60 STOVE PLANTS. 



a rich bright scarlet colour. It may be had in bloom from 

 August to November, or even later. Native of the West 

 Indies. 



A. nitens. — This is a magnificent species, of recent intro- 

 duction from Guayaquil, and flowers in this country in 

 May. It grows between two and three feet high. The 

 ' leaves are opposite, ovate, about six inches long, and very 

 bright shining dark green in colour, while the erect terminal 

 flower spikes are four-angled, and the individual flowers are 

 very large, and of a very bright scarlet colour. 



A. Roedi. — This is perhaps at once the most beautiful and 

 the freest flowering kind of the whole genus, and being a 

 winter bloomer its value is considerably enhanced. The 

 leaves are opposite, oblong, dark green, shaded with a sUvery 

 hue between the primary veins. It produces large, terminal, 

 dense spikes of bright orange scarlet flowers. A most 

 desirable plant. Native of Mexico. 



A. lAhoniana. — A very fine plant, growing about two 

 feet in height, and having leaves about six inches long, some- 

 what ovate-lanceolate in shape, dark green in colour, with a 

 white stripe down the centre. The flower spike is about six 

 inches long, the large bracts arranged in four rows, and of 

 a rich bright orange colour, the flowers yellow, scarlet at the 

 points. A very ornamental species, blooming in the spring 

 months. Native of Brazil. 



A. variegata. — A very handsome plant, and though not so 

 grand as the preceding, yet very desirable as a winter-flowering 

 species. The leaves are ovate-lanceolate, and tapering to a 

 point, dark green, with white veins. The flower spike is 

 six inches long, the bracts bright orange red, and the floWers 

 yellow. It blooms very freely, and is well deserving cultiva- 

 tion. Native of Brazil. 



