“On p. 279, the var. minor of Cereus dasyacanthus should be can- 
elled, and after C. longisetus, p. 280, the following added : — 
“93, C. Rerrert, E. in B.C. R.: ovato-cylindricus, 10-12 costa- 
__* tus ; areolis ovato-orbiculatis ; aculeis e basi bulbosa subulatis-rubellis 
- apice obscurisexterioribus 10-15, interioribus 2-5 robustioribus 
- sub-brevioribus ; floribus subterminalibus magnis purpureis; bacca _ 
subglobosa ; seminibus tuberculatis. 
“El Paso, southward to the Sandhills; fl. April.— Stem 5-6 
inches high; spines 4-8 lines long; flower 2}-~3 inches long. 
Similar to C. dasyacanthus, from which it is distinguished by the 
fewer ribs, fewer and stouter spines, purple flowers, smaller fruit, and 
larger seed. This species is intermediate between the Pectinati and 
ecalopht. 
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