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A CHECK-LIST OF CACTI. 



A preliminary list of all known species, and 

 their authors, habitat, value, etc. 



anhalonium Lemaire. 

 No. Name and author: Habitat: $100: 



1 areolosum Lem, Mexico 



2 elongatum Salm— see pulvilligerum. 



3 Engelmanni Lem. Texas *$30 



4 fissipedum Monv.— see sulcatum. 



5 fissuratum Eng.— see Engelmanni. 



6 furicraceum (Watson) Coulter. 



7 heteromorphum Ensr- see Eng'm'ni. 



8 Jouradamanum hort. 



9 Kotschubei Lem.— see sulcatum. 



10 Kotschubeyanum Lena.— see sul'tm. 



11 Lewmii Hennings— see Lophophora. 



12 prismaticum Lem. San Luis Potosi, *25 



13 pulvilligerum Lem 



14 retusum Salm — see prismaticum. 



15 Rungei Hildm. Mexico 



16 sulcatum S. 



17 turblnifoime W.— see Echinocactus, 



18 Williamsii Web.— see Lophophora W. 



astkophytum Lemaire. 



19 asterias Lem.— see Echinocactus a, 



20 capricornis hort.— see E. c. 



21 myriostigma ) \ Lem.— see E. myrio- 



22 nrismaticum \ I stigma. 



Ckreus Linnaeus. 

 (Including Echinocereus Engelmann, 

 Echinopsis Zucc. and 

 Pilocereus Lemaive.) 



23 abnormis Sweet— see peruvianus. 



