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common in gardens, but is now rarely seen. It is a native 
of the Malaya region. 
A. setaceum.—This is known in Ceylon as the King of 
the Woods (Wana Rajah), and in England it is considered 
the most beautifully variegated plant known. The soft, 
velvet-like brown of the leaves and the thick reticulation 
of sparkling gold baffle description, nor can they be 
truthfully represented by the artist. Some of the forms 
are much more beautiful than others, that known as 
cordatum being, perhaps, the finest, the variety vregale 
being almost as fine. The best varieties are natives of 
Ceylon and Singapore, the poorer kinds coming from the 
Neilgherries. 
A. xanthophyllum.—A strong, free-growing plant, with 
the habit of A. Petola, but slightly longer and more 
‘pointed in the leaves. Strong plants produce leaves 2tin. 
long and r4in. wide, rather fleshy, and coloured very dark 
velvety green, with reticulating lines of pale green and 
yellow, and a central area of bands of pale gold. This 
species is a native of Ceylon, where it grows in moist 
woods in shady places, along with A. setaceus. Syn. A. 
Frederici-Augustt. 
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