[Prate 77.] 
THE MOREL BILLBERGIA. 
(BILLBERGIA MORELIANA.) 
A very fine Stove Perennial, from BRAZIL, belonging to the Natural Order of BROMELIADS. 
Specific Character. 
MO BILLBERGIA RAR chan- | BILLBERGIA MORELIANA ; foliis ligulatis canaliculatis 
nelled, blunt, banded with oe dk as us the ste stem, with obtusis albo-fasciatis versus basin spinoso-dentatis cauli 
some spiny teeth near the base. Stem smooth, ‘clothed sequalibus, caule glabro squamis magnis petaloideis laxis 
with large loose petaloid distant scales. Raceme many- dis racemo multifloro recurvo g $ 
owered, ed 00 racts ured, bracteis coloratis dorso minutissimé lepidotis floribus fasci- 
finely scaly at the back, longer than the fascicled flowers. — longioribus, mcm مس‎ obtu mucronatis 
Sepals oblong, obtuse, mucronate, with a membranous petalis revo- 
margin, smooth, as well as the ovary. Petals revolute, lutis calyce multê | longioribus, staminibus ud exsertis. 
much vie than the sepals. Stamens projecting far. 
Billbergia Moreliana : Adolphe Brongniart in “ Portefeuille des Horticulteurs.” Revue Horticole, iii, 82. 
(NE of the most charming of the Bromeliaceous Order, and among the easiest to cultivate. Its 
flaming rose-coloured bracts contrast finely with the deep clear violet of the petals, and 
appearing on drooping racemes above a foot long, produce an unusual as well as most brilliant effect. 
species appears to be a native of Brazil. It was originally published by Prof. Adolphe 
Brongniart in the Portefeuille des Horticulteurs, a work we have not seen. Shortly afterwards it was 
mentioned in the Revue Horticole in the following terms : — 
“This magnificent Bromeliad is cultivated by M. Morel, a zealous amateur, possessing the most 
beautiful collection of Epiphytes in Paris. In its leaves, the species which we describe reminds us of 
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