152 ORNAMENTAL FOLIAGE PLANTS. 



plant. The stem is stouter than any of the previously 

 described kinds ; leaves pinnate, and from two to four 

 feet in length, and beautifully pendent ; pinnss six or 

 nine inches long, and owe inch broad in the centre, taper- 

 ing towards each end, and bright dark green on both 

 surfaces ; petioles somewhat carinate, and sheathing at 

 the base. Native of Mexico. 



G. Bmesti-Augusti. — ^The stem of this species is about 

 the size of an; ordinary walking cane ; the leaves are 

 rich dark green, and entire, broader than those of most 

 of the genus, being some two feet long, and one broad, 

 deeply bifid at the apex; the flower spikes are bright 

 orange scarlet, and render the plant extremely ornamental 

 while they last. Native of New Grenada. 



G. geonomiformie. — A most beautiful dwarf-growing plant. 

 Stem slender ; leaves entire, bifid at the apex, from six 

 to twelve inches in length, and four or five in breadth, 

 dark green. Native of Guatemala. 



• G. gloMcifolia. — ^An elegant slender-growing species ; 

 the leaves are long and pinnate ; pinnae narrow, long, 

 and slender giving them the appearance of beautifiil 

 plumes ; the ground colour is dark green, sufiused with a 

 glaucous hue. It is one of the most elegant for the 

 decoration of apartments or the dinner-table. Native of 

 Guatemala. 



C, graminifolia. — This is perhaps the most gracefial 

 species of the whole genus. Stem reed-like ; leaves pia- 

 nate, from two to four feet in length, rich dark glaucous 

 green, and beautifully arched ; pinnaa upwards of a foot 

 in length, and less than half an inch in breadth, the whole 

 plant presenting the appearance of a plume of feathers. 

 For the decoration of apartments or the dinner table it is 

 superb. Native of Costa Bica. 



