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tender ; wanting shade, and difficult to propagate except under 



Croton Elegans. Croton Evansiana. 



Ensifolia. Fenzii. 



Croton Elegantissimum. 



G. Excelsior has richly-coloured narrow leaves, about sixteen 

 inches long by an inch and a half wide, of a deep green colour 

 with yellow markings, which become a very bright crimson 

 when the leaves mature ; must be grown in the shade, and pro- 

 pagates easily. 



C. Formosus has lance-shaped leaves, fifteen inches long and 

 an inch broad ; the stalks are crimson, which colour extends itself 

 all along the midrib ; the bright green leaves are marked with 

 pale yellow bands, blotches and spots, which subsequently change 

 into crimson ; wants shade, and propagates easily. 



Croton Fordii. Croton Foxii. 



Freckle. Fucatus (lacteum). 



0. Gladstonii has large bold leaves, sixteen inches long and 

 four inches broad at the top, but tapers towards the stalk ; the 

 large green leaves are covered with pale yellow markings, some- 

 times in bands, sometimes in patches ; must be grown in a shady 

 place ; propagates easily ; must be " stopped" early if a wide- 

 spread plant is desired. 



C. Gloriosus. A new introduction from the New Hebrides 

 also known as the " Princess of Wales" ; the leaves are narrow, 

 being a little more than an inch in breadth, but about twenty- 

 four inches in length ; some of the leaves are very much un- 

 dulated ; the habit is arching, and the variegation is uncertain ; 

 in some leaves the ground colour is creamy yellow with clouded 

 green blotches and spots, the smaller spots being confluent ; in 

 other leaves these conditions are reversed ; this plant must be 

 protected from the sun throughout the year, 'and cuttings will 

 only root under glass. 



Croton Goldie. Croton Goldieana. 



Goodeneoughti. Gracilis. 



Grande, ,, Grotesque. 



