172 OENAMENTAL FOLIAGE PLANTS. 



leaves from twelve to eighteen inches long, somewhat 

 narrow ; when young the leaves are deep green ribbed 

 with golden yellow, the green changing with age into a 

 deep olive and the yellow becomes crimson ; this, with its 

 elega;nt drooping habit, renders it very attractive. 



0. pictwm, — This fine plant has oblong-acuminate leaves, 

 which measure from six to nine inches iu' length, and 

 about three in breadth in the broadest part; when well 

 grown the ground colour is a rich crimson, irregularly 

 blotched and spotted with bright green and black. G, 

 pictum is of free growth, and forms a magnificent bush, 

 but it must, like all the other members of this genus, 

 be fiiUy exposed to the influence of sun and light, or its 

 colour will not be so intense. Native of the East Indies. 



0. spirale. — The peculiar spiral leaves of this form render 

 it at once distinct and handsome ; they are from nine to 

 twelve inches in length, and about an inch wide and 

 pendulous ; in a young state the ground colour is deep 

 green, striped up the centre with a broad band of golden 

 yellow ; with age they change to a deep bronzy green, and 

 the mid-rib becomes a deep crimson. Native of the South 

 Sea Islands. 



C. rnidulatum. — ^Another superb form of this beautiM 

 genus ; the leaves are oblong-acuminate, and undulated 

 or wavy at the edges ; the ground colour is very deep 

 green, upon which are scattered numerous blotches of 

 rich yellow and vivid crimson. This varieiy is one of 

 the most handsome in cultivation, and cannot fail to be 

 extensively used for general decorative purposes. Native 

 of the South Sea Islands. 



0. variegabum. — A plant too well known to need much 

 description, the fact that it is so largely cultivated being 

 a sufficient guarantee of its popularity. The leaves are 



