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NEW PLANTS. 
MARANTA NITENS. 
An elegant and small growing plant, imported from Brazil. The leaves are green with a bright 
glossy surface, marked on each side of tlio midrib with a series of oblong acute bars, alternating with 
numerous lines of a dark green on the palish bright green ground. The plant is distinct, and of a 
pleasing character. For Illustration, vide page XII. 10s. 6 d. 
OREODOXA GRANATENSIS. 
A very ornamental pinnate-leaved Palm, introduced by one of my collectors from the United States 
of Colombia. The stem is smooth, and the leaf pinnate, with long narrow leaflets, which are more or 
less drooping. It is a very elegant plant, and in the young state is admirably adapted for table deco- 
ration. 1 guinea. 
The above Palm was sent out by Mr. W. B. last year, after his Catalogue was published ; so that it 
must be considered an introduction of 1879. 
PAVONIA MAKOYANA. 
A handsome free-blooming plant of erect growth, with oblong-lanceolate coriaceous leaves ; it belongs 
to the Malvacea;, and has been imported from Brazil. Its corymbs of flowers are peculiarly attractive 
from the bracteoles being large, and of a bright rosy carmine colour, forming a striking contrast with 
the dark purple corolla. The plant is extremely floriferous, and the blossoms remain a long time in 
perfection. For Illustration, vide page XV. 1 guinea. 
PHILODENDRON CARDERI. 
This exquisitely coloured Arad is a native of South America, whence it was sent to England by the 
collector, whose name it bears. The leaves are cordate, broadisli, of a dark shaded bottle green, with 
a satiny lustre, the principal ribs being marked out by bright green lines of a glaucous or metallic hue ; 
at the back the leaves are of a shaded wine purple, the course of the veins being marked by broad green 
linos. The glossy shaded satiny surface of the leaves imparts to them a wondrous degree of beauty. 
This was one of the twelve New Plants with which Mr. W. B. gained the First Prize at the Provin- 
cial Show of the Royal Horticultural Society held at Preston in 1878, and one of the nine New Plants 
with which Mr. W. B. gained the First Prize at the great Show of the Royal Horticultural Society held 
at Kensington in 1878. For Illustration, vide page VIII. 10s. 6 d. 
PIERIS OVALIFOLIA DENSIFLORA. 
An evergreen shrub of elegant character and vigorous constitution, introduced from Assam. 1 he 
leaves are acuminate, of firm texture, and slightly scabrous. The flowers are white, and grow in 
racemes at the end of the branches. 10s. <id. 
The above plant was sent out by Mr. W. B. last year, after his Catalogue was published ; so that it 
must be considered an introduction of 1879. 
POLYSTICHUM LENTUM. 
A neat-habited and desirable stove Fern of moderate stature, introduced fiom India. It has an erect 
caudex, from which the lanceolate fronds grow up somewhat in shuttlecock fashion, spreading at the 
tips. The short lanceolate, spiny-toothed pinme are almost sessile, and are more or less deeply lobatc. 
It lias received a First Class Certificate from the Royal Horticultural Society. 10s. 6d. 
The above Fern was sent out by Mr. W. B. last year, after his Catalogue was published ; so that it 
must be considered an introduction of 1879. 
POLYSTICHUM VIVIPARUM, 
An evergreen West Indian Fern, with an erect dark-scaled caudex, from which the glossy green 
fronds arch out on all sides, forming a handsome specimen. The species is remarkable for its habit of 
producing buds at the tip of the fronds, from which young plants arise. The fronds are a foot and a 
half or more in length, with numerous pinna. It is a pretty and desirablo introduction. It has been 
awarded a First Class Certificate by the Royal Botanic Society. For illustration, vide page IV. 10s. 6 d. 
The above Fern was sent out by Mr. W. B. last year, after his Catalogue was published ; so that it 
must be considered an introduction of 1879. 
