

AECHMEA RACINAE 
AECHMEA TILLANDSIOIDES 

AECHMEA WEILBACHII 
' green, 


spots; upright green flower with 
delicate pink bracts; first offer- 
ing of my new discovery; tubu- 
lar plant, 16 to 18 in. high, $3.50; 
blooms in May and June. 
BILLBERGIA IRIDIFOLIA 
var. CONCOLOR (Brazil) 
My new discovery; far superior 
, to species type; a tubular plant 
12 to 14 in. high; leaves grey- 
gracefully curled; pale 
pink bracts, yellow flowers; a 
decorative double plant, $2.50. 
BILLBERGIA LEPTOPO- 
DA (Brazil) (Permanent Wave 
Plant) An excellent house plant 
whose leaves are permanently 
curled; leaves spotted and plain 
green; height 12 in., flower red, 
blue yellow; double plant, $2.50; 
especially decorative. 
BILLBERGIA MEYERII (Bra- 
zil) Slender, stiff, tubular type 
leaves; dark grey-brown, spot 
banded with grey; up to 18 to 20 
inches long and only 2 in. wide. 
Very stylistic; pendent inflores: 
cence; pink bracts on _ stem; 
small size, 75c; medium size, 
$1.50; tall blooming size, $2.00. 
BILLBERGIA PYRAMIDALIS 
(Brazil) Glaucous green leaves; 
urn-shaped plant; brilliant up- 
right cluster of flowers; scarlet 
petals with blue tinge; grows 
well outside in sub-tropical cli- 
mate; winter blooming type 
$2.00. 
BILLBERGIA SAUNDERSII 
(Brazil) Tubular type; plain 
green with grey horizontal 
bands; bracts on drooping flow- 
er stem are brilliant red; petals 
are dark blue and recurve; win- 
ter bloom; small plants, $1.50; 
mottled leaf type, $2.00. 
BILLBERGIA VITTATA (Bra- 
zil) Stiff, tubular plant; colorful 
banded leaves; lovely dark blue 
flower; glowing red bracts; 
blooms in January; medium size, 
$1.00; blooming size, $1.50. 
BROMELIA BALANSAE (for. 
merly B. serra) “Heart of 
Flame” from South America; 
