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CURCl'I.IGO RECURVATA STRIATA. (See page I02. ) 
DBACSiNA. (Including dirduline and Aletris.) This 
important genus of ornamental foliage plants is widely 
distributed over the tropics. They arc plants of great 
and varied beauty of foliage, and are easily grown and 
cared for. As decorative plants they are unexcelled, 
their elegant habit of growth, attractive variation of 
color, and strong resisting powers against exposure, 
placing them in the front rank. Unlike many other 
plants of similar habit, they are distin<'t and decora- 
tive even when very young. We grow enormous (luan- 
titios annually, enjoying especial advantages in obtain- 
ing propagating material from our own tropical nur- 
series in Trinidad. 
D. albo-marg'inata. Leaves margined with 
white $3 50 
D. amabilis. Long, rather broad leaves of bright 
glossy green, marked and suffused with pink and 
creamy white 1 00 
D. Amboynensis {AletrU). Bronzy green, with 
distinct edging of rosy carmine; leaves grace- 
fully arched 1 00 
D. Anerleyensis 1 00 
DBAC2:NA arborea (AMris). Dense sessile leaves, 
long and tapering ?1 00 
D. aurantiaca $0 50 to 1 00 
D. Australia. Oblong lanceolate leaves, with 
many parallel veins ; an elegant species and very 
decorative JO 75 to 1 00 
D. Balmoreana. Bronzy leaves, with white and 
pinkish stripes 1 00 
D. Baptisti. A distinct form, in which the stem 
as well as the leaves is striped yellow and pink ; 
ground color green $1 00 to 1 50 
D. Bausei. See page 8 1 50 
S. bella. Small leaves; purplish, marked red ; a 
very pretty sort 1 00 
D. Berheleyi ^00 
D. Braziliensis (Bscftolziftnn). A robust growing 
species, with broad green foliage $0 50 to 1 00 
D. cannEefolia. Dark green foliage ; of an 
elegant habit 75 to 1 00 
D. Cantrelli 1 00 
D. Caaaanovse 1 00 
D. congesta {VliarlwowUa) 50 
