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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 



Pitcairnia continued. 



Baker's synopsis of the genus, which appeared in 



" Trimen's Journal of Botany," 1881. 



P. albinos (white-flowered). /. in a simple, loose raceme, 6in. to 

 12in. long ; petals white, three times as long as the sepals ; 

 peduncle 1ft. to 2ft. long. September. I. many to a tuft, linear, 

 ?ift. to 2ft. long, iin .to Jin. broad at the middle, obscurely 

 petioled without prickles. Rio Janeiro, 1826. (B. M. 2642.) 

 SYN. P. odorata (B. G. 1855, 114). 



P. alta (tall), fl., sepals and petals bright red, the latter 2in. 

 long, iin. broad ; racemes several, arranged in a deltoid panicle, 

 2ft long and broad ; peduncle 2ft. to 3ft. long, floccose. August. 

 I. twelve to twenty to a stem, linear, 2ft. to 3ft. long, Jin. to Iin. 

 broad above the middle, spine-edged towards the base. Domi- 

 nica, before 1877. (B. M. 6606.) This species is known in 

 gardens by the following names : P. bromeluefolia, P. intermedia, 

 and P. Skinneri. 



P. Altenstcinii (Altenstein's). fl. in a simple, sub-spicate raceme, 

 4in. to 6in. long ; sepals Iin. to liin. long ; petals whitish, twice 

 as long as the sepals ; bracts bright red, liin. to 2in. long ; pe- 

 duncle 1ft. to lift. long. May. I., produced ones about ten to 

 a stem, 2ft. to 3ft. long, liin. to 2in. broad, with an unarmed or 

 minutely prickly petiole. Western Venezuela, 1840. (F. d. S. 162.) 

 SYNS. P. undulatifolia (B. M. 4241), Puya Altensteinii. 



P. A. gigantea (gigantic). A very large form, with an in- 

 florescence 6ft. to 7ft. high, including the peduncle. (B. M. 

 I ; F. d. S. 253, 254.) 



FIG. 190. PITCAIRNIA ANDREANA, showing Habit, detached 

 Flower, and Portion of Leaf to show the Scales. 



P. Andreana (Andre's).* fl. in a simple raceme, 4in. to 6in. long ; 

 petals yellow at the tip, red lower down, four times as long as the 

 sepals; peduncle 4in. to 6in. long, densely leafy. July. L, pro- 

 duced ones four or five to a stem, lanceolate, not distinctly 

 petioled, 16in. to 20in. long, Iin. to Ijin. broad, white beneath, 

 lepidoted above. New Grenada and Venezuela, 1872. See 

 Fig. 190. (B. M. 6480 ; I. H. n. s. 139.) SYN. P. lepidota. 



P. angustifolia (narrow-leaved). /. in one to three racemes, the 

 end one 6m. to 9in. long ; petals liin. to l|in. long, bright red, 

 scaled at base ; peduncle, Including inflorescence, 2ft. to 3ft. 

 long. September. I. linear, about 2ft. long, Jin. to iin. broad, 

 acuminate, not petioled, white-furfuraceous at back, armed down 

 the at | s ^th brown, horny spines. Santa Cruz, 1777. 



P. aphelandraeflora (Aphelandra-flowered).* /. in a dense, 

 oblong, sub-spicate raceme, 4in. to 6in. long; sepals coral-red, 

 Am. long ; petals bright red, 2iin. long ; lower bracts 2in. to Sin 

 long. Summer. I. thirty to sixty, extending over Sin. to 6in of 

 the stem, linear, sessUe, about 6in. long, less than iin broad 

 minutely serrulate. Stems slender, 1ft. long below the leaves! 

 Para, 1867. Shrub. SYN. Pepinia aphelandrceflwa (I. H. n. s., 

 xxxn. 5). 



P. atrornbens (dark reddish), fl. in a simple, sub-spicate 

 raceme, 6m. to 8m. long ; petals pale yellow, lingulate, 2iin. to 

 Sin. long; bracts bright red, much imbricated; peduncle leafy, 

 shorter than the leaves. Summer. I., produced ones with a 

 spine-edged petiole, Sin. to 6in. long, and a lanceolate blade. 2ft. 

 Warlewiczii' 1 !* fT'5225 m ' **' Central America - SYN. Puya 



P. bracteata (large-bracted). ft. in a simple, dense raceme, 6in. 

 to 12iii. long; sepals nearly Iin. long; petals bright red, 

 decurvmg, twice as long as the sepals ; bractslin. to liin. long 

 peduncle nearly 1ft, long, with numerous reduced leaves. April 

 I in a dense tuft, linear, lift, to 2ft. long, Iin. broad, acuminate, 

 f-S* 1 -!;? oo 1 ? 1 l ghtly P ncklv towards the base. St. Vincent, 1799. 

 ta (R " " 1867 ' 557 >' P ~ *phuna 



fl. in simple or sl 



slightly 

 red, the 



Pitcairnia continued. 



P. bromelisefolla (Bromelia-leaved). 

 compound racemes, 1ft. long ; sepals and petals bright 

 latter 2in. long ; peduncle about 1ft. long below the inflorescence, 

 with several long leaves. June. I. in a dense tuft, linear, 2ft. to 

 3ft. long, iin. to Jin. broad at the middle, acuminate, spine-edged 

 towards the base, white-furfuraceous beneath. Jamaica, 1781. 

 (B. M. 824 ; B. B. 1011.) P. platyphylla is regarded, by Mr. Baker, 

 as a robust, broad-leaved variety of this species. 



P. bromelisefolia (Bromelia-leaved), of L'He'ritier. A synonym 

 of P. alta. 



P. cinnabarina (cinnabar-red), fl. in dense, simple racemes, 

 about 6in. long ; sepals Jin. long ; petals bright red, 2in. long ; 

 peduncle 1ft. long, with several reduced leaves. June. I., pro- 

 duced ones linear, sessile, lift, long, scarcely Jin. broad, quite 

 without spines near the base. Brazil, 1851. 



P. commutata (changeable). A synonym of P. bracteata. 



P. corallina (coral-red).* /. in dense, deflected racemes, above 

 1ft. long ; sepals bright red, Iin. long ; petals bright red, edged 

 with white, Sin. long; peduncle also bright red, 1ft. long. 

 Spring. I., produced ones lanceolate, distinctly petioled, 4ft. to 

 5ft. long, about 4in. broad, spine-edged low down, plicate, 

 white-furfuraceous at back. Choco, New Grenada, about 1874. 

 (B. M. 6600 ; R. H. 1875, p. 251.) 



P. corcovadcnsis (Corcovado). fl. red, disposed in a single, 

 loose, terminal raceme, on a stem about 1ft. high. I. erect, 

 glabrous, broadly linear, acuminate, 3ft. to 4ft. long, passing 

 into linear bracts on the flower-stem, h. 1ft. Brazil, 1884. 

 A slender species. 



P. Deoaisnei (Decaisne's). A synonym of P. fulgens. 



P. densiflora (dense-flowered), fl. in a very dense, sub-spicate, 

 oblong raceme, Sin. to 4in. long; petals bright yellowish-red, 

 twice as long as the pale green sepals. Summer. I., produced 

 ones with an unarmed, channelled petiole, 6in. lon, and an 

 ensiform, entire blade, 2ft. to 3ft. long, and about liin. broad. 

 Native place unknown. 



P. echinata (prickly). /. in several loose racemes, arranged in a 

 deltoid panicle ; petals whitish, nearly twice as long as the sepals ; 

 peduncle 2ft. to 4ft. long below the inflorescence, with eight to 

 ten leaves, the lower 1ft. long. June. L, produced ones twelve 

 to twenty to a stem, lanceolate, 3ft. to 4ft. long, Iin. to 2in. 

 broad, obscurely petioled, white-furfuraceous at back, prickle- 

 margined, h. 5ft. to 6ft. New Grenada, 1852. (B. M. 4709; 

 F.d.S.844;L.J. F. 407.) 



P. exscapa (stemless). A synonym of P. heterophylla. 



P. ferruginea (rusty), fl. in ten to twelve secund racemes, 

 arranged in a deltoid panicle, the lower branches of which are 2ft. 

 to 3ft. long ; sepals densely ferruginous externally, 2in. to 2jin. 

 long ; petals white, twice as long as the sepals, with two large 

 scales at the base ; peduncle 2ft. to 3ft. long below the intto- 

 rescence. December. I. perhaps 100, in a very dense rosette, 

 sessile, 2ft. to 3ft. long, IJin. to 2in. broad, horny in texture, 

 densely white-lepidote at back. Stem 3ft. to 4ft. long below the 

 rosette of leaves, h. 10ft. to 12ft. Andes of Peru, 1860. The 

 largest species of the genus. SYN. Puya grandiflora (B. M. 

 5234). ' 



P. flammea (flame-coloured), fl. in a rather dense raceme, 6in. to 

 12in. long ; sepals red, fin. long ; petals bright red, more than 

 twice as long as the sepals ; peduncle also bright red, 1ft. to IJft. 

 long, copiously leafy. November. I., produced ones ensiform, 

 2ft. to 2ift. long, Iin. to liin. broad, not distinctly petioled, 

 acuminate, persistently white-furfuraceous at back, not at all 

 .spiny. Organ Mountains, 1825. (B. B. 1092.) 



P. flavescens (yellowish). A synonym of P. xanthocalyx. 



P. fulgens (brilliant).* /. in several very loose racemes, Sin. to 

 6in. long, forming a deltoid panicle ; sepals and petals bright red, 

 the latter 2in. to 2Jin. long, with a large, truncate scale at the 

 base ; peduncle 3ft. long below the inflorescence, copiously leafy. 

 May. I., produced ones twenty to a tuft, ensiform, 2ft. to 3ft. 

 long, Iin. to liin. broad, white at back, prickle-margined. 

 Brazil, 1850. A fine plant, well known in cultivation. SYN. 

 P. Decaisnei. 



P. fulgens (brilliant). A garden synonym of P. Karwinskiana. 



P. Funkiana (Funk's), fl. in a sub-spicate raceme, 6in. to 12in. 

 long ; sepals Iin. long ; petals nearly white, over 2in. long ; bracts 

 yellowish-green, Iin. to liin. long ; peduncle 2ft. long, slightly 

 pubescent, its lower leaves large. May. I. lanceolate, entire, 

 2ft. to 3ft. long, 2in. to 2iin. broad, glabrous ; petiole unarmed, 

 6in. to 12in. long. Venezuela, 1850. (B. G. 113.) SYN. P. macro- 

 calyx (B. M. 4705). 



P. furfuracea (scurfy), fl. in three to five rather dense racemes, 

 the end one about 1ft. long ; petals bright red, 2in. to 2iin. long, 

 scaled at base ; peduncle, including the inflorescence, 2ft. to 3ft. 

 long. July. I. linear, about 2ft. long and Iin. broad, acuminate, 

 not distinctly petioled, white-furfuraceous at back, spiny towards 

 the base. Native country unknown. Mr. Baker regards this as 

 "doubtfully distinct, specifically, from P. latifolia." (B. M. 

 2657.) 



P. heterophylla (variable-leaved), fl. six to twelve in a capitate, 

 sessile or nearly sessile spike ; sepals reddish, Iin. to liin. long ; 

 petals bright red, rarely white, about liin. long ; pedicels very 

 short or wanting. May. L, outer rudimentary ones of the 



