jHK IU.rsTUATloX IIOKTICOLE. 



PL. CCVI. 



DICKSONIA CHRYSOTRICHA, moore. 



NAT. ORD. FILIGES. 



i English cryptogamist. 



) in apice venae inserti; mdusmm inferum, subglobosum, 



va l ve- _ Species plerumque arborescentes , frondibus amplis coriaceis decon 



itae. In America calidiore, Polynesia et in variis locis 



apice constituta. (Ex Hook. 



■ Syn. fiL, edit. 



tae; pinnae inferiores 30-25 cent, longae, 15 cent, latae ; pinnulae 

 ta lineari oblonga, dentata, 12 mill, longa, 4 lata, erosa; rhacMs 

 i et pinnularum asperi dense tomentosi , textura coriacea ; pinnulae 



u Filicum, p. 311. 



e, mss. — Hb. Hook. 

 i, Hassk., Fil. Jav. 53; Id. Bonpl. 1858. 

 Jungh. Jav. I, 515, 660. 

 t., 9, 34; Id. Tijdsch. Ned. Ind. Ht, 147. 



idsonicst 



-fen. 



lbout 10,750 feet. Living plants 

 ntroduccd into Europe, but it 

 •are iu collections, though it is 

 other fern; and its curious 

 Id assure it a conspicuous place, 

 this species with any other, the 

 or felt which clothes the stipes 

 5nt to distinguish it. While yet 



quite young the plants assume this character. We have seen 

 some fine specimens in Mr. Lindens's establishment, and 

 also in the Botanic Gardens at Brussels, well clothed with 

 the golden fleece described. A single known species appears 

 to develop a similar characteristic. It is a New Caledonian 

 species, of which Mr. Linden has recently received living 

 specimens, and of which we shall have occasion to speak 



Meanwhile, we are happy to say that late introductions 

 will permit of this handsome rare fern , so desired by true 

 amateurs, being more widely spread. E. A. 



M r . BLEU'S NEW CALADIUMS. 



This persevering raiser has just sent out another fine 

 batch of splendid new seedling Caladiums. They can be had 

 from Mr. Linden at the present date. All five varieties 

 described below are first-class. (Editors). 



Qritry il>.). — A very handsome and attractive variety, of 

 goo, I lial.it and elegant form, displaying a wonderful rich- 

 ne>s and splendid contrast of colours. It is the issue of 

 <\ \Iu.,-;,„r ih.mi and C. Auber- the leaf, which is more 

 cleiianlly elongated than that of the former, has the same 

 carmine red centre, the colour spreading less over the blade ; 

 and its numerous large white spots are from the latter. 



omse j<pc.v.v>.v( >.). A grand acquisition, the result 

 o acioss >etv\eeii . Due de Ratibor and C. bicolor fulgens , 

 liavn.g a leat int. nnedi.ite m shape between the two, with 

 brilliant lake nerves and rose-lake outlines, and the trans- 

 parent white ground is slightly suffused with pink, and 

 traversed throughout with very slender green veins. 



Madame Heine (B.). -This magnificent novelty is the issue 

 of r u,,,},,,,,,, AnfhieuwA C Duchartre , and is very re- 

 markable tor ,ts carmine nerves, which show off the 

 white slightly tinged ground faintly traced with a deep 

 green network, to great advantage. 



Minerve (B.). — A lovely variety exhibiting quite a new 

 combination of colours. The large well-posed leaf has the 

 centre and nerves of an extremely bright violet-rose , encir- 

 cled with a grayish-green , and an outer band of blue-green, 

 the whole thinly spattered with white blotches. 



It was raised from C. Hoidletii and Madame Andrieu. 

 Vicomtesse de la Roque Ordan (B.). — Like the foregoing, 

 this variety delighted all who had the opportunity of seeing 

 it at the shows of Paris and Versailles last year, where it 

 appeared for the first time. 



It was obtained from C. Due de Ratibor and C. A. Bleu, 

 and was principally favoured by the latter. The deeply pel- 

 tate leaf is elegantly lengthened out, and has delicate pink 

 nerves forming a pleasing contrast with the opaque snowy 

 white ground, which is prettily laced with bright green. 



Alcibiade (B.). - A very large and brilliantly coloured 

 variety, having ample leaves with a scarlet centre and green 

 bordering, thickly spotted with white. Although this plant 

 has very large leaves it combines with them a good habit. 



C A. Bleu, fertilised by C. Madame Humbelle was its 





A. Bleu. 



