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acute, the marginal prickles close and small. Flowers in a small 

 central rosette. Petals pure white, the oblanceolate blade pro- 

 truding I in. from the calyx. Stamens reaching nearly to the tip 

 of the petals. 



Hab. Probably Brazil. Described from Prof. Morren's drawing, made in 

 1885, 



10. C. zoNATus Beer, Brom, 76 (M.D.). Fhcdidophijlhim zona- 

 turn, Visiani, Ind. Bern. Hort. Patav. 1847. TiUandsia zonata and 

 T. zehrina Hort. — Leaves 10-15 in a short rosette, oblong-lanceolate, 

 6-9 in. long, 1^ in. broad at the middle, moderately firm in texture, 

 dark green on the face with many wavy cross-bands \—^ in. broad, 

 of dirty white lepidote scales, thinly white -lepidote on the back, 

 narrowed to the point, the marginal prickles small and close. 

 Flowers in a small tuft in the centre of the rosette. Calyx ^ in. 

 long above the ovary ; segments about as long as the tube. Petals 

 white, oblanceolate, an inch long. Stamens a little shorter than 

 the petals. 



Var. Fuscus Visiani, — Leaves brown instead of green, with 

 cross-bands as in the type. 



Hab. Brazil. Now common in cultivation. Introduced by Quesnel from 

 Pemambuco to the Paris Garden about 1842. It was collected there lately and 

 brought alive to Kew by Mr. H. N. Eidley. 



11. C. cocHLEATus E. Morreu (M.D.). — Leaves 12-15 in a short 

 rosette, obloDg-lauceolate, 4-0 in. long, 1|— If in. broad below the 

 middle, moderately firm in texture, pale brown on the face with a 

 few rather indistinct transverse bands of darker brown, thinly 

 white-lepidote on the back, narrowed to an acute point, the 

 marginal prickles close and minute. Flowers in a head in the 

 centre of the reduced inner leaves. Petals white, oblanceolate, 

 protruded |- in. beyond the tip of the calyx. Stamens and style 

 ^ in. shorter than the petals. 



Hab. Brazil. Described from Prof. Morren's drawing, made in Aug., 1885. 



12. C. Beuckeri E. Morren in BeJg. Hort. 1880, 241, 1881, 

 342, tab. 1 (M.D.). — Leaves 12-20 in a short rosette, the outer 

 with an oblong acute blade 5-6 in. long, 2 in. broad below the 

 middle, narrowed to a broad chainielled minutely spine-edged 

 petiole 2-3 in. long, moderately firm in texture, pale brownish or 

 greenish on the face mottled with copious darker green spots, thinly 

 white-lepidole on the back, the marginal prickles very minute. 

 Flowers in a small liead in the centre of the rosette of leaves ; 

 flower-bracts ovate- lanceolate, shorter than the calyx. Calyx- 

 segments lanceolate, longer than the tube. Petals white, oblanceo- 

 late, ^ in. longer than the calyx. 







^ Hab. South Brazil. Introduced into cultivation by M. Beucker, of 



^ Antwerp. We received it at Kew, from Linden, in 1884. I have not seen G. 



Eegeli, which was exhibited by M. Jacob-Makoy and Co., at the Antwerp 



rj Exhibition of 1885, and is said to have leaves marbled with light and dark 



green. I am also unacquainted with C. Grauli, mentioned by name, Gard. 



Chron. 1883, 510. 



