No. 369. 
RHIPSALIS SALICORNOIDES. 
Class. Order. 
ICOSANDRIA MONOGY NIA. 
This curious little plant, so called by our 
intelligent friend Mr. Haworth, in his 
Supplementum plantarum succulentarum, 
is a native of South America: it is of the 
Cactus family, from which genus its imme- 
diate relative the C. pendulus or Cassytha, 
was first separated by Geertner. 
The upper branches and twigs are quite 
smooth, but it occasionally puts forth near 
the ground a jointed branch, which is fur- 
nished with soft, hairy spines, in appear- 
ance quite different from the rest of the 
plant: one of these is represented in our 
figure. 
It is of low growth, not often exceeding 
six or eight inches. The flowers appeared 
with us in January, remaining for a consi- 
derable time closed, nor opening till the 
sun shone on them, and even then nor very 
wide. The plant must be kept in the 
stove, and may be readily increased by cut- 
tings. The soil should be sandy loam, with 
not too much water in winter. 
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