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SlEBRECHT & WaDLEY'S CATALOGUE OF 
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PROnELmD5. 
THIS natural order includes many exquisite decorative plants of easy culture and great beauty. They require 
generally stove house temperature. The flowers are of rich colors and gorgeous appearance, and the foliage 
is often very ornamental. To this order belongs the Pineapple {Aimimfisa). 
ACANTHOSTACHYUM strobilacea. 
From Bi-azil ; 
has red and yellow flowers, and long, narrow, thick 
leaves, incurved and covered with white scurf. $1. 
JECHMEA. Very handsome stove plants with grace- 
fully disposed strap-like leaves, and flowers in panicles 
on erect scapes, of rich and brilliant colors. SI. 
S:. coelestis $1 00 
JE. coerulescens 1 00 
Si. fulg-eus 1 00 
JE. tuddemanniana 1 00 
iE. miniata 1 00 
a:. Begina-Amalia 1 00 
SI. spectabilis 1 00 
SI. Veitchii (Chevallieria) 1 00 
ANANASSA. The genus to which belongs the Pineap- 
ple; handsome strong plants of a vei-y interesting 
character. 
A. Forteana fol. var. Leaves deep olive gi-een, with 
a broad band of pale yellow SI 150 to S5 00 
A. sativa fol. var. A variegated form of 
the ordinary Pineapple, and a very hand- 
some plant; leaves beautifully striped 
white, green, ci-eamy yellow and a red 
tinge 3 .50 to 5 00 
BHiLBEBGIA. Handsome plants, with elegant flow- 
ers, borne on light panicles; of easy growth, and val- 
uable for decorative purposes. 
B. amcena SO 50 to SI 00 
B. Baraquiniana 50 to 1 00 
B. fasciata 1 00 to 3 00 
B. gigantea 1 00 to 3 00 
B. Leopoldii 1 00 to 3 00 
B. Liboniana . 50 to 1 00 
B. melanocantha 1 00 
B. pjrramidalis 1 00 
B. quadricolor 1 00 
B. Quesneliana , 1 00 
B. rhodacyanea : 1 00 
B. splendida 1 00 
B. vittata 1 00 
B. zebrina 1 00 
CABAGUATA. South American epiphytal plants, with 
brilliant flowers. 
C. cardinalis SI 00 
C. liugulata 1 00 
CHBVALI.IEBJA Veitchii. See JEchmea VeltchU. 
CRYPTANTHUS. Interesting South American Brom- 
eliads, epiphytal in the wild state. 
C. bivittatus SI 00 
C. fucus 1 00 
C. Lacerdse i OO 
C. undulatus 1 00 
DYCKIA. A Brazilian genus of succulent plants, with 
very ornamental and elegant foliage. They require 
good drainage, and grow well with Agaves. 
D. rariflora $0 25 to SO 50 
D. recurvata 50 to 1 00 
D. regaUs 75 to 1 00 
D. remotiflora 35 to 50- 
ENCHOLIBJON. A new and rare genus from Brazil ; 
of upright habit, and with ornamental foliage. 
E. corallinum $1 00 
E. Jonghei . l 00 
E. roseum i 00 
E. Saundersii l 00 
E. spectabilis l 00 
OnZMAITNIA. Very handsome hei'baceous stove 
plants on the order of the Tillandsias ; the flowers are 
verj- pretty, while the foliage is also quite ornamental. 
G. Devansayana SI 00 
O. fragrans (Canistrum ehiirneum) 1 00 
G. tricolor l 00 
ANANASSA PORTEANA FOL. VAR, 
