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florescence a lax subsecund spike 4-5 in. long ; flowers 5-6, lower 

 spreading; flower-bracts ovate, f in. long. Calyx 1-1-|- in. long; 

 sepals obtuse. Corolla not seen. Capsule not longer than the 

 calyx. 



Hab. Brazil ; Eio Janeiro, Burchell 1393 ! Very distinct. Calyx and 

 bract like those of T. regina. 



140. T. FiLiFOLiA Cham, et Schlecht. in Linnsea vi. 53, T. 

 staticijiora E. Morren in Belg. Hort. 1871, 177, t. 12 (M.D.). 

 Flatystachys filifolia Beer. — Leaves very numerous, filiform from an 

 ovate base ^ in. broad, 4-6 in. long, ^ lin. diam. at the middle, 

 obscurely lepidote. Peduncle very slender, shorter than the leaves. 

 Panicle lax, deltoid, 4-6 in. long and broad; spikes many, simple, 

 lax, arcuate ; branch-bracts small, lanceolate ; flowers erecto-patent; 

 flower-bracts oblong-lanceolate, glabrous, ^ in. long. Calyx just 

 protruding beyond the bract. Petal-blade ovate, acute J in. long, 

 pale lilac. Capsule twice as long as the calyx. 



Hab. Central Mexico, Vera Cruz and Yucatan. Very distinct. 



141. T. FLEXuosA Swartz. Prodr. Fl. Ind. Occ. 57 ; T. tenuifolia 

 Jacq. Amer. 92, t. 53, ; Pict. t. 93. T. aloifolia Hook. Exot. 

 Flora, t. 205. T. limbata Schlecht. T. patens 'WiWd. Flatystachys 

 patens K. Koch. Vriesea alocefolia and F. tenuifolia Beer. — Leaves 

 10-20 in a rosette, lanceolate-acuminate from a large ovate base 

 2-3 in. broad ; blade 1-lf ft. long, an inch broad low down, taper- 

 ing gradually into a long point, moderately firm in texture, 

 obscurely fasciated on the back, green or tinged with red-brown, 

 obscurely lepidote. Peduncle f-l ft. long ; bract-leaves small, 

 adpressed. Spikes very lax, few-flowered, |— 1 ft. long, simple or 

 forked ; rachis slightly flexuose ; flowers erecto-patent ; flower- 

 bracts oblong-acute, | in. long. Calyx J— |- in. longer than the 

 bract. Petal-blade whitish, lingulate, i in. long, shorter than the 

 stamens. Capsule a little longer than the calyx. 



Hab. Mexico, West Indies, Venezuela, Columbia and Guiana. Var. 

 faseiata E. Morren (M.D.), is a form with leaves transversely banded with white 

 and reddish calyx and petals. 



142. T. GENicuLATA E. Morren (M.D.). — Leaves densely 

 rosulate, ensiform from an ovate base 1^ in. broad, 1^ ft. long, an 

 inch broad low down, tapering gradually to a long point, moderately 

 firm in texture, thinly lepidote. Peduncle 2 ft. long ; bract-leaves 

 with long reflexing linear tips. Panicle very lax, 2-3 ft. long ; 

 branches arcuate, all simple, -^-1 ft. long; branch-bracts small; 

 rachis very zigzag ; flowers ascending ; flower-bracts oblong, 

 greenish-brown, an inch long. Calyx ^ in. longer than the bract ; 

 sepals naked, oblong. Petal-blade white, lingulate, shorter than 

 the stamens. 



Hab. Mexico. Introduced by M. Kienast, of Zurich. Described from 

 Professor Morren's drawing, made June, 1886. Allied to T.flexuosa. 



143. T. puLviNATA E. Morren (M.D.). — Leaves about 20, densely 

 rosulate, lanceolate-acuminate from an ovate base 3 in. broad, 

 l|-2 ft. long, 2 in. broad at the base of the blade, tapering 

 gradually to a long point, moderately firm in texture, glaucous 



