P L A T E CCCXXII.
P I T C A I R N I A LATIFOLIA.
Broad-leaved Pitcairnia.
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HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Six Chives. One Pointai.
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTEB.
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CALTX triphyllus, femifuperus. Pétala 3.
Squama neftarifera ad balín petalorum.
Stigraata tria contorta. Capfula tria, introrfum
dehifcentes. Semina alata.
EMPALEMENT three-leaved, half fuperior. Petals
three ; with a fcaly honey-cup at the bafe
of the petals. Three fummits twifted.
Three capfules, fplitting from the infidc.
Seeds winged.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Pitcairnia foliis integerrimis, bafi fubfpinofis. Pitcairnia with leaves quite entire, rather fpiney
at the bafe.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.
1. The Empalement.
2. One of the Petals, with its fcale at the bafe.
3. The Chives and Pointal, cleared from the Petals.
4. The Pointal, the Summits detached, magnified.
5. The Seed-bud, cut tranfverfely.
THE fpecies of Pitcairnia here figured is a native of Jamaica, and was firft introduced to Britain by
Mr. A. Anderfon, in the year 1785. It does not flower fo readily as fome of the other fpecies, but is
equally eafy to increafe; flouriihes in rich earth, and may be kept on a flielf of the hot-houfe until
its flower-ftem appears; when, to encourage its flowering, it Ihould be plunged in the bark-bed.—
Our drawing was made, in the month of July, from a plant in the Colleftion of J. Vere, Efquire,
Kenfington Gore.
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