PLATE CCCXXII. 
- PITCAIRNIA LATIFOLIA. 
Broad-leaved. Pitcairnia. 
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— CLASS VI. ORDERI. 
-“HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Six Chives. One Pointal. 
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ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER. a 
Catyx triphyllus, femifuperus. Petala 3. Empatement three-leaved, half fuperior. Petals 
Squama neétarifera ad bafin petalorum. three; with a fcaly honey-cup at the bafe 
_ Stigmata tria contorta. Capfula tria, in- of the petals. Three fummits twifted. 
-_ trorfum dehifcentes. Semina alata. Three capfules, teging from the infide. 
« Seeds winged. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 
_,.. Pitcairnia foliis integerrimis, bafi fubfpinofis. | Pitcairnia with leaves quite entire, rather {piney 
ea at the bafe 
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are en LR SAIREINES ESC em 
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE, 
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4 x One of the Petula with its feale at the bafe. 
3. The Chives and Pointal, cleared from the Petals. 
4, The Pointal, the Summits detached, magnified. 
e Seed-bud, cut tranfverfely. 
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Tue fpecies of Pitcairnia here ‘ea is a native of Jamaica, and was firft introduced to Britain by 
Mr. A. Anderfon, in the year 1785. It does not flower fo readily as fome of the other fpecies, but is 
equally eafy to increafe; flourifhes in rich earth, and may be kept on a fhelf of the hot-houfe until 
its flower-ftem appears; when, to encourage its flowering, it fhould be plunged in the bark-bed.— 
Gir drawing was madd in the month of July, from a plant in the Colledida.of Jey Ba" 
Kenfington Gore. 
