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191. T. DREPANocARPA Baker in Journ. Bot. 1888, 41. — Leaves 

 about 20 in a rosette, lanceolate from an ovate base, 1^ in. broad, 

 8-9 in. long, -i— | in. broad at the middle, thin, bright green, sub- 

 glabrous. Peduncle as long as the leaves ; lower bract-leaves with 

 lanceolate free points. Spike lax, simple, erect, 5-6 in. long ; 

 flowers ascending ; flower-bracts lanceolate, scariose, lower 2 in. 

 long. Calyx glabrous, i-f in. long. Petals not seen. Capsule- 

 valves lanceolate, l-lj in. long. 



Hab. South Brazil ; province of St. Paulo, Burchell 3596 ! 



192. T. coMPLANATA Bentli. Bot. Sulphur 173. T. axillaris 

 Griseb. — Leaves about 20 in a dense rosette, lanceolate from an 

 ovate base 2 in. broad, a foot long, an inch broad at the middle, 

 thin, flexible, subglabrous. Peduncles many to a rosette, slender, 

 shorter than the leaves ; bract-leaves small, scariose, adpressed. 

 Inflorescence a dense simple distichous spike 2-3 in. long, ^-| in. 

 diam. ; flower-bracts oblong-lanceolate, much compressed, f in. 

 long. Calyx ^ in. long; sepals acute. Petal-blade narrow, 

 reddish-lilac, J in. long. Capsule-valves lanceolate, above an inch 

 long. 



Hab. Jamaica, Purdie 1 Venezuela, Fendler 1512 ! 1513 ! Columbia 

 Andre 2248. Ecuador, Barclay 525 ! Cuming 1190 ! Lehmann 732 1 Andes of 

 Bolivia, alt., 10,000 ft. Busby 2855 ! 



193. T. LANciFOLiA Baker. — Leaves densely rosulate, lanceolate, 

 6-9 in. long, 2 in. broad low down, tapering gradually to an acute 

 point, thin flexible, subglabrous. Peduncle twice as long as the 

 leaves ; lower bract-leaves with small spreading foliaceous tips. 

 Spike sublax, simple, 3-4 in. long ; flower-bracts oblong, f in. long. 

 Calyx f in. long ; sepals obtuse. Petal-blade narrow, oblong J in. 

 long. 



Hab. Bahia, Blanchet 3458 (Herb. Mus. Brit.). 



194. T. viRGiNALis E. Morren in Belg. Hort. 1880, 238 (M.D.). 

 T. heteroplnjlla E. Morren. — Leaves about 20 in a dense rosette, 

 lanceolate from an ovate base, 2 in. broad, 1^ ft. long, IJ in. broad 

 at the middle, thin, flexible, subglabrous, pale green above, 

 glaucous beneath. Primordial leaves linear. Peduncle 2 ft. 

 long; bract-leaves small, adpressed, imbricated. Inflorescence a 

 dense simple spike 8-9 in. long, IJ— li in. broad ; flower-bracts 

 green, ovate, acute, 2 in. long, an inch broad. Calyx shorter than 

 the bract. Petal-blade white, Ungulate, an inch long. Stamens 

 shorter than the petals. 



Hab. Mexico ; province of Cordova. Introduced into cultivation about 

 1870, by M. Omer de Malzine. Habit of a Vriesea, but petals not scaled at the 

 base. 



195. T. BiFLORA Euiz et Pav. Fl. Peruv. t. 268b. Diaphoran- 

 thema hifiora Beer. — Leaves 20-30 in a dense rosette, lanceolate 

 from an ovate base an inch broad, ^ ft. long, -|-f in. broad at the 

 middle, narrowed gradually to the point, thin, flexible, subglabrous. 

 Peduncle as long as the leaves ; bract-leaves large, lanceolate. 

 Panicle moderately dense, non-distichous, 3-4 in. long ; branch- 

 bracts ovate-acuminate, thin, lower 1^ in. long, as long as the short 



