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the finest vines in this genus is P. gloriosum, its general mason 
ance, when in a congenial environment, expressed by its 
cific name. In great contrast to the others, cick have entire 
leaves, is P. tripinnatifidum, a vigorous climbing plant with large 
much-divided leaves on long petioles. It is one of the most 
striking of hea plants, but needs plenty of room for its proper 
developme 
ost of ve anthuriums and philodendrons need ample room 
for their best development, but there are many other members 
of the family which can be ea eee cultivated in much more 
restricted quarters. Among these are the members of the genus 
Aglaonema. The following are aennie desirable: A. costatum, 
a small compact plant, the dark green leaves with a white midrib 
and white-spotted; A. pictum, leaves spotted with white; and 
en arantifolium, the leaves a deep rich green, the lateral nerves 
ordered irregularly with gray-green. Another genus with 
ene species which lend themselves to decorative purposes is 
Homalomena. of the finest of these is H. rubra, the petioles 
a deep claret, very nee on this account. H. argentea has 
leaves gray-green, with a silvery sheen. The genus ms achia 
presents a number of forms striking in their foliage. D. Barra- 
eal is especially attractive, with its ivory-white petioles; 
D. ee leaves yellowish-green, spotted with dark green 
and a ie eee spots; D. maculata, dark green foliage, spotted 
white; D. costata, the leaves a dark velvety green, the midrib 
whitish, the spots yellowish-green; and D. imperialis, the largest 
of them all, with immense leaves of a deep rich green, marked 
with large irregular spots of different shades of ie 
enus prelate offers some attractive species. S 
calyptrata trivittaia has narrowly oblong leaves with two longi- 
tudinal stripes of silvery white; in S. neo-guineensis the leaves are 
a rich green, marked with large irregular yellowish-green spots; 
S. Roebelinit has the leaves a silvery gray-green, with a row of 
irregular dark green spots forming a band down the center of 
the leaf. Another strikingly beautiful aroid is Xanthosoma 
Lindeni, the leaves halberd-shaped, the midrib and veins out- 
lined with white. 
