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Peduncle as long as the leaves ; bract-leaves with long erect linear 

 points. Inflorescence a dense simple spike 2-3 in. long; flower- 

 bracts ovate, acute, greenish-white, lepidote, the lower an inch 

 long. Calyx |-| in. long; sepals acute. Petals white, half as 

 long again as the calyx. 



Hab. Uruguay, Tiveediel Paraguay, Balansa 708! There is an old 

 specimen in Vaillant's herbarium at Paris, labelled " T. monostachya." Intro- 

 duced into cultivation by La Devansaye in 1883. 



175. T. LUTEA Baker. Anojolophytum luteum E. Morren (M.D.). 

 — Acaulescent. Leaves 15-20 in a dense rosette, lanceolate-acumi- 

 nate, 4-5 in. long, ^ in. broad above the base, firm in texture, 

 finely lepidote, deeply channelled down the lower part of the face, 

 the lower very spreading. Peduncle longer than the leaves ; bract- 

 leaves small, linear. Inflorescence a few-flowered simple dense 

 spike ; flower-bracts ovate, acute, f in. long. Calyx ^ in. long ; 

 sepals lanceolate. Petals fulvous -yellow, half as long again as the 

 calyx. 



Hab. Uruguay. Described from Prof. Morren's drawing, made from a 

 plant flowered by M. Jacob-Makoy at Liege, in April, 1880. Introduced by 

 Kuchinger, of Venice, in 1876 {T. lutea and T. canescens Hort.). 



176. T. DiANTHoiDEA Eossi. Cat. Modoet. 1825, t. 1 ; Kegel 

 Gartenfl. t. 85. T. stricta Lindl. in Bot. Eeg. t. 1338. T, rosea 

 Lindl. in Bot. Keg. t. 1357. T. recurvifolia Hook, in Bot. Mag. t. 

 5216. Anoplophytum aerantJios, dianthoideum, and roseum Beer. 

 Pourretia aerantJios Lois. Amalia aerisincola Bahi. — Leafy stem 

 short or produced to a length of a few inches. Leaves crowded, 

 falcate, linear-acuminate, 3-4 in. long, J-^ in. broad at the 

 dilated base, very rigid in texture, densely lepidote all over. 

 Peduncle 3-4 in. long; bract-leaves with long erect linear rigid 

 points. Inflorescence a moderately dense simple multifarious spike 

 1-lJ in. long ; flower-bracts oblong, acute, pale red, scariose, 

 ■J- 1 in. long. Calyx -J in. long. Petals lilac or white, half as long 

 again as the calyx. Capsule-valves lanceolate, an inch long. 



Hab. South Brazil, Uruguay and Argentine region. Scarcely distinct 

 specifically from T. stricta. 



177. T. STRICTA Soland. ; Sims in Bot. Mag. t. 1529. T. hicolor 

 Brong. Voy. Coquille t. 36. T. surinamensis Miquel. Anoplo- 

 phytum strictum Beer; E. Morren in Belg. Hort. 1878, 188, t. 13 

 (M.D.). A. hicolor Beer. — Leafy stem short or produced to a 

 length of several inches. Leaves crowded, falcate, linear-acumi- 

 nate, 4-6 in. long, J in. broad above the dilated base, rigid in 

 texture, deeply channelled down the lower part of the face, thinly 

 adpresso-lepidote all over. Peduncle 3-4 in. long; bract-leaves 

 crowded, with long rigid erect linear- subulate points. Inflores- 

 cence a dense simple multifarious spike 1-1^ in. long ; flower- 

 bracts oblong, acute, scariose, pale red, f-f in. long. Calyx ^ in. 

 long ; sepals oblong, acute. Petals lilac or white, half as long 

 again as the calyx. Capsule-valves lanceolate, an inch long. 



Hab. Common in South Brazil, Uruguay and Argentaria. British Guiana, 

 Jenman 1845 ! Im Thurn ! Surinam, Hostmann 592 ! Andes of Bolivia, up to 

 8000 — 9000 ft., Mandon 1184! North Patagonia, Middleton\ T. subulata 



