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Hab. South Brazil. First flowered by Count Germiny in Dec, 1879. 

 Before flowering, both this and ^E. ebuniea much resemble Karatas fulgens. 



125. M. PURPUREA Baker. Cfnmtnun purpureum E. Morren in 

 Belg. Hort. 1883, 195, name (M.D.).— Leaves 12-20 in a utricular 

 rosette, suberect, lanceolate from a dilated base, 2 ft. long, 1|— 2 in. 

 broad at the middle, plain green, neither mottled nor banded on the 

 back, narrowed to the point, the marginal teeth minute. Peduncle 

 above a foot long ; bract-leaves large, lanceolate, tinged with red. 

 Flower-bracts a dozen or more, ovate, acute, serrated, squarrose, 

 bright red, 2-3 in. long, the flowers placed not only in a cluster in 

 the centre, but also in the axils of several of the outer bracts. 

 Flowers about an inch long. 



Hab. South Brazil. Introduced by Mr. Sander of St. Alban's. Described 

 from Prof. Morren's drawings, made from a plant that flowered Oct., 1882. 

 Leaves and bracts like those of Karatas Scheremetiewii. 



126. M. FuscA Baker. Cmdstrum fuscniii E. Morren in Belg. 

 Hort. 1883, 195, name (M.D.). — Leaves about 20 in a short 

 rosette, lorate from an ovate base, 2 ft. long, 2-3 in. broad at the 

 middle, suberect, plain green on the face, not mottled, obscurely 

 fasciated with white on the back, deltoid-cuspidate at the tip, the 

 marginal teeth minute, deltoid. Peduncle erect, a foot long ; 

 bract-leaves greenish, adpressed, imbricated. Flowers in a central 

 globose capitulum 2-3 in. diam., surrounded and overtopped by the 

 ovate acute green squarrose serrated bract-leaves, which are 3-4 in. 

 long. Flowers much shorter than the bracts. Petals green, 

 shortly protruded. 



Hab. South Brazil. Introduced by Glaziou in 1879. Described from 

 Prof. Morren's drawing, made from a jilant that flowered Sept., 1880. 



127. M. viRiDis Baker in Journ. Bot. 1879, 235. Canhtnim. 

 viride E. Morren in Belg. Hort. 1874, 376, t. 16 (M.D.) BlUhergia 

 caneplwra and Nidularmiii latiJ'oliu))i Hort. — Leaves 12-15 in a 

 rosette, spreading from low down, lorate from an ovate base, 2 ft. 

 or more long, 2 in. broad at the middle, moderately firm in texture, 

 pale green mottled with darker green, not banded on the back, 

 obtuse, the marginal teeth minute. Peduncle stiffly erect, a foot 

 long ; bract-leaves imbricated, closely sheathing. Flowers in a 

 globose capitulum 2 in. diam., surrounded and overtopped by the 

 ovate acute greenish squarrose serrated bract-leaves, which are 

 2-3 in. long. Ovary clavate, ^ in. long ; sepals as long as the 

 ovary. Petals green. Ungulate, shortly protruded. 



Hab. Brazil ; province of Santa Catherina, on an island in the bay of 

 Paranagua. Introduced into cultivation by Platzmann. First flowered Sept., 

 1870. Tillandsia cyathiformis Veil. Fl. Flum. iii. t. 144 [Hohenhcrgia Beer) is, 

 no doubt, a rough drawing of one of these species of Caiiistrum. 



128. M. EBURNEA Baker. Cavistruni ebunipum E. Morren in 

 Belg. Hort. 1879, 1G8, t. 13 (M.D.). Guzmannm fragrans Hort. 

 Linden. Nidularium Lindeni Eegel in Ind. Sem. Hort. Petrop. 

 1868, 78 ; Gartenfl. 1869, 167.— Leaves about 20 in a short open 

 rosette, lorate from an ovate base, 2-3 ft. long, 3 in. broad at the 

 middle, pale green on the face copiously spotted with darker green, 



