146 THE CACTACEAE. 



Illustration: ISIonatsschr. Kakteenk. 22: 178, as Mammillaria kunzeana. 

 Plate XIV, figure i, is of a plant obtained by Dr. Rose in 19 12 from W. Alundt as 

 MammiUaria bocasana, which flowered in the New York Botanical Garden, April 21, 1914. 



115. Neomammillaria hirsuta (Bodeker). 



MammiUaria hirsuta Bodeker, Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 29: 130. 1919. 



Solitary or becoming cespitose, globose, about 6 cm. in diameter; tubercles 10 mm. long, 

 in 8 or 13 spiraled rows, cylindric, their axUs setose; spine-areoles naked; radial spines about 20, 

 white, 10 to 15 mm. long; central spines 3 or 4, the lower one hooked; flowers small, 10 mm. long; 

 fruit and seeds unknown. 



Type locality: Mexico. 

 Distribution: IMexico, but range unknown. 



The plant was exhibited by de Laet at Contich, Belgium, in 1914, as sent to him by 

 Mrs. Nichols, presumably from northern ^Mexico. 



Illustration: Alonatsschr. Kakteenk. 29: 131, as MammiUaria hirsuta. 



Fig. 160. — Neomammillaria mercadensis. Fig. i6i. — X. multihamata. 



116. Neomammillaria multihamata (Bodeker). 



MammiUaria multihamata Bodeker, Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 25: 76. 1915. 



Short-cylindric, about 5 cm. in diameter; tubercles cjdindric, setose in their axils; spine- 

 areoles white-lanate ; radial spines 25, acicular, white, 8 mm. long; central spines 7 to 9, several 

 of them hooked; flowers numerous from near top of plant, small, 1.5 cm. long; inner perianth- 

 segments narrow, acute, spreading; seeds blackish brown. 



Type locality: Mexico. 

 Distribution: Mexico, but range unknown. 



This plant is in the trade. A specimen was sent us in 1914 by L. Quehl, but it never 

 flowered and soon died. 



Illustration: ]Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 25: 77, as Maininillaria muliiliamata. 

 Figure 161 is reproduced from a photograph furnished by L. Quehl. 



117. NeomammiUaria longicoma sp. nov. 



Cespitose, often forming broad clumps ; individual specimens 3 to 5 cm. in diameter ; tubercles 

 conic, 4 to 5 mm. long, dark green, obtuse, bearing long white hairs in their axhs; radial spines 25 or 

 more, weak and hair-like, more or less interlocking; central spines 4, 10 to 12 mm. long, brown 

 above, a little paler below, i or 2 hooked; flowers from axils of upper tubercles; outer perianth- 

 segments pinkish, darker along the center ; inner perianth-segments lanceolate, acute, nearly white 

 or sometimes tinged \^-ith rose; stamens and style much shorter than the inner perianth-segments; 

 stigma-lobes 3, cream-colored. 



The plant is common about San Luis Potosi, Mexico, where it was collected by Dr. E. 

 Palmer in 1905 (type) and by !Mrs. Irene Vera in 19 12. We have had it in cultivation since 



