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Maranta (Supplement)

To the species and varieties described on pp. 326-7, Vol. II., the following should now be added:

M. argentea (silvery). l. large, oblong, acute, silvery-grey, marked with narrow, curving lines of a deep green. Brazil, 1884.

M. conspicua (conspicuous). l. oblong-ovate, dark green above, pinnately marked with broken, distant bands of pale yellow-green, purplish beneath. Brazil, 1885. A small species.

M. gratiosa (favoured). l. broadly oblong, sub-cordate, silvery-grey, the midrib and five or six tapering, curved bands on each side of it of a bright green. Brazil, 1884.

M. iconifera (picture-bearing). l. about 6in. long, obliquely ovate, yellowish-green, marked with oblong, deep green blotches. Brazil, 1887.

M. musaica (mosaic). l. obliquely cordate, 7in. long, 3 1/2in. broad, bright. glossy green, marked with numerous close-set, transverse veins. Brazil, 1884.

M. nitida (shining). l. oblong, acute, 6in. long, 3in. broad, pale, bright, shining green, with four or five oblong, green patches on each side of the midrib. Brazil, 1884.

M. polita (neat). l. 4in. to 5in. long, 2in. broad, glossy green, elegantly marked with stipitate, oblong, dark green blotches. Brazil, 1884.

M. speciosa (showy). l. obliquely elliptic-oblong, acute, bright green, pinnately banded with greenish-white. Brazil, 1884.