AECHMEA PUBESCENS (Cen- 
tral America) A novelty for col- 
lectors; plain green recurving 
leaves; a green complex flower 
head covered with pubescent 
scales; fruit turns jade green and 
remains for several months; 
$1.50 and 2.50; starts blooming in 
April. 
AECHMEA RACINAE (Brazil) 
“Xmas Jewels” (My new species 
named for my wife) A _ very 
cheerful gay. plant when in 
bloom at Christmas; a drooping 
flower stem with a bunch of bril- 
liant red berries tipped with yel- _ | 
low and black flowers; rosette ~— 
shaped plant of plain glossy AECHMEA MINIATA DISCOLOR 
leaves; small size 8 to 10 
in., $2.00; double plant, blooming 
size, $3.00. 
AECHMEA SCHULTESIANA 
(Colombia) New Introduction; 
foliage is rose-maroon and green: 
fruit, Indigo Blue; height 9 to 12 
in., $2.00; 12 to 16 in., $3.00. 
AECHMEA TILLANDSIOIDES 
var. Kienastii (Colombia) The 
nlant that will make you sing, 
“Three Cheers for the Red, 
White and Blue;”’ red _ bracts; 
white fruit which turns brilliant 
blue; plain glossy green leaves. 
$3.00. Ready in 1950. 
AECHMEA WEILBACHII (Bra- 
zil) A rosette which has slender 
upright leaves with soft glints 
of bronze-salmon and _ green;, 
more ethereal than most brome- 
liad flower spikes of long endur- 
ance; 12 in. long, containing dull 
red “berries” topped by lavender 
‘petals; has spread of 12 inches; 
medium plant $3.50; larger 
blooming size, $5.00; blooms in 
December. 
ANANAS BRACTEATA  (Bra- [eupmeueny 
zil) Wild edible _ pineapple; d 
‘showy, quick grower, for aqut- 
‘side in Calif. and Florida only; 
not a commercial species; height 
and spread 3 ft. Flowers in 
March; beautiful red fruit stays 
all summer. $1.00. 
BILLBERGIA AMOENA var. 
VIRIDIS (Brazil) Leaves dark 
rose-red with white and green 



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