NEOMAMMILLARIA. Ill 



Figure 112 is reproduced from the first illustration cited above. Nicholson recorded 

 the receipt of the plant figured by him from Haage. 



64. Neomammillaria perbella (Hildmann). 



Mammillaria perbella Hildmann in Schumann, Gesamtb. Kakteen 567. 1898. 



Solitary or somewhat cespitose, depressed-globose, glaucous-green; tubercles short-conic, 

 their axils lanate; radial spines 14 to 18, i to 1.5 mm. long, setaceous, white; central spines 2, very 

 short (4 to 6 mm. long) ; flowers 9 to 10 mm. long, reddish; stigma-lobes red. 



Type locality: Mexico. 



Distribution: Mexico, but range unknown. 



We know this species from description only ; Schumann places itnear Mammillaria donatii. 



Fig. 114. — Neomammillaria donatii. 



Fig. 115. — Neomammillaria coUina. 



65. Neomammillaria collina (J. A. Purpus). 



Mammillaria collina J. A. Purpus, Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 22: 162. 1912. 



Solitary, globose, 12 to 13 cm. in diameter, soniewhat depressed at apex; tubercles cylindric, 

 I cm. long or less, woolly in their axils ; radial spines 16 to 18, white, 4 mm. long; central spines i or 2, 

 longer than the radials; flowers rose-colored, 1.5 to 2 cm. long; fruit 2 cm. long, red. 



Type locality: Esperanza, Puebla, Mexico. 

 Distribution: Puebla, Mexico. 



We refer here specimens collected near the type locality in 191 2 by Dr. C. A. Purpus. 

 Illustrations: Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 23: 99 ; Grassner, Haupt-Verz. Kakteen 1914: 

 28, as Mammillaria collina. 



Figure 115 shows a plant sent by Dr. Purpus to Washington. 



66. Neomammillaria donatii (Berge). 



Mammillaria donatii Berge in Schumann, Gesamtb. Kakteen Nachtr. 135. 1903. 



Usually simple, stout and globose, but sometimes cespitose, glaucous-green; tubercles small, 

 conic, naked in their axils; radial spines 16 to 18, 8 mm. long, glassy; central spines 2, yellowish black, 

 10 mm. long; flowers reddish, 15 mm. long; style and stigma-lobes white. 



Type locality: Mexico. 

 Distribution: Mexico. 



We do not know the exact type locality or distribution of this plant. It is now in the 

 trade and we recently obtained a specimen from Haage and Schmidt. 



