ANTHURIUM SCHERZERIANUM 
This beautiful Aroid was introduced into Europe from Costa 
Rica forty years ago. It was then described as ‘‘a very 
singular little plant, remarkable among its congeners for its 
small size and the brilliant colour of its flowers’’. There are 
now many varieties of it, and some of them may be described 
as remarkable for the large size of their flowers, whilst others 
are white or rose, or scarlet and white. It is probable that 
all these varieties have originated in cultivation through selec- 
tion, or by crossing the variations with each other. Although 
there are numerous true hybrid Anthuriums, no one has yet 
succeeded in crossing A. Scherzerianum with any other species. 
The best of the varieties are Wardii, Rothschildianum, atrosan- 
guineum, Hendersoni, and maximum album. Tropical moist 
conditions, with shade from bright sunlight, are essential to 
their good cultivation. 
