148 



THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 



[ July, 



One of the finest of these novelties is Ceoton maximum, of which we append 

 a diminished figure. This is one of the largest of the yellow series, producing 

 leaves from 12 in. to 14 in. in length, and 3 in. to 4 in. in breadth, of an oblong- 

 lanceolate figure, acute at the apex, of a rich golden yellow colour, marked on 



each side of the midrib with dark green transverse bars of irregular form. The 

 plant is of strong robust habit, and admirably suited either for general decora- 

 tion or for the purpose of exhibition, so that we may expect soon to see it taking 

 a prominent position in our public displays of ornamental plants. 



Fully equal, if not superior to this in beauty, is Ceoton Veitchii, which has 



