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Philodendron continued. 



ttgcens (blushing).* fl., 

 blackish-pnrple outside, 

 irithin, large, boat-shaped, 



stout, 1ft. long. Brazil, 1831. A desirable, short-stemmed per 

 nial, particularly suitable for sub-tropical gardening. 



P. Carder! (Carder's). A synonym 

 of P. verrucogum. 



P.crasslnervinm(thiek -nerved). * 

 fl., spathe pale yellow-green, spot- 

 ted with red, bright red within 

 at the base, cucullate, contracted 

 in the middle ; spadix as long aa 

 the spathe, cylindrical. May. I. 

 1ft. to 2ft long, broadly lanceolate, 

 margined with red, the costa ex- 

 ceedingly thick and inflated ; pe- 

 tioles Sin. to 4in. long, purplish- 

 green. Stem running to a con- 

 siderable length. A singular 

 climber. (B. M. 3621; B. R. 

 1958.) 



P. dagnenso (River Dagua). A 

 synonym of P. verrucogum. 



P. ernbescens 



spathe 



scarlet within, , 

 contracted above the middle; 

 spadix white or cream-colour, as 

 long as the spathe, stout, obtuse. 

 L distant, alternate, large, be- 

 tween cordate and sagittate, cop- 

 pery beneath, glossy, 1ft. or more 

 long, on terete pedicels of about 

 the same length, with purple 

 sheaths at the base. Stem stout, 

 climbing, rooting at almost every 

 joint A handsome species. 

 (B. M. 5071.) 



P. fragrantlssimnm (highly 

 fragrant).* fl. powerfully and 



durably fragrant ; spathe delicate cream-colour, with the swollen 

 base red, nearly 9in. long, convolute and somewhat cucul- 

 late ; spadix acute, nearly as long as the spathe, broadest at 

 base. January. L lift to 2ft long, oblong-cordate, acute, 

 inclining to sagittate, deeply two-lobed at base ; petioles 2ft 

 or more long, quite flat above. Stem elongated, rooting. 

 Demerara. (B. M. 3314, under name of Caladium frafpran- 

 titrimum.) 



P. glgantenm (gigantic), fl., tube of spathe oblong, purplish out- 

 side ; spadix white, thick, sessile ; peduncle very short and thick. 

 L broadly cordate-ovate, with the posterior lobes broadly semi- 

 ovate or obliquely semi-orbiculate ; petiole thick, slightly terete, 

 twice as long as the costa. 1857. Climber. 



P. Glazlovii (Glaziou's). fl. solitary, axillary; spathe pale 

 yellowish, crimson on the inside of the tube. I oblong, i ' 

 deep green, 1ft. to lift, long, Sin. to Sin. broad. Brazil, 

 An- ornamental climber, 

 6813.) 



P. gloriosum (glorious). L large, cordate-ovate, acute, deep 

 rich green, the midrib and secondary nerves snow-white, the 

 margins bordered with a thin edging of a pink colour; the 

 young ones, on opening, have a silky reflection. Ste- 

 climbing. Columbia, 1877. ' 

 n. s. 262.) 



P. grandlfolinm Oarge-leaved).* fl. from a fissure at the base 



afterwards pale buff, 

 rithin, marked at the 



with a purple hue, cucullate at the extremity; spadix 



green below, white above, as long as the spathe, slightly club- 

 shaped, bursting two or three together. ApriL I 2ft. or more 

 long, cordate-sagittate, opaque above ; petioles rounded, spotted 

 with purple. Stem climbing, dingy-green, 



Pbilodendron continued. 

 elongated, somewhat climbing ; 

 1860. 



itemodes elongated. Bahia, 



nbling P. crassinervium. (B. M. 



A magnificent foliage plant. (L H. 



FIG. 108. PHILODENDRON MAM EL 



P. Maine! (Mons. Mame's>* I. large, cordate, acute, handsomely 

 marked with whitish variegations. Ecuador, 1883. A fine-leaved, 

 stemless herb. See Fig. 108. (B, H. 1883, 492.) 

 P. melanoohrysnm (golden-black).* I. dull, dark green in 

 colour, covered with a shining varnish, as though washed over 

 brilliant in the sunshine. Columbia, 

 erate growth and climbing habit 



with gold, appearing very brillia 

 1874. A lovely species, of moder 

 (L H. n. s. 149.) 



. grandifolinm (large-leaved).* fl. from a fiss 

 of the petiole; spathe at first pale green, afterw 

 green at base on the outside, pinkish within, 



(B. M. 3345, under name 



spotted with purple, 

 "of Caladium grandi- 



Demerara. 

 folium.) 



P. Holtonlannm(Holton's). fl., tube of spathe oblong; spadix 

 very shortly stipitate, slender, cylindrical. I. ornamental, three- 

 parted almost to the base, about lift long and rather less in 

 width ; middle lobe acute, one-nerved ; lateral lobes obtuse, 

 three-nerved ; all shining green above, paler beneath. Columbia, 

 1876. Dwarf, almost stemless, herb. The correct name of this 

 plant is Anthurium inrigne. 



P. laolnlatnm (jagged). Jl, tube of spathe greenish without, 

 reddish-purple within, the blade dirty-white ; spadix sessile ; 

 peduncles three or four in the same axiL I. membranous, 

 tripartite, less than half as long as the slightly terete petioles. 

 Stem rather thick, climbing. Brazil, 1824. SYS. Caladium 

 pedatum (H. E. F. 206). 



P. Undent (Linden's;. A garden synonym of P. vemtcotum. 



P. longilaminatnm (long-bladed). fl., females twice as short as 

 the males ; spathe shorter than, and peduncle about as long as, 

 the petiole. I. green above, slightly glaucous below, with the 

 apex long-acuminate ; petioles thick, semi-terete, sulcnte. Stem 



Vol. IIL 



P. Melinoni (Melinons). fl., spathe cylindrical, rufescent out- 

 side, yellow within ; spadix cylindrical, shorter than the spathe. 

 L long-stalked, ovate, oblong, acuminate, sagittate-hastate at 

 base. Stem, short, thick, shaggy. Guiana, 1874. (R. G. 789.) 



P. pertnsnm (perforated). A synonym of Monstera delieiota. 



P. plnnatlfldum rnbro-pnnctatnm (pinnatifld, red-dotted).* 

 fl. crowded ; spathe white, sprinkled with blood-red, almost 

 sessile, the same length as the spadix, the tube narrowly ovoid, 

 the blade boat-shaped ; spadix pale dirty-yellow, about 9in. long. 

 May. 1. 2ft. long, broadly sagittate-ovate, glossy, pinnatifld half- 

 way to the middle, with regular, upcurved lobes ; petioles 2ift to 

 3ft long, swollen at base. Stem none, or short and thick, clothed 

 with brown sheaths. South Brazil, 1868. (B. M. 5948, under 

 name of P. rubro-punetatum.) 



P. reonrvlfolinm (recur ved-leaved). /., spathe green without, 

 the tube scarlet within, ellipsoid. 1. all on petioles, which are 

 shorter than the blade, green, margined with purple, somewhat 

 oblong-cordate-sagittate. Bahia, 1860. Climber. The whole 

 plant, especially the leaves, is irregularly spotted with blood- 

 colour. 



P. rubens (reddish), ft, spathe 6in. to Sin. long, whitish-green 

 without, purplish-red within, on a short peduncle ; spadix white, 

 cylindrical, slightly shorter than the spathe; inflorescence 

 sessile. 1. cordate-ovate, acuminate, the length of the petioles. 

 Stem robust, somewhat erect, rather densely leafy. Venezuela, 

 1873. Climber. (B. M. 6021.) 



P. sangnineum (bloody).* fl., spathe green, convolute above the 

 middle ; spadix shortly stipitate, cylindrical ; peduncles half aa 

 long as the spathe. I. rather thick, green above, often purplish 

 beneath, elongated, cordate-oblong, trilobed ; petioles shorter 

 than, or about equalling, the leaves. Mexico, 1869. Climber. 

 (R. G. 621.) 



P. Sellonm (Sello'sX* fl., spathe deep green, bordered with white 

 outside, whitish within, large, conical, terminating in a sort of 

 hood. L large, long-stalked, oval-oblong, deep green, forming a 

 broad head, bipinnatifid, with the two basal lobes themselves 

 pinnatifld. Stem stout, emitting thick, flexible roots. A beauti- 

 ful (arborescent when old) perennial. See Fig. 109. (B. M. 6773 ; 

 R. H. 1869, 252, under name of P. Selloicianum.) 



P. serpens (serpent), fl., spathe pinkish and yellowish outside, 

 cream and crimson inside, Sin. long ; spadix cream-coloured. 

 1. oblong-cordate, 1ft to lift long. Stem scandent, rooting at 

 the nodes, leafy at the summit, clothed between the leaves 

 with dense masses of flbry scales. New Grenada, 1877. A hand- 

 some species. (B M. 6375J 



