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M. Liwigniana.—A. free-growing species, ‘with oblong leaves, 
blotched along the side of the midrib with yellowish green. 
M. pulchella.—A. very handsome species, of medium growth, the 
leaves oblong, and marked with alternate bands of olive and light 
green. 
M. roseo picta.—One of the very finest of the genus, and of erect 
growth. The leaves are obicular, of a deep glossy green, with rose- 
coloured midrib, and bands of the same colour midway between the 
midrib and margin. 
_ AL tubispatha.—An elegant species ; the leaves regularly blotched 
with brown, on a pale yellowish green ground. 
IL, Veitchi is a strong erect-growing form, with large ovate, 
elliptic leaves; the surface of the leaves is of a deep glossy green, 
marked along the side of the midrib with crescent-shaped blotches 
of pale yellowish green ; the under side is of a rich reddish crimson 
oth and as the markings show through, the effect is remarkably 
good. 
MM. virginalis—A desirable form, with broadly ovate leaves of a 
pleasing light green shade, and marked with greyish white. 
CHOICE CONSERVATORY PLANTS OF NOBLE ASPECT. 
BY JOHN BURLEY, F.R.H.S., ETC., 
Pembridge Road Nursery, Bayswater, W. 
=yN this communication it is my intention to make a few 
#| remarks on Agaves and Yuccas, which constitute a 
very valuable class of plants for the decoration of the 
conservatory. At the same time I shall refer to the 
TT Strelitzias, Phormiums, and a few other plants remark- 
able for their nobility of aspect. It is not now necessary to speak 
of the value of ornamental-leaved plants for the decoration of the. 
conservatory, as that is now generally recognized, but I would say 
the plants here referred to are so distinct and striking in character, 
that they are of the utmost value for associating with subjects 
remarkable for their grace and elegance. 
Yuccas.—I will commence by drawing attention to these, as 
being tropical in character, and having a telling effect everywhere. 
I shall pass over the hardy varieties with just a few remarks par- 
ticularly addressed to those readers who have a small glass erection 
built over a flat roof at the back part of their residences, to block 
out some unsightly object (and there are many such built for that 
purpose in London), and no means of heating it. Here they will 
find in the hardy Yuccas what will at once answer their purpose 
admirably, to give to the arrangements a slightly tropical character. 
Such kinds as Y. filamentosa, both the green and variegated variety, 
Y. flaccida, Y. glauca, ¥. recwrva, and Y. glaucescens, are all cheap 
and quite hardy. But for the conservatory we will recommend FY. 
aloifolia, an aloe-leayed variety, introduced into this country from 
June. 
