64 ADDISONIA 
of the gardens becomes Zygocactus truncatus. The species which is 
shown in our illustration is native to Trinidad and has long been in 
cultivation in gardens and conservatories. 
Hooker’s pe pedara has stems at first erect, but soon drooping, 
often becom ndent, and six to ten feet long; the branches are 
very V: vitiasie: either long, slender and whip-like, or broad, thin and 
leaf-like. The la aire branches are sometimes three inches broad, 
with a crenate margin. The flowers appear at night, and are not 
sweet-scented; the ieee tube is very slender; the — ieee 
segmen lemon-yellow while the inner ones are p hit 
the filaments are white. ‘The fruit is oblong, about poe dee caer 
and red. 
J. N. Rose. 
EXPLANATION OF PLATE. Fig. 1—Flower. Fig. 2.—Upper part of stem. 
