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NEW CEOTONS. 



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leaves nearly a foot long, and about two inches broad, oblong lanceolate, acute, 

 polished, having the midrib, the main veins, and the reticulations near the edge 

 of a clear creamy yellow, which becomes suffused with deep rosy red, the inter- 

 vening transverse bars being of a deep green. The colouring of these leaves is 

 very beautiful, and the vigorous habit of the plant, as well as the manner in 

 which it displays its foliage, are such as to place it in the front rank of 

 ornamental-leaved stove plants. 



We add a figure of another variety, which, though less strikingly beautiful 

 than the foregoing, is remarkably different from any of these, or indeed from 

 any other forms of the species. This is Ceoton aucub^folium, a plant which 

 is of compact habit, and has oblong acuminate leaves, 6 in. or 7 in. long, and 

 2 in. to 3 in. wide, dark glossy green, studded with blotches of yellow, sometimes 

 passing into red ; hence it bears a strong resemblance, in its markings at least, 

 to the well-known Aucuba japonica. 



