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the uncommon a4. pale aia also represented by a single 
specimen. Two or three species of Spathiphyllum give that 
enus of aroids a place in the collection, while Schismatogtottis i is 
Scarce by a single form, S. Rodelind, with rather ic- 
us flowers, but very showy bright red fruit. Dreffenbachia, an- 
ne of the aroids, contributes four species to the representation 
of this pnd among them D. pelea 
The acanthus family makes a fine showing in a number of 
genera a species, among them sever a forms of variegated 
Eranthemums, two Ruellias, and three Justicias. In Arata pat- 
mata and wilfoylei the Araliaceae are well represented, the 
former ith its hanging delicately cut leaves being a most grace- 
ful decorative plant. vrata Chabieri, of which a single speci- 
as received, is not a true Aradia, but belongs to quite a dif- 
er family, the Celastraceae, and should bear the name E/aeo- 
dendron orientale, 
The Gesneriaceae have as representatives two genera and five 
species. Tapetonetes bicolor with its large leaves and odd unsym- 
metrical flowers is a valuable addition, and four species of th 
genus Aeschynanthus were received: Lobbiana, pe scorina, 
and grandiflora. 
wi e showy plants of Hymenocallis ovatum and one of Z. 
amoenum are worthy representatives of the amaryllis family ; and 
one plant of Crinum Moorei, often called C, Makoyana, and sev- 
eral fine specimens of es recurvata increase the number of 
representatives of this . The closely related lily family has 
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The Melastomaceae, largely represented in the tropics and of 
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