stems (only 1 branch seen) 2 1/2–3 in. (or more?) high, 5 lin. (or more?) square, with slightly concave sides and the teeth on the rounded angles tipped with erect acute rudimentary leaves 1 lin. long, velvety-puberulous, green; flowers 2–3 together, successively developed, along the sides near the top of the stems; pedicels erect, 1/2– 3/4 in. long, rather slender, 1/2– 3/4 lin. thick, puberulous; sepals 1 1/2–1 3/4 lin. long, lanceolate, acute; corolla about 1 in. in diam. with the lobes spread out, minutely puberulous on the outside, glabrous and slightly rugulose on the inner surface, not ciliate; tube distinct, about 2 1/2 lin. long, cup-shaped; lobes probably spreading, 4 1/2 lin. long in the only flower seen, 2 lin. broad at the base, thence tapering to a very acute point, rather prominently 3-nerved on the back; outer corona-lobes horizontally spreading, 1/2 lin. long and broad, subquadrate, minutely 3-crenate at the truncate apex, concave down the face; inner corona-lobes 2-horned; outer horn ascending-spreading, 1 lin. long, wing-like, about 2/5 lin. broad at the base, thence tapering to the obtuse apex, entire; inner horn 1 1/4 lin. long, subterete-subulate, ascending-recurved. null
