188. HECHTIA TILLANDSIOIDES (Hechtia purpusii). The most beautiful member of 
the genus. A very graceful, delicate plant with sprays of pink flowers on tripinnate 
inflorescences emerging from narrow rosulate leaves. From the vicinity of Vera Cruz, 
Mexico. 
190. NEOREGELIA CAROLINAE. We saw one of these plants recently in which the 
floral rosette kept its pomegranate-purple coloring after a year on a coffee table. 
The plant spreads low and wide across two feet. One of the finest house plants of 
the family. 
192. NEOREGELIA CAROLINAE TRICOLOR. One of the favorite house plants in Europe. 
Like the last, except that the green leaves are variegated with ivory-white longitudinal 
stripes. 
194. NEOREGELIA MACAHENSIS. A unique, small, stubby plant, with broad leaves, 
that are round at the tips. The basal sheath is maroon and green spotted. 
196. NEOREGELIA MARMORATA. The marbled species. With abundant light, the 
rosette of the leaves is in two colors, light yellow-green and wine-red, marbleized to- 
gether. The effect is pleasing. 
198. NEOREGELIA SPECTABILIS. This is the Painted Fingernail Plant, referring to the 
red-tipped leaves. An easy plant to grow. It should be in every collection. 
200. NIDULARIUM AMAZONICUM. This species is easy to grow and makes a fine 
display, especially when the second year’s crop of suckers is kept on the plant to grow 
to mature size. Under leaves are purple-red—upper leaves, green, with suffusions of 
the former color. The secondary floral rosette is reddish purple. 
202. NIDULARIUM CITRINUM. The slender, light green leaves are a contrast to the 
secondary rosette, or cup of leaves, of bright yellow. 
204. NIDULARIUM FULGENS. If you ever see a colored slide of this species, you will 
be unhappy until you possess the plant. The rosette is a light, lettuce green, with 
strap-shaped, toothed leaves mottled with round spots of dark green. When in flower, 
the central leaf rosette is a clear, bright rose. The contrast in colors is sharp, striking, 
and stunning. 
206. NIDULARIUM INNOCENTII. Wide green leaves form the rosette. The secondary 
rosette, an inner cluster of foliage, turns red at the tips, and makes a pleasing con- 
trast with the white flowers. 
208. NIDULARIUM INNO- 
CENTIT VAR. LINEATUM. 
Like N. innocentii, except 
that the leaves are richly 
pencilled with thin longi- 
tudinal striping of clear 
white. A stunning plant, in 
or out of flower. 
210. NIDULARIUM INNO- 
CENTII VAR. STRIATUM. 
Like the last, except that 
the leaves are vertically 
striped with chartreuse yel- 
low. 
212. NIDULARIUM  PUR- 
PURESCENS. This may be 
the same as N. Purpureum 
Beer. The pointed under 
leaves of this plant are a 
pleasing, bright reddish 
brown that spreads in suf- 
fusion along the marginal 
areas of the upper leaves. 
214. NIDULARIUM, REGELIOIDES. We used to call this N. rutilans. One of our most 
admired bromels. The leaves are smooth and wide, dark green and faintly spotted with 
a deeper green. The leaves of the floral rosette are a beautiful purple-red; the flowers 
are a brighter orange-red. 
216. PITCAIRNIA TUERCKHEIMII. This is a novelty plant from Guatemala. Terrestrial 
and narrow-leaved, it bears serrate spines and has bright red flower petals about 21% 
inches long. 
218. PORTEA PETROPOLITANA. A tall, glossy, light green rosette producing a tall 
spike with a spray of tubular flowers in pink, green, and lavender. A must in every: 
collection. Brazil. 
Nidularium innocentii var. lineatum. 
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