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STOVE PLANTS. 
14in, in length, lOin. in breadth, 
which, unlike the Caladiums (to 
which genus the plant is closely 
allied), are retained on the plant in 
perfeet beauty all the year. 63s. 
r.Ananas sativus variegatna, 21s. 
O.ANTHDRin.M ACAOLB, 16 s. 
O. Aralia Dnncani. — An elegant glowing 
species from the Mauritius. 31s. 6d. 
P. Areca aurea. — An exceedingly graceful 
species. 63s. 
P. lutesoens. — A beautiful species 
from Madagascar. 31s. 6d. 
P. Versohaffelti. — From Madagas- 
car, one of the finest of this noble 
family. 84s. to 210s. 
Aspidistra punctata. — Fine dark 
green foliage, spotted with white. 
lOs. 6d. 
Begonia. — S ee page 16 . 
Bougainvillea splendens, 6s. 
FCaladinm arqyrites, 3s. 6d. to 6s. 
V. Barraquini. — A fine showy spe- 
cies, the leaves are rather large, 
ovatoly cordate-sagittate ; the entire 
central parts red, with a shaded 
border of green. Para. 15s. 
V. Belleymeii. — A very handsome 
plant, with ornamental arrow-shaped 
leaves which have the surface white, 
except in ifregular lines along the 
course of the veins and a narrow 
portion of the margin where it is 
green, forming a green network on 
a white ground ; there is a tinge of 
rose colour near the centre. Para. 
10s. fid. to 15s. 
V. CuANTINI, 3s. fid. to 6s. 
V. CUPREOM, New 
V. IIOOLETII, 6s. 
V. PICTOM, 5s. 
V. — PyECiLE, true, 7s. fid. 
F.Caladium Schoilleri, New 
V. Scii.MiTzi, New 
V. Troubetzkoii. — Pretty, with or- 
namental leaves, which are of mo- 
derate size, narrowly arrow-shaped, 
with deep basil lobes ; the midrib of 
the anterior portion and of the basil 
lobes being rod broken in a feathered 
band, and the rest of the surface 
being green marked with white 
spots, some of which are purplish in 
the centre. Para. 15s. 
0. Veitchi. — This magnificent spe- 
cies, which was found in Borneo 
by Mr. Thomas Lobb, certainly 
occupies the first rank amongst the 
many Caladiums now cultivated, by 
reason of its great beauty and its 
very distinct character. It was ex- 
hibited before the Floral Committee 
of the Royal Horticultural Society, 
on September 8, 1859, when it was 
awarded a first-class certificate, “as 
a distinct, novel, and beautiful addi- 
tion to the class of ornamental- 
foliaged plants,” and was described 
in the following terms ; — “ The 
leaves are large, finu, about a foot 
long, and five inches across, point- 
ing downwards, arrow-head shaped, 
being divided for about one-third of 
their length, the divisions forming 
two slightly divergent basal lobes, 
while the attachment of the long 
green curiously scratched or purple 
pencilled stalks is central or peltate ; 
the upper surface is polished, dark 
green, the lower dark lurid purple, 
from which a bronzy metallic tinge 
is transmitted to the upper surface 
in certain lights. The stout central 
rib, with its two branches extending 
up the basal lobes, and its main 
diagonal branches, as well as the 
border of the leaves, arc ivory 
white.’ ’ This is unquestionably one 
