= 4 " : x 
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The specimen communic ated by Dr. Wislgenute the reece one found, was 
, ¢ eed, et it arrived Nets, but many fruits to the nate 
and I was thus fortunate enough to cultivate it Frou sy se f 
Other remarkable cactaceae from the State of C hihuah a, gee > 
‘been communicated to Dr. Wislizenus Re Mr. Potts, of ‘Chibuahua, ed ‘ 
. not fad oe here, as se Bs believed that Mr. P. has sent them stent” K 
cannot omit to ste a a beauti fal Delphinium, rat which ; grew abundant 
here a Silene, which i rhaps new, but comes near to S. mic, 
Nutt - the Rocky inousiesis s, and S. Moginiana, DC of Mexico; a new 
ardia,®® which is remarkably distinct from all. the ay Mexican 
Sinise of this genus by its smoothness; an boxe ria pe identical 
with the Californian E. caespitosa, DC.; ral Gerama, w hich a appear — 
to be undagcribed one of them with white ri ers; an Er yng jum,$7 ep 
Cosihiniriachi -—The only cage o— was about 2 inches in diame- 
. ter; tubercles 4 line es long; spines 4 lines in ees ne 5 to. 61 ines, 
“ng, in’a circle around the ane tabetles; Seggs che ae 2 scrob ul: 
dark. brown, minute. 
as. slize; 
“islizen >. , perenne “i , gla abrur 
«petiolis elonga aGe- th nfimi e basi diana, folie. antikie BAT. -parltis, i | 
niis incisis, seinen linggathas, acutis, divaricatis; floribus laxe panicu- 
lato. -racemosis ; bracteis subulatis ; floribus longe pedi icellatis 5. caleare 
~ subulato, curvato sepala paulo superante ; sepalis exterioribus acutis, 3 
£ fence obtusissauis ; petalis brevioribus ecincte: ovariis g laber- | 
+ Da the Bufa, a porphyty rock near eooperaate fie 8,000 feet high, in 
5 solids in September. Stem 2 to 2} feet high, slender, glabrous, glau- 
-cous ; flowers sparse, with the spur 1} inch long, beautifully ee, on the 
outside slightly puberulent. i 
, °° Bouvard rdia_glaberrima,n. sp., glaberrima, caule erecto terete; foliis 
ternatis, breviter petiolatis, ovatolanceclatis, utringue acu minatis pate i a 
‘bus s. reflexis; cyma. composita, foliacea; calycis segmentis <3 
__Superantibus ; > as quintuple s. sexuplo longtore, ets gait He 
intus parce barbat 
-Cosihuiriachi, airs Seslantiay. rome 2 feet. high, leaves 3 . 
eas 3h —— long, 8 to 10 lines wide; flo rs bright erimson, 12 to 1 
~~ limes long. Apparently one of the largest species of the genuay leaves : 
a ) ‘labrous, not revolute on ue vi 4 
ig um. ophyll y 2B. SPs p., glaberrimum, caule e erecto; ‘foliis = 
foe: @adics obli Blaneotao livearibus, pase enn ii erratus 
te marginatis, aristatis 5 foliis®: 
ineo: ‘eaulinis, yus serrate 
 ‘pinn is, sopeionbus pala palmati partitis, segmentis linearibus. ineisis ; f 
Eee taechicres : 10-13 tFigeapibine acuminatis, spinoso an ' 
_ integris, capitulum ovale longe superantibus; bracteis coeruleis fs 
bs ‘es superantibus, interioribus lengior ribus el ‘ 
~ Common in val ; about ( ihuiriachi; flowers § Septem 
foes high ; radieal —- inches ‘long, 2 lin wi 
ag ot ‘line wide ; “heads about ce 
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