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small central star of the same colour running out into narrow 

 raj's along the course of the veins, which are hairy on the upper 

 surface, the marginal portion is slightly speckled. The under 

 surface is red, and the stalks are reddish, shaggy with hairs. 



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22. B. Royleana, 



From Messrs. Eollisson & Sons. A distinct and pretty 

 plant, in which the back of the leaves is marked with red 

 opposite those parts which are dark-coloured above. The leaves 

 are below the medium size, glabrous and glossy above, downy 

 beneath, angulately lobed. deep olive-green in the centre, with a 

 zone of bright green, and on the outside a narrow broken border 

 of olive green. The stalks are green and downy. It is a dwarf 

 plant, corresponding with B. Griffithii in habit, and was adjudged 

 to be one of the first-class sorts. 



23. B. Roi Leopold. 



From Messrs. Low & Co., and Mr. Veitch. This is a 

 distinct and very handsome plant, with a tall erect red stem, and 

 large leaves supported by red stalks which are shaggy with red 

 haii-s. The young leaves are also so closely covered with similar 



green, tinged with red along the base of the veins, so as to form 

 a reddish central star, and having a narrow margin of red. The 

 surface is clothed with red spreading hairs, and the leaves are 

 also marked with red beneath. It is a very fine ornamental 

 plant, and was considered to be one of the most desirable kinds 

 in cultivation. 



24 B. Prince Tronbetskoi. 



From Mr. Veitch, and Messrs. Rollisson & Sons. Leaves 

 large, deep satiny green, stained with purple at the centre and 

 along a narrowish margin, and marked with red behind. The 

 surface is hairy, and the stalks red, furnished with red spreading 

 hairs. It is a coarser plant than the preceding. 



25. B.picta. 



From Messrs. Eollisson & Sons, and Mr. Veitch. 



