SELECT LIST OP BULBOUS AND TUBEROUS-ROOTED PLANTS. 27 
K.S!MPFERIA O-ILBERTII, a flesliy-rooted pereimial, witli attractively variegated foliage, 
introduced from the East Indies. From the succulent roots are annually produced a tuft of 
ohlong-lanceolate deep green leaves, which are slightly undulated at the margin, and boi’dorsd 
by a broad and very conspicuous baud of white. The purple and white flowers are peculiar 
in form ns often occurs in the Zingiberaceous order . . . . . . . .50 
A 
KrEJIPFERIA GILBERTII. 
