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albinervium, Michx. FI. amer.I. p. 110.— R. acuminatum. Wall. Cat.— 
R. triste, Pallas. — R. procumbens, Pallas. — R. resinosum, Pursh FI. 
amer. I. p. 163. — R. bracteosum, Dougl. — R. viscosissimum, Pursh l.c. — 
R. hudsonianum, Richards.— R.glaciale, Wall.— R. inebrians, Lindl. Bot. 
Reg. t. 1471.— R. cereum, Dougl. Lindl. Bot. Reg. t. 1263. 
43. PUYA recur vata. 
Scheidweiler in Garten Zeitung , 1842 , p. 275 . 
P . caule simplici altissimo, squamoso, pulverulento ; squamis herbaceis, 
lanceolatis acutis ; foliis integerrimis, acutis, apice denticulatis, supra 
nitidis, subtus floccoso-pulverulentis ; spica terminali; bracteis imbri- 
catis, arete appressis, siccis, roseis, acutis ; floribus subgaleatis sessili- 
bus, recurvatis, albis ; staminibus lutescentibus corollam tequantibus ; 
stylo triangulari ; stigmatibus lobatis, post anthesin contartis. 
A Brazilian plant of the Bromeliaceous order. Its flower 
stem is described as being 5 feet 3 inches high, covered with 
green lanceolate scales. The leaves are 3^ feet long and 
2 inches broad, shining green above, white with cottony wool 
on the under side. The spike is about a foot long, covered 
with white sessile flowers. It has flowered in the Botanical 
Garden at Brussels. 
44. PITCAIRNIA undulata. 
Scheidweiler in Garten Zeitung , 1842 , p. 27 5 . 
P. scapo erecto, simplici, squamoso, pulverulento, coccineo ; squamis lanceo- 
latis, cuspidatis, basi scariosis, apice herbaceis, integerrimis; racemis 
elongatis, simplicibus ; pedicellis floribusque coccineis ; perianthii la- 
ciniis exterioribus carnosis carinatis; bracteis lanceolatis siccis, foliis 
lanceolatis integerrimis, longissime cuspidatis, margine undulatis vel 
rugoso-undulatis , supra glaberrimis, subtus albis pulverulentis ; scapum 
mquantibus, staminibus inclusis. 
A native of Brazil, 'which has flowered in the Botanical 
Garden at Brussels. The leaves are dull green, here and 
there striped with yellow, and the flower stem scarlet, 2^ feet 
high, The spike is 10 inches long ; the flowers scarlet, with 
bracts of the same colour. 
45. CATHA paniculata. 
Scheidweiler in Garten Zeitung , 1842 , p. 275 . 
C. frutex spinosus, ramis angulatis ; foliis petiolatis ovato-lanceolatis ser- 
ratis, utrinque attenuatis, mucronatis ; ramis junioribus spinosis, spinis 
