1900 SUPPLEMENT—RECENT INTRODUCTIONS, 
Codieum—continued. : 
Cc. Broomfieldii (Broomfield’s). 7. 9in. to 10in. long, 2in. to 24in. 
wide, dark green, lined, spotted, blotched, and margined yellow, 
and having a central band of the same colour; midrib tinted red. 
1887. 
C. Bruce Findlay. . large, oblong-ovate, freely variegated 
with yellow on the lines of the midrib and principal veins. 1882. 
A bold and handsome plant. 
Cc. caudatum-tortile (twisted-tailed), 7. pendulous, twisted, 
some of them deep olive-green, with a yellow central band and a 
crimson midrib; others almost wholly yellow, becoming suffused 
with crimson; others variously blotched and spotted. 1883, 
A graceful form. 
C. contortum (twisted). /. ovate, acuminate, recurved, 6in. to 
8in. long, having the cross-veins and margins sulphur-yellow on 
an olive-green ground. 1884, This plant resembles C, volutum. 
C. cornigerum (horn-bearing). 7. banded with orange-yellow, 
Polynesia, 1873, 
c. eens. t, oblong-lanceolate; bright green, blotched with 
yellow. ? 
Cc. cronstadtii (Kronstadt). J. of medium size, lanceolate, 
twisted, curled, and crisped, tapering to a sharp point, deep, 
glossy green, variegated with light golden-yellow. 1882. An 
interesting pla t. 
Cc. Rayupring. . oblong-elliptic, orange-yellow, edged dark 
es eee ye ow parts becoming tinged with red on the older 
eaves. . 
C. Delight. /. oblong, aeute, 6in. to 8in. long, 14in. to 2in. broad, 
when young bright yellow, margined green, the midrib and 
primary veins creamy, the central variegation changing with 
maturity to clear ivory-white, a few dots of the same colour 
being scattered along the margin. Antipodes, 1888. 
C. eminens (eminent). 7. broadly lanceolate, tapering, glossy 
veen, the midrib and part of the lateral veins white. 1883. 
abit dense. 
Cc. excurrens (excurrent). 7. oblong, stalked ; midrib excurrent 
like a small horn near the apex of the leaf, which is variegated 
with greenish-yellow. 1864. 
C. Exquisite, /. 6in, to 9in. lon , 2in. broad, obovate, acuminate, 
- arching, pale green, marbled and margined primrose and yellow. 
C. Eyrei (Kyre's). /. long and narrow, twisted, recurved, freely 
variegated with yellow ; petioles and young branches red. 1883. 
C. formosum (handsome). J. green, spotted yellow, which after- 
wards changes to crimson; centre and principal veins yellow, 
becoming, with the margin, a bright magenta-purple; leafstalks 
crimson. 
C. Goednoughtii (Goednought’s). 7. clear green, variegated with 
yellow. Santa Cruz, 1876. 
C. Golden Queen, /. 8in. to 10in. long, 3in. broad, ovate, 
acuminate, deep green, spotted with gold, the centre wholly 
golden ; petioles rose-colour. 
C. heroicum (heroic). /. green, freely marked deep yellow, the 
veins, and often the half, or even the whole, leaf-surface, being 
yellow, occasionally flushed or lined rosy-crimson. 
Cc. Jubilee. 7. 10in. to 14in. long, 2in. broad, lanceolate, 
acuminate, with a broad, central stripe, cross veins, and a 
narrow margin of golden-yellow, which colour changes with 
maturity to a fiery-crimson. 1887. 
c. Junius. /. long, narrow, varying in outline, the lower half 
lemon-yellow, becoming suffused crimson with age, the remaining 
portion bronzy-gieen ; petioles and stems bright orange-scarlet. 
C. Katharina. 7. 9in. to 12in. long, 2in. broad,'s iral, closely set, 
splashed and marbled crimson and scarlet. 187, 
C. lineare (linear). /. 4in. to 6in. long, linear, usually obtuse, but 
sometimes narrowed to the point, dark green, with a yellow 
midrib and a few lateral blotches of the same colour, occasionally 
almost wholly yellow. 
C. Magnificent. 7. ovate-lanceolate, 6in. to 8in. long, 24in. broad, 
when young having a central variegation of golden-yellow ; with 
maturity the margins become deep olive-green,. while the mid- 
rib and primary veins, with a narrow band on each side the 
midrib, assume a bright carmine. 1888, 
C. Monarch. /. oblong, acute, 1ft. long, 24in. broad, dark green, 
spotted bright yellow. Antipodes, 1888. 
C. Mrs. Swan. J. Gin. to Yin. long, lin. broad, lanceolate, 
acuminate, arching, the centre irregularly marked with golden- 
yellow, the margin of dark green spotted with golden-yellow ; 
petioles and stem crimson. 
C. musaicum (mosaic). 7. oblong lanceolate, acuminate, wayy, 
crimson, with one or two series of irregular, green blotches on 
each side of the midrib; in the young leaves the crimson is re- 
placed by a creamy colour, affording a very handsome yarie- 
gation, 1885, Syn. Croton musaicus (R. 1H. 1882, 240). 
C. Nestor. /. lanceolate, bright green, variegated with yellow 
and whitish, the variegation forming a broad, central stripe, 
- the midrib bright magenta-crimson. Polynesia, 1887, A form of 
C. medium varieyatum, See Fig. 271. - 
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Codieum—continued. 
C. ornatum (adorned). JZ. green, blotched yellow, and with a 
narrow central band and long parallel veins of creamy-yellow, 
the yellow parts becoming crimson; occasionally the I 
blotches are rosy-pink, and the midrib is of a deep rosy-crimson 
C. .Phillipsii (Phillips’). 7. linear-lanceolate, 8in. to 10in. long, 
Zin. broad, the base rich golden-yellow, this colour extending 
half-way through, and continuing along the centre nearly the 
whole length. 1886, 
Cc. picturatum (painted). 7. blotched with redand yellow. New 
ebrides, 1876, 
Cc. Prince Henry. 1. lft. to 14ft. long, 3in. broad, recurved, the 
midrib crimson and gold, furrowed, with a narrow margin, 
occasionally spotted on a dark, bronzy-green ground; markings 
changing with maturity to a deep blood-red, 
Cc. Princess of Waldeck. /. broadly lanceolate, about 4in. 
long, the central portion of a bright, clear yellow, with a broad 
and distinct margin of deep green. 1882, A handsome variety. 
C. recurvatum (recurved). 7. recurved, lanceolate, acuminate, 
pores with yellow along the crimson midrib and lateral veins. 
Cc. reginze (Queen’s). J. olive-green, with orange, yellow, and 
crimson markings. Polynesia, 1878, 
Cc. ruberrimum (very red). This is one of the narrow, drooping- 
ee forms, with the usual crimson and creamy variegation. 
1884, 
C. rubro-lineatum (red-lined). 7, spreading, oblong-lanceolate, 
lin, to ljin. long, when first expanded pale yellow and green, 
many of them tinged rose, but deepening with age to golden- 
yellow or olive-green, the midrib and nerves, and in many 
cases the margin also, becoming crimson. 1882. A tine plant. 
C. Russelli (Russell's). A seedling form of C. pictum. 1893. 
(J. H. xxvii., p. 493, f. 71, under the name of Croton Russelli.) 
C. Sceptre. J. ribbon-like, dark (bottle-green, spotted with 
fiery orange and yellow; midrib crimson. 1884. 
Fic. 271. Upper PorTION OF BRANCH OF CopDIL“ZUM Nestor, 
C, Sunshine. /. Yin. to 10in. long, about 2in. wide, dark bronzy- 
green, when young blotched with yellow, which gradually 
changes into rosy-crimson, eventually becoming blood-red. 
South Sea Islands, 1887. 
C. Thomsoni (Thomson's). One of the many seedling forms of 
C. pictum, 1893. 
C. torquatum (chain-bearing). /. green, with yellow spots that 
enoies to red, broken up into chain-like segments, Polynesia, 
1878. 
Cc. fhe (Marchesi Torrigiani’s). 7. plain, about 
lin. broad, at first ribbed and veined with yellow, subsequently 
assuming a high crimson tint along the midrib, margins, and 
transverse arching veins, the intermediate spaces being green; 
petioles and stem red. 1884, A handsome plant, in the way of 
Queen Victoria, 
C. Van Oosterzeei (Van Oosterzee’s). 7. narrow-linear-lanceo- 
late, acuminate, green, spotted with yellow. 1883. A small 
but distinct and ornamental shrub, (I. H. 1883, 502.) 
Cc. Victory. 7. lft. long, 24in. broad, deep olive-green, with 
crimson veins and midrib, from which latter extends, in an 
arcuate manner, a coloration of reddish-crimson, the deep green 
between the primary veins being broken up in an irregular 
manner by the same bright colour; young ones orange-yellow, 
suffused crimson. 1888, ° 
