Plate 267 . 
BIGNONIA ABGYREA VIOLESCENS. 
There can be little question that there is truth in the obser¬ 
vation that the fashion which is now extending in horticulture 
is chiefly running in the direction of fine foliaged plants ; “this 
commenced in the first instance with Ferns, British and exotic, 
until now it has extended in every direction, and plants with 
large leaves, metallic leaves, and, above all, variegated leaves, 
are now eagerly sought for and it has been said, “A species 
which would not be looked at for preserving the natural green 
of its foliage, became at once an object of interest for labour¬ 
ing under a kind of albinism, so as to make it appear mottled; 
but white and green, and yellow and green, were not enough 
to cause beauty, the eye wanted more, and during the last few 
years the whole of the inhabited and uninhabited world has 
been searched for plants with leaves having more than two 
colours, if possible all those of the rainbow.” 
During the present year we had the pleasure of visiting M. 
Linden’s establishment at Brussels, and, from what we there 
saw, we are inclined to believe, that beautiful as are some of 
the foliaged plants which have been introduced by him, some 
that he has received and is receiving from his collector, M. 
Wallis, from the depths of the virgin forests of the High Ama¬ 
zon, will exceed in beauty anything that we have yet seen. 
Thus we know what a beautiful thing Maranta Veitchii is, but 
M. Linden has received one in which there is a broad, trans¬ 
parent band of glowing crimson, and has also one, which will 
be shortly introduced to the public, where the veins are of a 
bright, rich rose-colour. 
Amongst the latest introductions has been the plant we now’ 
figure; it is a very pretty, ornamental stove-climber, introduced 
