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cuttings in & properly prepared pot, plunged in bottom 

 heat, and cover with a bell-glass, 



8. Hendersonii. — ^A very pretty variegated plant of dwarf 

 compact habit, leaves ovate, beautifully spotted with silvery 

 white and tiger-like spots upon a rich dark green ground ; 

 the under side is pale green. This species produces masses 

 of small pink flowers, and on that account will be found 

 invaluable as a basket plant. Garden hybrid. 



S. margaritacea, — A beautiful low-growing plant, which 

 branches freely, and produces small somewhat oblong- 

 lanceolate leaves, which taper to a point, and are of a rich 

 dark green colour, scattered over with a quantity of round 

 pearly white spots, which give it a most elegant appear- 

 ance. These, again, are set off by the numerous small but 

 pleasing rose colonred flowers, which latter, however, must 

 be kept thinned, or they will be developed so abundantly 

 as to weaken the plant. Native of Java. 



Sph^eogtnb. 



The plants belonging to this genus are of noble aspect, 

 and highly ornamental. They somewhat resemble Gyano- 

 phyllum, although abundantly distinct. The soil and 

 treatment recommended for that genus at page 175 will, 

 however, suit them admirably. They require a very moist 

 atmosphere to keep them in full beauty ; neglect of this 

 "will cause the edges of the leaves to turn brown, by which 

 the beauty of the whole plant becomes marred. Increased 

 by cuttings, in a strong heat. 



S. cinnamomea. — A handsome ornamental-foliaged plant, 

 with opposite leaves from nine to eighteen inches in length, 

 and ^bont eight inches in breadth ; the colour on the upper 

 side is bright light green, the under side paler ; the foot- 

 stalks and mid-rib, as well as the stem, are densely 



