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species. It is a splendid plant for both ornamental and decorative 

 purposes. 



D. Hendersoni. — Of graceful and elegant habit ; color of the 

 leaves bright green, beautifully marbled, with pink and white 

 stripes. 



D. stricta. — This has the habit, general character, and color of 

 D. ferrea, but the leaves are beautifully feathered and flaked with 

 brilliant rosy crimson and carmine. 



Seedling Dracaenas, have been exhibited by F. L. Harris and Ed- 

 ward Butler. Mr. Harris presented one of dwarf habit ; leaves very 

 wide in proportion to their length (six inches wide and thirteen 

 inches long) , waved and much arched, giving the plant a distinct 

 and unique appearance ; margin of leaf and petiole of a rich ma- 

 genta, inclining to purple, and in the 3'oung leaves of an extremely 

 delicate hue ; the edging of color of variable and irregular width, 

 but never extending into the body of the leaf. The seed was sown 

 in 1876 and was the result of a cross between Begince and Moore- 

 ana. It is a very valuable addition to this highly useful and orna- 

 mental genus of plants. 



From Edward Butler, gardener to "Wellesley College, came six 

 seedling Dracaenas, as follows : 



Wellesleyana (No. 1). — Of vigorous growth and ample foliage, 

 the leaves being full sixteen inches in length, exclusive of the 

 petioles, and six inches wide, oval, pointed, the extremities turned 

 downwards. The color is dark bronzy green, margined more or 

 less widely with deep magenta rose, inclining to crimson, and fre- 

 quently broadening out irregularly and covering nearly the whole 

 leaf; a narrow margin of color extends down the edge of the 

 petiole to the very base. The under side of the leaf, and especially 

 the petiole, have a glaucous hue. The midrib on the under 

 side is deeply colored throughout. The young leaves are variegated 

 with white, which soon changes to pink, and with maturity becomes 

 of a still deeper color. The plant is about two years old, and five 

 feet high ; a cross between stricta and BegincB, of excellent habit, 

 holding its lower leaves, and forming a very handsome plant. It is 

 undoubtedly the best of the six scedhngs shown by Mr. Butler. 



No. 2. In general habit similar to Wellesleyana, but a little 

 more compact, the color more striped and blended with the green, 

 and the young leaves of a lighter green. 



No. 3 and No. 5, are of taller and slenderer growth, and have 



