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C/erode)idroti Balfoiiri, calyx inflated puie white, flower 



deep crimson. The calyx changes to i)ink with age. 



Stamens always pale green. 

 Phajus Bernaysi, sepals and petals china-white on out- 

 side and pale yellow within. 

 Slreilitzia refjixce, a gorgeous flower with large orange 



sepals and ultramarine blue petals ! 

 Ahutilon vexiJlarium, cal3'x bright crimson, the partially 



protruding petals yellow. 

 Aechmeas fulgens, flowers scarlet tipi)ed with blue, and 



bright scarlet bracts. 

 Oereus Lemairi, and other species, have pure white petals 



and bright yellow sepals. 

 CerhitJie retorta^ flowers lemon yellow, tipi)ed with deep 



purple, floral leaves, several pairs extending down 



the stem rich purple. 

 Do. aspera, flowers red-pur[)le, ti[)i)cd with yellow, 



floral leaves blue, tii)ped with yellow ! 

 Fuchia procumbens, deep yellow tube, dark pur})le lobes 



and light blue stamens. 

 BougainviUea, three large pink leaf bracts, enclosing three 



inconspicuous narrow linear flowers, reddish outside 



and yellow within the lobes 

 Iris Tingiiana, sepals blue-purple with yellow tips, the 



three inner petals are blue-purple. 



LEAVES OF BEAUTIFUL COLORS. 



Ano'cfoc/nJus, has species with broad orange and green 



stripes ; green veined in regular lines, and covered 



with a network of gold. 

 Coleus, varieties innumeral)le, including crimson, crimson 



and yellow, purplish-crimson, dark maroon, yelh)w, 



tinted rose, etc. 

 Asjndistra eJatior, has a variety with alternately striped 



green and white. 



