A _ Engelmann and Gray, 
945. SEDUM sparsirLorum, Nutt. Naked places in the 
San Bernardo prairie, between the Brazos and the caeno 
April — May. 
any adequate or authentic collection of Cacti, so as to institute the proper com- 
parisons. . Gg. 
** Mr. Lindheimer has sent seven other Cacti, mostly in living specimens, namely: 
1. Opuntia, sp. without fruit or flower, probably O, D It attains the 
—— of several feet, with large obovate joints, and a few 
: - Miodio? Perhaps O. ena ut very » ny. 
—" 3. MAMMILARIA SIMILIS (n. sp.): cæspitosa; axillis tuberculorum juniorum 
paulo tomentosis demum glabris; tuberculis ovatis supra leviter sulcatis (sulco 
jasi j qualibus 
radiantib mdatis ; 
sparsis globosis coccineis. — Sandstone rocks, near Industry. Evidently near M. 
simplex, at least to Nuttall’s sii of that name, bit cespitose, forming tufts often @ 
A— in diameter. Flowers not seen. Berries scarlet, of the size of a large pea. 
Seeds numerous, subglobose, serobieulate, Pom with. an m white hilum. 
: ed living plants but ers ton not p flow red. 
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petalis longioribus lanceolatis apicem versus ciliato erosis medals sordide flavis 
ad basin intus filamentisque brevibus rubicundis; stylo supra stamina exserto ; 
bus 7-10 flavis; baccis oblongis virescentibus.— With the preceding. 
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distinct section. From that species it abundantly — only in the color of the 
flower and the spines, but in the entire and smooth se pals, (ilte vs petals, &c. 
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s; floribus minutis solitariis e macula subtomentosa supra l 
aculeorum ortis ; sepalis i in tubum concretis, apicibus liberis late ovatis acuminat 
spariosis ma rgine fimbriatis; fructibus seminibus ovatis 
opacis minutim tuberculatis. Mid dicio on die" Colo rado River. Near 
E. tenuispinus, Link g- es from Brazil. Our imens are about two "E 
in diameter, and an inch and a half high, with pee sharp ribs separa 
t a grooves. The A Dee are fifteen lines long. Flowers ripe ^d 
nes 
A. R. Lenis (n.. sp.): ening eet ADR tomentoso ; costis 
= _Vertigalibus acutis subundulatis ; spini cicatrice to-lanceolata tomentosa 
transversim piete striatis, exteriori- 
bus 6-7 inequalibus . MURS, P centrali recurvata multo bre brevioribus ; 
floribus e vertice depr inorum 
os mentoso ex axillis fasciculorum spi 
venienti conterteini cds ipd. aa in tubum brevem iai 
