TILLANDSIA. 



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an inch long, simple or forked. Leaves about a dozen to a stem, 

 subterete from a clasping base, i in, long, i lin. diam., rigid in 

 textiu-e, curved, nearly flat on the face towards the base, densely 

 laxly lepidote all over. Peduncle about an inch long; flower 

 solitary ; flower-bract oblong, lepidote, J in. long. Sepals linear- 

 oblong, ^ in. long. Capsule subcylindrical, ^ in. long. 

 Hab. Argentine region ; prov. Cordoba, Lorentz 126 I 127 ! 



7. T. viREScENs Ruiz et Pav. Fl. Peruv. iii. 43, t. 270, fig. b. 

 T. incana Gillies. Dlaphoranthema vb'escens Beer. — Stems densely 

 tufted, simple or forked, 2-3 in. long. Leaves subdense, subulate 

 from a clasping base, ascending, f-1 in. long, |- lin, diam., densely 

 laxly lepidote all over. Peduncle l-l^- in. long, not braeteated. 

 Flowers always solitary. Flower-bract lepidote, ^ in. long. Sepals 

 linear-oblong, naked, ^ in. long. Capsule subcylindrical, |— f in. 

 long. 



Hab, Andes of Peru, Pavon, Domhey 16*2 ! High Andes of Bolivia, Mandon 

 11781 11811 Weddelll Pearcei D'Orhigmj 298! Mendoza, Gillies I Midway 

 between T. propinqua and capillar is. 



8. T, RAMEALis Klotzsch incdit, — Aeaulescent, densely tufted. 

 Leaves subulate from a linear base, |- f in. long, densely coated all 

 over with whitish peltate adpressed lepidote scales, the inner leaves 

 subereet, the outer recurved. Flowers not seen. 



Hab. Island of St. Thomas, on branclilets of Erythroxylnni, Ehrenherg ! 

 (Herb. Berol.). Habit of T. setacea. It is given by Klotzsch in Schomburgk's 

 Travels as a plant of British Guiana. 



9. T. cAPiLLARis Ruiz et Pav. Fl. Peruv. iii. 42, t. 271, fig. c 

 Diaphoranthema capillaris Beer. — Leafy stems densely tufted, 

 2-3 in. long. Leaves about 20 to a stem, subterete from a clasping 

 lanceolate base, an inch long, J^ i^* diam., not hair-like at the tip, 

 densely clothed with loose spreading acute lepidote scales. Peduncle 

 1-2-flowered, filiform, 2-3 in. long. Flower-bract clasping tightly 

 the calyx, ^ in. long. Sepals linear-oblong, naked, ^ in. long. 

 Capsule subcylindrical, under an inch long. 



Hab. Andes of Peru, Pavon I Andes of Bolivia, Mandon 1177 ! Described 

 mainly from Pavon's type-specimens at the British Museum. The figure is not 

 characteristic. 



10. T. ANDicoLA Gilhes; Baker in Journ. Bot. 1878, 239.— 

 Leafy stem produced to a length of about 3 inches, flexuose, 

 bearing about 20 subulate finely lepidote flexuose leaves of firm 

 texture, 1-2 in. long, Jg- in. diam. low down, tapering to the point. 

 Peduncle 1-flowered, bractless, an inch long; flower-bract lan- 

 ceolate, thinly lepidote, | in. long. Sepals linear-oblong, naked, 

 |- in. long. Petals and capsule not seen. 



Hab. Andes of Mendoza, Gillies I 



11. T. FuscA Baker in Journ. Bot. 1878, 240. — Leafy stem 

 stout, woody, "I ft. long, copiously branched. Leaves laxly disposed, 

 subterete, l-|-2 in. long, ^^-s i^^* broad low down, subcoriaceous, 

 channelled down the face, densely clothed all over with ovate acute 

 lepidote scales. Peduncle very short, densely 2-3-flowered; flower- 



