68 OENAMENTAt FOLIAGE PLANTS. 



distinct and novel combination of colour for tte flower 

 garden. The soil best suited for the cultivation of Abutilons 

 is rich light loam, adding a small quantity of leaf mould 

 and sand. Increase by cuttings, which are best taken off 

 during the summer season. 



A. Selomanvm marmoratmn. — A very showy species, 

 leaves large and beautifiilly mottled with various shades of 

 green and yellow. This ezceeds in size any yet in 

 cultivation. 



A. Thompsoni. — ^A free-growing twiggy variety of A. 

 striatum; producing medium-sized lobed leaves of a vivid 

 green, elegantly blotched with creamy white and yellow. 

 It is a very handsome plant for greenhouse decoration 

 if fully exposed to the sun's light ; as a bedding plant 

 it is quite unique ; no garden should lack this charming 

 variety. Native of Jamaica. 



A. vexillarmm marmoratum, — ^This is a very pretty species, 

 having small leaves, blotched with various shades of green 

 and pale yellow, an excellent plant for small sub-tropical 

 beds, it succeeds well in a greenhouse. 



ACALTPHA. 



This genus belongs to the Euphorhiaeem, an order which 

 gives us many very finely variegated and ornamental- 

 leaved plants. Amongst the species of this particular 

 genus, however, the two here given are the only examples 

 which we can recommend to the notice of amateurs. 

 Potted in peat and loam, with a portion of sand added, 

 and placed in good stove temperature, these plants will 

 make fine ornamental objects, especially in winter, when 

 they are strikingly conspicuous, and are very serviceable 

 at that season to decorate the diuner table. Increased 

 by cuttings in spring. 



