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green, 2 in. long ; sepals oblong, acute. Petal-blade oblong- 

 spathulate, yellowish, f-1 in. long. Stamens shorter than the 

 petals. 



Hab. Probably Brazil. Described by Antoine from a plant cultivated at 

 Vienna in 1884. 



269. T. Selloana Baker in Journ. Bot. 1888, 104.— Leaves 

 lorate from an oblong base 2 in. broad, 1^ ft. long, 1-|- in. broad at 

 the middle, deltoid-cuspidate at the tip, thin, flexible, subglabrous. 

 Peduncle 1| ft. long ; lower bract-leaves with a free lanceolate tip ; 

 upper adpressed. Inflorescence a simple lax spike ; flowers erecto- 

 patent ; flower-bracts oblong, 1^ in. long, an inch broad. Calyx 

 as long as the bract ; sepals oblong, obtuse, much imbricated. 

 Petal-blade Ungulate, ^ in. long. 



Hab. South Brazil, Sello 192 ! (Herb. Mus. Brit.). 



270. T. Warmingii Baker in Journ. Bot. 1888, 104. Vriesea 

 Warmingii E. Morren in Belg. Hort. 1884, 200, t. 12, 13 (M.D.). 

 — Leaves about 30 in a rosette, lanceolate from an ovate base 3 in. 

 broad, 2 ft. or more long, 2 in. broad at the middle, flexible, sub- 

 glabrous, green, tinged with purple on the back towards the base, 

 sometimes maculate with anastomosing green lines. Peduncle as 

 long as the leaves ; bract-leaves adpressed, imbricated. Spike 

 simple, erect, dense in the upper half, lax in the lower half ; flowers 

 20-30, all erecto-patent ; flower-bracts ovate, acute, greenish- 

 white, 2 in. long. Calyx as long as the bract, lemon-yellow ; 

 sepals oblong, obtuse. Petal-blade lingulate, pale yellow; ^ in. 

 long, shorter than the stamens. 



Hab. South Brazil. Sent alive by Dr. Glaziou to Prof. Morren in 1880. 



271. T. LuBBERSii Baker. Vriesea Luhhersii E. Morren (M.D.). 

 — Leaves 12-20, densely rosulate, ensiform from an ovate base 1 in. 

 diam., 6-8 in. long, ^ in. broad low down, not setaceous at the 

 point, firm in texture, pale glaucous green. Peduncle slender, as 

 long as the leaves. Inflorescence a few-flowered lax simple dis- 

 tichous spike 2-3 in. long ; lower flowers patent ; flower-bract 

 oblong-lanceolate, greenish-red, nearly an inch long. Calyx a little 

 longer than the bract. Petal-blade lingulate, white, ^ in. long, 

 shorter than the stamens ; claw scaled. 



Hab. South Brazil. Described from Prof. Morren's drawing, made Aug., 

 1882. Sent by Binot to the Brussels Botanic Garden. Leaves like those of a 

 Platystachys, but petals scaled at the base. 



272. T. PLATYNEMA Griseb. in Gott. Nacht. 1864, 19. Vriesea 

 platynema Gaudich. Atlas, Bonite, t. 66. V. bituminosa Wawra, 

 Eeise Kais. Max. 157, t. 86 ; Itin. Prin. Cob. 168, t. 38 a. — Leaves 

 lorate from an ovate base 4 in. broad, 2-2^ ft. long, 3 in. broad at 

 the middle, thin, flexible, subglabrous, tinged with brown beneath. 

 Peduncle stout, stifily erect, 1^-2 ft. long; bract-leaves small, 

 adpressed, imbricated. Spike simple, distichous, a foot long, 3 in. 

 broad ; flowers 20-30, spreading ; flower-bracts ovate, 1^-2 in. 

 long. Calyx ^-f in. longer than the bract, very glutinous ; sepals 

 obtuse.. Petal-blade not seen. Capsule-valves 1^ in. long, -J in. 

 broad. . 



