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A. Ruckerii. A new and pretty species, just imported 

 from Borneo. I have, therefore, not seen it suffi- 

 ciently to say much about its merits. The plants 

 are very small. Mr. Low, the importer of it, describes it 

 as having leaves broadly ovate ; ground colour bronzy 

 green, with six rows of distinct spots running down the 

 entire length of the leaves. It looks distinct from most 

 others. 



A. setaceus. One of the handsomest of the genus, and one 

 of the oldest. It grows four inches high, and has leaves two 

 inches long and one and a half-inch broad ; surface a beautiful 

 velvet, veined in regular lines, and covered with a network 

 of gold. There are several varieties of this charming plant, 

 all of which are free growers. 



A. setaceus cordatus. A remarkably handsome variety ; 

 grows three inches high, and has leaves two inches long, and 

 one and a half inch broad j resembles the former, but is 

 rounder in the leaf, and the gold markings are broader. A 

 rare variety. 



A. setaceus grandifolius. A beautiful kind, growing two 

 and a half inches high, and having leaves two inches long, 

 and one and a half inch broad ; foliage light green, beautifully 

 laced and banded with a network of gold. A rare variety, 

 and one which I have only seen in the collection of J. A. 

 Turner, Esq., Manchester. 



A. striatus. A distinct species; grows five inches high, 

 and has leaves three inches long, of a dark green, with broad 

 band of white down the centre. A free-growing plant, and 

 one which may be cultivated without a glass in a warm 

 house. 



A. Veitchii. A rare and fine species, named after its 

 importer. It grows four inches high, and has leaves three 

 inches long and two inches broad \ ground colour beautiful 

 light velvety green, interspersed from stalk to point by well- 

 defined lines, and bars of the same colour, but lighter. A 



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