a sturdy plant novelty; greyish; 
stiff green leaves; white bands; 
angular, $3.50. 
ANANAS ANANASOIDES (Bra- 
zil) A miniature wild pineapple; 
maximum height with fruit 24 
inches; very decorative; can take 
sub-tropical climate; $1.50; fruit. 
ing size, $3.00; supply limited, 
only one to a customer. 
BILLBERGIA EUPHEMIA 
(Brazil) An old favorite but our 
supply is low; tubular red-leaf 
phase; plant climbs on long sto- 
lons; pendent flower head ‘of 
delicate US edeneneoh hag foe 
der petals; flowers last only a 
few days; height 12 inches; VRIESIA RETROFLEXA 
spread of 11 inches; blooms in 
Feb.-March; $2.50. 
NEOGLAZIOVIA VARIEKGATA 
(Brazil) Brazil’s finest fiber 
plant; leaves stiff, banded and al. 
most cylindrical; grows on the 
cactus desert,. $3.00. 
NEOREGELIA CAROLINAE 
(Brazil) (Ready in 1951) Nar- 
row, glossy, green leaves in a 
dense rosette; center bracts turn 
brilliant cerise red; flowers la- 
vender; in color for a year; 18 
inch spread; 10 inches high; $5.00 
and $7.50. 
ORTHOPHYTUM FOLIOSUM 
(Brazil) My new species; inter- _ : 
esting botanical for the succu- VRIESIA SCHWAKEANA 
‘lent fan; grows to 20 inches high; i 
has clusters of white flowers on 
tall spike of plain green foliage; 
$2.50. 
STREPTOCALYX FLORIBUN- 
DA (Brazil) A giant with leaves 
to 6 and 8 ft. at maturity; has a 
many branched inflorescence; 
fine specimens, $15.00. 
TILLANDSIA CAPITATA 
(Mexico) Has small grey leaves 
in compact rosette; leaves be- 
come reddish at blooming pe. 
riod; flower head very spectacu- 
_ lar with grey, yellow, purple col. 
oring; plants 10 to'14 inches high 
with a 10 inch spread; $3.50 and 
$5.00; October bloom. 
TILLANDSIA GRANDIS (Mex- LIVING FLOWER VASE 
ico) This becomes one of the 



