140 OKNAMENTAL FOLIAGE PLANTS. 



good robust habit, and produces very large leaves, whicb 

 are bright green, margined with, deep bronze. 



C. aurantiaca splendida. — This variety is of good robust 

 habit, and usually grows six feet high. The leaves are 

 broad, tapering suddenly to a sharp point, rich dark green 

 in colour. The flowers are small and inferior, but irre- 

 spective of tjiis it is a most effective kind in the open air. 

 ■ C. atronigricans — A very beautiful kind, growing from 

 two to three feet high, with large deep reddish brown 

 leaves ; it is a beautiful ornament to the conservatory, for 

 hall decoration, and also as a window plant, but it has 

 hitherto proved rather delicate for the open air. 



G. Bihorelli.—li it is possible to say one variety is better 

 than all the others, we should be disposed so to speak of 

 the present one ; certainly it is a charming plant. It 

 grows from two to three feet high ; the stems very dark ; 

 the leaves, when young, red, changing with age to deep 

 bronze, while the flowers are deep crimson, produced upon 

 branching spikes in great abundance. A superb plant for 

 either in or out-door decoration. 



G. Caledonieiisis peltafa.—A variety we have at present 

 not seen used much for planting in the open air, but in all 

 probabiliiy it will prove of good constitution ; it is a fine 

 conservatory plant, somewhat tall in its habit, producing 

 abundance of its broad dark green leaves. 



0. Daniel Hoihrerik. — This variety is of a medium height, 

 pi-oducing large leaves, which are broad at the base and 

 taper to a sharp point ; ground colour bright green, with a , 

 slight margin of bronze. The flowers are large and abun- 

 dant ; petals broad, and rich orange in colour. 



G. discolor florihunda. — This fine variety grows from four 

 to five feet high. Leaves broad, somewhat ovate in shape, 

 bronzy green in colour, with a very dark margin ; it also 



