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strangely puckered or corrugated ; neither of those terms, however, 
adequately describing the appearance, and the botanical appella¬ 
tion, “ bullated ” referring to the inflated surface of a Savoy leaf 
is perhaps the most suited, except that the indentures are down¬ 
wards instead of upwards. The colour is a brilliant scarlet shade 
with a slight tinge of orange, and of a singular shining ap¬ 
pearance, as though the surface had been highly polished. The 
spathes are large, some being 5 inches in length by 4 in width, 
and the spadices contrast very strikingly with the brilliant body 
colour, for they are white at the lower part and greenish yellow 
towards the apex. The plant is tufted in habit, with dark green 
narrow leaves, but is undoubtedly inferior to its ally A. Schert- 
zerianum in floriferousness. This novelty has been advertised at 
twenty guineas a plant, but the two hundred specimens that Mr. 
F. C. Lehmann brought to England a short time since were sold 
at Messrs. Stevens’ Auction Rooms, Covent Garden, and realised 
from two to seven guineas each, thus considerably reducing the 
original value. The culture that is likely to prove successful is 
indicated by the facts that the species inhabits an extremely warm 
and moist district even for the tropics, and is found growing both 
epiphytally and in damp positions among Mosses. 
OleobAchia palustris (Williams).—This is an elegant plant, 
and will probably become popular for decorative purposes. It 
resembles some of the most graceful Aralias in habit and foliage, 
but nevertheless it possesses quite a distinct character of its own. 
The leaves consist of six or seven narrow leaflets arranged in a 
digitate manner, their colour being a rich dark green, with a mid¬ 
rib of a paler hue. It is of free growth, and may be successfully 
