QUESNELIA TESTUDO (Bra- 
zil) is slightly smaller than Q. 
arvensis; has light yellow-green 
leaves; toothed; watermelon pink 
bracts; flowers blue; very full 
with a 15 inch spread; $4.00 and 
would be best suitable in a 
greenhouse; 12 to 18 inches high 
plant because of its large size: 
$5.00; March bloom. 
TILLANDSIA FASCICULATA 
(Florida) Excellent for your 
tree-garden in sub-tropical cli- 
mate; a dense rosette of narrow 
grey leaves heavy with tomen- 
tose scales; plant 14 inches in 
height; flower spike of 20 inches 
is of brilliant cardinal red bracts 
protecting deep purple flowers; 
$1.00; March-April bloom. 
VRIESIA CARINATA hybrid 
MARIE “Painted Feather;” a 
dense rosette of plain green 
shiny leaves; 10 inch spread with 
a height of 8 to 10 inches; blooms 
all winter; best time to order is 
Sept.-October when the stunning 
flat feather-shaped spike of Dril- 
liant red and yellow bracts ap- 
pear; sustains itself in full color 
for six months; just like having 
a bouquet of flowers for $1.35 a 
month; well worth the $8.00 
blooming size price; smaller size 
not in bloom $5.00. 
VRIESIA CARINATA (Brazil) 
(true species). A small edition of 
the above with a small colorful 
flower “feather” but not as 
showy nor as long lasting as the 
hybrid; plain green shiny leaves; 
8 inches high with a 7 inch 
spread; winter bloom; $3.50. 
VRIESIA FOSTERIANA (Bra- 
zil) My new species; first intro. 
duction; leaves are light green, 
beautifully marked with maroon 
penciled design; no spines; plants 
12 to 18 inches high, 10 to 12 in. 
spread; $5.00 and $7.50, 
VRIESIA HIEROGLYPHICA 
(Brazil) King of the bromeliads 
for a century; magnificent foli- 
age of light green leaves with 
black irregular markings similar 
to hieroglyphs; in the jungle 
this plant has perfect protective- 
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