The century supplement to the dictionary of gardening, a practical and scientific encyclopaedia of horticulture for gardeners and botanists . Fkj. 250. Portion of Stem, with Flower, of Cereus enneacamhus. about a week. C. Engelmannii (Engelmanns). Jl. purplish-carmine; sepalsfifteen to twenty, ovate-lanceolate, prickly; petals acute: stigmastwelve, green, erect. Jr. red, ovate. Stem ovate-cylindrical,eleven- to thirteen-ribbed. bearing the flowers laterally at theapex ; prickles radiatiiiji, whitish, about thirteen in a tuft. Cali-fornia, 1885. (R. G. 1174 [1175a in textl.) 2 F 218 The Diction
The century supplement to the dictionary of gardening, a practical and scientific encyclopaedia of horticulture for gardeners and botanists . Fkj. 250. Portion of Stem, with Flower, of Cereus enneacamhus. about a week. C. Engelmannii (Engelmanns). Jl. purplish-carmine; sepalsfifteen to twenty, ovate-lanceolate, prickly; petals acute: stigmastwelve, green, erect. Jr. red, ovate. Stem ovate-cylindrical,eleven- to thirteen-ribbed. bearing the flowers laterally at theapex ; prickles radiatiiiji, whitish, about thirteen in a tuft. Cali-fornia, 1885. (R. G. 1174 [1175a in textl.) 2 F 218 The Dictionary of. Gardening, Cereus— Fli:. 231. FLOWKR of fTREFS gioanteus. C. enneacanthus (nine-spined). fl. freely developed on theridges near the top of the stem ; petals deep purple, spreading;tube spiny ; pistil and stamens yellow. Stem seldom exceeding6in. in height, less than 2in. in diameter, cylindrical, bright green,tufted in old specimens; ribs shallow, broad, irregular on thetop, with *pine cushions on the projecting parts; spines fre-quently twelve (although the specific name implies only nine) toa tuft. Texas. A rare plant in cultivation. See Fig. 230. C. eruca (caterpillar-like). Jl. yellow, lin. to 6in. long. _ Stemsprostrate, rarely branched, 1ft. to 3ft. long, 3in. to oin. in Cereus—continued, diameter; ribs thirteen to twenty-one, with closely-set spine-tufts ; spines stout, straight, the radial ones terete and nearlylin. long, the central ones thicker, angled, or flattened, one wide,one in each tuft pointing downwards. California. A curiousplant, creeping over any obstacle. The manner of growth, wi
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