No. 79. 
CACTUS STELLATUS. 
Class. Order. 
ICOSANDRIA MONOGY NIA. 
This is a surprising production, as indeed 
‚are many of the Genus: it is a native of 
South America, growing in rocky situations, 
and has been very lately brought to this 
country. It flowered with us during the 
months of May and June: we found it diffi- 
cult to catch it fully open, as it is so only for 
a short time, which is mostly in the middle 
of the day, closing very soon after: a few of 
the flowers were succeeded by berries, from 
which we entertain hopes of being able to 
raise some young plants. 
It requires the stove heat, and succeeds 
best on a sbelf, requiring very little water, 
especially in the winter season: the soil may 
be composed of loam, with a slight mixture 
of decayed morter or lime rubbish. 
