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Alocasia—continued. ALOE. To the species described on pp. 51-3, Vol. I., 
A. Chantrieri (Chantrier’s). J. about 1ft. long and 6in. broad, 
oblong-sagittate, peltate, with undulated margins, deep olive- 
green above, the veins narrowly bordered with silvery white ; 
under surface deep violet-red; petioles slightly dilated, with 
sheathing base, cylindrical, green, lightly barred with olive. A 
hybrid between Ad. metallica and A. Sanderiana. (R. H. 1887, 
p. 465.) 
A. eminens (eminent). /., spathe tube light green, 14in. long, 
the lamina greenish-white, veiny, Shin. to 4in. long, reflexed ; 
spadix light green and creamy-white, 3Sjin. to akin. long ; 
peduncles in pairs (? always), lft. to 1jft. long. J. peltate, ovate- 
sagittate, 20in. to 22in. long, Yin. to 10}in. broad, dark green 
above, the under surface purple, with very pale midrib and 
primary veins ; petioles Sift. to 44ft. long, terete, lin, thick at 
base, olive-green, with a coppery hue, and barred blackish-green. 
East Indies, 1887. 
A. grandis (large). fl., spathe white, marked with carmine lines 
on the outside, having a short, mottled green tube; peduncles 
about l0in. long. J. ovate-sagittate, 14ft. to 2ft. long, 1ft. broad, 
bright green above, blackish-green beneath ; petioles blackish, 
3ft. to Sift. long. East Indian Archipelago, 1886. A noble and 
ornamental plant. 
A. eatiate imperialis (imperial). /!., spathe white, spotted 
red on the tube. J. elliptic-sagittate, acute, 1ft. to lift. long, 
Ht. to 1jft. broad, dark green above, with slightly paler spaces 
between the nerves, purplish beneath. Borneo, 1885. A fine, 
stove, foliage plant. (I. H. 1884, 541.) 
A. Lindeni (Auguste Linden’s). J. 8in. long, 44in. to 6in. broad, 
glabrous, green above, with yellowish-white midrib and principal 
veins, paler beneath, cordate-ovate, very long-acuminate at base, 
the sinus large, triangular; petioles white or greenish-white, 10in. 
to 12in. long, }in. to jin. thick, erect, terete, channelled, amplexi- 
eaul, with decurrent sheaths half their length. Malaya, 1886. 
(L. H. 1886, 603.) 
A. Luciani (Lucien Linden’s). /. peltate, ovate, cuspidate at apex, 
obcordate at base, dark green above, with pale cinereous veins 
and margins, purple beneath ; basal lobes ovate-deltoid ; petioles 
yery long, thick, pale, dotted and spotted brown, 1887. A hybrid 
between A. Thibautiana and A, Putzeysi, (I. H. ser. v. 27.) 
A. Margaritz (Marguerite’s). J. large, obcordate, peltate, 
repand, rather thick, bullate, highly glabrous above, except on 
the blackish midrib and primary veins; sinus triangular, the 
apex at the junction of the petiole; petioles terete, puberulous, 
brownish-purple, sheathing at base, the sheaths rosy-margined. 
Java, 1886, (I. H. 1886, 611.) 
A. marginata (margined). /., spathe tube green, lin. to 14in. 
long, the lamina pale greenish-white, usually striped and spotted 
dull purple at back; spadix white, 6in. to Tin. long. Jl. 1}ft. to 
2ft. long, llin. to 14in. broad, broadly cordate-ovate, slightly 
sinuate-margined, rounded into a shortly-pointed apex; petioles 
2ft. to 3ift. long, with zigzag marks of blackish- brown, the 
sheaths broadly margined with blackish-brown. Brazil, 1887. 
A. princeps (princely). J. sagittate, the hinder lobes narrow and 
spreading, forming a triangular, open sinus, the margins deeply 
sinuate, the upper surface ofa metallic olive-green, with darkened 
midribs and primary veins, the under surface greyish-green, with 
dark chocolate-brown veins and margin ; petioles slender, greyish- 
green, heavily marbled chocolate-brown. Malayan Archi- 
pelago, 1888. 
A. Pucciana (Signor Pucci's). /. peltate, oval-sagittate, 14ft. long, 
about Qin. broad, deep green above, the pure white veins sur- 
rounded by a silvery-white zone; under surface glossy purplish ; 
petioles fleshy, smooth, cylindrical, pale purplish, marked with 
wavy, irregular zones of dull crimson-red ; in the upper portion 
these markings disappear. 1887. Garden hybrid. 
A. Putzeysi (Putzeys’). J. similar in shape to those of 4. longi- 
loba, dark green, the midrib, primary and secondary veins, and 
margins bordered with white; under surface dark purple. 
Sumatra, 1882. (I. H. 445.) 
A. Reginz (queen's). #., spathe tube ovoid, lin. long, 3in. to 
4in. in diameter, ivory-white, spotted purple, the blade white, 
2in. to 2hin. long, reflexed; spadix sessile, rather shorter than 
the spathe. 1. ovate-cordate, repand, somewhat fleshy, glabrous 
above, except the pubescent midrib and veins, dull brownish- 
nope beneath ; petioles terete, spotted fuscous-purple. Borneo, 
885, (I. H. 1885, 544.) 
A. Sanderiana (Sander’s). J. deflexed, glossy, arrow-shaped, 
with three lateral lobes on each side, peltately affixed, the mid- 
rib and borders ivory-white, the surface bright green, with 
metallic-blue-reflections ; petioles erect, brownish-green, striately 
mottled. Eastern Archipelago, 1884. 
A. sinuata (sinuate). ., spathe light green, 3in. long; spadix 
shorter than the spathe ; peduncle ae long as, or TGhEeatr ee the 
petioles. J. sagittate, with sinuate margins; upper side of the 
young ones very dark green along the principal veins, with a 
lighter green between ; older ones dark green above, the under 
side whitish-green. Philippines, 1885. 
A, Villeneuvei (Comte de Villeneuve’s). 
_ petioles wholly spotted with brown. 
allied to A. longiloba. (I. H. ser. v. 21.) 
Vol. IV. 
U., blades very unequal ; 
Borneo, 1887. Closely 
the following should now be added: 
A. heteracantha (variable-spined). jl. bright coral-red, 1}in. 
long; spike elongated, dense; flower-stem branching. J. in a 
rosette, lanceolate, acuminate, 6in. to 12in. long, l4in. to 24in. 
broad, unarmed, or with a few teeth on the margins, and with 
one or two raised lines down the face. Native country unknown. 
1886. (B. M. 6863.) 
A. Hildebrandatii (Hildebrandt’s). /., perianth cylindrical, less 
than lin. long, the outer segments red, the inner ones reddish- 
yellow, with a green keel; panicle lax, 1}ft. long; peduncle 
short, compressed. J. loosely disposed, spreading, lanceolate, 
6in. to 10in. long, l}in. to 2in. broad at the clasping base, 
gradually tapering to an acuminate point, rounded at back, the 
margins toothed. Stem simple, erect, 14ft. to 2ft. long. Eastern 
tropical Africa, 1882. (B. M. 6981.) 
A. insignis (remarkable). fl. racemose, numerous; perianth 
whitish, lined green towards the apex, straight, fifteen to six- 
teen lines long; stamens exserted ; peduncle 18in. to 20in. high, 
clothed with whitish bracts. J. thirty to forty, ascending, often 
incurved and slightly falcate, glaucous-green, “in. to llin. long, 
lin. to 1jin, broad at base, tapering to a tine point, with tubercular 
points on the convex back. Stem about din, high. 1885. Hybrid. 
(G. C. n. s., xxiv., p. 41.) 
A. pratensis (meadow-loving). (/., perianth bright red, tipped 
green, cylindrical, 1}in. long; segments lanceolate, united only at 
base ; pedicels ascending; raceme dense, cylindrical, 6in. to 12in. 
long; peduncle stout, simple, lft. or more long, with copious, 
empty bracts. J. sixty to eighty in a dense rosette, oblong-lanceo- 
late, acuminate, the outer ones 5in. to 6in. long, the inner ones 
smaller, ljin. broad at base, margined with red-brown spines. 
Plant stemless. (B. M. 6705.) 
ALPINIA. Of this genus nearly forty species have 
been noted; they are found in tropical and sub-tropical 
Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands. To those de- 
seribed on p. 54, Vol. I., the following should now be 
added : 
A. officinarum (officinal). 7. white, sessile in a simple spike ; 
lip oblong, obtuse, entire or emarginate, the disk nerved with 
blood-red. Winter. J. narrow-lanceolate, caudate-acuminate, 
highly glabrous, narrowed to a sessile sheath at base; sheath 
elongated, produced in an erect ligule. Stem tuberous at base, 
erect, leafy. South China, (B. M. 6995.) 
A. pumila (dwarf). 1. about lin. long, in a short, rather dense 
spike, about two to each bract, sessile, sub-erect; calyx bright 
red; corolla pink, the lip recurved or almost revolute ; scape or 
flowering stem radical, about 2in. long. April. J/. two or three 
together, erect from the rootstock, 4in. to 6in. long, elliptic 
or elliptic-lanceolate, acuminate, green, with whitish stripes, 
pale green beneath; petioles 2in. to 4in. long, sheathing below. 
Lo-fan-Shan Mountains, China, 1883. (B. M. 6832.) 
A. zingiberina (Zingiber-like). jl. erect, lin. long; calyx about 
4in. long ; lateral and dorsal lobes of the corolla pale green ; lip 
white, veined crimson, broadly ovate, obtuse; panicle nearly 
erect, 10in. to 12in. long. July. J. 10in. to 12in. long, din. broad, 
oblanceolate-oblong, acute and abruptly cuspidate, glabrous. 
Stems 4ft. to 5ft. high. Rhizomes lin, in diameter, resembling 
ginger. Siam, 1884. (B. M. 6944.) 
ALSEUOSMIA (from alsos, a grove, and ewosmia, a 
grateful odour; the powerful fragrance of the flowers 
scents the woods in their native haunts). Orb. Capri- 
foliacee. A small genus (four species) of highly glabrous, 
polymorphous, greenhouse shrubs, confined to New 
Zealand. Flowers greenish or reddish, axillary, solitary or 
fascicled, sweetly scented; calyx tube ovoid, the limb four 
or five-lobed; corolla tubular or funnel-shaped, the tube 
elongated, the limb of four or five equal, spreading lobes ; 
stamens four or five; pedicels bracteolate at base. Fruita 
purple, ovoid, many-seeded berry. Leaves alternate, rarely 
opposite, petiolate, membranous, linear-lanceolate, ovate, 
or rhomboid, entire or toothed, with minute tufts of hairs 
in the axils of the nerves beneath. A. macrophylla is the 
only species introduced to cultivation. It thrives in well- 
drained, peaty soil, and likes plenty of air and light. Pro- 
pagated by cuttings of half-ripened growths, inserted 
under a bell glass. 
A. macrophylla (large-leaved).* l. in small, axillary clusters, 
drooping ; corolla dull red, or creamy-white with dull red streaks, 
the tube cylindric, funnel-shaped above, the lobes ovate, recurved, 
toothed. February. J. 3in. to 6in. long, elliptic-lanceolate or 
oblanceolate, acute, entire or serrated, narrowed into petioles jin. 
to 4in. long. A. Oft. to 10ft. 1884. Plant glabrous. (B. M. 
6951.) 
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