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the interior and tips of the corolla are set with hairs it is of 

 very easy culture. (Soil No. 7.) 



Caryophyllus aromdticus is the clove tree of commerce. 

 The whole plant is aromatic, and closely allied to Myrius; the 

 flowers are in loose panicles, the leaves ohlong, acuminate, 

 entire. It is a fine evergreen. Pots must be well drained. 

 (Soil No. 9.) 



Centradenia. Unique plants, with reddish purple foliage, 

 they produce a profusion of delicate pink flowers ; C. rosea 

 and G. florahunda are the most esteemed; they are of 

 dwarf habit and of the easiest culture. (Use Soil No. 2.) 



Cerberas. About twelve species of strong-growing trees, 

 full of poisonous juice. C. thevetia is an elegant plant, 

 with acuminate leaves, and large, nodding, yellow, solitary, 

 fragrant flowers, proceeding from the axil; C. ahouai, pro- 

 duces a nut which is deadly poison. C. oddllam, once C. 

 mdrtghas, has large star-like flowers, white, shaded with red. 

 They are principally East India plants, and require great heat. 

 (Soil No. 17.) 



Clerodendrum. This genus contains some very beautiful 

 and fragrant plants. C. frdgrans flore, pleno has a very 

 beautiful head of double white sweet-scented flowers, and 

 does very well as a green-house plant. 0. squamdtum has 

 very showy scarlet flowers. C. speciosissimum, the plant so 

 glaringly figured in some of the English periodicals, is the 

 same as C. squamdtum, a plant which has been grown in this 

 vicinity fifteen or twenty years. (Soil No. 2.) 



Coffea Ardhica. It produces the celebrated coffee, and is 

 a plant universally known in our collections, and of easy cul- 

 ture. The leaves are opposite, oblong, wavy and shining, the 

 flowers white, of a grateful odour, but of short duration. 

 (Soil No. 17.) 



Comb returns. Nine species of beautiful flowering climb- 

 ing plants, standing in very high estimation. The leaves 

 of the principal part of them are ovate, acute, flowers small, 

 but on large branches, the flowers all coming out on one 

 side of the branch. They have a magnificent effect. C 

 elegans, red; C. formdsvm, red and yellow; G pulcliellum, 

 scarlet; C. combsum, have crimson flowers in tufts; (J.pur- 

 purettm is the most splendid of the genus. It was first 

 cultivated in 1818, and so much admired that the whole of 

 the species, as soon as iutroluced, was extravagantly bought 



