No, 255. 
- CALADIUM BICOLOR. 
Class, Order, 
MONOECIA POLYANDRIA- 
This is found in several of the West 
India Islands; also in a cultivated state in 
Madeira, whence it was introdu into 
this country many years since. It is highly 
ornamental to the stove, from the elegant. 
colour of its leaves, in which the red and 
green are beautifully blended, in a way 
which it is impossible to imitate by any art. 
It flowers in the spring, and is increased 
dj. offsets, which are freely produced : they 
should be potted in rich loam. * 
The leaves of this and several other 
plants possess the property of repelling 
water, which rolls off them in small glo- 
bules: a brilliant effect may be produced 
by holding one of these leaves in clear 
water a little beneath the surface in the 
sunshine. 
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