BILLBERGIA. 70 



twice as lonpj as the sepals, bright lihic in the upper half inch. 

 Stamens rather shorter than the petals ; anthers orange-yellow. 



Hab. Brazil : Baliia. Imported by Mr. Wilson Saunders about 18G9. 

 Nearly allied to B. vittata. 



24. B. Sanderiana E. Morren in Belg. Hort 1884, t. 1, 2 

 (M.D.). — Leaves about 20 in a utricular rosette, connivent in the 

 lower half foot, lorate from an ovate base, l-l^- ft. long, 1|— 2 in. 

 broad at the middle, moderately firm in texture, bright green on 

 both sides, rounded to a small cusp at the tip, the marginal 

 prickles like those of 7). honida, ascending, nearly black, ^-^ in. 

 long. Peduncle a foot long ; upper bract-leaves pink. Inflores- 

 cence a lax drooping raceme h-1 ft. long with slender naked 

 racliis, many of the lower flowers clasped and overtopped by large 

 pink scariose bracts. Ovary cylindrical, farinaceous, ^ in. long ; 

 sepals linear-oblong, f in. long, tipped with blue. Petals 2 in. 

 long, green tipped with violet-blue. Stamens quite as long as the 

 petals and style shortly exserted. 



Hab. South Brazil; woods of the Organ Mountains, A. Cniiuinghaml 

 Gardner 693 ! GJaziou 15477 ! This fine species was gathered by Allan 

 Cunningham in 1816, but has only been lately introduced into cultivation by 

 Dr. Glaziou through Messrs. Sander & Co., of St. Alban's. It flowered at Kew 

 for the first time, Dec, 1887. 



25. B. Eeichardti Wawra Itin. Prin. Sax. Cob. 148, t. 22.— 

 Produced leaves 4-6 in a utricular rosette, connivent for half a 

 foot, lorate, 1^-2 feet long, at most an inch broad, obtuse and 

 emarginate at the apex, banded with white on the back. Peduncle 

 very slender, a foot long, furnished with small distant adpressed 

 red bract-leaves. Flowers 6-10 in a very lax drooping raceme, the 

 lower 3-4 subtended by large red scariose bracts. Ovary 

 clavate, nearly an inch long; sepals lanceolate, above an inch long. 

 Petals half as long as the calyx, violet-blue at the tip. Stamens 

 shorter than the petals. 



Hab. South Brazil; St. Juiz de fora, Waivra, ii. 197. Allied to B. vittata 

 Brong. 



26. B. FiLicAULis Griseb. in Gott. Nacht. 1864, 13. — Leaves few 

 in a rosette, lorate, 2-2^ ft. long, 1-1^ in. broad at the middle, 

 rounded to a cusp at the apex, entire. Peduncle very slender, 

 cernuous, 3 ft. long below the panicle ; bract-leaves distant, small, 

 lanceolate, adpressed. Inflorescence a very lax drooping panicle 

 1^ ft. long, with distant few-flowered corymbose spreading brandies ; 

 central pedicels 1-1^ in. long ; flower-bracts small, membranous, 

 oblong-lanceolate. Ovary subglobose, -^ in. long; sepals lanceolate, 

 f in. long. Developed petals not known. 



Hab. Mountains of Venezuela near Valencia, alt. 5000 ft., Fendler 2452. 

 Described mainly from a sketch kindly sent by Dr. Withnack. Very distinct. 



27. B. ScHiMPERiANA Wittm. — Leaves about 14 in a rosette, 

 linear, 2^ ft. long, -^ in. broad, acuminate, green and channelled 

 down the face, slightly furfuraceous on the back, entire. Peduncle 

 with inflorescence shorter than the leaves, cernuous ; flower-bracts 

 remote, lanceolate, 5~i) in. long. Inflorescence a lax spike ; 



