THK LATTICK I'LANT. 



although our space would not admit of a full representation, still there is suffi- 

 cient to show the character of this excellent new fruit, which is, without doubt, 

 " the best of all the white Grapes except the IVIuscats." — London Collage Gar- 

 dener. 



THE LATTICE PLANT. 



The new and curious aquatic plant from 

 Madagascar, called the Lattice Plant (Ouvi- 

 randra fenestralls), must be placed among 

 the most remarkable of our recent botanical 

 acquisitions. Its existence had been for 

 some time known to botanists through a few 

 dried leaves sent from Aladagascar bj' a tra- 

 veller, who was unable to transmit living 

 specimens of the curiosity he had discovered ; 

 and it was not until within the last few 

 months that this desirable object could be 

 attained, when several living plants were 

 brought over to England from the above- 

 mentioned country, by the Rev. Mr. Ellis, a 

 missionary. This gentleman shortly trans- 

 ferred the whole stock to Messrs. Veitch, of 

 the Exotic Nursery, King's-road, Chelsea, 

 by whose kind permission the accompanying 

 sketch was made from the specimens in their 

 possession. The plants under their hands 

 are thriving extremely well, and will be found 

 worthy of a visit from the curious in these 

 matters. 



The interest of this plant lies in the extra- 

 ordinary structure of the leaves, which, un- 

 like those of any other known plant, are 

 made up of the ribs and cross-veins only; 

 the interstices, which in other leaves are 

 filled up with cellular tissue, being here left 

 almost entirely open, so as to give the leaf 

 the appearance of a piece of curious net or 

 lattice work, from which is derived its com- 

 mon name — the Lattice Plant. 



That the beauty of this unique vegetable 

 curiosity may be thoroughly appreciated, it 



