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41. B. Eujjhenna-speciosa = B. EuphemitE-amceiia Hort. Makoy, 

 mentioned Belg. Hort. 1882, 238. 



42. B. Jenischiana Wittmack, a cross between pyramidalis and 

 Moreli, raised by Kramer of Hamburg. 



43. B. Gireoudiana Kramer and Wittmack, a cross between 

 Saiindersii and thyrsuidea, obtained by Kramer. 



44. B. Picmcoiignei Kev. Hort. 1884, 524, is a hybrid between 

 Lihoniana and some other species, obtained by M. Maron, gardener 

 to the Marquis of Rancougne. 



45. B. BLiREiANA Andre in Rev. Hort. 1889, p. 139, a cross be- 

 tween iridifoHa and nutans raised by M. Andre at Lacroix (France). 



46. B. VEXiLLARiA Andre, a most splendid hybrid, according to 

 M. Andre, who raised it quite recently from a cross between 

 Morel iana and thijrsoidea splendida. 



19. QuESNELiA Gaiulich. 



{Lievena Regel). 



Sepals linear-oblong, not mucronate, free down nearly or quite 

 to the top of the ovary. Petals free, lingulate-unguiculate, scaled 

 at the base, usually about twice as long as the sepals. Stainens 

 3 inserted at the top of the ovary, 3 at the top of the claw of the 

 petals ; filaments filiform ; anthers linear-oblong, attached on the 

 back near the base. Ovary oblong, inferior, 3-celled ; ovules many 

 in a cell ; style filiform ; stigmas linear, much contorted. Fruit 

 small, baccate. — Habit of Billberyia, from which it differs by its 

 usually spicate inflorescence, shorter less spreading petals and 

 alternate stamens attached to the top of the claw of the petals. 



Inflorescence simple. 



Bracts and flowers ascending. 



Bracts obtuse .... Sp. 1-3. 



Bracts acute ..... Sp. 4-9. 



Bracts and flowers spreading . . Sp. 10. 



Inflorescence compound . . . Sp. 11-12. 



1. Q. RUFA Gaudich. Atl. Bonite, t. 54 ; Q. roseo-marginata 

 Carriere in Rev. Hort. 1880, 70, with figure; E. Morren in Belg. 

 Hort. 1881, 82, t. 4 (M.D.). Q. Sklnucri Hort. Bromelia arvensis 

 Veil. Fl. Flum. iii. t. 114. Billhergia roseo-marginata K. Koch 

 Wochen. 1867, 141. Lievena princeps Regel Gartenfl. t. 1024. — 

 Acaulescent. Leaves about 20 in a short utricular rosette, lorate 

 from an ovate base, 1^-2 ft. long, 1^-2 in. broad at the middle, 

 moderately firm in texture, plain green on the face, thinly lepidote 

 with copious transverse bands on the back, deltoid-cuspidate at the 

 tip, the marginal spines small, close, horny, ascending. Peduncle 

 erect, a foot long ; stem-leaves oblong, acute, scariose, pale, 

 adpressed, much imbricated. Inflorescence a dense oblong erect 

 strobiliform spike 4-8 in. long ; flower-bracts oblong, subobtuse,, 

 bright red, 1-1-| in. long, broadly crisped and scariose at the edge. 

 Ovary oblong, \ in. long ; sepals linear-oblong, much imbricated, 



