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NEW AND RARE STOVE PLANTS. 
DICHORISANDRA MOSAICA. 
How is this chef-d'oeuvre of the vegetable kind to be described, the appearance of which was quite 
an event at the International Exhibition of London P Its large leaves, which are underneath of 
purple, present a veritable Mosaic on the upper surface ; this is formed by an innumerable quantity 
of small white lines, placed horizontally between the parallel veins of the mid-rib. The ground is 
of an emerald green, with a beautiful metallic lustre : amidst these splendid leaves the flowers are, 
bouquet-like, produced ; they are of a beautiful azure blue, and on eaoh appears a star of the purest 
whiteness. This wonder originates from the regions of Eastern Peru. 
Price 2 guineas each. 
DICHORISANDRA UNDATA. 
This extraordinary plant was almost as much admired at the Exhibition in London as the glorious 
Dicliorisandra mosaica itself. This is a dwarf species ; has round acuminate leaves, which are orna- 
mented with longitudinal bands alternatively of green, reflexed with silver, and of green shaded to 
black, strikingly undulated, waved, oi; netted, producing a charming effect. It is one of the most 
curious, also one of the most interesting introductions of the present time ; in its native habitat it 
grows upon rocks and at the entrance of grottoes, on the borders of torrents that precipitate from 
the steep cordillero of Peru. 
Price 10s. 6 d. and 15s. each. 
DICHROSTACHYS PLATYCARPA. 
This elegant-growing shrub was discovered by Dr. Welwitsch in the Highlands of the district of 
Golungo Alto, Angola. 
The flowers are produced in pendulous spikes about 1 j inches long, the lower half of which are 
bright yellow, the other half rose coloured, the foliage is of a glaucous greeu, and the leaves are 
bipinnate, fourteen and more jugate, the leaflets from twenty-six to thirty pairs ; the legume is 
nearly an inch broad, and peculiarly twisted. 
Price 10s. 6 d. each. 
DIEFFENBACHIA BARAQUINIANA. 
This ivory -like stemmed introduction is from Brazil ; its footstalks and mid-ribs aro pure white, 
leaves pale green, beautifully spotted with white. 
Price 3s. 6 d., 5s., and 7s. 6 d. each. 
DIEFFENBACHIA GIGANTEA. 
The stem and leaf stalks of this species are prettily marked with green and white. This plant 
combines the stem and foliage of both V. Baraguinima and D. grandis. 
Price 7s. 6 d., 10s. 6 d., and 15 s. each. 
DIEFFENBACHIA GRANDIS. 
Introduced from Brazil ; leaves pale green, with spotted leaf stalks, and stem elegantly mottled. 
Price 3s. 6 d., 5s., and 7s. 6 d. each. 
DIEFFENBACHIA PEARCEI. 
A very attractive and free-growing stove plant, introduced from Ecuador ; the foliage is large and 
of a bright green, profusely spotted with white, the mid-rib also having a broad creamy white 
lining j a very handsome plant for exhibition purposes. 
Price 10s. 6 d. and 15s. each. 
