QUESNALIA arvensis—Brazil. A compact and many leafed light green plant. 
Erect flower head with a dense cluster of glowing pink flowers. 
TILLANDSIA ionanthe—Mexico. A real miniature 3’’ high. Many quill-like gray 
leaves which turn bright red during the flowering season in January and 
February. Blue flowers are large for the plant. Wants sunny exposure. 
Tillandsia lindeni—Peru. Many gracefully recurved pointed leaves, dark 
green with many pencil stripes of maroon running longitudinally up the 
leaves. Flower spike flattened, purplish pink with large (2’’) clear blue 
flowers. 
VRIESIA carinata hybrid Marie ‘Painted Feather’. Small-growing rosette with 
soft light green leaves. Erect flattened imbricated flower spike with gor- 
geous long-lasting red and yellow bracts. 
Vriesia fenestralis—Brazil. A beautiful plant on the order of V. hieroglyphica 
but marked with finer lines. Flowers yellow. 
Vriesia hieroglyphica—Brazil. Rosette of light green leaves with irregular 
black marking like Egyptian hieroglyphics. Yellow flowers. Likes shade 
and moisture. 
Vriesia splendens—Guiana. ‘‘Flaming Sword’’. A very distinctive and choice 
plant. The green leaves are uniformly crossbanded with almost black color- 
ings. Sword-like spike of crimson bracts and yellow flowers. 
Commelinaceae — The Tradescantia Family 
COCHLIOSTEMA Jacobianum—this rare and showy flowered Commelina was 
lost to cultivation for many years. The few lucky people who get one of 
these will certainly be well repaid. 
DICHORISANDRA regina (Tradescantia regina)—The young stage of this plant 
has wide silver stripes on the leaves. Makes a very attractive erect growing 
pot plant. 
Dichorisandra_ thyrsiflora—An erect plant with a rosette of fleshy pointed 
leaves at the top of the stem. Terminal spike of rich blue, long lasting 
flowers. 
Dichorisandra warscewiczii—Eventually makes a very large erect plant with 
a wonderful long lasting display of blue flowers. Leaves prettily striped 
with silver when young. 
Cochliostema jacobiana 
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