered 

 which becon es bright gieei 

 short Irown sh yellow v,u I 

 ber ol p1 1 r tl p e o 



stri 1 I 1 I 1 te 



Iv 



bed ai d 





tish seeds : 



grce 1 II 



ore 1 1 1 fle 

 11 gl\ mall Mex 



9 leucdtriolia P DC {O f I sp) la Salm ) An ii 

 Tight, numerously branched plant sometimes reaching 

 the height of 10 ft. : joints elliptical or nairowei mosth 

 rounded at the end, 8-10 in long and half as wide daik 

 green: areolae small, with white or whitish gray wool 

 and numerous short brown bristles spines vtn sli n 

 ■der. mostly 4 at Hrst, but Htri is m m\ is 10-1 ^ m 

 reach the length of 3-4 m 1 ming In tl lil ml 

 very flejtibie : fls. 2-3 in wi I > II w with i 1 li I 

 •center: fr. spherical, 1-1 '4 111 in li 1111 1 1 „i n t 

 white, thickly beset with Mhit\ « 1 uul li wm h 

 yellow bristles; pulp sweet edible Mex 



10. triac4ntlia, P. DC. An upright tree like plant 

 reaching 10-12 ft. in height, joints often very large, 

 ■occasionally 18 in. long and 10 in. wide, obovate, thick, 

 grayish green: areolae remote, from 154-1}^ in. apart, 

 with short, grayish wool and yellow bristles ; spines 

 3-4, white, with yellow points and bases, an in. or less 

 long: fls. 2H-3 in. wide, carmine to orange-yellow: fr. 

 elliptical, VA-2 in. long; pulp acid. West Indies. 



11. candelabrifbrmis. Mart. An upright, sparingly 

 branched plant, 2-4 ft. high: joints elliptical to obovate, 

 thick, dark green, 6-10 in. long and half as wide: areo- 



Mex 

 H t 



spar ngh 

 ol long to 

 glauco IS 



Fr 



I lant 4-b tt 1 gh jo nts 

 and two thirds as wide 

 > aieolae with brownish 

 e color spines u uallj 

 ch or less long straight ai 



I 1 am ed ble Mex 



I I 1 t tl e « arm tem 



I III reg on escap ng 



t h ie o e I tiouble ome weed 



>ted for Its truit undei the name of 



14 polyintha Haw A 

 plaut 1 tt I le n he ^1 

 lark gleen weak spue! 4 

 areolEe with \h te ool a 1 

 lender gol len ^ II w II 



1545. Opuntia Tuna No Ifi 



16. chlordtica, Engelm. A compact, upright, moder- 

 ately branched plant, from 3-6 ft. high, the trunk and 

 m.iin stems becomingwoody and terete, and densely cov- 

 ered with long straw-colored bristles and spines: joints 

 orbicular, somewhat glaucous, C-10 in. in diam.: areolce 



