382 THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
" Schismatoglottis—continued. Schismatoglottis—continued. 
constricted at or below the middle; male inflorescence bright green above ; under surface and petioles vinous-purple. 
; : a 7 Java, 1882. (I. H. 468, under name of S. L. Lansbergiana.) 
en a — igs SP aeo pov * —— S. L. purpurea (purple).* /. bright green above, and blotched 
cylindrical or conical; peduncles solitary or fascicled, as in the type ; under surface and petioles of a deep vinous-purple. 
shorter than the petioles. Leaves oblong- or ovate- Sumatra, 1882. 
cordate, rarely hastate or lanceolate, often marbled or S. longispatha (long-spathed).* jl. curious in structure, the 
spotted ; petioles sheathing at base. Caudex short. The most conspicuous part being the small, yellowish-green spadices. 
tribal x a . d ‘hed pol Th . l. obliquely ovate, about 4in. long, lightish green, marked with a 
introduced species are described below. oy roquıro a fathered, central band of silvery-grey, through which runs the 
moist atmosphere, and an abundance of water and shade. distinct green midrib ; petioles as long as, or longer oo the 
A well-drained compost of rich, sandy loam, fibry peat, blades. Stems short, erect, tufted, spreading by short rhizomes. 
and leaf mould, is most suitable. Propagation may be Win Balk iL. A466 444, for which we are indebted to Mr. 
effected by division. S. neoguineensis (New Guinea).* ^., spathe pale greenish, with 
Fig. 444. SCHISMATOGLOTTIS LONGISPATHA. 
S. crispata (curled).* /., spathe green at the persistent, basal a narrowly ellipsoidal, obscurely trigonous tube lin. long, and 
part, creamy-white and open in the upper, deciduous part ; in- 
florescence sub-sessile. ¿. cordate-oblong, shortly cuspidate, 
dark green above, with a broad, irregular, greyish band on each 
side of the midrib, midway between it and the margin, or with 
greyish stripes running from the midrib between the veins; 
petioles with crisped, transparent edges. Borneo, 1881. See 
Fig. 443, for which we are indebted to Messrs. Veitch and 
Sons. (B. M. 6576.) 
S. decora (comely). A synonym of S. pulchra. 
S. latifolia (broad-leaved). A synonym of S. rupestris. 
S. Lavallei (Lavalle’s). J. bright green on the upper surface, 
variegated with irregular, greyish blotches, light green below. 
Borneo and Sumatra. (I. H. xxviii. 418.) Of this pretty, varie- 
gated Aroid, the following are two distinct varieties : 
5. L. immaculata (unspotted). l. of a uniform, unspotted, 
an acuminate limb ljin. long; inflorescence solitary in the axils 
of the leaves ; scapes liin. to 3in. long, inclosed in the sheaths 
of the petioles. /. ovate, acute, deeply cordate at the base ; 
upper surface bright green, marked in a very irregular manner 
with large, pale yellowish-green blotches ; petioles Sin. to 12in. 
long, terete, sheathing at the base. New Guinea, 1879. 
(I. H. 380, under name of Colocasia neoguineensis.) 
S. picta (painted), A., spathe tube obliquely ovoid-oblong, the 
lamina greenish-yellow, gaping, shortly cuspidate; male in- 
florescence of a pale sulphur colour. J. cordate-ovate, con- 
tracted into a cuspidate acumen, having a feathered, greyish 
—— — down the middle ; petioles as long as the blades. 
ava, 4. 
S. pulchra (pretty).* l. obliquely oblong, acute, cordate at base, 
4in. to Sin. long, lłin. to 24in. broad, of a peculiar glaucous-green 
