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Show [ 7] 156 This specie appears to be allied to M. vivipara, but is di tin-gui. he(l by th conical head , and the hemi pherical tufts, while .M. viv1"pwra ha. h mispherical or ev n depres ed head., and form flat and spreading masse . It may be an undc:nib d prcie , in which case the name of Jrf. agp;regallt appear to b • mo:;;t appropriate. 2. JYJammilaTia, Oetober 26, 1 1G. Rare.>. Apparently a 11Mt1nmilarht, though the habit of the plant i. more that of an uhiuoceTe·us, but all f)cll'inocerei hav ' the bunch s of spine disposed in vertical ridges, which is not the ca e in the figure in que tiou. tcms irregularly cylin dric al, withdiver contraction and ... welling, about 4.-6 inches high, and 11 to 1~ inches in diameter, m.any (in the fig. ) from one ba '. The name of .NI. fasc.iculata would indicate the peculiarity of this spr i s. 3. MammilaTia, "November 4th, 1 46, abundant." everal (fig. 3.) oval strm. from on' base, 1~-2~ inche high, and 1~ inch in diam<•ter; tubercle in abollt 13 row ; spines whitish, short; 1 mall obovatc red b rry toward the apex not more than 1~ line lon g . If the figure i · corrc t, this peci . ought to be di tinguishrd by the name. of Jlf. 'lnicroca1·pa, a 1 know of no other mammilaria with such a small fruit. 4. Ecltinocactns TlTisli::::eni. (Engelm. in Wizlizenus's report.) "October 26th, 1 46." In ad(lition to the (1 cription in Dr. W.': report, which I haYe drawn up from drie(l specimens, 1 ob ·rrve in this figure that the speeie ha. 21 oblique ribs, i" of an oval hape, and bluish green color; the rib arc acute, but not compres cd, according to the rcprc entation of a section, antl the groves corresponding. 5. l~cltinocnctus, "October 25th, 1 46, 1 inches in (liamctcr." Height equal to the diameter; shape venlrico , contracte<l toward the vertt•x, th rcfore somewhat urc-eolate; with 21 straight sharp ribs ; pin e: a p part' n tl y , straight , b row n , · o I o r o f p I an l brig h t green; vertc.x whitish, (tomento e?) fruit 1 or 1 i inche · long, oral, y e 1l ow ish or r r d d ish . ~ e 'd o b ova lt', o b 1 i que 1 y t r u n cat e d at b a e, full 1 line long, black, opaqu , slightly roughen d; embryo c.;ur_vcd or hook('d, cotyledons acrumuent, partly buried in th \ large fannaceous albumen. This species is distinct from all otht•r New Mexican . p ric examined by me, and is mo t probably undcs ' ribcd. 1 propo c to name it after its zealou discoverer, who has, urmounting numbcrles difftculties, though O<'cupic(l by sever and arduous dutic , found leisure to do . o much for the ;ulvanrcm nt of our knowledge of the wild countri s traver ed hy him, echinocactus Ernoryi. 6. Cereus. "Novemb r 21st, 1 16, 3 feet high." There can b • but little doubt but that '"·e haYe here a peciPs be· fore u , which I ha vc receiv d from Dr. Wisl izenu an cl from Dr. Gregg, from then •ighborhood of Chihuahua, and whi<'h I have described in Dr. W's report by the name of C. Greggii, erect, branch- 157 [ 7] ing with 5 com pre:, rcl ribs, clark green, with whitish arcolm, and a b o' u t · h o r t d u !-.l y s JH. n t' s . . 'l'hc . pec.im-cn {igur(•d here 1s very r<' t~1arl~-.ahl o_n ~.cccn~nt. o~. t~1e fruit which was unkncn\ n to me. Provtd<·d the dt a\\ tng _tS < 011 < t, w h'av. }H•rc a smooth oval acuminate fru!t ~·rown~d with the_ re- mat. ns o {' the corolla ' and 1--.UJlJlOl"tCd by a dtsltnd. Sti. pe oIf a unght 1 t crim. on color. A stipc, as well ns surh a_n ~H'\Itntna. tton, tavc_no . cen 1· n an y <, t }1 <.' r fruit of '' \ ca.d tt ·s · . Fru.I t , w d It t h· ' Ionb g a nt,m ·t u ah-tion, 2k inches long, l to 1 mch 111 dtameler, . ttpe a out 2 tn · lon7g. . Opuntia. " V cry a hunda11 t on the ·O e 1 N ort ' anc 1 G"l ' N 1 a.. o <late nor tnt ·m •nt wh ·th er the figure !'(·pre 'ent the natural stzc or is mallcr. . . . , 1 · · 1 The spE.•ei s belono-s to th • scctLOn rlhpltea' of _a _m, tt 1. a~c n< - in g, 01 de r s t <' m y rostra t ~, branch e and young c r J o 1 n t s c _r: d, , - 1,0 in ·he high; jo111ts orbtcular ohovatt', round d, _obtus< or somct i me s a cu t i, h , of a b 1 u i ~ h g r e n c? 1 ~H, 1 ~ to _2 ~ tn · h <': I o ll g, an d Jittl, 1~ s wid ; Rpine,' . bort and wluttsh · bern '· oboYat ',scarlet, only about 3 or 4 in ·hef:' long. If th<• figure represents the natural izc, this spec ie ought to b ar th<' nam • 0. mtcrocarp~t: , . Opnnt'ilt. "Octoh ·r 2 th, 1 16, co!nmon 6n_ the Gila.. Mu_ch branch •d, sub-creel , joints obovatc? o1ten acut1sh, purp_lts_h, wtth two 0 r t h r c e 1 on g n h row n spin <' s d H <' d d d o w n w a r d s ; I r u 1 t s o b ovat ·, red. In the figure, the joints arc 1~-2tnchc long, and 1-1} wide; fruit about :3 lines long. . .. There arcs vrral opuntia' known w1th purple colo_re(l ~otnts, b_ut non in the ](·ast rc8<·mbling this, and 1 must c·onst~lcr tt as a dt.tinct species to whicltT wonld giv · ~h ·name of 0. noln.cca. 9. Opunl'iat "0 ·lc.lbcr 22d, 1 4.6 Abundant Ot~ tb' Del o_rtc and Gila." A remarkable plant appar ·ntly more ltkc a 1/Utm_mt!a,ria than like an opunl'ia. · Th ~ 1ruit is aL:o ~' l' JHC'S •n tcd w_tth~ut areola; or tub rcl ·s, rx<tctly like the smooth Inut of a 11H£Jn'lntlana; but t hi s m a y b • an o v c r i g h t i n t h a~· t is t.. T h ' h ~bit of _tIt p 1 a n t uggc ·ts the b ·lt ·f that it is an opun_tta ?.£ the seclton C.1Jhnclrac~ce. Joint· or branchc~ a ·ccndlllg, ('yhndncal, tuberrulat;c!, 4-. 6 Inch ~ long. 1- 11 incht's in diamdt'r;_ tubcrcl 'S vny_ promtncnt, with a b o u t 1 on g ( 1-1 ~ i n l' he s) s t nu g h t s p m c. ; f n11 t s o b o v at ' , umbili ·ate, :cnrlct, toward · the top of th branchc ·, about 9 ltncs long, an<l 6 in diam 'tcr. . l t if; a <listind . p ·c-ies which I am gral tfi cd to d di ale to the skilful artist wl1o has drawn all1htsc ftgures, Mr . .J. 1\tf. tanly, I thcr fore propose for it th • name 07HWl'ict Stanlyi. 10. Opuntia. "November 3d, 1 46, 4 feet high." tern c·r ct, with verti ·illat, h0ri?:ontal, or som what p ndulo~s b~·an ·_hes; branches ylin<lrica1, strongly tub rrulated,_ about hnes In (IIame t e r, with short . pin · s on the tub r de: ; f n11 t pal ·. y ell? 'Y, _cIa vat e, tuberculatc umhili ·at 1 to 1~ inches long, 6-8 ltn 'S In dtamctcr. This is p;obably th 'opuntia arborcscens, .Nngelrn. in Will·i~'s re-port, though the 8pin are repres nted a h~ing shorte: than m my .pe imcns of 0. arborescens from New M xtco and Ch1huah_ua. 11. O,LJUntia. "November 2d, 1846. Sop1ewhat resembhng the |