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to belong to the genus Bonapartea of the Flora Peruviana ; 

 indeed this species very much resembles the figure of the Bo- 

 napartea juncea of that work. 



3. Tillandsia pinifolia, Le Conte. 



Foliis caulem sequantibus, pallide viridibus, subpubescen- 

 tibus, non pruinosis, setaceo-subulatis, semi-teretibus, erectis, 

 basi coneavis : caule quinqunciali, rubro, folioso, foliis versus 

 apicem sensim brevioribus, demum squamiformibus : flori- 

 bus spicatis, spica simplici pauciflora, bracteis rubris brevibus 

 imbricata, petalis cseruleis eq uitantibus, ita ut tubum for- 

 mant bracteis longiorem medio dilatatum margineque apice 

 recurva ; staminibus cseruleis corolla longioribus, antheris 

 flavis. 



Inhabits East Florida with the former ; resembles the next, 

 but differs in its few-flowered spike, and its shorter, more slen- 

 der, and not hoary leaves. Neither of these three species 

 will stand the climate of Georgia ; they are destroyed even 

 in a moderate winter. 



4. Tillandsia Bartrami, Elliott. 



Foliis caule longioribus, viridesrentibus, pruinoso-pubes- 

 -centibus, setaceo-subulatis, semi teretibus, erectis, basi conca- 

 vis dilatatis : caule decunciali, rubro, folioso, foliis versus 

 apicem sensim brevioribus ; floribus spicatis, spica sub-sim- 

 plici 6 — 8 flora disticha bracteis rubris imbricata; petalis 

 cseruleis, equitantibus ita ut tubum formant medio dilatatum 

 bracteis longiorem margineque apice recurva, staminibus 

 cseruleis, antheris flavis. 



Inhabits with the former, and in the swamps of the southern 

 parts of Georgia ; in this latter situation however it appears 

 to be out of place, as it is frequently destroyed by the frosts 

 of winter. Mr. Bartram informed me that he never saw this 

 plant, it has therefore rather improperly been named after 

 him. 



5. Tillandsia cjespitosa, Le Conte. 



Foliis caule longioribus, rubescenti-cinereis, pruinoso- 



