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striated with green and yellow, and become re- to the margin, traced out by yellow lines pro- 

 curved at the top. The leaf blade is elongate i ducing a freely marked and very striking varie- 



ovatc, cordate at the base, and cuspidate at the|gation. Though closely related to the stately 

 apex ; deep green with the course of the paral- 1 Banana, it is a comparatively dwarf plant, 

 lelcurved veins, which run out from the costa ' though one of bold and imposing character." 



