. The Cactaceae : descriptions and illustrations of plants of the cactus family. CACTUS. 229 30 to 40 centimeters when full grown. The eephalium has a diameter of about 8 cm. and a height of 3 inches and is formed by clusters of short spines strongly set together and which are of a reddish hue. In the middle of the clusters beautiful flowers sprout out and are followed by purplish fruit that give the whole plant a fair and elegant aspect. This Melocactus is found in the fissures of lofty, perpen- dicular mountain passes, but in very limited numbers, and in a region not exceeding a square mile
. The Cactaceae : descriptions and illustrations of plants of the cactus family. CACTUS. 229 30 to 40 centimeters when full grown. The eephalium has a diameter of about 8 cm. and a height of 3 inches and is formed by clusters of short spines strongly set together and which are of a reddish hue. In the middle of the clusters beautiful flowers sprout out and are followed by purplish fruit that give the whole plant a fair and elegant aspect. This Melocactus is found in the fissures of lofty, perpen- dicular mountain passes, but in very limited numbers, and in a region not exceeding a square mile in extent. Therefore it is impossible for me to collect large numbers of the same. "Cactus lovers have now an opportunity to enrich their collections with this new specimen which has already excited the cordial admiration of amateurs both in the United States and ; We wrote to Mr. S. A. Skan, of the Kew Library, regarding this publication and name and he replied as follows: "I have made an effort to ascertain the date of its publication but regret that I have not obtained any definite information. The name Melocactus Salvador has not been taken up in any of the supplements to the Index Kewensis. In the Kew Hand-List of Tender Dicotyledons (1899) there is ' M [elocactus] salvatoris, Hort. Mexico.' I supposed that to be a mistake for M. Salvador and com- municated with Mr. Watson about it. He tells me that a plant named M. salvatoris was purchased from Prof. L. Murillo in 1898. It is not now at ;. Fig. 240.—Cactus Salvador. It must be different from Melocactus curvispinus (Pfeiffer, Enum. Cact. 46. 1837) also from Mexico, a species which we know only from description. It is described as globose, 10 cm. high, cm. in diameter, depressed; ribs 10 to 12; areoles large, round, white-velvety; radial spines 7, curved, brownish or white, 12 to 16 mm. long; central spines 2, erect, cm. long, blackish. Another species, Melocactus delessertianus Lem
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