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and the character of its stems and fruit, this plant has been called 

 parasitical. It is, however, only indebted to the tree on which it 

 grows for support, for it thrives if planted in a pot or basket in 

 ordinary soil, and kept in a stove temperature. Brazil. 



R. floccosa. 



Stems as in R. Cassyfha, but thicker, longer, and with the 

 branchlets in compact clusters on the ends of the long, arching 



Pig. GS.-Rhipsalis lunaHs. 



branches. The dots marking the position of the microscopic hair- 

 tufts are in small depressions. Flowers and fruit as in R. Cassytha, 

 of which this might reasonably be called a variety. Requires warm- 

 house conditions. 



R. funalis. 



Stem straggling, branched. Branches numerous, consisting of 

 long, terete joints, rather thicker than a goose-quill, glaucous- 

 green, slightly roughened on the surface, with depressions for the 



