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OF HORTICULTURE. 151 
- Pitcairnia—continued. 
rosette deltoid ; produced ones about six, linear, 1ft. to 2ft. long, 
din. to żin. broad, not petioled, nor at all toothed. Mexico, &c., 
1848. Syns. P. exscapa (B. M. 4591), P. Morrenii (L. J. F. ay 
— heterophylla (B. R. xxvi. 71), Puya longifolia (L. & P. F. G 
) 
P. imbricata (imbricated). fl. in a sub-spicate raceme, 1ft. long ; 
sepals whitish, tipped with green, lin. long; petals creamy- white, 
lingulate, more t 2in, long ; peduncle Ttt. long, closely leafy. 
October. l twelve to twenty to a stem, ensiform, l4ft. to 2ft. 
long, with a petiole bin. to 12in. long, armed with small, deflexed, 
horny, brown prickles. Mexico and Cordova, 1868. Plant 
caulescent, 
. integrifolia (entire-leaved). M. in one to five very loose 
racemes, the end one 1ft. long ; petals bright red, lin. longer than 
the sepals, scaled at base; peduncle more than lft. long, 
— produced ones linear, 2ft. to 3ft. long, about Zin. 
broad, tapering to a long point, not distinctly petioled, closely 
white-furfuraceous at ak, destitute of teeth. West Indies, 
about 1810. (B. M. 1462.) 
P. intermedia (intermediate). A garden synonym of P. alta. 
P, iridiflora (Tris-flowered). É in a raceme lft. long; petals 
bright red, 2in. long, not scaled at base ; peduncle about lft. 
long. July. č. linear, 2ft. to 3ft. long, jin. broad, much 
overtopping the raceme, spine-toothed. Native country un- 
own. 
H 
Jacksoni (Jackson’s). fl. in a loose raceme, 8in. to 9in. long; 
— bright red, three times as long as the s — scaled at 
ase; peduncle over 3ft. long, with many reduced leaves. May. 
l linear, entire, 2ft. to 3ft. long, tin. broad, white-furfuraceous 
at back; petioles channelled, lft. jong, pines ed at the- 
dilated base. Guatemala, about 3850, 4540.) S Syn. 
Lamprococcus Jacksoni (L. TRI 27). 
P. Karwinskiana — s).* fl. in a dense raceme, about 
6in. long; sepals reddish, Zin. long; petals bright red, secund, 
2sin. i not scaled; peduncle Tit. to 2ft. long, with many 
reduced leaves. June. J., produced ones linear, 1}ft. to 2ft. 
long, šin. to Zin. broad, ‘distinctly petioled, usually without 
pric kles. Mexico. A well-known species. Syn. P. ringens 
(R. G. 53). This species is also known in gardens as P. fulgens, 
P. montalbensis, and P. Warcewieziana. ; 
Pe bie imet- tee vay fl. ina — 
oe oies, a — 
—— — n TT ie — yor l. linear, 2ft. to 
3ft. Tong, nearly lin. broad, acuminate, not distinctly petioled, 
white-furfuraceous at back, with only a few prickles. St. Eustace 
Island, 1785. (A. B. R. 322; B. M. 856.) : 
. Lehmanni (Lehmann’s). A. in dense, panicled racemes; petals 
bright red, lyin. to 1jin. long. l, produced ones ensiform, 2ft. to 
3ft. long, above lin. broad, copiously spiny towards the base. 
Southern New Grenada. 
P. lepidota (scaly). A synonym of P. Andreana. 
P. longifolia (long-leaved). A synonym of P. pulverulenta. 
P. macrocalyx (large-calyxed). A synonym of P. Funkiana. 
P. ens a eae Corn-leaved). Ain ina —— — 
se lft. 1 —— y Pots. ; petals ee , asin, 
— ‘leafy, 14 > att, long: May. l lanceolate, 
, 2ft. to 3ft. lon, long, — to 2in. broad, without prickles. 
eur 1848. (F.d. S. 915.) Syn. Puya maidifolia. 
— montalbensis (Monte Alban). A garden synonym of P. Kar- 
P. Moritziana —— — in a loose raceme, 6in. to 12in, — 
sepals jin. long ; petals bright red or reddish-yellow, 2in. to 24in. 
— not scaled ; uncles 6in. to 15in. long, with many erect, 
reduced leaves. Summer. l., produced ones many to a rosette, 
linear, lft. to 14ft. long, lin. broad, not distinctly stalked, mostly 
without out prickles. Guatemala, about 1860. 
P. Morrenii (Morren’s). A synonym of P. heterophylla. 
P. muscosa (mossy).* fl. 
; Bin bright red, oe , not scaled at base ; peduncle 6in. to 
» densely floccose. Dec 
at bac 
frie "Central Brazil, (B. M. — 
P. n — if, in _ somewhat dense raceme, 6in. 
to — cade tice asione — pomu — 
P, odorata — A synonym HP. — 
P. platyphylla (broad-leaved). A variety of P. bromelicfolia. 
_ PB. pulverulenta (powdery), fl. in mam es, arranged ina 
deltoid panicle ; petals bright — Shout fine ton, lo > pelea at Vat base; 
peduncle elongated de, several lea — ——— produced i 
ones ane orm Zin. broad, — 
—— — Fak th — 
— beneath bi. to 12ft. Andes of — — P. longifolia 
Pitcairnia—continued. 
P. pungens (stinging).* — a dense raceme, ĝin. to din. long; 
sepals rather cottony ; petals bright red, scarlet at base, 2in, long ; 
peduncle 6in. to 12in. long, cottony, its many leaves bract-like, 
the lower sometimes inate. May. l., produced ones six to 
eight, linear, 1ft. to 1}ft. long, scarcely din. broad, loosely fur- 
furaceous on the back, destitute of prickles; outer "yudimen — 
oo ng with a long, rigid, pectinate tip. Andes, 1 
P. punicea (reddish). f in a loose raceme, 4in. to 6in. long; 
sepals about żin. long; petals bright red, ljin. to ljin. long; 
peduncle very short. ummer. l. , proper ones twenty to thirty, 
spread over din. to 4in. of the stem, linear, not distinctly petiol 
about 1ft. long, less than żin. broad, white-furfuraceous at back. 
x about 1ft. Mexico. Plant caulescent. 
P. recurvata (recurved). jl. ina dense, sub-spicate raceme, 4in. 
to 6in. long; sepals — lin. long; petals milk-white, 3in. to 
3żin. long. much decurv minutely scaled at base; peduncle 
lift. to 2ft. long, furfuraceous, with bract-like leaves, April. 
l, produced ones ten to twelve to a stem, lanceolate, 2ft, long, 
lin. to lłin. broad, minutely serrulated towards the tip, white- 
furfuraceous beneath. Native place unknown, 1843. 
P. ringens (gaping). A synonym_of P, Karwinskiana, 
P. Skinneri (Skinner’s). A garden synonym of P. alta. 
* eo epee ere: (very showy). A garden synonym of P, un- 
ata. 
P. staminea (long-stamened). fi. in a long, loose raceme, lft. 
to 1}ft. long; petals bright red, 2in. long, very narrow, revolute 
at the apex, sealed at base ; peduncle lft. — A a „its lower 
leaves long, its upper rudimentary. Janua uced ones 
ten to twenty to a tuft, linear, lft. to 2ft. loan: fa a żin. broad, 
very acuminate, thinly white- ‘furfuraceous on the back, with a 
channelled petiole, bin. or more long, entirely without teeth. 
Rio Janeiro, about 1820. A well-known species. (B. M. 2411; 
LHE n. s. 205; L. B.C. 722.) 
P. suaveolens $ sepals about i fina , moderately dense raceme, 
% 
broad at the a ot petiole 
prickles, glabrous. Organ Mountains, 1826. 
P, sulphurea (sulphur-coloured). GS aah 
P. tabuleformis t to forty, in a dense 
— sessile in — of hiss ero leaves ; sepals br bright 
han — long ; petals the same colour, but in. 
ata at base. produced ones twenty to thirty, — 
rosette, oblong, spatinate, 5in. to 6in. long, 2in. broad, 
narrowed to ends, free from spines. Mexico, 1 
leaves lie fiat on the soil, a the specific name. 
p. 257; F. M. 297; L. H. 344 
P. undulata (wavy). #. ina sim le raceme, lft. long, lax in the 
lower half, the rachis bright red; petals also bright , more 
than twice as long as the sepals ; peduncle lft. long, with five or 
six small, adpressed leaves. July. roduced ones — 
oblong, lft. or more long, 4in. to Sin. we cuneate at base. 
to din, long. Brazil (38% with a distinct unarmed ern ta 
to 8in. lo: 843. ta fine, well-known 
eas in gardens as P. speciosissima. Œ cs, Some 162; 
P. undulatifolia (wavy-leaved). A synonym of P. Altensteinii. 
P, virescens (greenish ). Jl. in a sub-spicate raceme, 6in. to 8in. 
— Pals E ar Ti long; petalis pale yellowish- twice 
ong as the hooia < 2ft. Jong, the leaves uating 
e sepals; 
into bracts. March. Z lanceolate, oled, 14ft. to 2ft. long, 
— to 2in. pra a free from — e h aga i i 1857. SYN. 
a virescens (B. M. 4991). 
P. Warcewicziana (Warcewicz’s) A garden synonym of P. 
Karwinskiana. 
P. Wendlandi (Wendland’s). ji. ina sub-spicate raceme, 6in. to 
12in. long; pats lin. long; petals sulphur-yellow, . sealed 
— more than twice as long as the sepals ; bracts 
h towards the tip ; peduncle gored te leafy, 2ft. or more 
—— stiffly erect. mber. nsifi 
2ft. to 3ft. l Zin. to 3in. broad, with 
petiole. Native country unknown. ‘About 1853, Syn. Puya sul- 
phurea (B. ). 
P. xanthooalya (yelow <a 
in the lower lft. 
Rin. 1 
synonymous wi 
P. : Sane in a sub-spicate raceme, lft. tol 
long; se nearly lin. fiat petals nearly white, more — 
—— as ng et the sepals ; bracts — 
to 
