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

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

 1848. SYNS. P. exscapa (B. M. 4591), P. Morrenii (L. J. F. 21)', 

 Puya heterophylla (B. R. xxvi. 71), Puya longifolia (L. <fc P. F. G. 



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

 sepals whitish, tipped with green, Iin. long ; petals creamy- white, 

 Ungulate, more than 2in. long ; peduncle 1ft. long, closely leafy. 

 October. I. twelve to twenty to a stem, ensiform, lift to 2ft. 

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

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

 caulescent. 



P. integrifolia (entire-leaved), fl. in one to five 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. I., produced ones linear, 2ft. to 3ft. long, about iin 

 broad, tapering to a 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 synonym of P. alta. 



P. iridiflora (Iris-flowered), fl. in a raceme 1ft long; petals 

 bright red, 2in. long, not scaled at base ; peduncle about 1ft. 

 long. July. 1. linear, 2ft. to 3ft long, Jin. broad, much 

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

 known. 



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

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

 base ; peduncle over 3ft. long, with many reduced leaves. May. 

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

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

 dilated base. Guatemala, about 1850. (B. M. 4540.) SYN. 

 Lamprocoecug Jacksoni (L. J. F. 127). 



P. Karwinskiana (Karwinski's).* fl. in a dense raceme, about 

 6in. long ; sepals reddish, 3in. long ; petals bright red, secund, 

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

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

 long, iin. to Jin. broad, distinctly petioled, usually without 

 prickles. Mexico. A well-known species. SYN. P. ringens 

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

 P. montalbensis, and P. Warcewicziana. 



P. latifolia (broad-leaved), fl. in a simple or slightly compound 

 raceme, 6in. to Sin. 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). fl. in dense, panicled racemes ; petals 

 bright red, liin. to l|in. long. L, produced ones ensiform, 2ft. to 

 3ft. long, above Iin. broad, copiously spiny towards the base. 

 Southern New Grenada. 



P. lepldota (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. maldlfolia (Indian Corn-leaved), fl. in a sub-spicate raceme, 

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

 long; peduncle leafy, lift to 2ft long. May. I. lanceolate, 

 petioled. 2ft to 3ft long, lAin. to 2in. broad, without prickles. 

 Venezuela, 1848. (F. d. S. 915.) SYN. Puya maidifolia. 



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

 vnnskiana. 



P. Moritziana (Moritz's). fl. in a loose raceme, 6in. to 12in. long ; 

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

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

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

 linear, 1ft to lift long, Iin. broad, not distinctly stalked, mostly 

 without prickles. Guatemala, about 1860. 



P. Morrenii (Morren's). A synonym of P. heterophylla. 



P. mnscosa (mossy).* fl. in a loose raceme, Sin. to 6in. long; 

 petals bright red, Sin. long, not scaled at base ; peduncle 6in. to 

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

 a tuft, linear, 6in. 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. nnbigena (cloud-born), fl. in a somewhat dense raceme, 6in. 

 to Sin. long ; sepals red, Iin. to llin. long ; petals bright red, 

 scaled at base, 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. albiflos. 



P. platyphylla (broad-leaved). A variety of P. bromelicefolia. 



P. pulverulenta (powdery), fl. in many racemes, arranged in a 

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

 peduncle elongated, with several leaves. December. I. , produced 

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

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

 beneath, h. 6ft. to 12ft. Andes of Peru, 1852. SYN. P. longifolia 

 (B. M. 4775). 



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P. pungens (stinging).* fl. in a dense raceme, 4in. to Sin lone 

 sepals rather cottony ; petals bright red, scarlet at base, 2in lone 

 peduncle 6in. to 12in. long, cottony, its many leaves bract-like,' 

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

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

 furaceous on the back, destitute of prickles ; outer rudimentary 

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

 (B. M. 5356.) 



P. pnnicea (reddish). /. in a loose raceme, 4in. to 6in. long ; 

 sepals about iin. long; petals bright red, liin. to Ijin. long 

 peduncle very short. Summer. I., proper ones twenty to thirty' 

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

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

 A. about 1ft Mexico. Plant caulescent 



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6in. long ; sepals nearly Iin. long ; petals milk-white, 3in. to 

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

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



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

 ; petals milk-white, 3in. to 

 scaled at base ; peduncle 

 , bract-like leaves. April. 



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

 Iin. to Ijin. broad, minutely serrulated towards the tip, white- 

 furfuraceous beneath. Native place unknown, 1843. 

 P. ringens (gaping). A synonym of P. Karwinskiana. 

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

 P. speciosissima (very showy). A garden synonym of P. un- 



P. Staminea (long-stamened). fl. in a long, loose raceme, 1ft 

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

 at the apex, scaled at base ; peduncle 1ft. to 2ft long, its lower 

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

 ten to twenty to a tuft, linear, 1ft. to 2ft. long, Jin. 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 well-known species. (B. M. 2411 ; 

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



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

 6in. to Sin. long ; sepals about Iin. long ; petals whitish, lingulate. 

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

 leaves. July. I., produced ones linear, lift, long, Jin. to iin. 

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

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



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



P. tabulaeformis (plank-like).* fl. thirty to forty, in a dense 

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

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

 scaled at base. I., 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 



P. nndulata (wavy). fl. in a simple raceme, 1ft. long, lax in the 

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

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

 six small, adpressed leaves. July. I., produced ones obovate- 

 oblpng, 1ft. or more long, 4in. to 5in. broad, cuneate at base, finely 

 white-furfuraceous at back, with a distinct unarmed petiole, 6in. 

 to Sin. long. Brazil (?), 1843. A fine, well-known species, some- 

 times known in gardens as P. speciosisgima. (F. d. S. 162; 

 R. G. 781.) 



P. undulatifolia (wavy-leaved). A synonym of P. Altensteinii. 



P. virescens (greenish). /. in a sub-spicate raceme, 6in. to 8in. 

 long ; sepals Iin. to 1 Jin. long ; petals pale yellowish-green, twice 

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

 into bracts. March. I. lanceolate, not petioled, lift to 2ft. long, 

 liin. to 2in. broad, free from prickles. Venezuela, 1857. SYN. 

 Puya virescens (B. M. 4991). 



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



P. Wendlandl (Wendland's). fl. in a sub-spicate raceme, 6in. to 

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

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

 or greenish towards the tip ; peduncle closely leafy, 2ft. or more 

 long, stiffly erect December. I., produced ones entire, ensiform, 

 2ft. to 3ft long, 2in. to Sin. broad, with a distinct, unarmed 

 petiole. Native country unknown. About 1853. SYN. Puya sul- 

 phurea (B. M. 4696). 



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

 in the lower naif, 1ft. to 2ft. long ; petals lingulate, primrose- 

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

 to 12in. long. Summer. L, 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 back. Brazil, 

 1877. P. flavescens (B. M. 6318) is regarded, by Mr. Baker, as 

 synonymous with this species. 



P. zeifolia (Zea-leaved).* /. in a sub-spicate raceme, 1ft. to IJft 

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

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

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

 3ft. long, 2in. to 2Ain. broad, naked, with a channelled petiole, 6in. 

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



