No« 1912. 



BILLBERGIA ZEBRINA.* 



Class. Order. 



HEXANDRIA MO NOG YN1A 



This elegant plant is a native of Rio de 

 Janeiro, where it is found growing upon 

 trees. With us it flowered in the month of 

 January. It is cultivated without difficulty 

 in the stove, potted in vegetable earth with 

 a portion of sand, and but little water in 

 the winter season. It will sometimes in- 

 crease by suckers. 



• We have been obliged to reduce the ngure to 

 about half its natural size, in order to give a suitable 

 representation of its proportions. 



