Cactus (Melocactus caroli-linnaei). Illustration from the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. This illustration is thought to have b

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Cactus (Melocactus caroli-linnaei). Illustration from the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. This illustration is thought to have been made by Simon Taylor (1742-1796).

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