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BJcii i no c e reus c ae sp i t o sus 
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Flowering April 29, 1912; caespitose, 4-st0innied., one stem from one 
other; stems terete 
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tapering; ribs usually 13, sometimes 12, 5 to 7 min 
well bridged over 
by spines; 
apart; axxis furrows 4 to 8 imn. deep, 
1 to 2 mm. long, 
areoles golden yellow, slightly eliptical, on each rib 1 to 2 mm. apart, 
7/ith only slight depression between; spines radial, 21, mostly golden 
yellow, some ¥/hitish with dark tips, pectinate, appressed, 1 to 6 iiim. long 
flexible; centrals none; flof/er from near top of stem, about 6 cm. long: 
bracts green to yellowish green, bearing needle-like spines darker than on 
stems, longer and weaker, porrect 
srfes-also bearing wool; petals oblong 
elliptical, apiculate, jagged, about 3 cm. long, light purple; sepals light 
purple ¥/ith ?/ide bro?m drab stripe; corolla about 3 cm. across and 3 cm. 
deep; stamens numerous, not clustered; anthers colonial yello?/; pistil 
about 5 mm. longer than stamens; stigma lobes 8, green, a'^^it ■ 3 mm. long. 
