38 CACTUS CULTURE FOB AMATEURS. 



stems, together with the size and beauty of its flowers, should 

 win it favour for the conservatory. It blossoms in July. 

 Mexico. 



C. csespitosus. 



Steins 8 inches high by about 4 inches in diameter, in clusters. 

 The greyish-green ribs, of which there are from a dozen to 

 eighteen, covered with tufts of whitish wool and rose-tinted 



g. 15. Carets enncacanthus. 



spines. Flower;-} produced on the top of the stems (Fig. 14), the 

 short tube clothed with spines ; spread of the petals 4 inches, 

 deep rose ; anthers yellow ; stigma bright green. Ne.v Mexico and 

 Texas. Suitable for windows or small greenhouses, as it tlowcis 

 freely and keeps in good health in an ordinary temperature, if 



