The annexed List enumerates the different species now in cultivation at Woburn Abbey.
ICOSANDRIA MONOGYNIA.
CACTEÆ, DC.
MAMMILLA'RIA. MAMMILLA'RIA. Cal. superior, coloured, 5-8-lobed. Cor. of 5-8 petals, united in a short tube. Stam-filiform. Style thread-shaped. Stigma 4-7 cleft. Berry smooth, seeds small and numerous. The flowers are produced from the axillæ, or base, of the mammillæ, or teats, and the seed vessels appearing the following year.
I. FLAVISPINÆ.
| Systematic Name. | English Name. | Form of Stems, &c. | No. and Colour of Spines. | Col. of Flower. | Native Country. | Year of Introduc. |
| lanífera, DC. | wool-bearing | stem-glob. | spines 10-12. ye. rigid. | re. | Mexico | 1823 D.S.. |
| *divarícata | divaricated | stm. cyl. forked | sp. ext. wh. centr. ye. | pk. | ...... | .... D.S.. |
| Andréæ Ott. | Andrea's | stm. cyl.-obov. | sp. ext. wh. centr. 6 ye. | .. | ...... | 1835 D.S.. |
| cuneiflóra Hitch. | wedge-fld. | stm. subcyl. | sp. ext. wh. centr. 6 ye. | .. | ...... | .... D.S.. |
| grándis Hitch. | handsome | stm. sub-glob | sp. ext. wh. cent. 6 ye. | .. | ...... | .... D.S.. |
| flavéscens Hitch. | yellow | stm. obov-cyl. | sp. ext. wh. cent. 6 ye. apex re. | .. | ...... | .... D.S.. |
| stramínea Haw. | straw col. | stm-subcyl. | sp. ext. wh. cent. 6-7 wh. | ye. | S. Am. | 1811 D.S.. |
| flavescens DC. | ||||||
| chrysacántha Ott. | gold-spined | stm. sub-glob | sp. ext. wh. cent. 6-7 ye. ap. re. | .. | —— | 1827 D.S.. |
| cylíndrica Hitch. | cylindrical | stm. obov-cyl. | sp. ext. wh. cent. 6 ye. | .. | ...... | .... D.S.. |
| subcrócea DC. | yellowish | stm. sub-cyl. | sp. ext. wh. cent. 9 li-ye. | .. | ...... | 1836 D.S.. |
| neglécta | neglected | stm. glob. | sp. ext. wh. cent. 6-7 ye. | .. | ...... | 1835 D.S.. |
| rhodántha Ott. | rose-fld. | stm. sub-cyl | sp. ext. wh. cent. 6-7 ap. re. | .. | ...... | 1836 D.S.. |
| atrata Hort. | ||||||
| nívea Wend. | white | stm. sub-glob. | sp. ext. wh. cent. 4-6 ye. | .. | ...... | 1834 D.S.. |
| nivòsa | snowy | stm. sub-glob. | sp. ext. wh. cent. 6 li-ye. | .. | ...... | 1835 D.S.. |
| *pulchérrima | handsome | stm. sub-cyl. | sp. ext. wh. cent. 6 ye. ap. | re. | ...... | .... D.S.. |
| dichótoma | forked | stm. cyl. | sp. ext. wh. cent. 4 ye. | pk. | ...... | .... D.S.. |
| *lutéscens | yellowish | stm. sub-glob. | sp. ext. wh. cent. 6 ye. | .. | ...... | .... D.S.. |
| eriacántha Ott. | wool.-spin. | stm. cyl. | sp. ext. wh. cent. ye. | .. | ...... | .... D.S.. |
| púlchra B. R. | showy | stm. obl.-cyl. | sp. ext. wh. centr. 4 ye. | ro. | ...... | .... D.S.. |
II. FULVISPINÆ.
| Systematic Name. | English Name. | Form of Stems, &c. | No. and Colour of Spines. | Col. of Flower. | Native Country. | Year of Introduc. |
| fuscáta Ott | brown | stm. sub-glob. | sp. ext. ye. cent. 4 br. | .. | S. Am. | 1835 D.S.. |
| corioídes Bosch. | leather-like | stm. glob. | sp. ext. wh. cent. 6 br. ye. | .. | ...... | —— D.S.. |
| coronáta DC. | crowned | stm. cyl. | sp. ext. wh. cent. 4 li. br. | sc. | Mexico | 1828 D.S.. |
| pyramidális Ott. | pyramidal. | stm. oblg. | sp. ext. wh. cent. 4-5. ye. br. | .. | ——— | 1835 D.S.. |
III. RUFISPINÆ.
| Systematic Name. | English Name. | Form of Stems, &c. | No. and Colour of Spines. | Col. of Flower. | Native Country. | Year of Introduc. |
| parvimámma Haw. | small teated | stm. sub-glob | mam. obt. sp. 10-12. dk. | .. | S. Am. | 1817 D.S.. |
| símplex Haw. | simple | stm. sub-glob. | sp. ext. wh. re. cent. 4 re-bk. | .. | Missouri | 1688 D.S.. |
| tentaculáta | stinging | stm. glob. | sp. ext. wh. cent. br. re. | sc. | ...... | 1836 D.S.. |