1900 SUPPLEMENT—RECENT INTRODUCTIONS, &C., 
Alocasia—continued. 
3ft. to lift. broad, dark green above with slightly 
between the nerves, purplish beneath. Borneo, 1 
foliage plant. (I. H. 1884, 541.) 
A. indica (Indian). 7., Cs arg pale yellow-green, 8in. to 12in. 
long; spadix aslong. 1. 2ft. to 3ft. long, ovate, deeply sagittate- 
cordate, repand, the tip a deflexed cusp, the basal lobes some- 
times shortly connate ; petioles stout, traversely clouded. Stem 
8ft. high, 3in. to Sin. in diameter. Tropical Asia. 
A. Johnstoni. The correct name is Cyrtosperma Johnstoni. 
A. Lindeni (Auguste Linden’s).* /. Sin. long, 44in. to 6in. broad, 
glabrous, green above, with yellowish-white midrib and prin- 
cipal veins, paler beneath, cordate-ovate, very long-acuminate, 
the sinus e, triangular; petioles white or greenish-white, 
10in. to Lin. une, 4in. to 7in. thick, erect, terete, channelled, 
amplexicaul, with decurrent sheaths half theirlength. Malaya, 
(L. HW. 1886, 603.) 
er spaces 
5. A fine 
ALocasia LOWII GRANDIS. 
Fig 3. 
A. Lowii grandis (large). J. broader than in the type, of a 
dee, metallic vadedalerentt hagge veins greyish-green, showy. 
A fine variety. See Fig. 35. 
A. Luciani (Lucien Linden’s). 1 peltate, ovate, cuspidate at 
apex, obcordate at base, dark green above, with pale cinereous 
yeins and margins, purple beneath; basal lobes ovate-deltoid ; 
“Seles very long, thick, pale, dotted and tted brown. 1887. 
hybrid between A. Thibautiana and A. Putzeysi. (I. H. 
ser. v. 27.) 
A. Margaritz (Marguerite’s). 2. large, obcordate, peltate, 
repand, rather thick, bullate, dietiy glabrous above, except on 
the blackish midrib and primary veins; sinus triangular, the 
apex at the junction of the petiole; petioles terete, puberulous, 
brownish-; le, ae at base, the sheaths rosy-margined. 
Java, li H. 1886, 611.) 
A. marginata (margined). /., spathe tube green, lin. to ljin. 
long, the lamina pale greenish-white, usually striped and spotted 
di urple at back; spadix white, 6in. to 7in. long. J. Lift. to 
2ft. long, llin. to 14in. broad, broadly cordate-ovate, slightly 
sinuate-margined, rounded into a shortly-pointed apex ; petioles 
2ft. to 34ft. long, with zigzag marks of blackish-brown, the 
sheaths broadly margined with blackish-brown. Brazil. 1887. 
A. odora (odorous)._ The correct name of Colocasia odorata. 
A. Portei. See Schizocasia Portei. 
A. princeps (foremost). J. sagittate, the hinder lobes narrow and 
sp) ing, forming a triangular, open sinus, the margins deeply 
sinuate, the upper surface of a metallic olive-green, with darkened 
midribs and primary veins, the under-surface greyish-green, with 
dark chocolate-brown veins and margin ; petioles slender, grey- 
ee heavily marbled chocolate-brown. Malayan Archi- 
A. Pucciana (Signor Pucci’s). 7. peltate, oval-sagittate, lift. 
long, about Yin. broad, deep green above, the pure white veins 
surrounded by a silvery-white zone; under-surface glossy pur- 
plish ; 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. Putze (Putzeys’).* J. similar in ae to those of A. longi- 
loba, dark green, the midrib, primary and secondary veins, and 
margins bordered with white; under-surface dark purple. 
Sumatra, 1882. (L H. 445.) Syn. A Watsoniana (G. C. 1893, xiii., 
p. 442, f. 83). 
A. Regina (queen). #., spathe tube ovoid, lin. long, 3in. to 
4in. in diameter, ivory-white, spotted purple, the blade white, 
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Alocasia— continued. 
2in. to 2sin. 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- 
ae beneath Seats terete, spotted fuscous-purple. Borneo, 
@. H. 1885, 544.) 
A. Regnieri. See Schizocasia Regnieri. 
A. reversa (reversed). J. sea ap rae greyish-green, the 
poery veins broadly bordered with dark green. A. less than lit. 
hilippine Islands, 1890. An attractive foliage plant. (B. M. 7498.) 
A. Sanderiana (Sander’s).* 1. defiexed, 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 ipencice erect, brownish-green, striately 
mottled. Philippines, 1884. 
A. S. gandavensis (Ghent). /., young ones purplish, with ver- 
milion-tinted veins, these colours remaining constant above, 
but changing to green beneath. 1896. (L H. 1896, t. 65.) 
A. S. nobilis (noble). 1 large, dark metallic green, with bronzy- 
red reflections; midrib and prominent veins greenish-white, 
margined on either side with a band of greyish-rose. 1893, 
A. singaporensis (Singapore). This mainly differs from A. de- 
nudata in having triangular-ovate-hastate leaves with divaricate 
lobes. h. 14ft. Singapore. 
A. sinuata (sinuate). j., spathe light green, 3in. long; spadix 
shorter than the spathe ; peduncle as long as, or longer than, the 
petioles. /. 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. Veitchii (Veitch’s). A synonym of 4. Lowii. 
A. Villeneuvei (Comte de Villeneuve’s). 7, blades very unequal; 
petioles wholly spotted with brown. Borneo, 1887. Closely 
allied to A. longiloba. (I. H. ser. v. 21.) 
A. Watsoniana (Watson’s). Asynonymof 4. Putzeysii. 
A, intermedia, A. Kerchovei, and A. Martin Cahuzaec are other 
forms in cultivation. 
Other garden hybrids are: conspicua, gibba, mortfontanensis, 
nobilis, Rex, Rodigasiana, and Uhinki. 
ALOE. Including Bowiea (of Haworth), Pachidendron, 
and Rhipodendron. The name Aloé is in common use for 
Agave, which belongs to a different natural order; there is 
a widespread, but totally erroneous, belief that the Aloé 
(meaning the Agave) flowers only once in 100 years. See 
Agave. 
These succulents are largely employed for the decora- 
tion of the greenhouse, their foliage varying considerably, 
and being, in some cases, very ornamental. To the species 
described on pp. 51-3, Vol. I., the following should be 
added. Several plants formerly classed hereunder are 
now referred to Haworthia. 
A. ab: ica. In addition to Peacockii, the following 
varieties exist in Continental psoas erecta (erect), glauca 
(bluish-green), maculata (spotted), pygme@a (dwarf), recurvata 
(recurved), and robusta (stout). 
A. aurantiaca (orange). ji. all defiexed; perianth bright 
yellow, tinged with red when young, lsin. long; raceme very 
dense, Sin. to 6in. long, 2in. in diameter; peduncle as long as 
the leaves. 7. lanceolate, Sin. to Qin. long, 1sin. broad, plain 
green, with small pale teeth. Stems sub-erect, several feet 
ong, Zin. thick. 1 
A. brachystachys (short-spiked). fl. pink and yellow, tubular, 
tipped with green, ljin. long, the lobes lingulate, shorter than 
the tube; raceme dense, simple, oblong, 6in. long; peduncle 
flexuous, about as long as the leaves. J. about twenty, 
crowded at the top of the stem, ensiform, lft. to 2ft. long, 
jin. thick; marginal prickles deltoid. Stem long, slender, 
erect, simple. Zanzibar, 1884. (B. M. 7399.) 
A. Buchanani (Buchanan’s). jj. pale reddish and greenish, 
lin. long, on very long pedicels; raceme dense, few-flowered ; 
scape simple, 14ft. long. /., produced ones eight to ten, lin. 
to sft. long, 4in. broad at base, linear-subulate, distichous, 
deeply channelled, often white-spotted towards the base ; 
margi prickles few, very minute. Shiré Highlands, Tropical 
Africa, 1894. 
A. ciliaris (ciliated). The correct name of A. ciliata. 
A. ferox (fierce). ., perianth red, clavate, liin. long; raceme 
very dense, lft. or more in length ; pedicels very short ; peduncle 
2ft. long, branched near the base. /. thirty to fifty, densely 
aggregated, lanceolate, 14ft. to 2ft. long, 4in. to 6in. broad, with 
thick, brown ee Stem 10ft. to 15ft. high, 4in. to 
6in. thick. (B. M. 1975.) 
A. heteracantha (variable-spined). . bright coral-red, 1Jin. 
long; spike elongated, dense; flower-stem branching. 4 in a 
rosette, lanceolate, acuminate, 6in. to 12in. long, lin. to 2sin. 
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.) 
