224: GREEN-HOUSE — REPOTTIXG. {_3farch. 



collection. They require an airy situation and the pots to be 

 well drained. The plants in summer must not be fully ex- 

 posed to the sun. (Soil No. 6.) 



Crdssula. This genus has now no plant in it attractive 

 in beauty. Several beautiful pU^nts in our collections be- 

 long to Rochea and Kalosdnthus. There is a strong grow- 

 ing succulent plant, known in our collections as 0. falcdta 

 which is R. falcdta. It seldom flowers : the minor variety 

 blooms profusely every year from May to "August, and has 

 showy scarlet flowers in terminal panicles. The plants 

 known as C. coccinea and C. versicolor are now given to 

 the genus Kalosdnthus. The flowers of the former are scar- 

 let, wax-like, terminal, and sessile; those of the latter are 

 rose and white, also wax-like, and are both desirable plants, 

 requiring very little water during winter. (Soil No. 18.) 



(Juj)hdeay a genus of rather unattractive plants were it not 

 for the very brilliant C. jylatycintera, which is continually in 

 bloom with its profusion of tubular, waxy, scarlet-colored 

 edged with white and tipped with black : the plant is of dwarf 

 habit and does well in almost any locality. (Soil No. 12.) 



Crateegus. There are none of these belonging to the 

 green-house ; but there is a plant in the collections, known 

 as C. glabra, which is Photinia serruldta, a native of China, 

 and is a very handsome plant ; has long foliage, deeply ser- 

 rated, very shining. P. arhiitifblia, a native of California, 

 and is the finest of the genus ; flowers in large dense panicles, 

 foliage larger than the former, and not so deeply serrated j 

 they are both comparatively hardy, and we soon expect to 

 see them acclimated. (Soil No. 11.) 



Crinum, several species do well in the green-house, 

 especially C. Mexicdnimi, C. capense, and C. ascdtica : they 

 require considerable pot-room to make them do well. (Soil 

 No. 12.) 



Crbicea saltgna is among one of the finest plants of New 

 South Wales. It flowers at the axils of the leaves, color 

 pink, with five petals, connected by entangled hairs ; in 

 flower from April to December, and frequently through the 

 winter; foliage lanceolate, and a fine green. The plant 

 grows neat, and requires an airy situation : drain the pots 

 well. (Soil No. 1.) 



Cunoida. capne^^is, the only species, and a handsome shrub, 

 with large pinnated shining leaves, beautifully contrasted by 



