ivory-white. "h. 5ft. 
1864, 387.) 
D. Bausei (Bause's).* 2. yellowish-green, margined and irregularly 
blotched with dark green, and profusely spotted with white ; 
broad, from 1ft. to 1}ft. long; petioles white. A garden hybrid. 
(1. Н. n. s. 338.) 
D. Bowmanni (Bowmann's) l. rich deep green, blotched with 
irregular parallel markings of a pretty light portern; very 
large, growing to a length of Eo and having a breadth of about 
lft, Brazil, 1871. (L Н. xix. 105.) i 
D. brasiliensis (Brazilian).* 7. dark green, suffusely spotted with 
blotches of white and pale green; oblong, acuminate. Brazil, 
1872. A very distinct sort. 
Brazil 1863. SYN. D. Verschafeltii. (I. Н. 
473 
D. eburnea (ivory).* 7, delicate light green, profusely dotted and 
spotted with white; oblong-lanceolate. Stems and footstalks 
stained with pale cinnamon, and ribbed with ivory-white. 
ur 1868. A very pretty species, with a close and compact 
abi 
D. gi tea (gigantic) 1. Stems 
. gigantea — with cream-colour. 
white, prettily mottled with light green spots. Brazil, 1864. 
fine bold-growing plant. (I. H. 470.) 
D. grandis (large). Brazil, 1854. 
D. imperator (commanding) l, ground colour olive-green, 
fantastically blotehed, marbled, and spotted with pale yellow 
and white; lift. to 1414, in length by Sin. iu breadth, ovate-lan- 
ceolate. Columbia. 
1. green, mottled. 
Fig. 664. DIEFFENBACHIA REGINA (see page 474). 
D. imperialis (imperia. 1 dark green, with yellow spots ; 
midrib greyish. болы America, 1871. (1. Н. 1871, 85.) 
iki hed and 
Card Carder's) l. rich dark green, strikingly blotcl 
пе" ied А somewhat deflexed. pr р E 
See page 470, Fig. 661, for which we are indebted to Mr.Wm. Bu 
chelsoni sea).* J. dark satiny-green, the midrib marked 
^m а Ed Sand, viia runs осе а». та 
bo -third across each halt of the Diace,, 
DR Mm "freely spotted and blotched with rng! _ 
green for about two-thirds of its breadth. Columbia, i 
very handsome species. «e 
costata (ri > i istinct ivory- 
bbed) 1. deep velvety-green, with dis i 
m" midrib, oe or less Drofusely spotted тин оов Dew n 
white blotches ; ovate, blunt at the base, пайы $ Ej e edge, 
acuminate atthe apex, about 9in. long. Columbia, я 
i i itish variegation ; 
D. delecta (select). l, surface satiny, with whitis 
elliptic-lanceolate, Bin. to 10in. long, spreading. Stems mottled 
£reen, Columbia, 1880. 
D; insignis (remarkable), 1. dark Pret бү тоге in breath, 
otehes of pale yellowish- ; 6in. n , 
разу с shortly aemminate; petioles pale green 
olumbia. Ў 
road & 1. dark glaucous-green, inter- 
. latimaculata -spotted). с t 
ER with e bars, spotted and blotched irregularly with 
at 
i : ioles glaucous, 
ish- ‚ ewhat acutesagittate; petio ^ 
[ээле а. pare a fine crown of leaves. Brazil, 1871. 
рр med illustris (I. Н. 254), has the leaves 
landed with A low, greon, per. A ground of deep green. 
1876. à 
Leopoldi "ay * Lof a rich deep lustrous satiny-green, 
D tem m d ivory-white, bordered on each «ide 
i ish band. 
described as of resplendent beauty. (G. C. n. &., ix, 441.) 
P 
South America. A very fine specie = 
