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be operated on in this way and no more than two-thirds of the 

 bulb of the parent plant should be cut away, and in doing this, 

 the roots of the old plant must be saved uninjured as far as 

 possible : the portion cut away should be washed clean of all 

 earth or manure, then the whole of the roots adhering to it must 

 be removed, and the bulb divided and sown as already directed. 

 The whole of these plants must be grown in the shade. 



The varieties commonly met with in Indian collections are 



A. Andreanum, a magnificent plant from the United States 

 of Colombia, of tufted habit with cordate dark green leaves. 



A. Crystallinum. This is now very common and may be seen 

 in almost every collection ; it is, nevertheless, very handsome, 

 having large leaves of a rich but dark olive green with the prin- 

 cipal veins marked out on either side by bright silvery white 

 bands. The young leaves are of a shade of bronze. 



A. Crystallinum Williamsii. This plant is very much like 

 the above except that the leaves are considerably elongated. 



A. Dechardi, a robust variety admired for its snow-white 

 flowers, which are fragrant. 



Anthurium Grande. Anthurium Patini. 



Insigne (this is Hybridum. 



a new tri-lobed Ornatum. 



variety) . Regale. 



,, Magneficum. 



A. Scherzerianum. This plant is chiefly admired for its large 

 brilliant scarlet flowers. 



Anthurium Trilobum. Anthurium Williamsii. 



A. Veitchii. This plant has leaves nearly three feet long and 

 a foot broad, with a glossy metallic but waved appearance. 



Warocqueanum. This is a fine variety with leaves from 

 twenty-five to thirty inches in length by eight or nine inches 

 broad, of rich velvety green, on which the midrib and veins are 

 marked in a lighter colour forming a fine contrast. 



AKALIAS. 



This family, like the Panax, is very much used for table deco- 

 ration; will stand the sun only in the cool season and, like Crotons, 



