. The Cactaceae : descriptions and illustrations of plants of the cactus family. -Kohinocereus slraminens. Cereus mamillatus Contr. U. S. Nat. Engelmann Herb. 3: 405. in Coulter, 1896. Cespitose; stems ascending, 2 to 3 dm. long, cylindric, to 6 cm. in diameter; ribs 20 to 25, sometimes oblique, strongly tuberculate; spines white or pinkish; radial spines 10 to 25, acicular, 3 to 12 mm. long; central spines 3 or 4, much stouter than the radials, 1 to cm. long; flowers and fruit Figs. 52 and 53.—Flower and fruit of Echinocereus stramineus. Type locality: Mountain sides
. The Cactaceae : descriptions and illustrations of plants of the cactus family. -Kohinocereus slraminens. Cereus mamillatus Contr. U. S. Nat. Engelmann Herb. 3: 405. in Coulter, 1896. Cespitose; stems ascending, 2 to 3 dm. long, cylindric, to 6 cm. in diameter; ribs 20 to 25, sometimes oblique, strongly tuberculate; spines white or pinkish; radial spines 10 to 25, acicular, 3 to 12 mm. long; central spines 3 or 4, much stouter than the radials, 1 to cm. long; flowers and fruit Figs. 52 and 53.—Flower and fruit of Echinocereus stramineus. Type locality: Mountain sides south of Mulege, Lower California. Distribution: Southern Lower California. Illustration: Schelle, Handb. Kakteenk. 97. f. 36, as Cereus mamillatus. Figure 54 is from a photograph of a plant sent to the New York Botanical Garden from the Missouri Botanical Garden, in 1904. 59. Echinocereus ehrenbergii (Pfeiffer) Riimpler in Forster, Handb. Cact. ed. 2. 775. 1885. Cereus ehrenbergii Pfeiffer, Allg. Gartenz. 8: 282. 1840. Cespitose, 2 dm. high; joints often procumbent, pale or leaf-green; ribs 6, obtuse, sinuate, areoles remote, 2 cm. apart, white-felted; radial spines 8 to 10, slender, white; central spines 3 or 4, yellowish at base; flowers not known. Type locality: Not cited. Distribution: Central Mexico. A living plant was obtained for the New York Botanical Garden from M. Simon of St. Ouen, Paris, in 1901, but it died before 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 Britton, Nathaniel Lord, 1859-1934; Rose, J. N. (Joseph Nelson), 1862-1928. Washington : Carnegie Institution of Washington
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