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mostly of the genus Rhipsalis, and within the city itself rises the 

 picturesque Corcovado, a thickly wooded mountain on whose slopes 

 are found many rare ferns and tree-inhabiting cactuses. The 

 Jardin Botanico in this city is one of the finest in the world. Over 



Fig. Ti- — Cereus jaiiuicaru DC, near Joazeiro, Bra- 

 zil, one of the largest cacti in the State of Bahia, 

 Brazil. Photograph by Russell. 



two hundred species of palms from all parts of the tropics are here 

 grown in the open, besides many other rare tropical plants. In an- 

 other section of the city, in a fine large park called the Quinta Boa 

 Vista, is the JNIuseo Nacional, where a number of rare cactuses were 

 found in the herbarium. 



