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Rh Northern flora. The gorgeous yellow of Opuntia Rafinesquii and O. Missouriensis, flourishing on a sandy hillside beneath the July sun, can well inspire the soul of botanist and flower-lover.



It is an interesting and significant fact that among the Rotatæ, as allies of the Opuntia, we find the two little genera that