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 (Supplement)

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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