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equalling or rather exceeding the pedicels. Sepals lanceolate, 

 thinly floccose, ^ in. long. Petals orange-yellow, 1^-1^ in. long. 

 Stamens reaching to the tip of the petals. 



Hab. Venezuela, Funck dt Schlhn 1451 482! labelled "P. aurantiaca^^ 

 (Herb. Paris). 



21. P. CAMPTOCALYX Andre Enum. 4. — Kudimentary leaves 

 pectinate. Produced leaves linear, 1^ ft. long, ^-|- in. broad, 

 fiirfuraceous beneath. Stem with inflorescence 2 ft. long : bract- 

 leaves many, lower elongated. Kaceme lax, simple, 6-8 in. long ; 

 rachis furfuraceous ; bracts lanceolate, the lowest an inch long ; 

 pedicels ascending, nearly as long as the bracts. Sepals lan- 

 ceolate, 1^ in. long. Petals white, scaled at the base, 2-2J in. 

 long. Stamens shorter than the petals. 



Hab. Western Andes of Columbia, in the valley of the Eio Dagua, Andre 

 1934. Var. robusta Andre, from the foot of Mount Quindio, differs by its more 

 robust habit, and var. lutea Andre, by its yellow flowers. 



22. P. Kegeliana K. Koch inedit. ; Baker in Journ. Bot. 1881, 

 230. — Lower leaves linear, acuminate, entire, about a foot long, 

 J-^ in. broad, green and naked above, white-furfuraceous beneath, 

 overtopping the raceme. Peduncle slender, ^ ft. long, with several 

 long bract-leaves. Eaceme simple, moderately dense, about 3 in. 

 long, with a flexuose cottony rachis ; pedicels ascending, the lower 

 ^-^ in. long ; bracts lanceolate-acuminate, the lower f-1 in. lono:, the 

 upper much smaller. Sepals lanceolate, f-|- in. long. Petals 

 bright red, twice as long as the sepals. Stamens not longer than 

 the petals. 



Hab. Dutch Guiana. Described from a cultivated specimen in the 

 herbarium of Dr. Karl Koch. Habit of P. muscosa. Introduced by Van Houtte 

 in 1853. 



23. P. MUSCOSA Mart, in Eoem et Schultes Syst. Veg. vii. 1240 ; 

 Hook, in Bot. Mag. t. 4770 (M.D.). P. Beycalema Beer Brom. 63. 

 l\ leiolema Hort. — Acaulescent. Whole plant not more than a foot 

 high. Leaves 12-20 to a stem, linear, sessile, 6-9 in. long, ^-|-in. 

 broad, very acuminate, much recurved, green and glabrous on the 

 face, white-furfuraceous on the back, entire. Peduncle 6-9 in. 

 long, slender, densely floccose; lower bract-leaves with long points. 

 Kaceme lax, simple, 3-6 in. long ; rachis floccose ; pedicels ascend- 

 ing, the lower -|-f in. long ; bracts lanceolate, ^-|- in. long. Sepals 

 lanceolate, glabrous, greenish-red, |-| in. long. Petals lingulate, 

 bright red, 2 in. long, not scaled at the base. Stamens as long as 

 the petals. 



Hab. Mountains of Central Brazil ; first gathered by Martius. Introduced 

 into cultivation at Berlin in 1838. Described from a plant that flowered at 

 Kew, Feb., 1877. 



24. P. pAuciFLORA Baker in Journ. Bot. 1881, 230. — Acaulescent. 

 Leaves 6-10 to a stem, with an indistinct petiole and a linear 

 blade l-l^- ft. long, J-^ in. broad at the middle, quite destitute of 

 spines, grass-like in texture, green and glabrous above, furfuraceous 

 beneath. Peduncle slender, above a foot long, with several long- 

 pointed bract-leaves. Raceme simple, very lax, ^ ft. long, with 

 only 6-9 flowers ; rachis slender, cottony ; pedicels ascending, the 



