“ & After Opuntia setispina, p. 294: 
“OQ, Pes Corvi, Le Conte, Mss. : articulis parvis teretiusculis ; pul- 
villis subconfertis setas paucas breves graciles flavidulas gerentibus 
plerisque armatis; aculeis binis ternisve gracilibus spe basi com- 
pressis tortisque ; flore flavo minore. 
“‘ Sandy coast of Georgia, Major Le Conte, and Florida, Dr. Chap- 
man. — Joints not much over an inch long, and half as thick. Spines 
1-1} inches long, straight and slender. Flower 14 inches in di- 
ameter. Ovary only with 5 areole; stigmas 5,—JIn the shape of 
the joints this curious little species resembles O. Fragilis, but in 
other respects it seems intermediate between O. vulgaris 
tenuispina.” : 
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