NEW PLANTS. 
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SMILAX AURIOULATA. 
An cLgant cvcrgi’cen climber of a half-hardy character, and well suited for covering walls and pillais 
in conservatories and corridors, being a native of the Southern States of America. It has slendei 
striate stems, freely furnished with short white recurved spines. The leaves are green, glossy, and 
widened at the base so as to become subbastato ; the front portion is three-nerved, with two short 
additional nerves in the widened basal angles. 5s. 
SPATHOGLOTTIS PACIFICA. 
A desirable new species, introduced from the Pacific Islands. It has conic pseudobulbs, lanceolate 
leaves, and spiked inflorescence. The sepals and broader petals are whitish lilac, beautifully margined 
with a deeper tint. The lip, whiqh has two cmved side lacinia;, edged with yellow, has a light yellow 
disc in the centre ; exceedingly dibtinet. Price on application. 
SPIR^A ASTILBOIDES. 
One of the most handsome of hardy herbaceous perennials, and one which has been certificated both 
by the Koyal Horticultural and Eoyal Botanic Societies on account of its great merit. The stems 
grow from two to three feet high, and are furnished with triternate leaves, and terminated by compound 
feathery branches of elegant white flowers. It will be a charming and indispensable plant for pot 
culture as a decorative object in the early spring months, on account of its free growth and beautiful 
flowers, which arc produced in the greatest profusion. This is one of the Twelve New Plants with 
which Mr. W. B. gained the First Prize at the Great Show of the Eoyal Horticultural Society, held at 
Kensington, in 1882 ; it has also been awarded a First Class Certificate by the Floral Committee of the 
same Society. I'or illustration, vide page 10. 10s. 6d. 
TREVESIA EMINENS. 
An elegant ornamental plant, furnished with alternate leaves of graceful form, and having a glossy 
green surface ; these leaves are long-stalked, roundish in outline, palmatifidly divided about two-thirds 
of their depth into nine lanceolate segments, which have each a prominent costa, and both the edges 
. senated, the teeth distinct, small, but sharp-pointed. The plant has been recently imported from tho 
Philippine Islands. For illustration, vide page 8. lO.v. 6d. 
NEW VARIEQATED-POLIAGED BEGONIAS. 
The following will be found all handsome kinds. 
ANTONA, dark centre, surrounded with silver-grey and margined with bronze. 5s. 
BABANA, leaves a beautiful silver, marked in the centre and at intervals round the margin with 
olive-green. 5s. 
BBDA, leaf bright .silver, marked in centre with bronzy-green, and prettily margined with bronze. 5s. 
PSYCHE, leaf bronzy green, prettily blotched and mottled with silver. 5s. 
gYLVI A, silver-grey leaves, beautifidly marked in centre and round the margins with bright bronzy 
green venations. 5s. 
VESTAL, bright green, blotched and spotted with silver and margined with bronze ; centre bright 
bronze. 6s. . , . o , 
VIRGINIA, silver-grey, dark green venation in centre, the marginal venation of a bronzy.green. 6s. 
For General Collection, vide Index. 
NEW COLEUS. 
The following are pretty and desirable varieties. 
ABIABNE, leaves bright green veined with creamy yellow, mottled with rosy magenta and blotched 
with chocolate. 3s. 6d. o <■ j 
COMHS, centre of leaf rich magenta-crimson, surrounded with bronze and edged with green, as. o«. 
HEKON, rich purplish crimson centre, surrounded with deep bronze and margined with green. 3s. vd. 
METIS, leaf creamy yellow blotched with green. 3s. Gd. 
OJjlJiA., centre and veins rich magenta, surrounded with dark bronze blotched and margined uith 
light green. 3s. Gd. o ..j 
THALIA, centre magenta-rose, blotched with dark olive-green, margined with light green. 3s. Gd. 
THESSA,’ creamy yellow ground, shaded and veined with soft rosy purple, blotched and margined 
with dark purple. 3s. Gd. j r j 
For General Collection, vide Index. 
NEW CRIMSON-POLIAGED FUCHSIA. 
Eaised by Mr. Henry Eckford, Gardener to Dr. Sankey . 
CRIMSON BEDDER, a veiv distinct foliaged variety with bronzy crimson leaves, the bright 
colouring of which will make’it a useful, novel, and effective bedding plant ; the flowcis arc pate 
red. 7s. 6d. 
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