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12. James H. Laing (McLeod). — Leaves 22 inches lon^, 14 inches 
wide, tapering to a sharp point ; green ground suffused with rose and 
margined with green ; midrib and veins rosy red. 
13. John Laing (McLeod).— Leaves 18 inches long, 12 inches wide. 
The central portion of the leaf is rosy- crimson, and the deep irregular 
border greenish-white. 
14. L'Insolent (McLeod). — Leaves 16 inches long, 10 inches broad ; 
pale green ground touched with rose-pink ; veins and midrib crimson. 
15. Leonard Bause (McLeod). — Leaves 18 inches long, 10 inches 
broad ; lovely cream-white ground stained with crimson on the upper 
half ; with age the cream colour disappears and is succeeded by bright 
green. Dwarf habit. 
16. Leopold Robert (McLeod).- Leaves 16 inches long, 10 inches 
broad, tapering to a rather narrow point ; green ground freely spotted all 
over with white and margined with green ; the upper portion is 
suffused with crimson ; veins also crimson. 
17. Lord Derby, A.M. May 21, 1895 (McLeod, Veitch).— Leaves 
18 inches long, 10 inches broad; rose-pink ground with a rich suffusion 
of bright rose on the upper part ; emerald-green ribs and veinings, with 
a narrow margin of paler green. 
18. Lymington (McLeod). — Leaves 2 feet long, 15 inches broad ; rich 
green, profusely netted and speckled with white and evenly edged with 
green. 
19. Madame d'Halloy (McLeod). — Leaves 18 inches long, 11 inches 
broad ; delicate blush white touched with rose. 
20. Madame Groult (McLeod). — Leaves 20 inches long, 12 inches 
broad ; greenish white ground netted and margined with green, and 
heavily suffused with crimson in the centre and upper portion of leaf. 
Similar to No. 16. 
21. Madame Heine, S.C. July 31, 1894 (McLeod).— Leaves 20 inches 
long, 12 inches broad ; greenish white marked and edged with green ; 
the midribs and veins are crimson. 
22. Madame J. R. Box (McLeod). — Leaves 22 inches long, 12 inches 
broad; rich rose, shaded and irregularly edged with green; midrib and 
veins crimson. 
23. Madame Mitjana, A.M. July 11, 1899 (McLeod).— Leaves 20 
inches long, 14 inches broad ; bright red shaded with bronze. The 
midrib and veins are rich crimson. Very attractive. 
24. Marquis F. d'Albertus (McLeod). — Leaves 24 inches long, 16 
inches broad, tapering to a sharp point ; bright green shading to cream 
white towards the centre, irregularly blotched with rose pink and occa- 
sionally striped with pale rose. Vigorous and showy. 
25. Mrs. Laing (McLeod). — Leaves 23 inches long, 15 inches broad, 
of excellent shape ; white ground suffused and marked with green and 
distinctly edged with bright green ; the centre of the leaf is touched with 
rose, and the rosy- crimson veins and midrib are very conspicuous. 
26. Orphee (McLeod).— Large bronzy-green leaves mottled with white ; 
midrib and veins carmine. 
27. Eaoul Pugno (McLeod). — Similar to No. 30, but the midrib and 
veins are not quite so showy. 
