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oblaiiceolate, subacute, bright red, ^ in. longer than the sepals. 

 Filaments exserted ; anthers linear-oblong, ^ in. long. Fruit 

 ovoid, ^-f in. diam. 



Hab. Cordilleras of Northern Chili, PhiUpin 938 ! Germain 1 Introduced 

 into cultivation in England about 1850. Mainly described from a plant in the 

 Cactus-house at Kew, Feb., 1875. 



5. E. LiTTOKALis Pliil. iu Linn. xxx. 201. — Leaves about 40 in 

 a rosette, ensiform, luider a foot long, f in. broad above the dilated 

 base, tapering gradually to the acuminate point, rigid in texture 

 but recurving, dull green and channelled down the face, persistently 

 white-lepidote on the back, the marginal prickles conspicuous and 

 pungent. Flowers in a central head l|^-2 in. diam. ; innermost 

 leaves ovate, 2 in. long, rose-red ; floAver-bracts 1|- in. long, fur- 

 furaceous on both sides. Ovary clavate, f in. long ; sepals nearly 

 as long as the ovary. Petals rose-red, lingulate, an inch long. 

 Filaments pink, as long as the petals ; anthers linear-oblong, i in. 

 long. 



Hab. Chili ; maritime region of the province of Colchagua. Described 

 from a plant at Kew, Nov., 1887, and one flowered by Mr. W. Bull, Sept. 1873. 



6. R. GRANDiFLORA Phil, in Linn. xxx. 202. — Leaves ensiform, 

 albo-lepidote beneath, margined with pungent prickles ; inner 

 bright red, furfuraceous towards the base on both sides ; innermost 

 ovate-lanceolate, rather shorter than the flowers. Ovary clavate- 

 trigonous ; sepals above f in. long. Petals subobtuse, cuspidate, 

 14 lines long, ^ in. broad. Stamens as long as the petals; anthers 

 linear, ^ in. long. 



Hab. Chili : province of Colchagua, Volckmann. Known to me only from 

 Dr. Philippi's description. 



7. E. ARGENTINA Baker. — Leaves 30-40 in a rosette, lorate-ensi- 

 form, above a foot long. 3 in. broad at the dilated base, 1-1^ in. at 

 the middle, firm in texture, dull green, scarcely lepidote, deeply 

 channelled down the face, thinly white-lepidote on the back, 

 narrowed to deltoid tij) with a small pungent brown cusp, the 

 marginal prickles ascending, dark brown, pungent, the lower 

 J-^ m. long. Peduncle very stout, finally 4 in. long. Inflorescence 

 globose in the fruiting stage, 4 in. diam. ; inner leaves ovate, 

 shorter than the head. Sepals linear-oblong, \ in. long. Fruit 

 ovoid, f in. diam. 



Hab. Argentine Eepublic; province of Gran Chaco. Described from 

 living plants and dried specimens at Kew, received from Mr. F. E. Harman, 

 Sept. 1884. 



15. Ar.eococcus Droug. 



Sepals minute, ovate, free down to the ovary. Petals free, 

 lingulate, 3-4 times the length of the sepals, not scaled at the 

 base. Staiiiens epigynous; filaments filiform, shorter than the 

 petals ; anthers minute, ovate. Ovart/ inferior, oblong, 3-celled ; 

 ovules 2 in a cell, axile, pendulous ; style filiform ; stigmas short, 

 not twisted. Fniit small, indchiscent. 



