. The Cactaceae : descriptions and illustrations of plants of the cactus family. pulcherrimus roseus miniatus schmidtii tettani quilliardetti roseus splendidus sellowii tricolor raveaudii roydii specillimus undiflorus rebuti ruber speciosissimus vandesii reichei ruber perfectus speciosissimus grandiflorus vonhoffini reineckii ruber violaceus speciosus roseus vitellinus roseus carmineus sarniensis splendens warscewiczii roseus carneus schaffieri splendidus wittmackianus roseus floribundus schallerianus stenesi roseus grandidissimus schlinuni superbissimus Cactus ensiformis Biden, Card. Chron, I
. The Cactaceae : descriptions and illustrations of plants of the cactus family. pulcherrimus roseus miniatus schmidtii tettani quilliardetti roseus splendidus sellowii tricolor raveaudii roydii specillimus undiflorus rebuti ruber speciosissimus vandesii reichei ruber perfectus speciosissimus grandiflorus vonhoffini reineckii ruber violaceus speciosus roseus vitellinus roseus carmineus sarniensis splendens warscewiczii roseus carneus schaffieri splendidus wittmackianus roseus floribundus schallerianus stenesi roseus grandidissimus schlinuni superbissimus Cactus ensiformis Biden, Card. Chron, II. 20: 53. 1883. This is evidently some Epiphyllmn hybrid. It was sent to H. B. Biden from Manchester, England, in 1883 and flowered the same year. Its flowers were described as 6 inches across, white, richly scented, and remaining open for 3 days. Cactus speciosus grandiflorus (Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 14: 11. 1904) is supposed to be some hybrid Fig. 203.—Tip of branch with flower of Disocactus biformis. X 5. DISOCACTUS Lindley in Edwards's Bot. Reg. 31: pi. 9. 1845. Disisocaclus Kunze, Bot. Zeit. 3: 533. 1845. Irregularly branching, spineless epiphytes, the stem terete; branches numerous, flattened; areoles marginal; flowers diurnal, borne near tips of branches, nearly regular; tube shorter than limb; perianth-segments few, elongated, spreading; ovary small, cylindric, elongated, bearing a few minute scales; fruit globular to ovoid, not at all 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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