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NEW PLANTS. 
MAEANTA INSIGNIS. 
Award of Merit from tho Koyul Horticultural Society. 
A very distinct and striking Maranta introduced from Brazil. It has long semi-erect lanceolate 
leaves of a light green colour, darkly shaded on tho margins aud ornamented on the central portion 
with very dark green oval blotches arranged alternately, a small round blotch being oppositely 
placed on each side of the midrib. The under sides of the leaves are of a bright maroon red colour. 
Vide iUu.stration, page iv. 10*. 6d. 
MARANTA TIGRINA. 
Of compact habit and .sturdy giowth, this is a desirable addition to ornamental Stove Plants. It 
grows from 9 inch<!s to a foot high, producing ovate lanceolate leaves on petioles, sheathing for their 
entire length. The leaf blades are of a velvety lustrous grass green colour, strikingly marked on 
each side of a grey midrib, with broad transverse bars of rich deep olive green, the markings dividing 
near the undulate margins into two tips. Introduced from Brazil. lO.v. 6d, 
NEW SINGLE-FLOWERED ZONAL PELARGONIUMS. 
CLEOPATRA, a very beautiful variety, producing fine trusses of large round flowers, perfect in 
shape, of a charming tint of lilac rose, tho two upper petals lighter at tho base. 3*. 6d. 
CREON, fine tjusses of salmon-scarlet flowers of good shape. 3s. 6rf. 
DAWN, a showy variety, fiery orange scarlet, with white centre shaded violet. 3*. 6d. 
ELECTOR, purplish carmine, the two upper petals marked with orange at the base. 3s. 6d. 
OIDOUR, grand trusses of salmon-scarlet flowers, upper petals marked with white. 3*. Gd. 
HAFIZ, handsome trusses of rich scarlet flowers, centre white shaded with violet. 3*. 6d. 
LEANDER, cherry crimson shaded violet in centre, basal half of upper petals white. 3*. 6d. 
NEW FUCHSIAS. 
ARTTTS, very short and broad rosy searlet sepals well reflexed ; immense sjjreading double white 
corolla of good shape, veined scarlet at the base. 
CADMDS, crimson scarlet sepals beautifully recurved ; pure white single corolla, veined scarlet 
at base ; flower of fine shape, tho petals regularly three-lobed. 
DELVING, broad and well-reflexed carmine crimson seijals, irregular double rose corolla, suffused 
and veined with carmine ; very free flowering. 
ELYSIAN, broad crimson sepals well reflexed, long single rose coloured corolla of good shape, 
suffused and feathered with deep carmine. 
ENID, dark crimson tube and shell-shaped sepals covering a very double extended plum purple 
corolla with scarlet flakings and markings. 
FABIAN, coral red tube and very broad reflexed sepals; immense double corolla, soft mauve 
pink, faintly freckled with white, suffused magenta at base. 
GLENROY, very broad rosy carmine sepals well recurved over short tube, immense irregular double 
corolla of great length, slatey blue heavily suffused rose. 
hamlet, short coral red tube aud sepals, tho latter fully recurved ; very double violet blue corolla, 
freely striped with rosy red ; very distinct. ’ 
IXION, an immense flower with massive well-reflexed sepals, and an irregular semi-double wide 
spreading corolla of a bright rosy purple, tho base of petals lighter. 
JDLIDS, long well-reflexed bright red sepals ; large single rosy lavender corolla. 
MURIEL, long bright crimson-rod tube and recurved sepals, single corolla with flattish carmine 
rose petals, darkly veined at base, the margins suffused with bright rosy purple. 
NAUTILUS, sepals soft carmine rose, broad and beautifully recurved ; corolla very double and 
of good shape, French white suffused and veined at base with rose. 
RAGLAN, large double white corolla, heavily suffused and veined bright carmine ; short tube aud 
refteied carmine sepals. 
SIGNET, broad recurved light carmine sepals ; single pure white corolla veined with bright carmine. 
TIBER, very short tube and broad reflexed carmine sepals ; large double purplish rose corolla. Very 
free flowering. 
VIRGIL, semi-double white corolla veined rosy carmine ; long and broad extended scarlet sepals. 
WARRIOR, short crimson tube and well recurved sepals ; very long, bell-shaped single corolla 
bluish purple changing to red. ’ 
YULETIDE, long bright carmine sepals well reflexed ; well shaped single corolla, purple and rose 
passing to deep rose shaded with purple. The foliage is remarkable for its Holly-like appear- 
ance ; very free flowering. 
Price 3/6 each. 
