1885.] 



ANU HORTICULTURIST. 



of oblong-acuminate form, are from lo toiz inches green, is relieved by a milk-white band at every 

 long and from 3 to 4 inches wide, with a promi- , lateral nerve and by a few white spots interspersed 



nent broad midrib, from which the lateral nerves 

 branch obliquely and symmetrically on each s;de. 

 The ground color of the leaves, a rich bright glossy 



between the bands. The bands and spots are 

 semi-transparent, so that the foliage has the same 

 variegated appearance when viewed from beneath 



