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pfronp with lax drooping spikes and large bright red upper bract- 

 leaves. The following are the principal named hybridforms, viz: — 



87. B. vittato-Bakeri. B. Breauteana Andre in Rev. Hort. 1885, 

 800, with figure. B. Cappei E. Morren (M.D.).— Leaves 10-12 in 

 a rosette, lorate, obtuse, horny, 2 ft. or more long, 2-2^ in. broad 

 at the middle, copiously banded with white on the back, the 

 marginal prickles minute. Peduncle above a foot long, with 

 several large bright red bracts towards the top. Inflorescence a 

 lax drooping panicle, the lower branches 3-4-flowered, subtended 

 by large red bracts. Ovary cylindrical, pale green, deeply sulcate, 

 J in. long ; sepals linear-oblong, an inch long, pinkish-white tipped 

 with violet. I?etals twice as long as the sepals, bright violet-blue. 



This cross, which was made by M. Andr6 in France, has been distributed by 

 M. Bruant, of Poitiers, and I think also by some one in Belgium. Described 

 from a plant that dowered at Kew, Dec, 188(). B. Collevii, Oberthuri, 

 Joliboisi and rhedonensis , are similar hybrids between speciosa and vittata, 

 raised by Van Geert (see Devos in Belg. Hort. 1882, 334), and B. Herbaulti 

 Hort., another raised by Maron. 



88. B. viTTATo-NUTANs Hort. Makoy (M.D.). — Leaves a dozen or 

 more in a rosette, lanceolate, 1^-2 ft. long, recurving from low 

 down, narrowed gradually to the point, the marghial prickles 

 minute. Peduncle 1^ ft. long, with many large, bright red ascend- 

 ing bract-leaves. Inflorescence a few-flowered lax drooping spike. 

 Ovary oblong-cylindrical, greenish, ^ in. long ; sepals lanceolate, 

 an inch long, pink, tipped with violet. Petals twice as long as the 

 calyx, bright violet-blue. 



There are two forms of this cross among Prof. Morren's drawings, the 

 other with shorter stiffer leaves than above described. It was flowered at Kew, 

 March, 1888. 



89. B. DECORO-NUTANS. B. Baraquiniano-Jiutdus and B. Windi 

 Hort. (M.D.). — Leaves about 20 in a rosette, lanceolate, not at all 

 horny, narrowed gradually to the point, not banded on the back, 

 the marginal prickles minute. Peduncle bright red, 1-|- ft. long, 

 with many large bright red bract-leaves. Inflorescence a lax 

 drooping spike half a foot long. Ovary oblong, green, deej^ly 

 sulcate, -| in. long; sepals lanceolate, f in. long. Petals 2 iu. 

 long, entirely green, rolling up spirally to tlie base. Stamens and 

 style longer than the petals. 



Eaised by M. Jacob-Makoy, of Li^ge. Mentioned Belg. Hort. 1882, 238. 

 Described from Prof. Morren's drawing. 



40. B. NUTANTO-MoRELi. B. Worleyaiia Wittmack in Hort. 

 Kramer (M.D.) Leaves 10-12 in a rosette, lanceolate 1-1^ ft. long, 

 l-l|- in. broad at the middle, narrowed to the point, not horny, 

 green on both sides, not banded on the back. Peduncle above a 

 foot long, with many large bright red bracts upwards. Inflores- 

 cence a lax drooping spike. Ovary pale green, ^ in. long ; sepals 

 lanceolate, f in. long, red with a violet tip. Petals twice as long 

 as the calyx, bright violet. 



Described from a plant that flowered at Kew, Dec, 1887. It was raised at 

 Hamburg by Herr Kramer in 1885. 



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