Britton et Rose

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Many thanks to the Carnegie Institution (and to John Strom) for accepting the distribution of this electronic book.

Carnegie Institution is not responsible for the content or any errors and their consequences.

This is a reference textbook. We propose the original edition (1919-1923) that includes many colour plates.

Volume 1 (Pereskiopsis, Pterocactus, Nopalea, Tacinga, Maihuenia, Opuntia)

• Image file: Britton_Rose_Cactaceae_1_O.pdf (96,4MB; 2006-08-11)
• Interpreted file: Britton_Rose_Cactaceae_1.pdf (34,9MB; 2006-08-11)

Volume 2 (Monvillea, Cephalocereus, Espostoa, Browningia, Stetsonia, Escontria, Corryocactus, Pachycereus, Leptocereus, Eulychnia, Lemaireocereus, Erdisia, Bergerocactus, Leocereus, Wilcoxia, Peniocereus, Dendrocereus, Machaerocereus, Nyctocereus, Brachycereus, Acanthocereus, Heliocereus, Trichocereus, Jasminocereus, Harrisia, Borzicactus, Carnegiea, Binghamia, Rathbunia, Arrojadoa, Oreocereus, Facheiroa, Cleistocactus, Zehntnerella, Lophocereus, Myrtillocactus, Neoraimondia, Hylocereus, Wilmattea, Selenicereus, Mediocactus, Deamia, Weberocereus, Werckleocereus, Aporocactus, Strophocactus)

• Image file: Britton_Rose_Cactaceae_2_O.pdf (100,3MB; 2006-08-11)
• Interpreted file: Britton_Rose_Cactaceae_2.pdf (35,5MB; 2006-12-13)

Volume 3 (Echinocereus, Austrocactus, Rebutia, Chamaecereus, Lobivia, Echinopsis, Denmoza, Ariocarpus, Lophophora, Copiapoa, Pediocactus, Toumeya, Epithelantha, Neoporteria, Arequipa, Oroya, Matucana, Hamatocactus, Strombocactus, Leuchtenbergia, Echinofossulocactus, Ferocactus, Echinomastus, Gymnocalycium, Echinocactus, Homalocephala, Astrophytum, Eriosyce, Malacocarpus, Hickenia, Frailea, Mila, Sclerocactus, Utahia, Discocactus, Cactus)

• Image file: Britton_Rose_Cactaceae_3_O.pdf (103,1MB; 2006-11-07)
• Interpreted file: Britton_Rose_Cactaceae_3.pdf (25,6MB; 2006-12-13)

Volume 4 (Ancistrocactus, Thelocactus, Neolloydia, Mamillopsis, Cochemiea, Coryphantha, Neobesseya, Escobaria, Bartschella, Pelecyphora, Phellosperma, Dolichothele, Solisia, Neomammillaria, Zygocactus, Epiphyllanthus, Schlumbergera, Epiphyllum, Disocactus, Chiapasia, Eccremocactus, Nopalxochia, Wittia, Erythrorhipsalis, Rhipsalidopsis, Pfeiffera, Acanthorhipsalis, Pseudorhipsalis, Lepismium, Hatiora, Rhipsalis).

• Image file: Britton_Rose_Cactaceae_4_O.pdf (132.9MB; 2007-3-2)
• Interpreted file: Britton_Rose_Cactaceae_4.pdf (33.6MB; 2007-3-2)
  

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Left: Nathaniel Lord Britton.

Right: Josef Nelson Rose when 23 years old in 1885 (Photo courtesy of the Robert T. Ramsay, Jr. Archival Center at Wabash College. Thanks to Elizabeth Swift)