Smithsonian Report, 1942. — Foster 



Plate 10 



1. Vriesia Erythrodactylon. 



This epipliyte.blooms a transparent coek's-comblike flower head. It is singularly beautiful. 



2. Vriesia Hieroglyphica. 

 One of the bizarre beauties of the coastal rain forests has decided protective coloration in its zigzag mottling. 



