JOURNAL 
OF 
The New York Botanical Garden 
VoL. XVIL December, 1916 No. 204 
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE eee 
VARIETIES OF COLE 
early history of the cultivated varieties of Coleus shows 
Chl, . d dq 
it appears that the nrst f 
n cultiv: qT 
original pain ee ublished in ae under the na: > Plec- 
lant was introduced oe Holland in 1851 an t e next year a 
with leaves wit 
though te inte ee oe plant in s omownat ab enter green, 
1 d The 
central areas a the upper surfaces of the leaves were dark ae 
or sanguineous, breaking into spots near the margin. In 
gE 
b 
which is gradually attenuated into a more or less elongated 
a character well shown in the accompanying outline 
drawing of a leaf. 
[Journal for November (17: 189-208) was issued November 20, 1916.] 
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