CALADIUM PICTUM.

PLATE XLIII.

THERE is beauty o'er all this delectable world,
Which wakes at the first golden touch of the light;
There is beauty when morn hath her banner unfurl'd,
Or when stars twinkle out from the depths of the night.
There is beauty on ocean's vast verdureless plains,
Though lashed into fury or lull'd into calm;
There is beauty on land, and its countless domains-
Its corn-fields of plenty-its meadows of balm;-
Oh, God of Creation! these sights are of Thee!
Thou surely hast made them for all that are free!

FOR a description of this genus see page 7.
Native country Rio.

Introduced about 1850, from the Continent.

PRINCE.

Description. A handsome tuberous-rooted, herbaceous, stove perennial. Leaf-stems about eighteen inches high, and of a rich purple colour. Leaves heart-shaped, about a foot long and seven inches broad, irregularly blotched with white spots on a light green ground. A fine plant kept in a stove or orchid house keeps its foliage all the year with a little care in watering.

Culture. Summer heat 70° to 80°, winter 65° to 70°. Soil lumpy turf, sandy peat, and dried cow-dung in equal parts, mixed with silver-sand, will grow it well. Re-pot in March, using a somewhat large-sized pot, taking care to drain well. Water freely during the summer, using liquid manure often; water sparingly in winter. Take care that no worms are in the pot, and keep the plant near the glass. In case the green fly makes its appearance, at once apply tobacco water in a diluted state, or give a gentle smoking; if this pest remains on the young foliage, it will cause it to become deformed and wrinkled.

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