. Carnegie Institution of Washington publication. 122 THE CACTACEAE. Plate xx, figure 3, shows a flowering joint of a plant sent to the New York Botanical Garden by M. Simon, of St. Ouen, Paris, France, in 1901, as Opuntia puberula. Figure 151 is from a photograph of the plant sent from La Mortola, Italy, to the same institution in 1912, as Opuntia puberula. 111. Opuntia macrocalyx Griffiths, Rep. Mo. Bot. Gard. 19: 268. 1908. "A profusely, divaricately branched, ascending or erect, spreading plant, 9 to 10 dm. high and about the same in diameter; joints long-obovate, variable but commonl
. Carnegie Institution of Washington publication. 122 THE CACTACEAE. Plate xx, figure 3, shows a flowering joint of a plant sent to the New York Botanical Garden by M. Simon, of St. Ouen, Paris, France, in 1901, as Opuntia puberula. Figure 151 is from a photograph of the plant sent from La Mortola, Italy, to the same institution in 1912, as Opuntia puberula. 111. Opuntia macrocalyx Griffiths, Rep. Mo. Bot. Gard. 19: 268. 1908. "A profusely, divaricately branched, ascending or erect, spreading plant, 9 to 10 dm. high and about the same in diameter; joints long-obovate, variable but commonly 9 by 22 cm. for last year's growth, gray green, pubescent, velvety to the touch; areoles subcircular, usually 2 to 3 mm. in diameter, very close to i cm. apart, slightly sunken; wool tawny, prominent, as long as spicules and occupying lower half of areole; spicules reddish brown, about i mm. long, occupying upper half of areole, easily separable and causing fully as much annoyance in handling as those of 0. microdasys, in age often appearing dirty yellow in situ but distinctly reddish brown when removed; strictly spineless; flowers yellow, green outwardly, the leaves on ovary very long subulate and changing gradually into the sepals which are very long subulate, delicately pointed, loosely arranged or often half recurved at apex, giving to the bud a rather ragged appearance; fruit red but both pulp and rind greenish, long obovate to cylindrical, about 2 by 7 cm., with but few rather small seeds, about 3 mm. in ;. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Carnegie Institution of Washington. Washington, Carnegie Institution of Washington
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