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whitish markings ; bears large, handsome, primrose-coloured 

 flowers. 



4. C. Hookeri. Somewhat like the last, only with markings 

 more decided. 



5. C. niveum. Native of Maulmein ; snow-white. 6. C. 

 hirsutissimum ; 7. C. purpuratum. 



COMMELYNACE^E. 

 Tradescantia. 



T. discolor. SPIDERWOKT. A plant about two feet high, 

 very ornamental for its sharp-pointed leaves, resembling those 

 of the Yucca, of a deep verdant green, bordered with rich 

 crimson ; nearly always in blossom, with small white insignifi- 

 cant flowers, produced in a crowded manner, between two large 

 bracts resembling a half-open bivalve shell attached to the 

 stem. 



Cyanotis. 



C. vittata. (syn. Tradescantia zebrina). A small branching 

 prostrate, exceedingly beautiful plant, with deep rich purple 

 stems ; leaves purple, striped with greenish-grey, three inches 

 long ; flowers violet-coloured, small, and insignificant. 



Dichorisandra. 



D. ovata. A herbaceous plant in the Botanical Gardens; 

 native of Brazil, ornamental for its ovate lanceolate leaves of a 

 purple shot-green, and pea-green stems marked with olive bars. 

 Blossoms with a large head of deep-blue flowers. 



OKONTIACEJi]. 

 Pothos. 



1. P. scandens. A parasitic, rooting upon trees in the most 

 shady forests of Amboyna ; well worth cultivating as a pot 

 plant for the very ornamental character of its foliage; leaves 

 lanceolate, two or three inches long, supported on pretty broad- 

 winged foot-stalks. A light fibrous soil, such as is used for 

 Orchids, would no doubt suit it best. 



