BROMELIADS— (Continued) 
NIDULARIUM innocenti (Brazil), green foliage with pinkish 
purple on underside of broad leaves; forms orange-red center 
cup WAHFM #265 
NIDULARIUM innocenti francois-spa; rene of broad deep 
liage, maroon center cup with white flowers 
prs ace i WAHEM #266 
NIDULARIUM innocenti lineatum (Brazil), dense rosette of 
glossy deep-green leaves with numerous thin white stripes 
running lengthwise WAHEM # 267 
NIDULARIUM innocenti striatum (Brazil), stocky rosette with 
broad light green leaves, transversed by unequal ivory stripes 
WAHFM # 268 
NIDULARIUM purpurescens; broad foliage, metallic green dif- 
fused with purple, shiny maroon underneath WAHFM #269 
NIDULARIUM species Sao Paulo (Brazil), narrow strap-shaped 
leaves, purple at base changing to green WAHFM #270 
PITCAIRNIA carolinae (Brazil), tall leaves carried on slender 
petiole, deep green and gray; coral red flowers near base 
WAHFM #271 
PUYA alpestris (Chile), light gray-green, tapering, shiny, re- 
curving leaves WAHFD #272 
QUESNELIA arvensis (Brazil), leathery green foliage in dense 
rosette, gray cross-banding; delicate pink bracts with blue 
flowers WAHFM # 273 
RHODOSTACHYS andina (Peru), small rosette, numerous nar- 
row dark green leaves; powdered gray WAHFD #274 
THECOPHYLLUM sentenisii (Puerto Rico), wine red leathery 
leaves with showy red bracts and yellow flowers 
WAOFD #275 
TILLANDSIA circinata (Florida), small, silvery, recurved ro- 
settes; lavender flowers WAHFD #276 
TILLANDSIA fasciculata (Florida), hard, leathery gray re- 
curved foliage; branched inflorescence WAHFD #277 
TILLANDSIA lindeniana (Peru), narrow green leaves with 
brown pencil stripes, large blue flowers on spear-shaped 
spike; rare WTOFM #278 
VRIESIA barletti, broad deep green foliage, faintly red striped, 
dark purple bracts, edged yellow, yellow flowers 
WAHFD #279 
VRIESIA carinata (Brazil), dainty dwarf plant with pale green 
foliage; feathered crimson and yellow bracts, the yellow 
dotted green WAHFD #280 
VRIESIA fenestralis (Brazil), broad friendly green recurving 
leaves in dense whirl, dark green network of thin lines; sul- 
phur-yellow flowers on loose greenish spike WAHFD #281 
VRIESIA fosteriana (Brazil), showy plant with blue-green foli- 
age with lighter hairline hieroglyphic markings WAHFD #282 
VRIESIA guttata (Brazil), compact rosette of bluish green 
leaves with maroon spots WAOFD #283 
VRIESIA hieroglyphica (Brazil), broad light green foliage with 
maroon-black hieroglyphic markings; large and showy species 
WTOFM #284 
VRIESIA hyb. chantrieri; blue-green foliage with variable black- 
ish cross-bands, sword-like crimson spike, yellow flowers 
WAHFD # 285 
VRIESIA hyb. erecta; broad and stubby light-green foliage form- 
ing shapely rosette, flower spike with purple bracts, edged 
yellow and yellow flowers WAHFD #286 
VRIESIA hyb. favorite; tall branched flower spike with maroon 
feather bracts and yellow flowers WAHFD #287 
VRIESIA hyb. magnifica, Painted Feather; light green foliage, 
showy spike with carmine bracts, feathered yellow with brown 
dots, yellow flowers WAHFD #288 
VRIESIA hyb. poelmani; light green foliage; tall spike with light 
red bracts, edged yellow WAHFD #289 
VRIESIA hyb. polonia; shapely plant with pea-green foliage; 
branching red spike with yellow flowers WAHFD #290 
VRIESIA incuryata (Brazil), sword-shaped pendant flower 
spike, bracts orange red with green ends WAHFD #291 
VRIESIA recuryvata (S. America), small light green rosette with 
black base WAHFD #292 
VRIESIA rio mameyes (Puerto Rico), small light green rosette 
with speckled maroon bands WAOFD #293 
VRIESIA splendens major (Guiana), Flaming Sword; foliage 
blue-green with strong blackish cross-bands; sword-shaped, 
brilliant crimson spike with yellow flowers WAHFD #294 
