HOT-HOUSE OE STOVE PLANTS. 



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A. Jablosa. — A strong-growing- climLer, having 

 large uniform cordate leaves ; the flowers are fur- 

 nished \^'ith a short sac at the base, and a large 

 spreading limb ; ground-colour yellowish-gi'een, 

 reticulated with purple lines. Summer months. 

 Brazil. 



A. odoratissima. — Similar to the preceding in 

 habit, but leaves less uniform. Flowers very large, 

 with a large speading lip, upwards of six inches 

 across; ground-colour yellowish, reticulated with 



flowers solitary, springing from the joints and sup- 

 ported on bright red peduncles ; the tube pale and 

 curved, and spreading upwards into an open limb 

 more than an inch across, which on the lower part is 

 split into three long tails, some four inches or more 

 long; limb dull red outside, deep purplish-red in- 

 side. Summer months. Chiapas, Eastern Mexico. 



A. trilobata. — A most singular flower, though not 

 brilliantly coloured ; it is of scandent habit, with 

 small three-lobed leaves, which are of a deep shining 



Asparagus PLrsiosus >'axus. 



purple. This fine species is agreeably perfumed. 

 Summer months. Jamaica. 



A. ringens. — A somewhat slender-growing scandent 

 plant, to be found in some collections under the 

 name of A. rj ranch flora. The roots of this species 

 are in much repute as a cure for the bite of venomous 

 snakes. The whole plant is smooth, with large 

 reniform, oi> nearly round leaves, which have a 

 broad depression between the lobes ; they are light 

 green on the upper side, glaucous beneath. Flowers 

 six to nine inches long, yellowish-green, beautifully 

 tessellated with deep purple. Summer and autumn 

 months. New Grenada. 



A. tricaudata.— This is not a scandent but an 

 arborescent plant, with thick- jointed zig-zag stems: 

 leaves oblong-acute, some eight inches long ; deep 

 green above, paler and strongly nerved beneath; 



green above, but paler and strong!}- nerved below : 

 flowers solitarA", supported on long peduncles ; tubu- 

 lar, the base much inflated, then suddenly contracted 

 and bent straight upwards, terminating with the lid 

 to the mouth of the tube, which is arched over, and 

 lengthened into a long tail of striking character, the 

 whole flower resembling one of the green Xepenthes : 

 the inside yellowish-white, profusely spotted witli 

 reddish-purple ; outside pale green, the inside spot- 

 ting showing through. Summer months. South 

 America. 



Artocarpus. — The name comes from two Greek 

 words signifying Bread-fruit, and the history of its 

 introduction has been recently vi^'idly brought to 

 mind by a visit to the colony founded by the crew of 

 the Bounty, commanded by Capt. Bligh, who mutinied 



