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to grow in, as it attains the height of six or more feet, and should 

 be placed in a shrubbery where the soil is good. 



Cotula Compositce, Cotula Aurea. This is a common plant with 

 little golden ball like flowers, and is cultivated in any garden 

 soil by seed. 



Crocus Iridacece, Crocus Vernus. This plant never flowers in 

 the western part of India, the roots when planted, only produce 

 leaves, wither and die. 



Crotalaria Leguminosce, Crotalaria Elegans. This is a numer- 

 ous genus, many of the species beautiful, the seeds are contained 

 in inflated pods, which rattle when shaken, grow readily in any 

 tolerably good soil and abound in this country. 



Crotons or Codiceum. Among first class f oliaged plants, the cro- 

 tons now hold a prominent position since the introduction of 

 many brilliant hued varieties from the South Sea Islands. 



The old Indian Croton is common in gardens with its variegated 

 laurel like leaves or curiously twisted yellow striped ones, these 

 are not to be compared with Croton Vitchi, C. Maximum, C. Irregu- 

 lare, C. Hillianum, C. Elegans, C. Undulatum, now become 

 fashionable, though by no means common. Some of these have 

 bright golden yellow leaves with rich variegation, other rich 

 crimson tints on the underpart of the leaf, and are indispensable to 

 every good collection of foliage plants, do well at Bangalore. 



Cuphea, Lythracece. This genus of plants is rather pretty ; 

 the flowers being purple, scarlet and red, are grown from seed and 

 by cuttings in tolerable light soil. 



Cyclamen Primulacece, Cyclamen Persicum. This is a bul- 

 bous species, thriving in a light vegetable mould, and may be 

 cultivated by seed or its tubers. 



Cynoglossum, Boraginacece. These are pretty little annuals, 

 natives of Europe, the colour of the flowers mostly blue, purple, 

 white and purple, grow in any common soil. 



Cyprus Vine. Vide Ipomcea quamoclit. 



Cytisus Leguminosce, Cytisus Argenteus. These species are 

 mostly hardy trees or shrubs found all over Europe, the trees 



