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leaving the opposite side perfectly green ; must have shade ; cut- 

 tings grow easily. 



Croton Macfarlanei. Croton Macarthuri. 



Macarthur Species. Macarthuri, Nos. 11, 

 Maculata-Kattonii. 37, 47, 56, 85. 



Maculata var. 



C. Magnolifolius is one of the few large-leafed Crotons that 

 has the primary veins of the leaf distinctly marked in crimson on 

 a bright green ground ; the leaves are twelve to fourteen inches 

 long and five inches broad ; will grow to advantage next to 

 "Kingianus; " is very delicate, and if placed where there is too 

 much sun or shade, will deteriorate very rapidly ; cuttings raised 

 under glass. 



C. Majesticum, a bright-looking plant, with narrow leaves 

 about fourteen inches in length ; the ground colour is light green 

 with the central rib marked out in creamy yellow, but as the 

 leaves mature, the green and yellow are replaced with a dark 

 shade of red, and the middle of the leaf has a bright crimson 

 band ; the leaves being long and drooping, makes the plant very 

 handsome ; must be grown in the shade ; cuttings succeed well. 



C. Mirabilis is a richly marked plant, with leaves ten inches in 

 length by three inches in breadth ; the bronze green leaves are 

 marbled, blotched and veined with rosy crimson which gives it a 

 rich appearance ; wants shade ; cuttings require care. 



(7. Morti has leaves eight inches in length by about four inches 



in breadth in the broadest part, that is, near the apex ; the leaf 



tapers towards the foot-stalk ; the ground colour is a bright green 



on which the midrib and primary veins are very broadly marked 



in creamy yellow ; wants plenty of shade ; cuttings rather delicate. 



Croton Maxima. Croton Microphyllum. 



Croton Medium. 



C. Hooreanus has long drooping leaves sixteen to eighteen 

 inches in length by one and a half inches in breadth ; the ground 

 colour is a bright green with bright yellow markings consisting 

 of a yellow midrib and primary veins with numerous yellow bars 

 across the leaf; in some cases the yellow is very profuse, but this 



