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The Cactaceae: Descriptions and Illustrations of Plants of the Cactus Family BRITTON AND ROSE, VOL. III PLATE I Ferocactus wislizeni. wislizeniii. -> wislizeni. THE CACTACEAE DESCRIPTIONS AND ILLUSTRATIONS OF PLANTS OF THE CACTUS FAMILY BY N. L. BRITTON and J. N. ROSE Volume III The Carnegie Institution of Washington Washington, 1922 CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTON Publication No. 248 Volume III press of gibson brothers washington CONTENTS. Tribe , Cereeae-continued from Vol. II. page. Subtribe , Echinocereanae . 3 Key to Genera . 3 Echinocereus . 3 Austrocactus . 44 Rebutia . 45 Chamaecereus . 48 Lobivia . 49 Echinopsis . 60 Subtribe 4, Echinocactanae . 77 Key to Genera . 77 Denmoza . 78 Ariocarpus . 80 Lophophora . 83 Copiapoa . 85 Pediocactus . 90 Toumeya . 91 Epithelantha . 92 Neoporteria . 94 Arequipa . 100 Oroya . 102 Matucana . 102 Hamatocactus . 104 Strombocactus . 106 Leuchtenbergia . 107 Echinofossulocactus . 109 Ferocactus . 123 Echinomastus . 147 Gymnocalycium . 152 Echinocactus . 166 Homalocephala . 181 Astrophytum . 182 Eriosyce . 186 Malacocarpus . 187 Hickenia . 207 Frailea . 208 Mila . 211 Sclerocactus . 212 Utahia . 215 Subtribe 5, Cactanae . 216 Key to Genera . 216 Discocactus . 216 Cactus . 220 Index . 239 111 ILLUSTRATIONS. plates facing page Plate 1. Plant of Ferocactus wislizeni near Pima Canyon, Arizona . Frontispiece Plate 2. (1) Top of flowering plant of Echinocereus coccineus. (2) Flower of same. (3) Flowering plant of Echinocereus chloranthus. (4) Flowering plant of Echinocereus viridiflorus. (5) Flowering plant of Echinocereus maritimus . 14 Plate 3. (1) Top of flowering plant of Echinocereus pentalophus. (2) Flowering plant of Echinocereus fitchii. (3) Top of flowering plant of Echinocereus grandis. (4) Flowering plant of Echinocereus blanckii 22 Plate 4. (1) Top of flowering plant of Echinocereus sciurus. (2) Flowering plant of Lobivia cinnabarina. (3) Flowering plant of Echinocereus fendleri. (4) Top of flowering plant of Echinocereus lloydii. (5) Flowering plant of Rebutia minuscnla . 36 Plate 5. (1) Top of flowering plant of Echinocereus engelmannii. (2) Flowering plant of Lobivia corbula. (3) Flowering plant of Lobivia pentlandii. (4) Flowering plant of Lobivia lateritia. 56 Plate 6. (1) Top of flowering plant of Echinopsis turbinata. (2) Flowering plant of Echinopsis multiplex. 64 Plate 7. (1) Top of flowering plant of Echinopsis silvestrii. (2) Top of flowering plant of Echinopsis leucantha. 68 Plate 8. (1) Top of flowering plant of Pediocactus simpsonii. (2) Flower of Denmoza rhodacantha. (3) Flowering plant of Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus. (4) Top of flowering plant of Neoporteria subgibbosa . 78 Plate 9. (1) Plant of Lophophora williamsii. (2) Plant of Ariocarpus retusus . 84 Plate 10. (1) Flowering plant of Echinopsis aurea. (2) Flowering plant of Copiapoa coquimbana. (3) Flowering plant of Lophophora williamsii. (4) Flowering plant of same . 86 Plate 11. (1) Plant of Ferocactus pringlei. (2) Plant of Ferocactus diguetii . 122 Plate 12. (1) Top of flowering plant of Ferocactus townsendianus. (2) Top of flowering plant of Ferocactus wislizeni. (3) Flower of Ferocactus diguetii . 124 Plate 13. (1) Plant of Ferocactus flavovirens. (2) Plant of Ferocactus latispinus . 126 Plate 14. (1) Flowering plant of Ferocactus viridescens. (2) Top of flowering plant of Ferocactus rectispinus 128 Plate 15. (1 and 2) Plants of Ferocactus acanthodes . 130 Plate 16. (1) Top of flowering plant of Ferocactus hamatacanthus. (2) Flowering plant of Sclerocactus whipplei. (3) Top of flowering plant of Ferocactus latispinus. 146 Plate 17. (1) Flowering plant of Gymnocalycium saglione. (2) Top of flowering plant of Gymnocalycium mostii. (3) Flower of same. 158 Plate 18. (1) Flowering plant of Gymnocalycium megalothelos. (2) Top of flowering plant of Gymnocalycium platense. (3) Flowering plant of Gymnocalycium multiflorum . 160 Plate 19. (1) Top of flowering plant of Gymnocalycium platense. (2) Top of flowering plant of Gymnocalycium schickendantzii. (3) Top of flowering plant of Homalocephala texensis. (4) Fruit of same. (5) Seed of same . 164 Plate 20. (1) Top of flowering plant of Malacocarpus tephracanthus. (2) Flowering plant of Malacocarpus ottonis. (3) Flowering plant of Echinocactus horizonthalonius. (4) Fruit of same. (5) Seed of same . 174 Plate 21. (1) Flowering plant of Astrophytum capiicorne. (2) Top of flowering plant of Malacocarpus tephracanthus . 190 Plate 22. (1) Top of flowering plant of Malacocarpus mammulosus. (2) Fruiting plant of Mila caespitosa. (3) Flowering plant of Astrophytum myriostigma. (4) Fruiting plant of Malacocarpus islayensis . 202 Plate 23. (1) Flowering plant of Hickenia microsperma. (2) Flowering plant of Malacocarpus ottonis. (3) Fruit of Sclerocactus polyancistrus. (4) Seed of same. (5) Flowering plant of Echinofossulocactus violaciflorus . 208 Plate 24. (1) Plant of Cactus lemairei. (2) Fruiting plant of Cactus harlowii. (34) Crown of same plant in flower and fruit. (4) Flowering plant of Discocactus bahiensis. (5) Plant of Cactus melocactoides . 226 iv “Werckleocreeus” corrected in Werckleocereus ECHINOCEREUS. V TEXT-FIGURES. page. page. Fig. 1. Flower of Echinocereus delaetii . 6 Fig. 58. Potted plant of Rebutia pseudominuscula. 46 2. Plant of Echinocereus scheeri. 7 59. Plant of Rebutia fiebrigii. 46 3. Plant of Echinocereus salm-dyckianus . 7 60. Two plants and spine-cluster of Rebutia 4. Plant of Echinocereus mojavensis. 8 pygmaea. 47 5. Top of plant of Echinocereus leeanus. 9 60a.Plant and section of stem of Rebutia 6. Potted plant of Echinocereus triglochi­ steinmannii. 47 diatus. 10 61. Plant of Chamaecereus silvestrii. 48 7. Plant of Echinocereus triglochidiatus. 10 62. Plant of Lobivia bruchii . 50 8. Flower of Echinocereus polyacanthus. 11 63. Potted plant of Lobivia ferox. 51 9. Flower of Echinocereus pacificus . 11 64. Potted plant of Lobivia longispina . 51 10. Flower of Echinocereus neo-mexicanus 11 65. Fruit of Lobivia longispina. 52 11. Top of joint of Echinocereus conoideus 11 66. Flower of Lobivia shaferi . 52 12. Top of plant of Echinocereus polyacanthus. 11 67. Potted plant of Lobivia boliviensis . 52 13. Potted plant of Echinocereus rosei. 15 68. Potted plant of Lobivia cachensis. 52 14. Potted plant of Echinocereus maritimus 15 69. Plants of Lobivia shaferi. 53 15. Plant of Echinocereus subinermis. 16 70. Potted plant of Lobivia saltensis. 53 16. Plant of Echinocereus luteus. 17 71. Plant of Lobivia pentlandii. 55 17. Potted plant of Echinocereus viridiflorus 17 72. Potted plant of Lobivia andalgalensis. 55 18. Potted plant of Echinocereus grandis. 18 73. Potted plant of Lobivia haematantha . 57 19. Potted plant of Echinocereus dasya­ 74. Potted plant of Lobivia thionanthus. 57 canthus. 18 75. Flower of Lobivia andalgalensis . 58 20. Plant of Echinocereus ctenoides. 20 76. Flower of Lobivia grandis. 58 20a.Top of plant of Echinocereus pentalo­ 77. Potted plant of Lobivia chionanthus. 58 phus . 20 78. Potted plant of Lobivia grandis. 58 21. Plant of Echinocereus blanckii. 21 79. Plant of Lobivia cumingii. 59 22. Potted plant of Echinocereus adustus. 24 80. Plant of Echinopsis meyeri. 62 23. Potted plant of Echinocereus standleyi . 24 81. Potted plant of Echinopsis mirabilis. 62 24. Potted plant of Echinocereus perbellus . 25 82. Plant of Echinopsis oxygona. 62 25. Plant of Echinocereus reichenbachii. 25 83. Potted plant of Echinopsis tubiflora. 65 26. Plant of Echinocereus reichenbachii. 27 84. Plant of Echinopsis silvestrii. 68 27. Potted plant of Echinocereus baileyi. 27 85. Plant of Echinopsis calochlora . 68 28. Plant of Echinocereus rigidissimus. 28 86. Plant of Echinopsis ancistrophora. 69 29. Plant of Echinocereus rigidissimus. 28 87. Fruit of Echinopsis shaferi . 69 30. Flowers of Echinocereus rigidissimus. 29 88. Top of plant of Echinopsis spegazziniana 70 31. Plant of Echinocereus rigidissimus. 29 89. Plant of Echinopsis shaferi. 70 32. Plant of Echinocereus weinbergii. 29 90. Plant of Echinopsis fiebrigii. 71 33. Plant of Echinocereus pectinatus . 30 91. Plant of Echinopsis rhodotricha. 71 34. Plant of Echinocereus scopulorum. 31 92. Top of plant of Echinopsis obrepanda. 73 35. Flower of Echinocereus roetteri . 31 93. Plant of Denmoza rhodacantha . 79 36. Spine-clusters of Echinocereus roetteri 31 94. Plant of Ariocarpus retusus. 81 37. Plant of Echinocereus chlorophthalmus 32 95. Plant of Ariocarpus fissuratus. 81 38. Plant of Echinocereus knippelianus . 32 96. Plant of Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus. 82 39. Plant of Echinocereus pulchellus . 33 97. Plant of Lophophora williamsii. 84 40. Potted plant of Echinocereus amoenus . 33 98. Plant of Copiapoa cinerea. 86 41. Potted plant of Echinocereus brandegeei 34 99. Top of plant of Copiapoa marginata. 86 42. Top of plant of Echinocereus hempelii . 34 100. Plant of Copiapoa echinoides. 88 43. Potted plant of Echinocereus merkeri. 36 101. Plant of Pediocactus simpsonii. 88 44. Plant of Echinocereus fendleri . 36 102. Plant of Epithelantha micromeris. 93 45. Potted plant of Echinocereus fendleri. 37 103. Plant of Neoporteria nidus. 95 46. Potted plant of Echinocereus lloydii. 37 104. Plant of Neoporteria occulta. 95 47. Potted plant of Echinocereus sarisso­ 105. Plant of Neoporteria nigricans . 96 phorus. 38 106. Plant of Neoporteria fusca. 96 48. Flower of Echinocereus dubius. 39 107. Plant of Neoporteria jussieui. 97 49. Flower of Echinocereus enneacanthus . 39 108. Plant of Neoporteria chilensis. 97 50. Potted plant of Echinocereus conglom­ 109. Plants of Matucana haynei. 103 eratus . 40 110. Fruit of Hamatocactus setispinus . 104 51. Potted plant of Echinocereus
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