11.147 
Mamlllaria multiceps Salm. 
Plant in flower and fruit April 9, 1912; caespitose, many stemmed, each 
\ ' 
stem ovate shaped, from 1 cm. to 2.5 emu in diameter; axils comparatively 
large and nearly free from wool; tubercles slender and nearly cylindrical; 
spines central, usually 5 to 7 , 1 cm. or more long, white with brown tips; 
radials pubescent; flowers sessile, corolla tubular, projecting about 1 
, , linear 
cm. beyond tubercles; petals 12, lanceolate acute, creamy white with^laven 
der stripes at centers; stamens numerous; anthers light yellow; pistil 
exsert beyond stamens; stigma lobes greenish yellow; fruit bright red, 
carrot 
EXHxxisaxm shaped; seeds black. 
