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NEW AND RARE STOVE PLANTS. 
SPONDI AS OLIWEFORMIS. 
A small tree, with bright green shining foliage and large terminal panicles, bearing red, ultimately 
dark purple fruit, which in shape resembles olives, and being used as a substitute for them, the treo 
is termed “ Aceituno ” Olive) by the natives. It was discovered by Dr. Seemann in New 
Segovia, Central America, aud is a genuine evergreen, being found in full leaf at the height of the 
dry season, when all the surrounding vegetation was either leafless or burnt up. 2 guineas. 
STEPHANOTIS FLORIBUNDA, 2s. 
and 3s. 6 d. 
STRELITZIA REGINAE, 15s. and 21s. 
SYNGONIUM WENDLANDII, 2s. Gd. 
TILLANDSIA LINDENI, 1 guinea 
TAPEINOTIS CAROLINAE, 2s. 6 d. and 3s. 
j SPHA2ROSTEMA MARMORATUM, 2s. 6 d. 
aud 3s. 6 d. 
STRELITZIA JUNCIPOLIA, 42s. 
TRADESCANTIA REPENS VITTATA, 3/6 
„• ,, VARIEGATA, 2s. Gd. 
| TORENIA ASIATICA, Is. 6 d. 
TACSONIA BUCHANANI (VITIFOLIA). 
This charmiug novelty, recently introduced froni Panama, is of free and vigorous growth. The 
flowers are very large, of a beautiful bright shining red colour, and being produced iu tho greatest 
profusion, give this plant such an effective and showy appearance as will always causoit to bo vory 
desirable and useful as a stove climber. 2s. Gd., 3s. Gd., and 5s. 
TERMINALIA ELEGANS. 
Ibis exquisite foliage plant has been introduced from Madagascar ; it is one that rauks foremost 
iu the ornamental section. The leaves are lanceolate, trifoliated, and elegantly reticulated, glossy, 
with bright rod mid-lib, and richly netted with dark veins on a bright green ground. 
To convey a familiar notion of this plant, it may be said to bo somowhat like Pacctta borbonka, 
but with trifoliate leaves, which add materially to its beauty. 1 and lj guinea. 
TINNEA AETHIOPICA (tho Violet-scentod I TYDAEAS, vide Index 
Tiunoa), 2s. Gd. \ VRIESIA BRACHYSTACHYA, los. 
URCEOLINA AUREA. 
An elegant bulbous plant, with neat broad oblong leaves, and boautiful comparatively large bright 
golden yellow barrel-sliapod flower tubo or limb, brilliantly tipped with green. Its flowers aro 
produced in gracefully drooping terminal clusters during tho summer aud autumn months. 10s. Gd. 
and 15s. 
UROSPATHAS. 
This is an entirely now class of plants that has been introduced from Para. They have not yet 
bloomed in this country, pending which they are offered for their variogated, ornamental, aud fan- 
tastic foliage. Two of the varieties were exhibited iu the group of six Now Plants with which 
Mr. William Bull won tho First Prize at the London International Horticultural Exhibition, 
besides which several of the varieties have obtained Certificates at the Royal Horticultural, Royal 
Botanic, and Crystal Palace Exhibitions. To give a complete notion of their character, the annexed 
description of them is quoted from the Gardeners' Chronicle : — 
“ Passing by some new Marantas, I camo to a class of plants said to be new to scionco— tho genus 
Urospatha, of which Mr. W. Bull has a large stock — the species not yet named. They have creeping 
rhizomes like some Ferns. There are hundreds of rhizomes starting into growth, and an odd plant 
in leaf here and there, just sufficient to give one an idea of their distinct aspect. The leaves are of 
a firm leathery texture, mostly fretted and spotted over with pink ; in their present state not largo, 
but probably they are not nearly so quick-growing as the Caladlums, the more especially as they 
aro leaves that remain on all through the winter. They are mostly of a singular sagittate form — 
those of one kind looking exactly like a cordate leaf that had been cut from its centre to the middle 
oi each shoulder with a pair of scissors. In others the basal lobes become enlarged after receding 
from the apex of the petiole, and taper again into au acumiuato point. The lobes in this aud 
another species being much larger than the apical portion, seem to have tho effect of causing tho 
leaves to hang with the basal lobes downwards, so that if distillation takes place in this section of 
the Arum family, it will probably be by a double channel and a reversed outlet.” 
UROSPATHA GRANDIS, 7s. Gd. and 10s. Gd. I UROSPATHA 8PECTABILIS, 7s.Gd.& lGs.Gd. 
„ PICTURATA, 7s. Gd. & 10s. Gd. I „ SPLENDENS, 7s.Gd. & 10s, OVA 
