PLATE CCXLIX. 



PITCAIRNIA SULPHUREA. 



Sulphur-coloured Pitcahmia. 



CLASS VL ORDER L 

 HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Six Chives. One Pointal. 



GENERIC 

 Calyx. Perianthium monophyllurn, femi-fupe- 



rutn, tubulolum, bafi ventricolum, trifidum, 



perfiftens; laciniis lanceolatis, eredis. 

 Corolla tubulata, calyce duplo longior, mar- 



ceflens, trifida, demuin tripetala; lacinise 



lineari-oblongae, fubereftae. 

 Stamina. Filamenta fex, filiformia. Antheroe 



oblongae, eredls. 

 PisTiLLUM Germen fuperum, ovato-trique- 



trum. Stylus filiformis longitadine ftami- 



num. Stigmata tria, contorta. 

 Pekicarpium. Capfula ovatis, obtufe trique- 



tra, trilociilaris; loculis fiib-cylindraceis^ 



fub-diflin6tis. 

 Semina numerofa, alata, linearia. 



HARACTER. 



Empalement. Cup one leafed, half fuperior, 



tubular, fwelling at the bafe, three-cleft; 



fegments lance-fhaped, eredl. 

 Blossom tubular, twice the length of the cup, 



withering, three-cleft, at lall three petalled; 



fegments linearly-oblong, nearly upright. 

 Chives. Threads fix, thread-fhaped. Tips 



oblong, ereft. 

 Pointal. Seed-bud above, three-fided-egg- 



fliaped. Shaft thread-fliaped the length of 



the chives. Summits three, twifted. 

 Seed-vessel. Capfuleegg-fhaped, bluntly three 



cornered, three valved; cells nearly cylin- 



dric.il, not very diftinft. 

 Seeds numerous, winged, linear. 



.SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 



Pitcairnia foliis non fpinofis, flaccidis, longiffi- || Pitcairnia with leaves without fpines, weak and 



tnisj coroUis fulphureis. very long; bloHbms fulphur coloured. 



REFERENCE TO THE PLATE. 



1. The Empalement and floral leaf- 



2. One of the Petals Ciewn from the infide to expofe the Honey-cup at its bafe. 



3. The Chives and Pointal. 



4. The Pointal and Seed-bud, the three fummits detached and untwifted. 



5. The Seed-vefftl cut aero Is. 



This fpecies of Pitcairnia was fent in the year 1799' from the ifland of St. Vincent, by Mr. Anderfcm, 

 to T. Kvans, Efq. Stepney; at whole gardens the plant has flowered, for the firft time, in England 

 this year, in the month of April, and at which time owr figure was taken. The Pitcairnias are all 

 natives of Weft India Iflands, and Hand, as the link, between the Broraelia or Pine-apple plant, and 

 the Tillandfia ; to either cf which Genera the firft fight of the leaves, only, would confign them. Five 

 fpecies are now in Britain, and we do not doubt, but the fpecies are as numerous, as tliofe of Tillandfia. 

 The cultivation of all the fpecies is perfedly eafy, as they require no particular foil, or management, 

 if kept in the hot-houfe; where they grow luxuriantly and throw out, from the roots, abundance of 

 fuckers; which fliould be taken off, to encourage the flowering of the central (hoot. 



