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THE FLORIST AND P0M0L0GI3T 
[ November, 
by Mr. Rause, when employed there as foreman of the plant department, and is 
a hybrid between D. ])icta and D. Weirii , the latter a very distinct and 
ornamental plant, imported by the Royal Horticultural Society through their 
collector, Mr. Weir. 
D. Bciusei is probably the finest of all the Dieffenbachias. It is of dwarf 
stocky habit, with dark green stems, the base of the petiole being white ; the 
Dieffexbachia Bausei. 
leaves are 15 in. in length, and broad in proportion, of a yellowish green colour, 
irregularly edged and blotched with dark green, and the whole surface freely 
spotted with conspicuous blotches of white. The effect is very pleasing and 
very distinct. Amongst ornamental-foliaged stove plants this will be a real 
acquisition.—T. M. 
