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rather more erect, ground-coloui' deep olive-green, 

 Avith. a broad central band of creamy- white, the 

 edges armed with fine teeth. Philippine Islands. 



-4. sativa variegata. — Leaves arranged in a rosulate 

 manner, some two or three feet long, beautifully 

 arched, and armed on the edges with recm-ved 

 .spines ; the leaves are strix^ed from base to apex 

 with alternate bands of green and creamy-yellovr, 

 and (when grown in strong heat) suffused with rosy- 

 crimson. South America. 



Ancylogyne. — A genus of Acanthads possessing 

 very f ew" showy species ; the species introduced here, 

 however, being an exception, and Avell deserving of 

 general cultivation for its extreme beauty. Pot in a 

 mixture of loam, peat, and leaf -mould in equal parts, 

 adding a little sharp sand. After llo\\'ering, this, 

 and the majority of the Acanthaccce, require cutting 

 back hard in order to keep them bushy and well 

 furnished with leaves to the base. 



A. lonffi/lora.—Siv Joseph Hooker in describing 

 this plant says: ''It is imdoubtedly one of the 

 finest tropical Acanthaccre ever introduced into this 

 country, and cannot fail to be a most important ac- 

 cession to our stoves.'' It is a somewhat shi'ubby 

 plant, with quadrangular stems, and ovate-obiong 

 acuminate, bright green leaves, some six to nine 

 inches long ; flowers produced in branching, droop- 

 ing panicles : flowers tubular, about two inches 

 long, deep rich purple. Winter and spring months. 

 Guayaquil. 



Anthurium. — A large genus, belonging to the 

 Aram fainily, and deriving their generic name from 

 ■anthos, " a flower," and ourc, ''a tail." in reference 

 to the long cylindrical spadix upon which the flowers 

 are situated. Many or most of the species are natu- 

 rally epiphji;al, but they conform readily to pot- 

 culture. Anthuriums for the most part are grown 

 for the sake of their beautiful leaves, but of late 

 years several kinds ha\'e been introduced, with mag- 

 nificent and gorgeous spathes, which are oftentimes 

 confotmded with flowers. These are mostly thick 

 and leathery in texture, and consequentlj- remain 

 a long time in fuU beauty. These plants should 

 be potted in rough peat and loam. They enjoy 

 a warm atmosphere abundantly charged with mois- 

 tui^e. 



A. Andreanum. — This very fine plant is tufted in 

 habit ; petioles slender and erect, bearing a cordate- 

 oblong acuminate bright green leaf, eighteen inches 

 to two feet or more in length. The peduncle is 

 longer than the petioles, supporting a most brilliantly 

 coloured spathe and spadix. Spathe heart-shaped, 

 upwards of six inches long, with a btdlate surface of 

 a uniform brilliant scarlet ; spadix about two inches 



long, ivory-white at the base, passing into pale 

 yellow at the point. Summer months. Columbia. 



A. candldum. — A smaU-growing species ; the leaves 

 ovate-lanceolate and acimiinate, dark green ; peduncles 

 slender, longer than the leaves ; spathe ovate-acumi- 

 nate, from three to four inches long, an inch wide, 

 pui-e white. Columbia. 



A. crystalllnum.—ThQ leaves of this plant are ovate- 

 cordate, fi-om one to two feet long, bronzy-gi^een 

 when young, changing with age to deep green, the 

 midrib and principal veins bordered ^\-ith bright 

 silvery-white, which has the appearance of being 

 frosted. Tropical America. 



A. JJcchardii. — In the description of this and 

 similar species we are told its magnificent flowers 

 are of such-and-such a colour. Xow members 

 of scientific bodies should certainly have sufiicient 

 scientific knowledge to know the difference between 

 a flower and a coloured leaf. The present species 

 is of moderate growth, and a very ornamental plant, 

 leaves oblong-acuminate and deep green : peduncle 

 rising above the leaves, bearing a large cordate- 

 acuminate pure white spathe, which is slightly 

 reflexed ; spadix erect, and creamy- white. Summer 

 months. Xew Grenada. 



A. uisigne. — This species has no ornamental spathe, 

 but is a bold-growing ornamental-leaved kind. The 

 leaves are trifoliate, the divisions running down 

 almost to the base, middle lobe ovate-lanceolate and 

 acuminate, a third longer than the side lobes, which 

 are ovate-lanceolate and obtuse, the whole of a uni- 

 form rich deep green. Columbia. 



A. iiwgiilfioiiii. — Leaves very handsome, on strong 

 examples some three feet long, cordate in shape, 

 ground-colour rich olive-gi'een, the midrib and pri- 

 mary veins white. Brazil. 



A. ornatxm. — This is another white - spathed 

 species of great beauty. Leaves ovate-cordate and 

 acuminate, thick and leathery in texture, and deep 

 green : peduncle rising above the leaves, bearing a 

 krge linear-oblong spathe, some six inches long, 

 slightly less than two inches broad, and jDure white : 

 spadix shorter than the spathe, dull pui-ple, with 

 small wliite dots. SjDring months. Venezuela. 



A. regale. — A fine majestic plant, with large 

 cordate-acuminate leaves, some two feet or more 

 long, of a deep metallic green, the primary veins 

 white ; when young the leaves are tinged with pur- 

 plisli-rose. Xew Grenada. 



A. Scherzertaionn. — This, popularly known as the 



Flamingo Plant," is a compact-growing species, 

 and one that makes a gorgeous display in the stove. 

 It was discovered in Costa Pica by Herr Inspector 

 Wendland, the tliird generation of "Wendlands who 

 have been royal gardeners at the palace of Herren- 

 hausen in Hanover, and was first brought to England 



