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C. pictum. Leaves large and broad, spotted with pure 

 white spots. 



C. hcematostigma. Leaves dark green, with transparent, 

 red-and-white spots, and very slightly tinged with red in 

 the centre. 



C. Humboltii. Leaves covered with patches and spots 

 of transparent white. 



C. pellucidum. Dark green, the ends of the veins 

 touched with purple. Transparent white spots, with a 

 touch of red in the centre. 



C. argyritis. Dark-green leaf, marbled and spotted 

 with snowy white, so that the ground-color can hardly be 

 seen. A dwarf species, producing an abundance of 

 foliage. 



C. Chantinii. Leaves large, the veins and midrib of 

 intense red, shading to pink ; the dark-green of the leaf 

 blotched with rosy-white spots ; the border of the leaf pale, 

 yellowish green. 



C. Neumann. Dark-green leaf, with numerous irregu- 

 larly scattered spots of clear rose. 



C. Brougniartii. Leaves rich, velvety green, glaucous 

 on the under-side ; leaf-nerves very large, clear red. A 

 lovely species. 



