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30. T. CHiLENSis Baker, — Leafy stem 3 in. long. Leaves laxly- 

 disposed, linear, spreading, 2-3 in. long, l-^ in. broad low down, 

 densely laxly lepidote all over. Peduncle 4-5 in. long. Inflores- 

 cence a dense simple distichous spike l|-2 in. long, ^ in. broad; 

 flower-bracts oblong, ^-| in. long. Calyx as long as the flower- 

 bract. Petals reddish, obovate, J in. long and broad. Stamens 

 not longer than the calyx. 



Hab. Andes of North Chili, C. Gay 1 (Herb. Mus. Par.). 



31. T. Eeichenbachii Baker. Leaves few, spreading, densely 

 rosulate, linear-acuminate, 4-5 in. long, J in. broad low down. 

 Peduncle shorter than the leaves ; bract-leaves many, small, lan- 

 ceolate, adpressed, imbricated. Flower solitary, terminal. Sepals 

 oblong, l^in. long. Petal-blade obovate-cuneate ; expanded corolla- 

 limb f in. diam. Stamens not longer than the calyx. 



Hab. Tucuman. Described from the late Prof. Keichenbach's sketch of a 

 plant flowered at Hamburg in Oct., 1884. 



^ 32. T. c^RULEA H. B. K. Nov. Gen. 1, 291. T. squamulosa 

 Willd. DiapJioranthema squamulosa Beer. — Leaves spread over a 

 short stem, linear-subulate, 5-6 in. long, J in. broad at the clasping 

 base, rigidly coriaceous, densely laxly lepidote. Peduncle slender, 

 as long as the leaves ; bract-leaves with long subulate tips. 

 Flowers 4-6 in a very lax simple distichous spike 2-3 in. long, 

 erecto-patent ; flower-bracts oblong, densely lepidote, ^ in. long. 

 Calyx as long as the bract. Petal-blade purple, obovate-cuneate, 

 \ in. long and broad. 



Hab. Mexico ; banks of the River Macara, Humboldt 3442 1 Judging from 

 the descriptions alone I suspect T. humilis and T. paleacea Presl Bel. Haenk. ii. 

 125, said to have been gathered in the Chilian Andes by Haenke, to be forms of 

 this species. T. heptantha Ruiz & Pa von Fl. Peruv. iii. 41, may be the same 

 species, and if bo, this is the oldest name. 



33. T. DuRATii Vis. Illust. i. 29. T. circlnalis Griseb. PI. 

 Lorentz, 224 (M.D.). T. revuluta Burbidge. Phytarhiza Duratii 

 Vis. Mem. Instit. Ven. v. 340, cum icone. P. circinalis E. Morren. 

 — Leafy stem sometimes short, but reaching a foot in length. 

 Leaves lanceolate-acuminate, spreading, 6-9 in. long when fully 

 developed, J-f in. broad low down, circinate at the apex, rigidly 

 coriaceous, densely finely grey-lepidote all over. Peduncle stout, 

 8-6 in. long ; bract-leaves adpressed, lanceolate, imbricated. In- 

 florescence a compact panicle 3-6 in. long, consisting of several 

 short ascending distichous spikes -J in. diam. ; branch-bracts small, 

 ovate ; flower-bracts oblong-lanceolate, rigid, |-i in. long. Calyx 

 ^ in. long ; sepals acute. Petals obovate-cuneate, purple, ^-^ in. 

 long and broad. Stamens not longer than the calyx. 



Hab. Uruguay and Argentine Republic, Tweedie ! Lorentz 326 ! 443 ! 1123 ! 

 Lorentz & Hieronynms 604 ! 3Iiers 1365 1 Minas Geraes, St. Hilaire 1 Andes of 

 Bolivia, Weddell 4035 1 Southern Peru, C. Gay 1 Introduced into cultivation 

 in 1855. r. gigantea Ruchinger Cat., 1876, is a form with a long leafy stem. 



84. T. soRATENsis Baker in Journ. Bot. 1887, 235. — Leaves 

 spread over a stem a few inches long, lanceolate-setaceous, 8-10 in. 

 long, ^-f in. broad low down, very rigid, not circinate at the apex, 

 densely finely lepidote all over. Peduncle ^ ft. long ; bract-leaves 



