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Fitcairnia — continued. 



rosette deltoid ; produced ones about six, linear, 1ft. to 2ft. long, 

 iin. to Un. broad, not petioled, nor at all toothed. Mexico, &c., 

 1848. SVNS. P. exscapa (B. M. 4591), P. Mnrrenii (L. J. F. 21), 

 PiD/a heh-rophvlla (B. R. xxvi. 71), Pui/a hmg i folia (h. & P. F. G. 

 86).* 



P. ixnbricata (imbricated), fl. in a siib-spicate raceme. 1ft. long; 

 sepals whitisli, tipped with sreen, Iin. long : jietals creanjy-white, 

 linyulate, iimre than 2in. lun^i ; peduncle 1ft. long, closely leafy. 

 October. /. twelve to twenty to a stem, ensiform, Uft. to 2ft. 

 long:, with a petiole 6in. to 12in. long, armed with small, deflexeil, 

 horny, brown prickles. Mexico and Cordova, 1868. Plant 

 caulescent. 



P. integrifolia (en tire- leaved), rf. in one to live very loose 

 racemes, the end one 1ft. long ; petals bright red, Iin. longer than 

 the sepals, scaled at base ; peduncle more than 1ft. long. 

 August. /., produced ones linear, 2ft. to 3ft. long, about ^in. 

 broad, tapering to u long point, not distinctly petioled, closely 

 white-furfuraceous at back, destitute of teeth. West Indies, 

 about 1810. (B. M. 1462.) 



P, intermedia (intermediate). A garden synoujni of P. alta. 



P. iridiflora (Iris-fluwered). fi. in a raceme 1ft. long ; petals 

 biiglit red. 2in. long, nut scaled at base; peduncle about 1ft. 

 long. July. L linear, 2ft. to 3ft. long, ^in. broad, mucli 

 overtopping the raceme, spine-toothed. Native country un- 

 known. 



P. Jacksoni (Jackson's), fi. in a loose raceme, 8in. to 9in. long ; 

 petals bright red, three times as long as the sepals, scaled at 

 liase ; peduncle over 3ft. long, with many reducea leaves. May. 

 I. linear, entire, 2ft. to 3ft. long, km, broad, white-furfuraceous 

 at back ; petioles channelled, 1ft. long, spine-edged at the 

 dilated base, (iuatemala, about 1850. (15. M. 4540.) SVN. 

 Lam{>roc<M\us Jacksuni {h. J. F. 127). 



P. Karwinsklana (Karwinski's).* fi. in a dense raceme, about 

 6in. long; sepals redilish, iin. long; petals bright red, secund, 

 2Ain. lung, not scaled ; peduncle 1ft. to 2ft. long, with many 

 retluced leaves. June. I., produced ones linear, lift, to 2ft. 

 long, iin. to ^in. broad, distinctly petioled, usually without 

 prickles. Mexico. A well-known species. Syn. 7*. riii</cns 

 (R. G. 53). This species is also known in gardens as P. ''uliiens, 

 P. monlalbensis, and P. Warceivicziana. 



P. latlfolia (broad-leaved), fi. in a simple or slightly compound 

 raceme, 6in. to Gin. long ; petals bright red, 2in. long, scaled at 

 base ; peduncle 1ft. to 2ft. long, leafy. August. I. linear, 2ft. to 

 3ft. long, nearly Iin. 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.) 



P. Lehmanni (Lehmann's). fi. in dense, panided racemes ; petals 

 bright red, liin. to I^in. long. /., produced ones ensiform, 2ft. to 

 3ft. long, above Iin. 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. maidifolia (Indian Corn-leaved). /. in a sub-spicate raceme, 

 nearly 1ft. long; .sepals Iin. long; petals greenish-white, 2iin. 

 long; peduncle leafy, l^ft. to 2ft. long. May. /. lanceolate, 

 petioled, 2ft. to 5ft. long, lJ.in. to 2in. broad, without prickles. 

 Venezuela. 1848. (F. d. S. 915.) SvN. Ptiya maidifolia. 



P. montalbensis (Monte Alban). A garden synonym of P. Kar- 

 ivinskiami. 



P. Moritziana (Moritz'sj. fi. in a loose raceme, 6m. to 12in, long ; 

 sepals ^in. long ; petals bright red or reddish-yellow, 2in. to 2^in. 

 long, not scaled ; peduncles 6in. to 15in. long, with many erect, 

 reduced leaves. Summer. I., produced ones many to a rosette, 

 linear, 1ft. to l^ft. long, Iin. liroad, not distinctly stalked, mostly 

 without prickles, (.fuatemala, about 1860. 



P. Morreilii(Morren's). A synonym of P. hctcrophi/lla. 



P. mnscosa (ukpssv).* fi. in a loose raceme, 3in. to 6in. long ; 

 petals liright red, 2in. long, not scaled at Ixi.se ; peduncle 6in. to 

 9in. long, densely floccose. December. I. twelve to twenty in 

 a tuft, linear, bin. to 9in. long, falcate, very acuminate, white- 

 furfuraceous at back, entire or minutely denticulate, h. not more 

 than 1ft. Central Brazil. (B. M. 4770.) 



P. nubigena (clou<l-born). fi. in a somewhat dense raceme. 6in. 

 to Bin. long; sepals red, Iin. to l]in. long; petals bright red, 

 scaled at ba.se, more than twice as long as the sepals ; peduncle 

 leafy, 1ft. to lift. long. October. I., produced ones ensiform, 

 petioled, Iin. broad, narrowed to both ends, entire. Venezuela 

 (at 8000ft. to 9000ft. altitude), 1852. Plant tufted. (F. d. .S. 847.) 



P. odorata (odorous). A synonym of P. alhifius. 



P. platyphylla (broad-leaveil). A variety of P. hruincUa'foUa. 



P. pulverulenta (p«iwdery). fi. in many racemes, arrangeil in a 

 deltoid panicle ; petals bright red, about 2in. long, .scaled at ba.se; 

 peduncle elongated, with several leaves. December. /., proiluced 

 ones ensiform, 3ft. to 4ft. long, l^in. to 2in. broad, narrowed at 

 both ends, spine-margined towards the base, white-furfuraceous 

 beneath. A. 6ft. to 12ft. Andes of Peru, 1852. SVN. /*. loiwifolia 

 (B. M. 4775). 



Fitcairnia — continued. 



P. pungens (stinging).* fi. in a dense raceme, 4in. tu 8in. long; 

 sepals rather cotttmy ; petals bright red, scarlet at base, 2in. long ; 

 peduncle bin. to 12in. long, cottony, its many leaves bract-like, 

 the lower sometimes pectinate. May. I., produced ones six to 

 eight, linear, 1ft. to Uft. long, scarcely iin. broad, loosely fur- 

 furaceous on the back, destitute of prickles ; outer rudimentary 

 ones furnished with a lung, rigid, pectinate tip. Andes, 1863. 

 (B. M. 5356.) 



P. punicea (reddish), fi. in a Umse raceme, 4in. to 6in. long ; 

 sepals about iin. long; petals bright red, Uin. to l|in. long; 

 peduncle very short. Summer. /., proper ones twenty to thirty, 

 spread over 3in. to 4in. of the stem, linear, not distinctly petioled, 

 about 1ft. long, less than iin. broad, white-furfuraceous at back. 

 fl. about 1ft. Mexico. Plant caulescent. 



P. recurvata (recurved), fi. in a dense, sub-spicate raceme, 4in. 

 to bin. long; sepals nearly Iin. long; petals milk-white, 3in. to 

 3iin. long, much decurved, minutely scaled at base; peduncle 

 lift, to 2ft. long, furfuraceous, with bract-like leaves. April. 

 I., produced ones ten to twelve to a stem, lanceolate, 2ft. long, 

 Iin. to l^in. broad, minutely serrulated towards the tip, A\hite- 

 furfuraceous beneath. Native place unknown, 1843. 



P. ringens (i;apiiig). A synonym of /'. Earwinskiana. 

 P, Skinneri (Skinner's). A garden .synonym of P. alta. 



P. speciosissima (very showy). A garden synonym of P. uiu 



ddlatti. 



P. staminea (long-stamened). fi. in a long, loose raceme, 1ft. 

 tn lift, long; petals bright red, 2in. long, very narrow, revolute 

 at the apex, scaled at ba.se ; peduncle 1ft. to 2ft. huig, its lower 

 leaves long, its upper rudimentary. January, l, produced ones 

 ten to twenty to a tuft, linear, 1ft. to 2ft. long, \u\. to iin. broad, 

 very acuminate, thinly white-furfuraceous on the back, with a 

 channelled petiole, 6in. or more long, entirely without teeth. 

 Rio Janeiro, about 1820. A -we'l-known species. (B. M. 2411 : 

 I. H. n. s. 205; L. B.C. 722.) 



P. suaveolens (sweet-scented), fi. in a moderately dense raceme, 

 6in. to Bin. long ; sepals about Iin. long ; petals whitish. Ungulate, 

 2in. long ; peduncle above 1ft. Ions, with many much-reduced 

 leaves. July. I., produced ones linear, lUt. long, Ain. to ^in. 

 broad at the middle, acuminate, not petioled, entirely without 

 prickles, glabrous. Organ Mountains, 1826. (B. R. 1069.) 



P. SUlphurea (sulphur-coloured). A variety of P. bracteata. 



P. tabulaeformls (plank-like).*^ fi. thirty to forty, in a den.se 

 head, sessile in the centre of the rosette of leaves ; sepals bright 

 red, less than Iin. long ; petals the same colour, but 3in. long, 

 scaled at base. /., produced ones twenty to thirty, in a sessile 

 rosette, oblong, spathulate, 5in. to 6in. long, 2in. broad, gradually 

 narrowed to both ends, free from spines. Mexico, 1863. The 

 leaves lie flat on the soil, hence the specific name. (B. H. 1862 

 p. 257; F. M. 297; I. H. 344.) 



P. undulata (wavy), fi. in a simple raceme, 1ft. long, lax in the 

 lower half, the rachis liright red ; petals also bright red, more 

 than twice as long as the sepals ; peduncle 1ft. long, with five or 

 six small, adpnssi'd leaves. July. /., produced ones obovate- 

 oblong, 1ft. or nwae huig, 4in. to5in. broad, cuneate at base, finely 

 white-furfuraceous at back, with a distinct unarmed petiole, bin. 

 to Bin. long. Brazil (!), 1843. A tine, well-known species, scmie- 

 times known in gardens as /'. mieciosiss-ima. (F. d. S. 162; 

 R. (i. 781.) 



P. Undulatifolla (wavy-leaved). A synonym of P. Altcnsteinii. 



P. virescens (greenish), fi. in a sul>-spicate raceme, bin. to Sin, 

 long ; sejials Iin. to l^in. long; petals pale yellowish-green, twice 

 as lung as the sepals; peduncle 2ft. long, the leaves graduating 

 into bracts. March. /. lanceolate, not petioled, Uft. to 2ft. long, 

 IMn. to 2in. broad, free from prickles. Venezuela, 1857. Syn. 

 Puya virescens (B. M. 4991). 



P. Warcewiczlana (Warcewicz's). A garden synonym of P. 



Kanviiiskiana. 



P, Wendlandi (Wendhmd's). fi. in a sub-spicate raceme, 6in. to 

 12in. long; sepals Iin. long; petals sulphur-yellow, scaled at 

 base, mort- than twice as long as the sepals ; bracts purplish-red 

 or greeni.sh towards the tip ; peduncle ilosi'ly lenfy. 2ft. or more 

 long, stiffly erect. December. I., prodiu-L'd out'stntire. ensiform, 

 2ft. to 3ft. long, 2in. to 3in. broad, with a distiu<t, unarmed 

 petiole. Native country unknown. Aliout 1853. SvN. Pin/a aul- 

 phurea(B.M.^b%). 



P. xanthocalyx (yellow-calyxed).* fi. in a simple raceme, loose 

 in the lower half, 1ft. tu 2ft. long ;' petals lingulate, primrose- 

 yellow, 2in. long; peduncle lift, to 2ft. long, the lower leaves 6in. 

 to 12in. hmg. Summer. /., produced ones up to twenty to a 

 stem, lanceolate, 2ft. to 3ft. long, Iin. to liin. broad, obscurely 

 petioled, free from prickles, white-furfuraceous at hack. Brazil, 

 1877. /•- fiaiyscen^ (B. M. 6318) is regarded, by Mr. Baker, as 

 synnnynious with this species. 



P, zeifolia (Zea-leaved).* fi. in a sub-spicate raceme, 1ft. tolAft. 

 long ; sepals nearly Iin. long ; petals nearly white, more tlian 

 twice as long as the sepals ; bracts reddish-yellow ; peduncle 1ft. 

 to 2ft. lung, leafy, nearly glabrous. I. lanceolate, entire, 2ft. to 

 3ft. long, 2in. to 2iin. broad, naked, with a channelled petiole, bin. 

 long. Guatemala. (B. M. 6535.) 



