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little longer than the calyx-tube, three-cleft at the apex; 
stigmas fleshy, dilated, granulose-fimbriolate. Ovary three- 
celled, many ovuled. Berry, pulpy, “deep red when ripe, 
an inch or more in diameter,” globose, ripening few seeds. 
Seeds 3 lines long, roundish-oval, turgidly lenticular. — Si- 
cydium was founded by Schlechtendal on a small-flowered 
Mexican dicecious plant, of which the sterile flowers alone are 
known. Until the fruit of that plant is identified it must 
remain doubtful whether ours belongs to the same genus. 
This has larger blossoms, and a more elongated calyx. But it 
accords with Schlechtendal’s incomplete description in being 
dicecious, in the 5-petalous corolla, and in the three distinct 
stamens with straight anther-cells. The leaves vary in the 
depth and breadth of their lobes. From the Rio Grande, 
Mr. Wright has communicated fragmentary specimens of 
what is probably a variety of the same species, with the 
leaves dissected into linear or filiform lobes and segments. 
Cacracem; by Dr. Engelmann. 
*,* Mr. Lindheimer bas again sent many living specimens of Cactaceæ from 
New Braunfels, San Kos later the Pierdenales, and the Liano. Among them I not 
only recognized al] the — e ae in Plant. Lindh. (Boston Journal, Vol. V.) 
but ined, also a number of new forms. From ot ined other 
species from the lower Rio Grande, AU these will be enumerated e in evi ati 
merde as far as possible, the catalogue of the Texan Cacta 
dence with Prince $ Salm Drak than whom none is better soree arpian these 
curious plants, and h i f livin ing eL of — of the species, ena- 
MAMMILLARIA. 
$ I. Fructu viridi, ovali; corolla persistente ; testa seminum 
pergamentacea fusca; floribus ex axillis tuberculorum 
hornotinorum. 
M. caccarata (M. sulcata, Engelm. Pl. Lindh. l. c., non 
Pfeiffer). Near M. scolymoides, Schdw. but sufficiently dis- 
tinct, according to Prince Salm. — Rocky and hard, clayey 
