Zeichnung
Tafel 32
Beschreibung
Tafel 32 im Werk The History of Succulent Plants von Richard Bradley.
Melocactus intortus (P. Miller) Urban 1919
- Cactus intortus P. Miller 1768
- Echinomelocactus [liest sich wie Ectrinomeloeactus]
- The Turk's Head, or Turk's Cap, so call'd in America, or with us the true Melon-Thistle
Beschreibung im Werk (engl.)
This Plant is particularly call'd Melon-Thistle, because the Body of the Plant resembles a Melon, being ribb'd, and consisting of many Angles; the Edges of which are very thick, set with Starlike Thorns, about three Fourths of an Inch long, which is the Occasion of giving it the Name of Thistle as well as Melon.
This thorny and Melon like Body bears on its Top a wolly or cottony Head, on the outside od which, appear reddish small Spines, which gives is a Colour net much unline that of a full ripe Orange; from the midst of which, come forth the Fruit full ripe, of a Peach-bloom Colour, which remain a few Days upon the Plant, and then drop off.
From the Seed of this Fruit, Mr. Fairchild, a famous Gardener of Hoxton, has raised may young Plants, by sowing them in the Summer in Hot-beds; and if the Head be then cut off, the Plant will put forth new Branches, if we may so call them, that may be afterwards cut off and transplanted.
This is a Plant that loveth very little Water, and must have constantly a great Share of Heat. We receiv'd them from the Islands, Nevis, and St. Christopher's in America.
I have seen of this Plant three Foot high, and in the brodest Part above a Foot over, but it is most commonly brought to us about a Foot high.