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NEW AND RARE STOYE PLANTS. 
giving it as my deliberate opinion, that there is no more graceful and beautiful climber than Anti- 
gonon leptopus. It is hardly possible to exaggerate its beauty, and woro I to add more in its praise, 
I might lay myself open to the suspicion that I wished to write up an introduction which is well 
able to stand on its own merits.” 
Referring to this magnificent plant, Mr. Weir, one of the Botanical Collectors for the Royal Hor- 
ticultural Society, writes in the Gardeners’ Chronicle, page 712 : — 
“ It may interest your readers to know that the fine Polygonaceous climber, Antigonon leptopus, 
described by Dr. Seemann recently (see page 654), grows plentifully in the forests on the lower 
Magdalena. When I first went up that river, in December, 1863, many of the trees in parts not 
subject to inundation were literally oovered with its blossoms, reminding me very much of the 
Bougainvilleas in the forests of Brazil. Being on board a steamer when I thus saw it, I could not 
then get ashore to ascertain what it was, and on my return down the river a few months later, I 
found it nearly all scorched up by the drought, and could with difficulty get a few growing shoots 
as specimens. I looked in vain for seeds ; but attributed my want of success to the rapid and appa- 
rently premature manner in which the plants had been dried up. The natives of the River Magda- 
lena call the plant ‘ Bellissima,’ and often plant it near their houses, the sides and roofs of which 
it rambles over, and completely covers. If it will only flower in this country as well as it does 
there, and its rather rambling habit can be restrained a little, it will, without doubt, be a fine stove 
climber.” 15s. and 1 guinea. 
APHELANDRA AtTRANTIACA ROEZLII, 
5s. 
ARISTOLOCHIA INDICA . . 2s. 6 d. 
„ TRICATTDATA, 
• 7s. 6 d. and 10s. 6 d. 
APHELANDRA CRISTATA . . 2s. 6 d. 
ARISTOLOCHIA DTJCH ARTREI, 
15s. and 1 guinea 
„ LABIOSA, 5s. and 7s. 6 d. 
„ TRILOBATA, 2s.6<7. & 3s. 6(7. 
ARISTOLOCHIA ORNITHOCEPH ALA. 
A climber of very remarkable character; the blossoms are very large, and of the most singular 
structure imaginable. To render any description of it at all intelligible, it may be said to have the 
head of a hawk and the beak of a heron, with the wattles of the Spanish fowl, which, however, are 
grey, netted with brown ; the head of the same colour, veined, whilst the beak is grey. 5s. 
ARTOCARPTJS GRANDIS . . 2 guineas | ARTOCARPTJS INCISA, 15s. and 1 guinea. 
BERTOLONIA GUTTATA. 
A very fine variegatod Molastomad, reoeived from Madagascar, although its native habitat 
is probably Brazil. Its ovate leaves, which exceed 5 inches in length by 3 in breadth, are of a dark 
olive green colour, profusely marked with lines of beautiful rose coloured spots, which present a 
charming contrast. 3s. 6d., 5s., and 7«. 6d.; fine plants 15s. each. 
BERTOLONIA MARGARITACEA SUPERBA. 
This charming plant has been introduced from Brazil. Its ovate acuminate leaves, which are from 
4 to 6 inches long, and 3 to 4 inches broad, are of a deep olive colour, with a narrow shade of purple 
along the ribs, each leaf regularly marked with rows of clear ciroular spots, giving the plant the 
appearance as if dotted all over with pearls, and the under part of the leaf is a bright pink ; its 
flowers are produced in clusters, and are of snowy whiteness, with bright red calyx and yellow 
stamens. No description can exaggerate, or hardly do justice to, the beauty of this plant; in fact, 
it may be looked upon as one of the prettiest objects for the stove that has been introduced for 
some time. 
It was exhibited among the six Now Plants with which Mr. William Bull gained the First Prize 
at the London International Horticultural Exhibition. It has also received First Class Certificates 
from the Royal Horticultural and Royal Botanic Societies, as well as the First Prize at the Crystal 
Palace Flower Show, and elicited great admiration whenever exhibited. 10s. 6(7., 16s., and 1 guinea. 
BERTOLONIA MARMOREA, 2s. 6 d. & 3s. 6 d. | BERTOLONIA PUBESCENS, 2s. 6(7. & 3s. 6(7. 
BERTOLONIA PRIMUL/EFLORA, vide page 3. 
BIGNONIA AUREA. 
An easily cultivated free-growing climber, introduced from South America, producing abundantly 
handsome racemes of pretty tubular blossoms, which are of a bright yellow colour. From its 
attractive flowers, and free trailing habit, this plant is a valuable acquisition to stovo climbers. 
7s. 6(7. 
