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Pitcairnia (To the species described on pp)

To the species described on pp. 150-1, Vol. III., the following should now be added:

P. arcuata (arched). fl. 3in. long; sepals carmine and yellow; petals pale yellow; bracts lanceolate, brownish-red on the lower part of the stem, bright carmine on the narrow-cylindric spike. l. petiolate, lanceolate, acute, 2 1/2ft. to 3ft. long, 3in. to 4in. broad; petioles spiny. Stem arching, as long as the leaves. Andes of Columbia, 1886. SYN. Neumannia arcuata (R. H. 1886, p. 108).

P. nigra (black). fl. violet, long, sub-tended by large, recurving, rich coral-red bracts; spike elongated. l. petiolate, oblong-elliptic, acute, green. 1883. A handsome and very distinct plant. SYN. Neumannia nigra (R. H. 1881, p. 390).

P. Roezlii (Roezl's). fl., sepals coral-red; petals cinnabar-red, thrice as long as the sepals, connivent in a helmet; bracts downy. l. long-lanceolate, ascending, arcuate, sessile, furfurescent on both sides, channelled, unarmed. 1885. Stems red. Andes of Peru. Plant tufted. (B. H. 1885, 18-19.)