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uniform deep green ; flowers in a terminal spike six 

 to eight inches long, rich orange-scarlet. Winter 

 months. South America. 



A. aurantiaca, var. Roezli. — Leaves oblong acu- 

 minate, deep green, suffused with a silvery film ; 



waved at the edges, deep green on the upper side, 

 the midrib and primary veins margined with silvery- 

 white, under side port-wine colour ; flowers much 

 exserted, with a large spreading limb of a uniform 

 rich vermilion. "Winter months. South America. 



Akistolochia ri:s"GENs. 



flower-spikes erect, tubes pale red, the spreading 

 limb deep orange-scarlet. Winter months. Mexico. 



A. crisiata. —JjesLYes broadly-ovate acuminate, and 

 deep glossy gTcen ; flower-spikes erect, with several 

 small lateral ones, rich, brilliant scarlet. Autumn 

 and winter months. 



A.- fascwator. — Leaves oblong-lanceolate, slightly 



A. Leopoldii. — Leaves broadly-ovate, tapering at 

 each end, deep green, the opposite prim.ary veins 

 pure white ; flower-spike six to eight inches long, 

 rich yellow. Autumn and winter months. Brazil. 



A. Liboniana. — Leaves ovate-lanceolate acumi- 

 nate, upwards of six inches long, deep green, the 

 midrib pure white ; flower-spikes longer than the 



