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Alocasia (Supplement)

In addition to the score of species, natives of tropical America and the Malayan Archipelago, there is now a good selection of hybrid Alocasias. To those described on pp. 50-1, Vol. I., the following should now be added:

A. Augustiana (Auguste Linden's). l. peltate, repand, green, the primary nerves paler, as is also the under surface; petioles 1ft. to 1 1/2ft. long, 3/4in. to 1 1/4in. thick at base, terete, rosy, with brown hieroglyphic spots. 1886. (I. H. 1886, 593.)

A. Chantrieri (Chantrier's). l. about 1ft. long and 6in. broad, oblong-sagittate, peltate, with undulated margins, deep olive-green above, the veins narrowly bordered with silvery white; under surface deep violet-red; petioles slightly dilated, with sheathing base, cylindrical, green, lightly barred with olive. A hybrid between A. metallica and A. Sanderiana. (R.H. 1887, p. 465.)

A. eminens (eminent). fl., spathe tube light green, 1 1/2in. long, the lamina greenish-white, veiny, 3 1/2in. to 4in. long, reflexed; spadix light green and creamy-white, 3 1/2in. to 4 1/4in. long; peduncles in pairs (? always), 1ft. to 1 1/2ft. long. l. peltate, ovate-sagittate, 20in. to 22in. long, 9in. to 10 1/2in. broad, dark green above, the under surface purple, with very pale midrib and primary veins; petioles 3 1/2ft. to 4 1/2ft. long, terete, 1in. thick at base, olive-green, with a coppery hue, and barred blackish-green. East Indies, 1887.

A. grandis (large). fl., spathe white, marked with carmine lines on the outside, having a short, mottled green tube; peduncles about 10in. long. l. ovate-sagittate, 1 2/3ft. to 2ft. long, 1ft. broad, bright green above, blackish-green beneath; petioles blackish, 3ft. to 3 1/2ft. long. East Indian Archipelago, 1886. A noble and ornamental plant.

A. guttata imperialis (imperial). fl., spathe white, spotted red on the tube. l. elliptic-sagittate, acute, 1ft. to 1 1/2ft. long, 3/4ft. to 1 1/4ft. broad, dark green above, with slightly paler spaces between the nerves, purplish beneath. Borneo, 1885. A fine, stove, foliage plant. (I.H. 1884, 541.)

A. Lindeni (Auguste Linden's). l. 8in. long, 4 1/2in. to 6in. broad, glabrous, green above, with yellowish-white midrib and principal veins, paler beneath, cordate-ovate, very long-acuminate at base, the sinus large, triangular; petioles white or greenish-white, 10in. to 12in. long, 1/2in. to 3/4in. thick, erect, terete, channelled, amplexicaul, with decurrent sheaths half their length. Malaya, 1886. (I.H.1886, 603.)

A. Luciani (Lucien Linden's). l. peltate, ovate, cuspidate at apex, obcordate at base, dark green above, with pale cinereous veins and margins, purple beneath; basal lobes ovate-deltoid; petioles very long, thick, pale, dotted and spotted brown. 1887. A hybrid between A. Thibautiana and A. Putzeysi. (I.H. ser.v.27.)

A. Margaritae (Marguerite's) l. large, obcordate, peltate, repand, rather thick, bullate, highly glabrous above, except on the blackish midrib and primary veins; sinus triangular, the apex at the junction of the petiole; petioles terete, puberulous, brownish-purple, sheathing at base, the sheaths rosy-margined. Java, 1886. (I.H.1886, 611.) A. marginata (margined). fl., spathe tube green, 1in. to 1 1/4in. long, the lamina pale greenish-white, usually striped and spotted dull purple at back; spadix white, 6in. to 7in. long. l. 1 1/2ft. to 2ft. long, 11in. to 14in. broad, broadly cordate-ovate, slightly sinuate-margined, rounded into a shortly-pointed apex; petioles 2ft. to 3 1/2ft. long, with zigzag marks of blackish-brown, the sheaths broadly margined with blackish-brown. Brazil, 1887.

A. princeps (princely). l. sagittate, the hinder lobes narrow and spreading, forming a triangular, open sinus, the margins deeply sinuate, the upper surface of a metallic olive-green, with darkened midribs and primary veins, the under surface greyish-green, with dark chocolate-brown veins and margin; petioles slender, greyish-green, heavily marbled chocolate-brown. Malayan Archipelago, 1888.

A. Pucciana (signor Pucci's). l. peltate, oval-sagittate, 1 1/2ft. long, about 9in. broad, deep green above, the pure white veins surrounded by a silvery-white zone; under surface glossy purplish; petioles fleshy, smooth, cylindrical, pale purplish, marked with wavy, irregular zones of dull crimson-red; in the upper portion these markings disappear. 1887. Garden hybrid.

A. Putzeysi (Putzeys'). l. similar in shape to those of A. longiloba, dark green, the midrib, primary and secondary veins, and margins bordered with white; under surface dark purple. Sumatra, 1882. (I.H.445.)

A. Reginae (queen's). fl., spathe tube ovoid, 1in. long, 3in. to 4in. in diameter, ivory-white, spotted purple, the blade white, 2in. to 2 1/2in. long, reflexed; spadix sessile, rather shorter than the spathe. l. ovate-cordate, repand, somewhat fleshy, glabrous above, except the pubescent midrib and veins, dull brownish-purple beneath; petioles terete, spotted fuscous-purple. Borneo, 1885. (I.H. 1885, 544.) A. Sanderiana (Sander's). l. deflexed, glossy, arrow-shaped, with three lateral lobes on each side, peltately affixed, the midrib and borders ivory-white, the surface bright green, with metallic-blue reflections; petioles erect, brownish-green, striately mottled. Eastern Archipelago, 1884.

A. sinuata (sinuate). fl., spathe light green, 3in. long; spadix shorter than the spathe; peduncle as long as, or longer than, the petioles. l. sagittate, with sinuate margins; upper side of the young ones very dark green along the principal veins, with a lighter green between; older ones dark green above, the under side whitish-green. Philippines, 1885.

A. Villeneuvei (Comte de Villeneuve's). l., blades very unequal; petioles wholly spotted with brown. Borneo, 1887. Closely allied to A. longiloba. (I. II. ser. v. 21.)