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11. C. Garckeana Wittm. in Engl. Jahrb. xi. 70. — Leaves about 

 7 to a rosette, lanceolate from a very dilated base, a foot long, 

 above an inch broad at the middle. Peduncle much shorter than 

 the leaves, hidden by its foliaceous bract-leaves. Panicle 6-8 in. 

 long, spikes 1^ in. long ; branch-bracts ovate, nearly as long as the 

 spikes ; floAver-bracts orbicular, ^ in. long. Calyx about as long as 

 the flower-bract. Corolla pale yellow. 



Hab. New Granada ; Antioquia, alt. 8000 ft., Lehmann. Very near C. 

 Fendleri. 



12. C. TRiPiNNATA Baker. — Leaves not seen. Peduncle and 

 rachis much stouter than in any of the other species. Panicle 

 above a foot long, lax, copiously tripinnate ; rachis very zigzag ; 

 branches spreading or deflexed, central 2-3 in. long ; branch-bracts 

 large, oblong-lanceolate; final spikes dense, the end ones 1-1 2^ in. 

 long ; flowers erecto-patent ; flower-bracts ovate, acute, ^ in. long, 

 brown-pubescent, like the rachises. Sepals oblong, obtuse, J- in. 

 long. Petal-blade minute, oblong, reflexing. 



Hab. Andes of Sigsig, alt. 12000 ft., Pearce 1 



13. C. NUTANS Baker in Journ. Bot. 1887, 176, non Griseb. 

 C. nitida Griseb. excl. syn. — Tillandsia nutans Svv. T. sessillfiora 

 Euiz et Pav. Fl. Peruv. t. 271. Rerieahnia i)endula Gaertn. Fogo- 

 spermum nutans and sessih'florum Brong. Tussacia nutans Beer. 

 — Leaves 6-12 in a rosette, thin, lorate, plain green, 6-8 in. long, 

 an inch broad at the middle, but little dilated at the base, rounded 

 to a small cusp at the tip. Peduncle slender, a little longer than 

 the leaves; bract-leaves distant, minute. Spikes 1-5, erect or 

 drooping, moderately dense, the end one 2-3 in. long ; flowers all 

 erecto-patent ; flower-bracts small, ovate, obtuse. Sepals oblong, 

 obtuse, ^ in. long. Petal-blade small, white, oblong. Capsule 

 ovoid, acute, J- in. long. 



Hab. Frequent in the West Indies. French Guiana, Melinon ! Sagot 

 1400 ! Amazon valley, Martins, Burchell 9394 ! Spruce 102 ! New Granada, 

 ^?zrfre 440. Bahia, i)^a7ic/tet 2980 ! Andes of Peru, Pat'on. 



14. C. STENOPETALA Bakcr in Journ. Bot. 1887, 176. — Leaves 

 10-12 to a rosette, very thin, lanceolate, under a foot long, an inch 

 broad at the middle, tapering gradually to the point. JPanicle a 

 foot long, composed of about 4 lax simple arcuate-ascending 

 spikes 4-6 in. long; flowers subpatent; flower-bracts oblong- 

 lanceolate, wrapped tightly round the calyx, -^ in. long. Sepals 

 oblong, obtuse, much imbricated, J in. long. Petal-blade oblong- 

 lanceolate, yellow, J in. long. 



Hab. Guatemala, BernouilU d\ Cario 685 ! Gathered in 1877. Nearly 

 allied to C. vltelUna. A Mexican plant amongst the Morren drawings is 

 probably the same species. 



15. C. viTELLiNA Baker in Journ. Bot. 1887, 176, ex parte. 

 Tillandsia vitellina Link, Klotzsch & Otto Ic. t. 40. Tussacia 

 vltelluia Klotzsch. Pogospermum Jlaviun Brong. C.falgens Griseb. 

 — Leaves about a dozen in a rosette, thin, lanceolate, plain green, 

 6-8 in. long, an inch broad at the base, tapering gradually to the 

 point. Peduncle slender, as long as the leaves. Spike lax- 

 tiowered, 2-3 in. long, simple or forked ; flowers erecto-patent ; 



