RAMILLARIA. 



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M. floribunda. 



Stem conical, about 5 inches high by 4 inches wide at the base 

 with round nut-like tubercles, crowned with star-tufts of stiff, 

 brown spines J inch long, set in pads of dirty.-white wool. The 



Tig. 38. Mamillaria elephantidens 



flowers are numerous, covering the whole top, from which they stand 

 erect, forming a bouquet of rose-coloured petals. Native of Chili. 

 Flowers in summer. It thrives in a greenhouse or a sunny window. 



