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leaf rises from the crown of the root like a short, delicate- 

 looking, pale green or yellow fibre, gradually unfolding its 

 feathery sides, and increasing in size as it spreads beneath the 

 water. The leaves, in their several stages of growth, pass 

 through almost every gradation of color, from pale yellow to 

 a dark olive, becoming, before they finally decay, brown or 

 nearly black ; while air bubbles of considerable size fre- 

 quently appear under the full formed and healthy leaves. It 

 is scarcely possible to imagine any object of the kind more 

 attractive than a full grown plant, with its dark green leaves 

 forming the limit of a circle two to three feet in diameter, 

 and presenting in the transparent water, within that circle, 

 leaves in every stage of development, both as regards color 

 and size. Nor is it less curious to notice that their slender 

 and fragile structure, apparently not more substantial than 

 gossamer and flexile as a feather, still possess a tenacity and 

 Aviriness which allows the delicate leaf to be raised by the 

 hand to the surface of the water without injury." 



Mr. Ellis preserved his plant for more than a year, at Mau- 

 ritius, before he returned home. As it grows so freely from 

 the smallest pieces of the root and is so easily transported 

 with safety, we hope it may soon find its way into our Amer- 

 ican collections. — (Bot. Mag., Jan.) 



315. CliVia Garde^ni Hook. Major Garden's Olivia. 



(AmaryllidacesB.) South Africa. 



A greenhouse bulb; growing one foot high; with red and yellow flowers ; appearing in winter; 

 increased by offsets; grown in light loam, leaf mould and sand. Bot. Mag. 1856, pi. 4895. 



"Perfectly distinct from the only hitherto known species," 

 with very large umbels of red and yellow tubular-shaped, 

 pendent flowers, exceedingly showy. Treated as a green- 

 house plant, it flowers finely in the winter months, and con- 

 tinues for several weeks in bloom." {Bot. Mag., Jan.) 



316. Te'coma fu'lva Don. Fulvous-Flowered Tecoma. 



(Bignoniaceae.) Peru. 



a greenhouse shrub ; growing two feet high; with yellow scarlet flowers; appearing in au- 

 tumn; increased by cuttings ; grown in light rich soil. Bot. Mag., 1856, pi. 4896. 



An erect and most beautiful species, with somewhat of the 



