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 it is 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. I do 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. indivisa, 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. longifoUum 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 platy centra. 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. 



