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produces its rich bright scarlet flowers in abundance. 

 Undoubtedly this is one of the very best of the dark-leaved 

 varieties for planting in the open ground. 



0. exjpansa. — A plant seldom ezceeding three feet in 

 height, and producing a beautiful effect when used as an 

 edging to some of the larger-growing kinds. 0. expansa 

 has deep bronzy leaves, which are doubly charming when 

 contrasted with some of the green-leaved varieties. The 

 flowers are small, dark red in colour, but not freely pro- 

 duced, which is of little consequence, as they are not 

 wanted with such fine foliage. 



0. involventia. — A noble-growing variety, resembling a 

 Musa somewhat in its style and habit of growth. It 

 usually grows some six feet or more high, with very large 

 and broad leaves, which are of a bright dark green colour. 

 Although of a very free growth, this kind rarely blooms in 

 the open air ; it is, however, a splendid sub-tropical plant 

 of stately habit. 



G. iridiflora hybrida. — This highly ornamental variety 

 we have not seen in bloom. It produces very broad 

 and very dark leaves, which are recurved in a graceftil 

 manner, thus giving it a thoroughly distinct and beautiful 

 appearance when grown for in-door decoration, or planted 

 out as a sub-tropical plant. 



G. Ivnibata. — This is a very hardy kind ; it grows from 

 six to ten feet high, and produces large bright dark green 

 leaves. A beauti&l ornamental plant in the sub-tropical 

 garden. 



G. Madame Annosi. — Of very erect habit, attaining the 

 height of about five feet ; the leaves are narrowly margined 

 with bronze, with a mid-rib of the same colour ; flowers 

 small, deep red. 



G. maxima.— K most distinct-looking plant, growing ten 



