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NEW AND RARE STOVE PLANTS, 
DIEFFENBACHIA GRANDIS. 
Introduced from Brazil ; leaves pale green with spotted leaf -stalks, and stem elegantly mottled. 
Price 6s., 7s. 6d., and 10s. 6i. each. 
DIEFFENBACHIA WIERI. 
This has been introduced by the Royal Horticultural Society from South America through their col- 
lector, Mr. Weir, after whom it is named. It is of dwarf habit, foliage of a bright green eolour, thickly 
blotched and spotted with pale yellow. Tliis is probably the finest of all the Dieffenbachias, and can be 
recommended as a very omamontal-foliaged stove plant. 
Price 21s. and 31s. 6d. each. 
DIOSCOREA AN/ECTOCHILUS. 
This remarkable and handsome species has been introduced from the Amazon ; it has broadly ovate 
acuminate leaves, which, when mature, are of a dark olive green marbled with gold, vrith broad central 
golden band ninning through them. The young leaves are plain bright green, and the remarkable varia- 
tion is developed as they acquire age. 
It is a climber, but can easily be trained and grown as a specimen plant for exhibition, for which it is 
well adapted on account of its handsomely variegated foliage. 
Its resemblance to some of the members of that beautiful family the Anarctochilie has suggested the 
name ; but, unlik e that section, it is free growing and easily cultivated. 
Price 7s. fid., 10s. fid., 15s., and 21s. each. 
DIOSCOREA DISCOLOR VARIEGATA. 
A handsome variegated foliage climber, with broad roundish heart-shaped leaves, having the rich 
mottled colouring of D, diecolor, and a broad silver bar along the centre. 
Price 10s. fid. each. 
DIPLADEMIA (ECHITES) AMABILIS. 
A beautiful climber of neat habit, producing freely deep rosy-crimson flowers of large size (four to 
five inches in diameter), and exquisite beauty ; fine for exhibition purposes. 
Price 5s. and 7s. fid. each. 
DRAC/ENA FERREA VARIEGATA. 
This resembles D, Ferrea in its habit, but the rich colouring of its foliage, which is variegated with 
bright rosy crimson, renders it one of the most beautiful decorative plants extant. 
Price 21s. each. Very handsome plants, 42s. each, 
EPIPHYLLUM TRUNCATUM TRICOLOR. 
The blossoms of this variety are unusually attractive, of a salmon orange passing into red, an^ 
having the centre of a rich purple, very handsome and distinct, much the best Epiphyllum ever offered, 
and a most desirable acquisition to our winter blooming-plants, its gay flowers at that season being most 
attractive. 
This variety has received the highrat award that can be made to a new plant. 
Price 5s. each. 
ERANTHEMUM HYPOCRATERIFORMIS. 
A free bloonring plant from South America; flowers cinnamon-red, rvith crimson centre; leaves 
bright green, ovate aciuninate ; slightly hirsute on the margin. 
Price 5s. each. 
