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NEW PLANTS. 
MARANTA INSIGNIS. 
Award of Merit from tlie Ro 3 ral 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 the margins and ornamented on the central portion 
with very dark green oval blotohes 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. 
Vidt iUu.3tration, page iv. 10s. 6d. 
MARANTA TIGRINA. 
Of compact habit and sturdy growth, this is a desirable addition to ornamental Stove Plants. It 
grows from 9 inches to a foot high, producing ovato 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 olivo green, the markings dividing 
near the undulate margins into two tips. Introduced from Brazil. 10.«. Cd. 
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, the two upper petals lighter at the base. 3s. Od. 
CREOR, fine trusses of salmon-scarlet flowers of good shape. 3s. 6d. 
DAWN, a showy variety, fiery orange scarlet, with white centre shaded violet. 3s. 6d. 
ELECTOR, pimplish carmine, the two upper petals marked with orange at the base. 3s. 6d. 
GIDOUR, grand trusses of salmon-scarlet flowers, upper petals marked with white. 3s. 6d. 
HAFIZ, handsome trusses of rich scarlet flowers, centre white shaded with violet. 3s. 6d. 
LEANDER, cherry crimson shaded violet in centre, basal half of upper petals white. 3s. 6d. 
NEW FUCHSIAS. 
ARTTTS, very short and broad rosy scarlet sepals well reflexed ; immense spreading double white 
corolla of good shape, veined scarlet at the base. 
CADMUS, crimson scarlet sepals beautifully recurved ; pure white single ooroUa, veined scarlet 
at base ; flower of fine shape, the petals regularly three-lobcd. 
DELVINO, broad and well-reflexed carmine crimson sepals, irregular double rose corolla, suffused 
and veined with carmine ; very free flowering. 
ELYSIAN, broad crimson sepals well reflexed, long single rose coloured ooroUa of good shape, 
suffused and feathered with deep carmine. 
ENID, dark crimson tube and sheU-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, faijitly 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 and sepals, the latter fully recurved ; very deublo violet blue ooroUa, 
freely striped with rosy red ; very distinct. 
IXION, an immense flower with massive weU-roflexed sepals, and an irregular semi-double wide 
spreading corolla of a bright rosy purple, the base of petals lighter. 
JULIUS, long well-reflexed bright red sepals ; large single rosy lavender corolla. 
MURIEL, long bright erimson-red tube and recurved sepals, single ooroUa 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 ; ooroUa 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 earmino ; short tube and 
reflexed 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 ooroUa. Very 
free flowering. 
VIRGIL, semi-double white corolla veined rosy carmine ; long and broad extended scarlet sepals. 
WARRIOR, short crimson tube and welt recurved sepals ; very long, bell-shaped single coroUa, 
bluish purple changing to red. 
YULETIDE, long bright carmine sepals well roflexed ; weU 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. 
