Archive image from page 500 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches cyclopediaofamer02bail2 Year: 1900 MAMMILLARIA MAMMILLARIA 975 plish above, the upper longer, erect, the lowest horizon- tal or detlexed: lis. 1 in. iu diam., pale purple: fr. in. long, red. with a conical cap formed of the withered re- mains o
Archive image from page 500 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches cyclopediaofamer02bail2 Year: 1900 MAMMILLARIA MAMMILLARIA 975 plish above, the upper longer, erect, the lowest horizon- tal or detlexed: lis. 1 in. iu diam., pale purple: fr. in. long, red. with a conical cap formed of the withered re- mains of the Hower: seeds brown. Tex. cornuta, Hildm. Depressed-globose or hemispher- ical, suiall, grayirsh green: tubercles large, flattened and imbricated; areolae round: radial spines 5-7, stout, short, compressed, radiant, grayish, the uppjer longer; central 1, stouter, as long as the radials: fls. rose-red. 'In age the spines fall off and the plant, covered with imbri- cated, scale-like tubercles, reminds one of a pineapple.' Jlexico. 1356. Mammillaria vivipara (X z). No. 19. 24. elephintidens, Lem. Rather large, glaucous green: tubercles very large and thick, becoming hori- zontal or deflexed and somewhat bilobed: spines G-8, all radial, stout, yellowish or gray, appressed to the plant and somewhat recurved: fls. rose-color, 3 in. iu expan- sion. Mexico. longimmma, DC. Cespitose, brieht green, form- ing large, low clumps: tubercles sometimes more than 2 inches long: spines straight, pubescent; radials 7-10; central 1: fls. 2 in. or more in expansion. Mexico. Var. uberiiormis, Schum. Tubercles darker green: radial spines seldom more than 4; centrals none. Var. globosa, Schum. Tubercles dark green, very long: radial spines as many as 12; centrals 2-3. Var. sphEerica, Engelm. Tubercles about 1 in. long, radial spines 12-14; central 1. Tex. 26. EoseS,na, Brandg. (M. BadUd,na,Qnehl.). Upright branches 1-lK ft. long, l>2-3 in. in diam.: tubercles rather remote, flatte
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