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variegated and veined with bright rosy red; the leaf-stalk is 

 furnished with whorls, and the stem is darkly mottled. 



Alocasia Lowii. Alocasia Macrorrhiza-Variegata, 



Alocasia Marshallii. 



A. Metallica, so called from the metallic hue of the leaves 

 which are peltately attached to the leaf-stalk and slightly cup- 

 ped ; the primary veins are depressed and are marked distinctly 

 in a deeper colour than the ground colour of the leaf ; this plant 

 is delicate and requires care ; propagated by bulbs found among 

 the roots. 



Alocasia Pieta. Alocasia Singaporensis. 



Sedenii Sikhimensis. 



A. Thibautiana has immense leaves of a deep olive greyish 

 green, with a midrib of a peculiar .grey white tint with grey 

 veins branching from it ; the leaves are of a lasting description, 

 being of a firm stout leather-like texture. 



Alocasia Veitchii. Alocasia Violacea. 



A. Zebrina, so called from the stem being variegated ; known 

 to native gardeners as the Snake Caladium. 



ANTHURIUMS. 



These plants belong to a very picturesque- family and are re- 

 markably adapted for decorative and show purposes ; the huge 

 leaves are in some cases very beautifully marked, and some have 

 a lustrous velvety appearance ; new varieties are continually 

 being introduced, especially by Mr. W. Bull of Chelsea, from 

 New Grenada, Brazil, Colombia and South America ; the major- 

 ity of these handsome plants which have been imported to this 

 country grow easily ; they propagate very slowly by suckers or 

 shoots, but they can also be propagated very rapidly by remov- 

 ing a portion of the bulb of the old plant, cutting or dividing it 

 in pieces about one inch square, with one or more eyes in each 

 piece and sowing them in shallow seed pans with fine river sand ; 

 this process requires skill and experience, and should be tried 

 on the common varieties at first, and when sufficient experience 

 has been gained in rearing these, rarer varieties may be propa- 

 gated by this method ; no plant, less than two years old, should 



