APPENDIX. 

 ORNAMENTAL FOLIAGE STOVE PLANTS— contd. 



1179 



1. highly and brightly coloured; 

 -vigorous habit. Mrs. Laird, 1. narrow, 

 somewhat erect, and bright cr. 

 "when quite young ; decorative. The 

 Sirdar, 1. 8in. to loin, long by ym.. 

 broad, olive-green, with car. margins, 

 young leaves whitish, tinted with rose ; 

 ■of dwarf, compact, arching habit. 

 Warrenii, 1. 15m. to 20m. long, deep 

 bronzy-cr., young leaves margined with 

 blight car. -red; a sturdy hybrid, thriving 

 and growing freely in small pots; hence 

 useful for vases and table decoration. 



Ficus 



RADICANS variegata, 1. irregularly 

 margined with creamy white ; an effec- 

 tive pot or basket -plant, of easy culture. 



Graptophyllum 



hortense (Nortonii) (Caricature 

 Plant), 1. variegated and marked in 

 such a curious manner that portraits of 

 individuals are easily imagined. 



Maranta 



leopardina, 1. yel.-green, with 

 oblong pairs of dark velvety-green 

 blotches on each side of the midrib ; 

 semi-deciduous. Lindenii, 1. 6in. to 

 I2in. long, dark green, with yel.-green 

 blotches on each side of the midrib, 

 under-surface purplish-rose ; free-grow- 

 ing species. Makoyana, 1. 6in. to 8in. 

 long, 4m. broad, marked and freckled 

 with white and dark-green blotches, 

 under-surface cr. ; of dwarf, dense, 

 spreading habit. Massangeana, 1. 

 with silvery midrib and veins ; various 

 shades of green and velvety-maroon are 

 attractively displayed in the markings ; 

 dwarf and distinct, roseo-picta, mid- 

 rib bright rosy-red, a rosy band running 

 round within and almost parallel with 

 the margin, splendida, 1. shining 

 dark green, blotched with light green 

 or grecnish-yel. tubispatha, 1. ovate- 

 elliptic, 8in. to I2in. long, light-green, 

 with oblong deep brown blotches on 

 each side the midrib; of easy culture; 

 semi-deciduous. Veitchii, 1. ovate- 

 elliptic, l8in. long, rich glossy-green, 

 with crescent-shaped designs along 

 each side of the midrib, consisting of 

 different shades of green, yel., and 

 white ; a highly-desirable species. VIT- 

 TATA, 1. ovate-acuminate, gin. long, 

 2 Jin. wide, with transverse silvery- white 

 lines on each side of the midrib ; good 

 habit and constitution. 



Miconia 



Hookeriana, 1. olive-green, silvery 

 midribs ; an ornamental shrub. 



Monstera 



deliciosa, 1. dark green, often 

 curiously perforated with holes ; a well- 

 known evergreen Aroid noted for its 

 delicious tropical fruits. 



Nephthytis 



PICTURATA, an Aroid, with varie- 

 gations resembling Fern fronds in 

 white on a green ground between the 

 nerves of the leaves. 



Pandanus 



Baptisth, 1. gracefully arching, 

 spineless, iff. to 2ft. long, and not 

 more than iin. broad ; sometimes 

 wholly green, but occasionally traversed 

 throughout the whole length with 

 white lines, javanicus variegatus 

 (syn. P. candelabrum variegatus), 

 1. narrow and pendulous, white spines, 

 bright green ground, pure white bands 

 of variegation, pacificds, 1. glossy- 

 green, spines on the margins and mid- 

 nerve ; of bold aspect and compact 

 habit. Vandermeeschu, 1. stiff, 

 somewhat erect, glaucous green, mar- 

 gins and spines reddish ; nice habit 

 when young. 



Ravenala 



MADAGASCARIENSIS (TRAVELLER'S 

 Tree), 1. blue-green ; called Traveller's 

 Tree on account of the water found 

 stored up in the sheaths of the l.-stalks 

 when pierced with a knife ; a bold 

 MuSa-like plant. 



Schismatoglottis 



crispata, 1. oval, I2in. long by 7in. 

 broad, of => pea-green ground, silvery- 

 green variegations ; a distinct Aroid, of 

 dwarf and compact habit. 



Sonerila 



Fkancis Marchand, 1. dark 

 brownish-green, heavily mottled grey. 

 Hendersoni marmorata, 1. ovate, 

 silvery pearl-like markings on a dark 

 olive-green ground ; dwarf and com- 

 pact. H. Walter, 1. 3in. long, 2in. 

 broad, greyish-veined, spotted dark 

 green, under-surface reddish-purple. 

 Ladv Burton, 1. silvery, green reticu- 

 lations. Mrs. H. Walter, 1. pale 

 brown, numerous grey spots. 



