HORTUS VE1TCHII 



The pure white flowers have a rich orange-yellow throat, and are 

 usually less than 1 to If in. across. 



DIPLADENIA SPLENDENS, A. DC. 



Syns. Echites splendens, Hook. 

 Bot. Mag. t. 3976 ; Paxt. Mag. Bot. vol. x. p. 25 ; Fl. des Serres, torn. i. p. 74. 



A beautiful stove climber described in Curtis's Botanical Magazine in 

 the following terms : 



" This is unquestionably the most beautiful of the many handsome 

 species of this genus, and may vie with the choicest productions of Flora 

 which have been of late years introduced to our gardens. It was sent 

 from the Organ Mountains of Brazil by William Lobb in 1841. Only three 

 plants were met with, and these all reached Exeter in a living state." 



DIPLADENIA UEOPHYLLA, Hook. f. 



Bot. Mag. t. 4414; Paxt. Mag. Bot. vol. xvi. p. 67. 



A stove species with salmon-coloured flowers inclined to purple, obtained 

 from seed sent from the Organ Mountains of Brazil by Thomas Lobb. 



DIPTEEACANTHUS SPECTABILIS, Hook. 



Bot. Mag. t. 4494 ; Fl. des Serres, 1850, torn. vi. p. 49. 



A stove plant with charming blue flowers, raised from seed sent from 

 the Andes of Peru by William Lobb, and flowered for the first time in 

 August 1849. 



DEAC^NA ALBICANS, Hart. 



Veitchs' Catlg. of PI. 1870, p. 10, fig. 



A distinct form of Dracaena terminalis, with large, somewhat undulated 

 leaves, of a pleasing green colour, variegated with white when mature, 

 and occasionally developing some others in which all colouring matter is 

 entirely absent. 



DEAC^ENA ALBO-VIEENS, Hart. 



Veitchs' Catlg. of PI. 1876, p. 21, fig. p. 12. 



A graceful form with bright green leaves, margined creamy-white and 

 light crimson : white sometimes predominates, others have light crimson 

 or pink most in evidence. 



DEACON A AMABILIS, Hort. 



Veitchs' Catlg. of PL 1873, p. 14, fig. p. 7 ; Fl. and Pom. 1874, p. 75, fig. 



The leaves of this beautiful variety are from 24 to 30 in. in length and 

 4 to 5 in. in breadth, bright glossy green in colour, marked and suffused 

 with pink and creamy white, when mature distinctly rose-coloured. 



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