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Clematis. Some of the new kinds of Japanese Clematis have 

 been introduced into Bangalore and are doing well, they will be 

 great acquisitions to gardens bearing a profusion of large, single 

 and double purple flowers, which in England present a sheet of 

 bloom. 



Cleome, Capparidacece, C. Pentaphylla. The species of this 

 genus are very pretty and grow well in a light rich soil, the 

 colours of the flowers are white, red, purple and yellow, cultivat- 

 ed easily from seed. 



Clerodendrum, Thompsonice. A handsome climbing plant from 

 Central Africa with fine white flowers and bright scarlefe coralla, 

 quite hardy. 



Clianthus, Leguminosce, C. Puniceus. From Kleios glory, and 

 Anthos a flower, an elegant plant, attains the height of 8 or 

 10 feet, and adapted for a shrubbery, growing well in any mode- 

 rate rich soil, native of New Zealand. 



Clintonia, Loleliacece, C. Elegans. These are pretty border 

 plants, colours white and blue, they flower and give seed abun- 

 dantly, and thrive in any good soil. 



Clitoria, Ternatea, Leguminosce. There are several varieties. 

 The most common are the blue and white. They blossom all the 

 year round, and being shrubby, twining plants, are well suited 

 for covering trellis work. They are of easy growth, and the 

 blue flowers are used sometimes for colouring boiled rice. Are 

 propagated by seed, and in any soil. 



Clove Pink, vide Dianthus Caryophyllus, Cobce Polemoniacece, 

 Coboe Scandens. This is a fast growing creeper, the flowers of 

 which are purple, and the stems attach themselves to any rough 

 surface, like some of the Cereus species, and well adapted for 

 screening walls. 



Cockscombs, Celosia, Cristata. Dwarf German Cockscombs 

 have a gay appearance, but are rather stiff and formal as flowers. 

 The seed should be sown in rich soil early in the rains, and the 

 young plants once moved without a check to the place intended 

 for their flowering, require rich soil, and plenty of water, and 

 full exposure to sunshine. The comb forms very early in the 



