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DEAOJENA AMABILIS. 
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H. W. Saegent : Enormous trusses of crimson flowers, with fine catawbiense 
habit; a magnificent hardy variety. 
Old Poet : Eich and very deep plum-colour, fine habit; distinct and good. 
Caeactacus : Splendid trusses of purplish-crimson flowers; habit and foliage 
first-rate. 
These are a few that may be depended on, not only as giving the highest 
quality of flower, but boldness of habit and foliage, and extreme hardiness. Sorts 
like these should be planted in masses of one colour, not dotted as single 
specimens, and would then be richly effective,—T. Mooee. 
DEACON A AMABILIS. 
^ ^EW amongst our ordinary decorative plants can compare with the coloured- 
diijr leaved Draccenas of the ferrea and terminalis types, a group of ornamental 
plants which has been very greatly augmented by the acquisition of new 
forms from the Pacific Islands, and by home efforts at intercrossing. The 
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