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brilliant crimson ; must be grown in the shade and " stopped" 

 if required to branch ; cuttings must be raised under glass. 



C. Sir Ashly Eden has very handsome twisted leaves of a 

 graceful drooping habit, about eighteen inches long and one and 

 half inches in breadth ; the colour is green ; the midrib and mar- 

 gins are deep magenta, the underside of the leaf is crimson, but 

 many of the leaves are entirely marked with magenta, which 

 makes it a grand plant ; wants plenty of shade, being delicate ; 

 cuttings should be put under glass. 



Croton Sovereign. Croton Sunset. 

 Spectabilis. Speciosus. 



Splendidus. Speckle. 



Spencki. Spiralis. 



Croton Stewarti. 



C. Superbiens, a very richly coloured variety, a native of New 

 Guinea ; the leaves are oblong acute, with the base rounded ; they 

 begin to colour with yellowish markings on a green ground and 

 finish off on the matured leaves with a ground colour of dark 

 bronze intermixed with coppery portions, while the costa and 

 veins are picked out with crimson, making a very handsome 

 plant for table decoration j wants shade, and cuttings root easily. 

 Croton Shuttleworthii. Croton Tri-colour. 



C. Trilobus, Earl of Derby, is a very slow-growing three-lobed 

 foliage Croton of dwarf habit ; the stem and the leaf-stalk are 

 bright yellow, and this colour extends along the midrib and 

 diffuses itself over two-thirds of the leaf, which subsequently 

 takes on bright red markings as the leaf matures : this plant 

 must be " stopped" to branch ; must have plenty of shade, and 

 from its dwarf habit, slow growth, and rich colouring is suitable 

 for table decoration j cuttings succeed easily. 



C. Trilobus, Lord Cairns. -r-This is like the " Earl of Derby," 

 only with leaves of much brighter colours, the mature leaves 

 being entirely covered with bright crimson ; it is hardy and can 

 be placed out in the open garden except in the very hot months ; 

 it can be propagated easily, 



Croton Trilobus Albert!. Croton Trilobus Disraeli. 

 Traveller. ,, Torquatus. 



Tortilis. Truffantianus. 



