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NEW, EAT?E AND DESIEABLE STOA^E ELANTS. 
HELICONIA ILLUSTEIS. 
This handsome Helioonia is undoubtedly one of the moat beautifully coloured foliago plants ever 
introduced. It comes from the South Sea Islands and is of Musa-like growth, the leaves being 
arranged in two ranks above and tufted at the base. The stalks are sheathing and of a bright rose- 
red colour, supporting ovate -lanceolate spreading leaves, the prominent midrib of a beautiful 
pink colour, the secondary veins, of which many run to the margin and form loops, being of the 
same brilliant colour. It will form, without question, a most superb adornment to our Stoves. 
Price on application. 
HELICONIA ILLUSTEIS, 
