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C. Prince of Wales. This plant has been cultivated under the 

 nanae of " Schomburgkiaua" ; it is too well known to require de- 

 scription ; it is, however, very difficult to obtain a position for 

 this plant in the garden so that the leaves may be well coloured ; 

 a well coloured plant should have its leaves almost entirely pale 

 yellow, margined and blotched with rich carmine, with irre- 

 gular patches of light green, the midrib and leaf stalk being 

 bright magenta; cuttings root easily. 



Croton Parkerii. Croton Pictum. 



,, Picturatus. Pilgrimii. 



President. President Cherreau. 



Paradoxus. Prima Donna. 



C. Recurvifolius. This plant is a great improvement on 

 Croton " Volutus," the leaves growing more densely, being twice 

 the breadth, and the midrib and veins being marked in rich 

 crimson, makes it a grander plant ; the leaves have also a rugged 

 and waved appearance as the veins are much sunk below the 

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



(7. Eoseo-Picta. A very tender but pretty Hybrid of dwarf 

 and dense habit and very richly coloured, the green leaf being 

 literally covered with markings of a very light yellow and rose 

 tints ; must be grown in the shade, and cuttings raised under 

 glass ; the old variety, Croton " Pictum," is often sold as Roseo- 

 Picta. 



Croton Queen Victoria. Croton Regina. 

 Queensland. Reedii, 



Rex. Rodeckiana. 



Royal Prince. Rotundifolia. 



(7. Rulescens, an introduction from the South Sea Islands, 

 with lanceolate leaves ; the midrib and veins are yellow with 

 freckles of the same colour passing through rosy red on the ribs 

 and orange red on the freckling to deep green with rich crimson, 

 lines and spots ; wants shade, and cuttings require care. 



Croton Rubro-lineatus. 



C. Schomlurgkiana. This is similar in description to tho 

 " Princess of Wales," only the colouring is pale yellow, white and 



