246 BROMELIACEAE 
long, keeled: petals blue, 2.5-2.7 cm. long, acutish : capsules cylindric-prismatic, 18-20 
mm. long. [17* setacea Sw. T. Bartramii EM. | 
In swamps and about rivers, Georgia and Florida. Also in tropical America. 
4. Tillandsia jáncea Le Conte. Stoutish. Foliage scurfy, green: stems 2-3 dm. 
long, clustered, usually simple : leaves numerous, more or less spreading or recurved ; blades 
as long as the stems or overtopping them, gradually contracted from a dilated somewhat 
saceate base, which is often 1-3 as long as the leaf: spikes 3-10 cm. long, continuous: 
bracts broadly oblong or ovate-oblong, 1.5-2 cm. long, acute: sepals lanceolate, 2-2.5 cm. 
long, acute: petals violet-blue, barely twice as long as the sepals: capsules cylindric-pris- 
matic, 3-3.5 cm. long. 
In river swamps, Florida. 
5. Tillandsia festucoides Brongn. Partially scurfy. Stems tufted, 3-4 dm. tall, 
slender, simple or branched above: leaves numerous, more or less spreading ; blades nar- 
rowly linear from a gradually contracted base, often fully as long as the stem, rather rigid, 
those of the stem not scurfy : spikes dense, 2-3.5 cm. long: bracts contiguous, leathery, 
acute or slightly acuminate: sepals leathery, lanceolate, 15-18 mm. long, glabrous: petals 
lilac, fully twice as long as the sepals: capsules prismatic-fusiform, 2-2.5 cm. long, acute. 
In and about river swamps, Florida, and in the West Indies. 
6. Tillandsia Valenzuelàna A. Rich. Scurfy. Stems 2.5-5 dm. tall, usually 
branching above : leaves numerous, 2-3 dm. long; blades rather tender, flat or nearly so, 
lanceolate-subulate above the dilated but not saccate bases; those of the stems abruptly 
contracted about 1 or 2 cm. above their bases and usually twisted : spikes many-flowered, 
narrow : bracts closely imbricated, ribbed : sepals narrowly elliptic or lanceolate, about 10 
or 11 mm. long, glabrous: petals about 2.7 cm. long, often pale blue: capsules narrowly 
prismatic, about 3 cm. long, about thrice as long as the sepals. [T. Houzeavii Morr. ] 
About river banks, Florida. Also in tropical America. 
7. Tillandsia fasciculata Sw. Scurfy. Stems 2-5 dm. long, solitary or tufted, usu- 
ally branched above, stout, rarely slightly surpassing the lower leaves : leaves mainly basal, 
crowded, rigid ; blades erect or somewhat spreading, involute, attenuate from dilated some- 
what saccate bases, these often 4-5 cm. broad ; stem-leaves sheathing by the broad bases, 
each contracted into a slender tip: bracts imbricated, in 2 ranks, broadly oblong or ovate- 
oblong, 2-3 cm. long, acute, or acuminate at the base of the spike, becoming lustrous, 
keeled: sepals parchment-like, lanceolate, 2.5-2.8 em. long, mucronulate: petals blue: 
capsules 2.5-3 em. long. 
In swamps or low situations, Florida. Also in tropical America. 
8. Tillandsia Balbisiana Schult. Gray-scurfy. Stems solitary or tufted, 2-8 dm. 
tall, simple or branched above, sheathed throughout : leaves numerous ; blades, especially 
those of the basal leaves, fully as long as the stem, with large bladder-like dilations at 
the base, thence rather abruptly narrowed and more or less diffusely spreading and twisted : 
spikes continuous, compact and usually compound : bracts firm, 1.5-2 cm. long, acute, often 
abruptly pointed : sepals linear-lanceolate, 15-17 mm. long, acute : petals violet-blue, much . 
longer than the sepals, often 4-5 em. long: capsules cylindric-prismatie, about 4 cm. long. 
In and about swamps, peninsular Florida. Also in tropical America. 
9. Tillandsia Baileyi Rose. Densely scurfy. Stems widely tufted, 1-3 dm. long, 
simple: leaves mainly basal; blades elongated, strongly involute, those of basal leaves, 
often as long as the stem or nearly so, curved and twisted, the bases dilated and bladder- 
like at maturity, conspicuously ciliate ; stem-leaves with sheathing bases: spikes simple, 
3-10 cm. long: bracts imbricated, acute, 2-ranked, about 2 cm. long: sepals becoming 1.5 
em. long, acute: petals purple, about 3 cm. long ; blades oblong-spatulate: capsules nar- 
rowly oblong, 2-2.5 em. long. 
On trees, Cameron County, Texas. 
10. Tillandsia circinàta Schlecht. Scurfy. Stems 1-2 dm. long, simple, usually 
curved, often tufted: leaves mostly basal and crowded ; blades shorter than the stem, 
curved, attenuate from much dilated saccate bases 1.5-3 cm. broad; stem-leaves with long 
spreading or recurved tips: bracts broadly oblong or lanceolate, 2-2.5 cm. long, continuous, 
erect or appressed : sepals somewhat membranous, linear-lanceolate, 20-22 mm. long, acute 
or acuminate: petals violet-blue, about 3-3.5 cm. long: capsules cylindric-prismatic, 
5-6 cm. long, twice or thrice as long as the bracts. 
In swamps, Florida. Also in tropical America. 
11. Tillandsia polystachya L.  Glabrate. Stems stout, 2.5-4 dm. tall, simple or 
branched above: leaves numerous, shorter than the stem ; blades linear or linear-filiform, 
and often recurving above the dilated somewhat saccate bases: spikes continuous, erect, 
