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■occasionally a few streaks of red, forming a striking con- 

 trast to almost every otter plant. Native of New 

 -Caledonia. 



I), nigro-nibra. — A plant of good habit and erect 

 growth, producing leaves twenty inches or more long. 

 The young foliage is bright crimson, which changes with 

 age, leaving them with a rosy crimson centre, and very 

 ■ dark brown margins. Abundantly distinct and very orna- 

 mental. Native of the South Sea Islands. 



B. phrynioides. — ^This is a dwarf-growing species, with 

 broadly ovate, acuminate, leathery leaves, which are from 

 six to eight inches long, exclusive of the leaf stalk ; the 

 upper surface of the leaf is very dark green, pro&sely 

 spotted with pale yellcwr, the under surface is paler. It 

 is a pretty small-growing plant, known also by the name 

 . of Phrynium maculatum. To grow it satisfactorily, it must 

 have abundance of heat and moisture. Native of £"er- 

 . nando Po. 



D. regina. — This is certainly one of the finest and most 

 distinct of the recent additions to this genus. It is of 

 excellent habit, producing large erect oblong leaves, the 

 ground colour bright green, beautifully variegated with 

 -creamy white. When quite young the margin only is 

 white, but as it acquires age fully one half the leaf 

 becomes white. It is a plant which should be in every 

 - collection. Native of the South Sea Islands. 



D. rdbusta. — ^A noble-growing plant, although destitute 

 of the brilliant coloured leaves so common in this genus. 

 In the present plant, the leaves are from two to three feet 

 long, and some five or six inches broad, the colour being 

 bright green, margined with a narrow line of red. The 

 . bold robust habit and broad leaves lend a charm to this 

 jilant, which is the more appreciable when they are con- 



