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Puya (To the two species described)

To the two species described on p. 255, Vol. III., the following should now be added:

P. lanuginosa (woolly). fl. greenish-blue, borne in a dense, simple spike 1ft. long by 3in. in diameter, surmounting a stout peduncle 3ft. long; flower bracts lanceolate, acuminate, very woolly, whitish-brown on the back; sepals obtuse, much imbricated; petals oblong-obovate, the blade 3/4in. broad. l. sixty to 100 in a dense rosette, ensiform, 2ft. to 2 1/2ft. long, 1in. broad low down, tapering to a long point, green above, white below, beset with distant, ascending spines. Trunk 2ft. to 3ft. high, forked at the top, hidden by old, dead, reflexed leaves. This plant flowered for the first time at Kew in October, 1888.

P. Roezli (Roezl's), of E. Morren. fl. sub-sessile; calyx pale rose, downy; corolla peacock-blue, tubular, 1 1/2in. long; panicle 2 1/2ft. high, downy. l. numerous, thick, coriaceous, arching, 2ft. to 2 1/2ft. long, 2in. to 2 1/2in. broad, shining green above, covered with white felt beneath, the margins spiny. Andes of Peru, 1885. The correct name of this plant is Pitcairnia megastachya (Baker).