BILLBERGIA. 77 



twice as long as the sepals, green tipped with violet. Style longer 

 than the petals. 



Hab. Woods of Southern Brazil. Introduced into cultivation by M. Lietze, 

 of Eio Janeiro, in 1878. Described from a plant that flowered at Kew, Dec, 

 1883. Scarcely more than a variety of B. iridifoUa. Var. chlorautha Morren, 

 is a form with petals entirely green. 



19. B. MoRELi Brong. in Portef. Hort. ii. 97, with figure ; E. 

 Morren in Belg. Hort. 18G0, 161, t. 11, 12, 1873, 17, t. 1, 2, non 

 Ji. Moreliana Lindl. et Lemaire (M.D.). B. Glijiniajia De Yviese 

 in Linnaea, xxvi. 756; E. Morren in Belg. Hort. 1866, 184, t. 11. 

 B. Wethenlli Hook, in Bot. Mag. t. 4835.— Produced leaves 6-12 

 in a utricular rosette, connivent in the lower half foot, ensiform, 

 l-l- 2 ft. long, 1-|~2 in. broad at the middle, horny in texture, 

 bright green on the face, obscurely white-lepidote on the back 

 without distinct transverse white bands, narrowed gradually to the 

 point, the marginal prickles minute. Peduncle a foot long ; bract- 

 leaves bright red, several aggregated near the base of the spike, 

 erecto-patent, 3-4 in. long. Inflorescence a lax drooping ovate 

 spike 6-8 in. long, with a red mealy rachis, many of the lower 

 flowers overtopped by the bright red bracts. Ovary turbinate, 

 rather mealy, ^-^ in. long ; sepals linear-oblong, obtuse, reddish, 

 farinaceous, f in. long. Petals an inch longer than the sepals, 

 lilac in the upper half inch, greenish lower down. Stamens 

 nearly as long as the petals ; anthers linear, ^ in. long. 



Hab. Brazil ; province of Bahia. Imported to Europe by M. Porte in 

 1847, and first flowered by M. Morel, of Paris, after whom it is named. It was 

 sent by Mr. Wetherill to Kew, and flrst flowered in 1858. Its copious brilliant 

 red bracts make it one of the most showy of all the Billbergias. 



20. B. EupHEMi^ E. Morren in. Belg. Hort. 1872, 1, t. 1, 2 ; 

 Baker in Bot. Mag. t. 6632 (M.D.). — Rootstock wide-creeping. 

 Produced leaves b-Q in a utricular rosette, connivent in the lower 

 half-foot, lanceolate, 1-1^ ft. long, l|-2 in. broad at the middle, 

 moderately firm in texture, plain green on the face, thinly white- 

 lepidote and obscurely banded on the back, narrowed to a deltoid 

 apex, the marginal prickles minute. Peduncle a foot long, reddish, 

 thinly mealy ; bract-leaves pale pink, several aggregated towards 

 the top of the peduncle, ascending, 3-4 in. long. Inflorescence a 

 lax simple drooping spike 3-4 in. long, with a flexuose mealy 

 rachis, only the lowest flowers subtended by large pinkish-white 

 bracts. Ovary turbinate, mealy, -^ in, long ; sepals linear- oblong, 

 pale pink, f in. long. Petals l^-- 2 in. long, green, with a large 

 dark violet tip. Stamens shorter than the petals. 



Hab. South Brazil. First flowered by Prof. Morren at Li^ge, in April, 

 1868. Described from plants that flowered at KeAv in Feb., 1882, and with Sir 

 Geo. Macleay, March, 1888, Intermediate between B. iridifoUa and B. vittata, 

 but the bracts much less highly coloured. Named after Madame Morren. 



21. B. MACROCALYX Hook. in Bot. Mag. t. 5114 ; E. Morren in 

 Belg. Hort. 1860, t. 19 ; Wittm. in Berl. Gartenzeit. 1885, 67, 

 fig. 17. — Produced leaves only 3-4 in a rosette, connivent for the 

 lower foot, lanceolate, lf-2 ft. long, 2 in. broad at the middle, 

 horny in texture, bright green on the face with a few pale spots, 



