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ICOSANDRIA. MONOG. 994. Caftns. 
ORDER h MONOGYNIA: i ftyle. 
994. CACTUS. Calyx i -leafed, fuperior, iinbric^^^ 
corol many-fold: berry i -celled, many-ftecled- 
A. Of a roundijh form. Melon Thiftlc, 
mamillarts. Roundifh, covered with ovate bearded tiibcfcles. 
America. Htrm. Farad. M36. Pluk aim. t. 29./ 1. 
Flowers produced between the tubercles: Icarlet. 
Maiocaetus. Roundifli, vvith 14 or 15 angles. 
Weft Indies, Cluj. exot. t. 92. Bradl.Juce. 4. t. 32. 
2. 14-ang’ed, with long recurved white I'pines. 
3. >5 sng ed, with broad recurved clol'c-let fpines, 
4. With 1 5 fpirally twilled angles; Ipines ereft. 
Fruit produced in circles round the upper part of the cap- 
' ■ Erea, Jupforting themfelves. Torch ThiftI'- 
^lindricus. Ere£l, weak, cylindrical, without angles; the furface 
. ticulate with deculfate grooves. 
Peru. Lamarck, euc^/cl. i. /. 533. PLilld. 2. p. 939, 
Pitajaia. Ere£f, triangular. ,, 
Carthagena, Flower large, white; fruit lize of an he'' * 
Ihiniiig Icarlet, with a white flelhy fwcet eatable pu'p* 
heptagonus. Ereift, oblong, with 7 angles. 
America, hort. Clif. i Si. i 
tetrsgottui. Quadrangular, long, ereft, with ihe angle.s coinpf^^ ^ 
touth America, .dngles comprefied and tar aiun-er. 
hexagonus. Eredf, long, w ith 6 diftant angles. 
Surinam. Kxorr del. i.t.F. bradl face. i. t i. 
Angles armed with lharp cluftered Ipreading I'piues. 
pentagonus. Ercd, long, jointed, with about 5 angles. 
America. O/rw rarely 6-angleci: in cluftcrs. . 
repandus, Ere 61 :, long, with 8 coinpreifcd waved angles : 
longer than the wool. ° 
South America. Frew.Ehret.t.lSf. Ccreus. 
Flowers produced from tne angles; J'rmt yellow, fpinous. 
lanuginosus. Ered-, long, with about 9 obfoleie angles : Ipines 
than the wool. 
Curaiiao. Heim, parad. t.i i Ccreus. 
Fruit red on the outfide and without ipinef. 
peruwanus. Ered, long, with about 8 obtufe angles. 
Jamaica, tier. emac. l ij^. r. i- Cereus. 
Royeni. Ered, with fubovate joints, and 9 angles : 
as the wool. 
America,- Fruit red, not Ipinous. 
