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NEW TLANTS, 
CORYPHA DECORA. 
An elegant and ornamental speeies introdneod from Queensland. It early develops charu-otemed 
leaves, which are fan-shaped in outline and divided almost to the petiole into linear lanceolate 
sclents each about half-an-inch in breadth. The petioles are sparsely fimiishod witli small hooked 
prickles. This species will imdoubtedly be found one of the most useful of gi-eenhouse palms. 1 0.s. (id. 
COSTUS MOSAICUS. 
An interesting and distinct species imported from tlie Congo. The obliquely lanceolate leaves, 
which are from tlu'ce to foiu’ inches long, are arranged in a spiral manner on succulent stems, and 
have a central in-egular band of dark green, the remaining portion being ornamented with a pretty 
mosaic variegation of silvery gicy . 1 0.s'. Cd. 
CROTON BEAUTY. 
An exceedingly h.andsomc variegated variety from the South Pacific. The leaves arc lanc(!olate, 
profusely and strikingly variegated with golden yellow on a rich green ground ; as they attain age 
the green gi’ound colour gi-adually becomes a deep bronze, while the yellow variegation develops into 
a rich rosy crimson. It is a variety of medium growth and highly ornamental character. 1 guinea. 
CROTON NEWMANII, 
A richly varicg.atcd fonn with Large lanceolate leaves freely marked with a most distinctive 
bright golden yellow and whitish variegation ; the costa or midrib is of a briglit mag-enta e.rimson 
and is in striking contrast to the coloiu'ing on the other parts of the leaf, the groimd colour of which 
is bright green, interspersed 'witli occasional blotches of bright yellow. This magnificent and 
attractive variety has been imported from the antipodes. For illustration, vide page 6. 1 guinea. 
CROTON SUNSHINE. 
An attractive variety with dark bronzy loaves from nine to ten inches long and about two inches 
broad. In the yoimg state the leaves ai’e very freely blotched with yellow, gi'adually changing as 
growth advances into rosy crimson, which in turn, as the le.af arrives at matm-ity, becomes of a 
blood-red colour. Tho contrast of the variegation in its various stages with the dark olive bronzy- 
green of the remaining portions of the leaves, renders tliis variety very omamental and attractive. It, 
has been impoi'ted from the South Sea Islands. 1 guinea. 
CYPRIPEDIUM AMANDUM. 
A hybrid Cypripedium, raised between msiync and venuitum. The upiier sepal of the flower is 
oblong acute, white at the top and the outside margins ; the petals are de.secndent, hgulate, blunt 
acute, ochre-coloured in the middle, stained with red on both sides ; the pouch is rather slender with 
curved horns at each side of the mouth, light yellow, wth some browm around the mouth ; the 
staminode is reniform, with a small yellow apicnlus and a few green nerves in tho middle of tho 
bract and numerous blackish mauve spots. I’ricc on application. 
CYPRIPEDIUM CONCINNUM. 
A hybrid raised between purpuratum and dlarrisiannm. The flowers ai'e very shining, of largv 
size, }iartaking of the characters of both the ]>arents. The large and broad dorsal sepal is marked 
with diirk spreading veins and is heavily suffused with bright rosy purple, the margin being pure 
white : the ligulate spreading petals are deflexed, the upper half of a rich bronzy crimson colour. 
Tlie lip is large and of a reddish purple colour. Price on application. 
CYPRIPEDIUM REGALE. 
One of the finest of hybrid Cypripediums, obtained by cros.sing .l/««fci and 
The flower is large and shining, the broad spreading dorsal sepal being bright green at the base with 
bronzy green nerves, having on each side a rich coloration of bright rosy purple, the upper half and 
margins being pure white as in insiguc Jlaiiki. The petals are deflexed, broadly ligulate and .slightly 
incurved, purplish crimson at the base, shading ofl to ro.sy crimson at the apex, with white border. 
The lip is large and full, of a bright shining claret colom-. Price on application. 
H.®MANTHUS ABYSSINICUS. 
A striking African species of great beauty. It produces on stout erect scapes largo heads of 
rich salmon-coloured blossoms, each flower, of which thei'e are from fifty to one himdind in each 
head, being of large size ; its beauty is also greatly eiihanccd by the golden yellow anthers which 
are supported at the tips of the fihunents. Tho leaves are ovate lanceolate, wavy and of a deep 
green eoloiu’. 5.v. 
HELICONIA BREVISPATHA. 
This Musaceous plant has been introduced from Brazil. Its singular and attractive flowers ai'e 
freely produced in short somewhat nodding terminal spikes, which issue from the sheathing bases of 
its upper leaves, and consists of a few folded spathes of a clear orange colour paler and gr(^onish 
towards the tips ; from the axil of each spathe are produced three or four flowers of a palish yellow 
colour, two inches long, with one of the linear segments deflexed, giving the corolla a bilabiate 
appearance. The yeflowish anthers and stigma lie within the upper lip, and slightly protrude at the 
apex. The leaves arc oblcng lanceolate, much acuminated, and of a very satiny green colour. lOs. (id. 
