Tas. 6765. 
CARAGUATA SANGUINEA. 
Native of New Granada. 
Nat. Ord. BromEetiacEx.—Tribe TILLANDSIEZ. 
Genus Caracuata, Lindl.; (Benth. et Hook.f. Gen. Pl. vol. iii. p. 668.) 
CaraGuatTa sanguinea ; acaulis, foliis lanceolatis dense rosulatis falcatis chartaceis 
basi paulo dilatatis deorsum viridibus sursum sanguineo tinctis, exterioribus 
pedalibus, interioribus sensim brevioribus, floribus multis. in foliorum centro 
nidulantibus breviter pedicellatis, bracteis oblongis obtusis membranaceis, 
calycis segmentis oblongis erectis brevibus obtusis basi coalitis, corolle tubo 
elongato clavato stramineo segmentis brevibus ovatis obtusis patulis, staminibus 
ad- tubi faucem insertis uniseriatis filamentis brevissimis antheris lineari- 
oblongis basi sagittatis, ovario ampulleformi stylo elongato apice stigmatoso 
breviter tricuspidato, fructu capsulari oblongo, 
C. sanguinea, André in Rev. Hort. 1883, p. 468, cum icone. 
TILLANDsIA sanguinea, André Tour du Monde, p. 367. 
‘During his explorations of the Northern Andes in 1876, 
_ M. Edouard André paid special attention to the Bromeliacez 
and Bomareas. The present plant is one of the most 
remarkable of the novelties which rewarded his labours. 
It has entirely the habit of a Nidulariwm, but the ovary is 
free from the calyx, and the structure of the flower in other 
respects quite corresponds with that of the genus Caraguata. 
The bright tint of the leaves, which varies a good deal in 
different individuals, renders it a very desirable acquisition 
to our conservatories. It is, of course, an epiphyte in its 
native forests. It was first seen by M. André in May, 
1876, at a place called ‘“‘ Los Astrojos,” situated between 
Tuquerres and Barbacoas, in the western cordilleras of the 
Andes of New Granada. None of the first gathering 
reached Kurope alive, but on a second visit, in 18580, he 
succeeded in bringing it home. A stock of the plant has 
been raised by M. Bruant, of Poitiers. Our drawing was 
made in November, 1883, from a plant which was presented 
by M. André to the Kew collection. | 
Desor. Acaulescent. eaves arranged in a dense rosette, 
JULY Ist, 1884, ‘ 
