1958 VRIESIA 



BBB. Lvs. marked with strong transverse bands. 



hieroglyphica, Morr. (Tilldndsia hierogUjpMca 

 Bull.). Ijvs. many, rosulate, stout, recurved, short 

 acute, very strongly and irregularly marked and 

 banded with dark green above and brown-purple be 

 neath: inflorescence paniculate, the bracts broadly el 

 liptic-ovate, the fls. yellowish. Brazil. I. H. 31:514; 42, 

 p. 318. R.H. 1891:400. -A very striking and showy 

 plant. Sometimes known as a Massangea. 



Y. fulgida, Hort., has been cataloged in this country. It is 

 a garden hybrid (V. incurvata X Duvali). It has short green 

 lvs. and an esserted simple spike with distichous bright red 



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mama, for which see Tillandsia. It is also known as a M 

 gea (see p. 092).— F. zebrhia, Hort., is sometimes V sple 

 and sometimes Cryptantbus zonatus. For the latter, s 

 cussion under Tillandsia and Pig. 2515 t tr 



VULNEEAEIA. V. Antliyllis. Scop., is Anthyllis 

 Vulneraria, which see in Vol. I. The other Vulnerarias 

 are referred to the same genus. 



VYfiNOMUS is another spelling for Euonymus. 



J707. Vriesia carlnata. 



