05,363 
Echinocactiis niyriostigma S,-D 
Flowered April 30, 191*^* 
flower 3,5 cm. long, about 1.5 cm. in diame 
ter; petals numerous, oblong elliptical, jagged, glistening creamy white 
on inside, same on outside save for narrow purple stripe at center; bracts 
acuminate, pinkish to dark purple, bearing wool; stamens numeroiis, outer 
ones attached higher up throat and standing higher;- filaments white, weak; 
anthers golden yellow with abundant pollen; pistil 
longer th 
an stamens 
separated into 7 green stigma lobes, about 6 mm. long, puberulent; ovary 
nlobular 
circular 
c> 
to 3 mm. deep; no tube proper; throat funnel shaped 
1 . 5 cm 
long and 1 cm. wide at top. 
Plant collected in northern Mexico 
bv 
c 
A. Purpus in 1905. 
