06.133 
Cereus 
Flowering May 14, 1912; plant supported attaining height of about 6 dm.; 
stems 4-ribbed, acute angled, green on part not directly exposed to sun, 
greenish purple to Indian purple where so exposed; ribs 5 cm. apart, bear 
ing areoles at intervals of 1 to 2 cm, ; shallow furrows separating ribs 
bearing few abrial roots to aid in climbing; areoles slightly projecting, 
and 
bearing 3 to 10 spines, sometimes a few hairs, a little wool; spines not 
divided into radials and centrals, 2 to 4 mm. Ion 
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ediun drab to straw 
colored, flexible; wool slight, dirty white; flower growling from areole 
on rib, 6 cm. long; calyx tube bronze Colored fading into pinkish purple 
part around ^ 
near tip ovary strongly tubercled, with areoles bearing Y/hite hairs 1 cm. 
long and less^ and greenish bronze bracts_, wide at base_j tapering to rounded 
tip; bracts on calyx tube outstretched at right angles, except those near- 
est sepals, these curved upwards, 2 to 16 mm. long, grading into sejDals and 
