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TILL ANDSIA* . acaulis 



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Stemless Tillandsia. 



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HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA 



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TILLANDSIA . Suprd, vol. 2. fol 



T. acaulis; foliis oblongo-lanceolatis acuminatis undulatis recurvis, floribus 



aggregatis sessilibus. 



Subacaulis ccespites latos proliferos efformans. Folia oblong o-lanceolat a, 

 acuminata^ undulata, ccBsiUy lepidota^ serrulata^ utrinque concolora. Flores 

 albi, in capitulo sessili aggregate bracteis membranaceis, venosis, apice 

 serrulatis intermixtis. 



A pretty little epiphyte, native jof Rio Janeiro, for 

 which we are indebted to Mrs. Arnold Harrison, who 



obligingly communicated it in August 1827. 



It never grows more than 3 or 4 inches high, pro- 

 ducing suckers freely, by which it is easily increased. 

 If suffered to grow without these being removed, it soon 

 forms broad patches hanging over the sides of the pot. 

 Its leaves are a dull sea-green ; its flowers white, in a 

 sessile cluster in the bosom of the leaves ; they appear 

 at uncertain seasons, chiefly in March, April, and August. 



Requires the heat of the stove, and a light, sandy. 



poor soil. 



J. L. 



* Tillandsia was so named after Elias Tillands, born in 1640, died in 

 1692, who was the Keeper of the Botanic Garden at Abo. He paid much 

 attention to the Botany of Finland; and between 1681 and 1688 pub- 

 lished a catalogue of the plants of the country, written in Latin, Swedish, 

 and Finnish, with wood-cuts. 





