The Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening

Every genus a Victorian gardener could grow — Abelia to Zygopetalum across four volumes, with each plant's history, species, and culture, by the Curator of Kew.

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Curcuma (Species extend from tropical)

The species extend from tropical America to tropical Australia and the South Pacific Islands. To those described on p. 411, Vol. I., the following should now be added:

C. Leopoldi (Leopold's). l. lanceolate, pale green, striped with creamy-white. 1884. An attractive plant, of distinct character, growing in clumps, and resembling a Musa in habit.

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