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desirable plant, and distinct from any other species. Native 

 of the Philippine Islands. 



M. iiibispatJia. — A most elegant plant, producing leaves 

 from six to twelve inches high, somewhat obovate in shape, 

 and blunt-pointed ; the ground colour is pale greenish 

 yellow, beautifully relieved by a row of rich brown oblong 

 blotches, set in pairs on each side of the mid-rib, through, 

 out the entire length of the leaf ; it is a very striking and 

 pleasing addition to our ornamental - foliaged plants, and 

 should be in every collection. Native of Western Tropical 

 America. 



M. Vanden HeeJcei. — ^A very distinct and handsome erect- 

 growing species, with rich dark green glossy leaves, which 

 are shaded with transverse bands of a lighter green ; the 

 mid-rib is broadly margined with silvery white, and in 

 addition two bands of the same traverse the leaf from 

 base to apex, midway between the mid-rib and margin ; 

 the under side is of a uniform purplish crimson. Native of 

 Brazil. 



M, VeitcJiii. — ^This superb plant is the gem of the whole 

 genus at present, known to us. It attains the height of 

 three feet, or even more, bearing large ovate-elliptic leaves 

 upwards of a foot long, independent of the foot-stalks ; the 

 upper surface is very glossy and rich deep green, marked 

 along each side the mid-rib with crescent-shaped blotches 

 of yellow, which is softened by shades of green and white. ; 

 the under surface is light purple, and as the variegation of 

 the upper side shows through upon this ground colour, the 

 effect is charming. No collection should lack this striking 

 and beautifiil plant. Native of Western Tropical America. 



M. virginaMs. — Leaves broadly ovate, of considerable 

 size, varying in this respect according to the encourage- 

 ment given it. The ground colour is a light pleasing 



