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condition is only obtained by exposure to the sun ; a moderate 

 exposure, during the cooler months only, will produce a very 

 handsome plant ; cuttings grow very easily. 



Croton Mrs. Dormau. Croton Multicolour. 

 C. Multiformis grows a variety of leaves, that is, of different 

 shapes, the most interesting of them being the spiral and inter- 

 rupted ones which are about a foot long and an inch in breadth; 

 the ground colour is bright green spotted with pale yellow and 

 tinted with crimson ; requires shade ; cuttings must be treated 

 with care. 



Croton Murillo, 



C. Mutabilis (Princep's), as its name denotes, grows leaves 

 of a variety of shapes ; the most remarkable are those that are 

 interrupted and which are enlarged towards the apex into a cup- 

 like termination, from which a rib or thread grows for two or 

 three inches in length, and a second leaflet also very variably in 

 shape is formed ; the colours are dark-green, marked with shades 

 of yellow and pink, which, when matured, become bright orange 

 and magenta ; must have shade ; cuttings easily root, but in 

 selecting branches, one with the largest number of interrupted 

 leaves on it should be chosen. 



Croton Neptune. Croton Nevillise. 



Newtonii. Negro-rubra. 



Croton Nigrum. 



C. Ornatus has oblong deep green leaves, with partially undu- 

 lated margins, a central band, and long parallel veins of creamy 

 yellow, also irregular blotches of the same colour which becomes 

 tinged with crimson ; some of the leaves are bronzy green with 

 lines and blotches of rosy pink and a midrib of rosy crimson ; 

 propagated easily. 



Croton Orestes. Croton Ovalifolium. 



C. Prince Albert Victor. An Australian variety of dense 

 drooping habit ; some of the long pendulous leaves are complete- 

 ly spiral, others have a twist only, but they are invariably 

 undulated ; the leaf is dark-green, handsomely spotted and 

 margined with yellow; requires plenty of shade, and cuttings 

 are propagated easily ; must be " stopped" to branch. 



