172 ORNAMENTAL GARDENING 
Colocasia antiquorum is the name just now in favor for the well- 
known Elephant’s Ear, though it has gone under a variety of 
names. It does not always do well on pine land but succeeds 
better in hammock; all the better if itis damp. It needs plenty 
of feed. 
Convallaria, Lily of the Valley. This does not seem to be a 
success generally in the state. 
- Cordyline. Some of these plants become somewhat shrubby 
with age. Ido not think they are a complete success in Florida 
as they prefer a strong, clayey soil. In Cuba they are perfectly 
at home and probably would succeed here in such ground. Some 
of the species are still classed under the old name of Dracaena. 
C. indwisa, C. australis and C. terminalis are placed here. 
Crassulas and Echeverias are fine succulents which fail with 
me on account of root knot. 
Crinum. Bulbous plants which seem peculiarly adapted to 
the sandy soil of Florida and which succeed all over the state. 
C. longifolium and C. moorei are very hardy and bloom all sum- 
mer. C. asiaticum is a large plant with narrow petalled white 
flowers, C. pedunculatum is something like it, C. scabrum has long, 
slender leaves and large drooping white flowers striped red, C. 
amabile is one of the finest, an immense plant with a large, long- 
necked bulb and an umbel of twenty to thirty purplish red flowers, 
much cultivated here. There are a number of other desirable 
forms, all of which do well with us. They do best in rich, slightly 
damp soil; if they were shaded at blooming time it would keep 
the flowers in perfection much longer. 
Crossandra undulaefolia. Notwithstanding its long name this 
is really a very attractive plant, with opposite, shining leaves 
and heads of rich orange salmon flowers freely borne. It does 
well on good pine land but is tender. 
Cuphea. Half shrubby, half herbaceous plants the commonest 
of which is C. ignea or platycentra. It is a neat little plant which 
constantly bears its tubular red flowers tipped with black and 
white. It does well in pots and for a while in good soil out of 
doors but is short lived with me. There is another species, 
C. microphylla, which is sometimes cultivated here. They are 
tender. 
