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long, keeled : petals blue, 2.5-2.7 cm. long, acutish : capsules cylindric-prismatic, 18-20 

 mm. long. [2 T . selacea Sw. T. Bartramiil&\l.~\ 



In swamps and about rivers, Georgia and Florida. Also in tropical America. 



4. Tillandsia juncea Le Conte. Stoutish. Foliage scurfy, green: stems 2-3 dm. 

 long, clustered, usually simple : leaves numerous, more or less spreading or recurved ; blades 

 as long as the stems or overtopping them, gradually contracted from a dilated somewhat 

 saccate base, which is often f- as long as the leaf: spikes 3-10 cm. long, continuous: 

 bracts broadly oblong or ovate-oblong, 1.5-2 cm. long, acute : sepals lanceolate, 2-2.5 cm. 

 long, acute : petals violet-blue, barely twice as long as the sepals : capsules cylindric-pris- 

 matic, 3-3.5 cm. long. 



In river swamps, Florida. 



5. Tillandsia festucoides Brongn. Partially scurfy. Stems tufted, 3-4 dm. tall, 

 slender, simple or branched above : leaves numerous, more or less spreading ; blades nar- 

 rowly linear from a gradually contracted base, often fully as long as the stem, rather rigid, 

 those of the stem not scurfy : spikes dense, 2-3.5 cm. long : bracts contiguous, leathery, 

 acute or slightly acuminate : sepals leathery, lanceolate, 15-18 mm. long, glabrous : petals 

 lilac, fully twice as long as the sepals : capsules prismatic-fusiform, 2-2.5 cm. long, acute. 



In and about river swamps, Florida, and in the West Indies. 



6. Tillandsia Valenzuelana A. Rich. Scurfy. Stems 2.5-5 dm. tall, usually 

 branching above : leaves numerous, 2-3 dm. long ; blades rather tender, flat or nearly so, 

 lanceolate-subulate above the dilated but not saccate bases ; those of the stems abruptly 

 contracted about 1 or 2 cm. above their bases and usually twisted : spikes many-flowered, 

 narrow : bracts closely imbricated, ribbed : sepals narrowly elliptic or lanceolate, about 10 

 or 11 mm. long, glabrous: petals about 2.7 cm. long, often pale blue: capsules narrowly 

 prismatic, about 3 cm. long, about thrice as long as the sepals. [T. Houzeavii Morr.] 



About river banks, Florida. Also in tropical America. 



7. Tillandsia fasciculata Sw. Scurfy. Stems 2-5 dm. long, solitary or tufted, usu- 

 ally branched above, stout, rarely slightly surpassing the lower leaves : leaves mainly basal, 

 crowded, rigid ; blades erect or somewhat spreading, involute, attenuate from dilated some- 

 what saccate bases, these often 4-5 cm. broad ; stem-leaves sheathing by the broad bases, 

 each contracted into a slender tip : bracts imbricated, in 2 ranks, broadly oblong or ovate- 

 oblong, 2-3 cm. long, acute, or acuminate at the base of the spike, becoming lustrous, 

 keeled: sepals parchment-like, lanceolate, 2.5-2.8 cm. long, mucronulate : petals blue: 

 capsules 2.5-3 cm. long. 



In swamps or low situations, Florida. Also in tropical America. 



8. Tillandsia Balbisiana Schnlt. Gray-scurfy. Stems solitary or tufted, 2-8 dm. 

 tall, simple or branched above, sheathed throughout : leaves numerous ; blades, especially 

 those of the basal leaves, fully as long as the stem, with large bladder-like dilations at 

 the base, thence rather abruptly narrowed and more or less diffusely spreading and twisted : 

 spikes continuous, compact and usually compound : bracts firm, 1.5-2 cm. long, acute, often 

 abruptly pointed: sepals linear-lanceolate, 15-17 mm. long, acute : petals violet-blue, much 

 longer than the sepals, often 4-5 cm. long : capsules cylindric-prismatic, about 4 cm. long. 



In and about swamps, peninsular Florida. Also in tropical America. 



9. Tillandsia Baileyi Rose. Densely scurfy. Stems widely tufted, 1-3 dm. long, 

 simple : leaves mainly basal ; blades elongated, strongly involute, those of basal leaves, 

 often as long as the stem or nearly so, curved and twisted, the bases dilated and bladder- 

 like at maturity, conspicuously ciliate ; stem-leaves with sheathing bases : spikes simple, 

 3-10 cm. long : bracts imbricated, acute, 2-ranked, about 2 cm. long : sepals becoming 1.5 

 cm. long, acute : petals purple, about 1 3 cm. long ; blades oblong-spatulate : capsules nar- 

 rowly oblong, 2-2.5 cm. long. 



On trees, Cameron County, Texas. 



10. Tillandsia circinata Schlecht. Scurfy. Stems 1-2 dm. long, simple, usually 

 curved, often tufted : leaves mostly basal and crowded ; blades shorter than the stem, 

 curved, attenuate from much dilated saccate bases 1..5-3 cm. broad ; stem-leaves with long 

 spreading or recurved tips : bracts broadly oblong or lanceolate, 2-2.5 cm. long, continuous, 

 erect or appressed : sepals somewhat membranous, linear-lanceolate, 20-22 mm. long, acute 

 or acuminate:, petals violet-blue, about 3-3.5 cm. long: capsules cylindric-prismatic, 

 5-6 cm. long, twice or thrice as long as the bracts. 



In swamps, Florida. Also in tropical America. 



11. Tillandsia polystachya L. Glabrate. Stems stout, 2.5-4 dm. tall, simple or 

 branched above : leaves numerous, shorter than the stem ; blades linear or linear-filiform, 

 and often recurving above the dilated somewhat saccate bases : spikes continuous, erect, 



