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Nat. Or. Cact&cece. These are plants of great 

 beauty and interest, on account of their sin- 

 gular and grotesque structure, the arrangement 

 of their spines, and the beauty of their flowers. 

 The soil best suited for them is sandy peat, a 

 little loam, and a little lime, or brick rubbish, 

 all' of which must be well mixed together. 

 They must be watered very sparingly at all 

 times, but more so in winter. They are in- 

 creased from offsets, which must be dried a 

 few days before being put in to strike. These 

 plants, and Mammillarias, are sometimes 

 much infested with red spider, which is very 

 troublesome. The effectual way of extermi- 

 nating them, is to shed a little dry sulphur 

 over the plant infested, and they will soon dis- 

 appear, and as soon return, if not carefully 

 watched. Synonymes: 1, Cireus abnbrmis ; 2, 

 E. platacdiitha, Cdctus latisplnus; 3, Circus 

 cylindricus ; 4, Cdctus deprCssus; 5, Circus 

 gibbbsus ; 6, Circus htfstrix ; 7, Circus imbri- 

 ccttus ; 8, Cdctus intbrtus; 9, Cdctus erwidceus ; 

 10, Cdctus parvispinus ; 11, Cdctus rec&rvus, 

 nobilis ; 12, Echinocdctus orthacdnthus ; 13, 

 Astrophytum myriostigma ; 14, Mclocdctus oc- 

 togonus ; 15, E. hamatacdnthm ; 16, E. vis- 

 ndga; 17, Cdctus scdpa, Circus scdpa. See 

 Mclocdctus, Circus, and. Echinapsis. 



abndrmis 1 . White 7, S. Ev. S. J S. Amer. 



acuatus . . Yellow 9, S. Ev. 8. i M. Video 



acutangularie Yellow 9, S. Ev. S. % 



agglomeratus 7, S. Ev. S. J Mexico . 

 Anconianus . S. Ev. 8. £ Ancona . 



arcuatus . . Yellow 9, S. Ev. S. § M. Video 



centeterius . Lil. rd. 9, S. Ev. S. £ 



6, 8. Ev. S. i E. del Monte 1845 



6, S. Ev. S. 1 Mexico 

 9. S. Ev. S. 1 Mexico . 

 3, S. Ev. S. i Brazil 



8, S. Ev. S. i Mexico 

 Yellow 9, S. Ev. S. 1 

 Purple 8, S. Ev. S. i Mexico . 



9, S. Ev. S. 1 Peru . . 

 S. Ev. S. £ Mexico . 

 S. Ev. S. i Mexico . 

 S. Ev. S. i S. Amer. 



9, S. Ev. S. Mexico . 

 . Yellow 9, 3. Ev. S. i Mexico , 

 . Wht. yl. 7, 8. Ev. S. 1 



9, S. Ev. S. 1 

 . Wht. yl. 9, 8. Ev. S. 1 Mexico . 

 . Wht.gn. 7, 3. Ev. S. 1 Mexico . 

 . Bed . 7, 8. Ev. S. i Mexico , 

 . White 7, S. Ev. S. | Jamaica . 



9, 8. Ev. S. i Mexico 



7, 8. Ev. 8. i Mexico 

 8. Ev. S. B. Ayres 



| Whitish 6, S. Ev. P. i Tampico , 



S. Ev. S. 1 

 S. Ev. 8. 4 



chloroph- i p f 

 thalmus i rr ' wt 



cinnabarlnus Red 



coccmeus . Red . 



concmnus 12 Yellow 



cornlgerus 2 . Purple 



coryn6des 



crispatus . 



cylindricus 3 White 



densus . . 



Deppei . . 



depressus 4 . 



echin&tus . 



edulis\ . . 



erinaceus 9 . 



exsculptuB . 



Eyresii 

 glaucus . . 



formdsus . . 



gibbdsus 5 . 



Gilliesii . . 



gladiatus . . 



hamatus 



hexsedr6- 

 phorus 



hystrix 6 . 



imbricatus 7. 



1S18 

 1836 

 1835 

 1S38 

 1834 

 1834 

 1836 



. 1842 

 . 1835 

 . 1828 

 . 1823 

 . 1835 

 . 1826 

 . 1799 

 . 1829 

 . 1829 

 . 1798 

 . 1830 



'. 1818 

 . 1836 

 . 1829 

 . 1830 

 . 1830 

 . 1808 

 . 1830 



'. 1833 

 . 1841 



8. Ev. 8. i Chile . 

 Purple 6, 8. Ev. 8. 1 Antigua 

 S. Ev. 8. i M. Video 

 Yellow 6, 8. Ev. 8. j Mexico 

 Yellow 8. Ev. 8. Brazil 

 Purple 8. Ev. 8. Mexico 

 Yellow 7, 8. Ev. 8. i S. Amer. 

 Yl.wht. 3, S. Ev. 8. i Buenos-A. 

 Yellow 9, 8. Ev. 8. J Mexico 

 Yellow 7, 8. Ev. S. 1 Mexico 

 Yl.wt. 10, S. Ev. S. } Chile . 

 mammilla- j y, red 10 s Ev Si $ C hUe . 



noides . t 

 melocacti- 1 wwt8 s . Et . g, ^ Mexico 

 f drmis . f 



inflatus 

 intdrtus 8 

 intricatus 

 Ingena 16 . 

 Langsddrfii 

 latisplnus 

 Leechii . 

 Leeauus . 

 Lfnkii . ' . 

 longihama- 

 tus . . . 

 Mackie&nus 



1808 

 1820 

 1828 

 1768 



1833 

 1823 

 1833 

 1840 

 1835 



1846 



1836 



1836 



8. Ev. 8. J Jamaica . 

 S. Ev. 8. M. Video 



meonacan- ^ 



thus . . I 

 mohtovi- i 



densis . j 

 multifldrus . White 6, 8. Ev. 8. J 



"malii"*" } WM -y L 6 ' s - Et - s - a Mexico . . 1839 



ndbilis ' .' . White 6, 8. Ev. S. 1 Mexico . . 1796 



obvallatus . Purple 7, 8. Ev. 8. $ Mexico . . 



octog&nus 14 Red wt. 6, 8. Ev. 8. 1 S. Amer. . 1830 



orthacdnthus S. Ev. 8. i M. Video . 



Ott&nis . . Yellow 9, 8. Ev. 8. 4 Mexico . . 1829 



oxyacantmis 8. Ev. 8. . 1830 



oxygdnus . Pa. rose 8, 8. Ev. S. 1 Brazil . .1831 

 pachycentrus S. Ev. 8. 



^to 1 : } S.Ev.S.*S.Amer. . 



pectiniferua . Rose . 6, S. Ev. S. 4 Mexico . 

 Fentlandi . Red . 7, 8. Ev. 8. 1 Brazil 

 platyacanthus 8. Ev. 8. 1 Mexico . . 1837 



polyacanthus 8. Ev. S. i Brazil . 1837 



pulohiflla . Wtbls. 10, 8. Ev. 8. } Mexico . . 1831 

 recurvus 11 . 8. Ev. S. 1 Mexico . . 1796 



rh'odanthus . Rosy . 9, 8. Ev. 8. 1 .-1835 



rhodopthSl-1 B d 8, 8. Ev. 8. J Mexico . .1849 



mus . . ) ' 2 



eliptica . . Red 8, 8 Ev. 8. J Mexico . . 1849 

 robustus . . 8. Ev. 3. 1 . 1835 



Salmianus . Grey . 7, 8. Ev. 3. $ Curacoa . 

 scbpa 17 . . Yellow 7, 8. Ev. 8. 1 Brazil . 1826 



splnis-aUbis Yellow 6, 8. Ev. S. % Brazil . 1836 



Sell5wi . . 8. Ev. S. 1 M. Video . 1826 



sessilifldrus . Pa.yel. 6, S. Ev. 8. 1 . 1S34 



spinosissimus 8. Ev. 8. J . 1834 



spiralis . . 3. Ev. 8. J . 1835 



Stalnesii . . Yellow 8, 8. Ev. 3. 1 Mexico . . 1847 

 streptocaulon Yellow 8, 3. Ev. S. § Bolivia . 1844 

 subgibbbsus. 8. Ev. 8. 4 Valparaiso . 1830 



subullforus . 8. Ev. 8. i Mexico . . 



sulcatus . . 8. Ev. 8. i Mexico . . 1829 



tenuispmus . Yellow 9, S. Ev. S. £ Brazil . . 1835 

 tephracanthos 9, 8. Ev. 8. } Brazil . . 1825 



thelephorus . 8. Ev. 8. } . 1834 



tuberculiltus 8, 8. Ev. 3. i Mexico . . 1820 



tubifldrus . White 9, 8. Ev. S. i Mexico . . 1836 

 Wflliamsii . Rose . 9, 8. Ev. 8. i Mexico . 1S44 

 xanthacan- ) 4 g E g i ls35 



thus . . i ' a 



EcHlNdCHLOA, Beauvois. From echinos, a hedge- 

 hog, and chloa, grass ; alluding to the prickly 

 heads of flowers. Linn. 3, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 

 Gramindcece. Hardy annuals, fit only to be 

 grown in botanic gardens. Synonymes: 1, 

 Pdnicum stagnlnum ; 2, P. cr&s-gdlli. 

 crus-gflli 2 . Apetal 7, H. Grass. 1J Brit. moi. fie. 

 setigera . . Apetal 7, G. Grass. 1 E. Ind. 1820 

 eommwt&ta 1, cr&s-e6rvi, echindta,, erythros- 

 pirma, intermedia, stagnina. 

 Echin6phora, Tournefort. From echinos, a 

 hedgehog, and phoreo, to hear; the involu- 

 crum is covered with stiff spines. Linn. 5, 

 Or. 2, Nat. Or. Apidcece. Rather interesting 

 plants, succeeding in any common soil, and in- 

 creased by dividing the roots, 

 spindsa. . . White 7, H. Her. P. 1 Eng., sea co. 

 tenuifblia . . White 7, H. Her. P. 1 Apulia . . 1731 

 trichophjUla . White 7, H. Her. P. 1 Levant. . 1820 



EcHINOPbGON, Beauvois. From echinos, prickly, 

 and pogon, a beard. Linn. 3, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 

 Oramindceoc. A mere weed, of the simplest 

 culture. Synonyme; 1, Agrbstis ovdtus — 

 ovatus. 



Echinops, Linn. From echinos, a hedgehog, 

 and opsis, aspect ; in allusion to the hedgehog- 

 like heads of flowers. Linn. 19, Or. 5, Nat. 

 Or. Aster&cece. Coarse plants, of considerable 

 beauty, attaining from one to five feet high. 

 They are well adapted for borders, on account 



