. Carnegie Institution of Washington publication. OPUNTIA. I87 figure 227 is from a photograph taken by A. S. Hitchcock on Lanai in 1916; figure 228 represents a joint of a plant obtained by Dr. MacDougal near Mount Wilson, Cali- fornia, in 1906, a nearly spineless form. 207. Opuntia deamii Rose, Contr. U. S. Nat. Herb. 13: 309. 1911. One meter or so high, with a definite cylindric trunk, branching a short distance above the base; branches few, ascending; joints erect or spreading, very large, obovate to oblanceolate, 25 to 30 cm. long, at first bright leaf-green, in age dark green, glabrous;
. Carnegie Institution of Washington publication. OPUNTIA. I87 figure 227 is from a photograph taken by A. S. Hitchcock on Lanai in 1916; figure 228 represents a joint of a plant obtained by Dr. MacDougal near Mount Wilson, Cali- fornia, in 1906, a nearly spineless form. 207. Opuntia deamii Rose, Contr. U. S. Nat. Herb. 13: 309. 1911. One meter or so high, with a definite cylindric trunk, branching a short distance above the base; branches few, ascending; joints erect or spreading, very large, obovate to oblanceolate, 25 to 30 cm. long, at first bright leaf-green, in age dark green, glabrous; areoles remote, often 4 cm. apart, rather small; spines 2 to 6, usually 4, white or dull yellow, stout, somewhat flattened, spreading or porrect, 3 to cm. long; flowers 7 cm. long, reddish; fruit oblong, 6 cm. long, naked, except for a few spines near the top, wine-red both within and without, not edible; seeds small, 3 mm. broad. Type locality: Fiscal, Guatemala. Distribution: Fiscal to San Jose de Golfo and Sanarata, Guatemala. Illustration: Contr. U. S. Nat. Herb. 13: pi. 65. Figure 229 represents a joint of the type specimen. A tall, white-spined Opuntia, closely resembling the Mexican 0. macracantha, was obtained by Dr. Rose in 1918 (No. 22390) along roadsides at Ambato, Ecuador, presumably escaped from cultiva- tion; its fruit is edible. 207u. Opuntia dobbieana sp. nov. N (See Appendix, p. 225.) 208. Opuntia eichlamii Rose, Contr. U. S. Nat. Herb. 13: 310. 1911. Tree-like, 5 to 6 meters high, the main branches nearly erect; joints obo- vate to orbicular, 15 to 20 cm. long, more or less glaucous, especially in dried specimens; leaves minute, cadu- cous; areoles small, 3 to cm. apart; spines 4 to 6, very unequal, 2 cm. long or less, rose-colored at first, soon be- coming white, spreading, the larger ones flattened; glochids brown; flower cm. long; petals carmine; style red; stigma-lobes 8 to u, bright green; fruit 4 cm. long, strongly tu- berculate, not edible.
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