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inches high, and has leaves two and a half inches in length ; 

 ground colour bronzy green, marked through the entire length 

 with three broad distinct lines of coppery red, varying at 

 times to golden stripes. 



A. Dayi. — A very pretty and rare species, having good- 

 sized dark green leaves, beautifally veined with red, and 

 grows nearly as large as A. Lowii. 



A. Dominii. — This is a hybrid between Goodijera discolor 

 and AncBctocliilus xanthophyllus, and possesses a fine vigorous 

 constitution. The leaves are of a dark olive green, with a 

 pale yellow coppery streak down the centre, the main ribs 

 marked by pale lines. 



A. El Dorado. — A distinct species, and very difficult to 

 cultivate. It appears to be a deciduous kind, and is often lost 

 by people throwing it away, thinking that it is dead, whereas, 

 if left, it would push up again ; the foliage is dark green, with 

 a small tracery of a lighter colour. This plant should not be 

 allow^ed to get too diy at the roots when at rest ; if so, it 

 will die. It requires a good deal of care to keep it in good 

 condition. 



A, intermedius. — A fine distinct species, and one of freer 

 growth than some others. It grows three inches high, and 

 has leaves two and a half inches long, one and a half inch 

 broad, with a soft silky sui'face ; colour dark olive, striped 

 and veined with gold. This will do well without a glass, if in 

 a warm house, and shaded from the sun. 



A. javanicus. — A species of less interest than many others, 

 but still worth cultivating on account of distinctness of colour ; 

 height four inches ; leaves about an inch and a half long, and 

 one inch broad ; ground colour dark olive green, with blotches 

 of a lighter green. 



A. latimaculatiis. — A very distinct and free-growing kind, 

 having dark green leaves with silvery markings ; it will succeed 



