Smithsonian Report. 1942. — Foster 



1. A Continual Toboggan Slide. 



Tillandsias rushing down the steep slopes of a mountain at the breakneck speed of half to three-quarters of 

 an inch a year. Tillandsia puchella var. xaricoln. 



2. TILLANDSIA DECOMPOSITA. 



The epiphyte of Matto Grosso which in maturity dispenses with roots and allows its leaves to ciu'l tena- 

 ciousl}' around small twisjs within its octopuslike grasp. 



