Pereskia
To the species described on p. 76, Vol. III., the following should now be added:
P. zinniaeflora (Zinnia-flowered). fl. rosy-red, terminal on the ripened young shoots, and composed of a whorl of broad, over-lapping petals, nearly 2in. across, with a cluster of stamens in the centre. Stem erect, woody, branching freely; branches bearing oval, acuminate, fleshy, wavy-edged, green leaves, with short petioles, and a pair of spines in the axil of each; spine cushions on old stems crowded with stout, brown spines. Mexico. A well-marked species, in the way of P. Bleo. See Fig. 55, p. 586.
