yielded by any other plants. They are easily managed, 
and can be grown into handsome small specimens, and 
when so grown, are among the finest things that can be 
used for the adornment of the dinner table, and also for 
vases for the sitting-room during the Winter months. 
In Summer they will stand for a long time either in the 
windows or hall, and for this purpose they should be 
extensively grown. Crotons succeed well in rich loam, 
with a little peat and sand added; they require an abund- 
ance of water, and therefore must be thoroughly drained. 
According to some authorities the whole of the plants in 
cultivation are varieties of one species. They are readily 
propagated by cuttings with a bottom heat of not less 
than 75°, and require a high temperature and full sun- 
light to bring out their beautiful markings. 
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CALENDULA. , 
4MHIS is also known as Marigold, and nearly always 
= has a position in most gardens. There are several 
‘species, some of which are shrubby and some annual. 
The Cape Marigolds are hardy annual plants, with very 
elegant flowers, which close at the withdrawal of the 
sun, and as they do not open at all when it is dark, or 
heavy clouds foretell the approach of rain, Linneeus called 
the commonest species Pluvialis, or the Rainy Marigold. 
The florets of the ray of the flowers of this plant are of a 
pure white inside, and of a dark purple on the outside; 
while those of Hybrida are of a dingy orange outside. A 
tineture is made from the flowers of the several varieties 
that is considered highly efficacious for bruises or sprains, 
affording relief more quickly than arnica. All are freely 
raised from seed, in fact if once they get established on 
