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2. S. argenteum. A beautiful small shrub about three feet 

 high with Oleander-like leaves of silvery hue, borne on the 

 summit of the stem ; bears during the Hot season numerous 

 thimble-formed, pendulous, pale-lilac flowers. It is best to grow 

 it in a large pot, for if planted in the open ground it becomes 

 very troublesome on account of the numerous suckers it sends 

 up for a great distance around. 



3. S. macranthum. A small spreading tree about eight or 

 ten feet high, with very large leaves ; nearly always in blossom, 

 and very showy with its numerous immense, purple, potato-like 

 flowers. Propagated by seed. 



ASCLEPIADACE^]. 



Cryptostegia. 



C. grandiflora ChabuJc-chhuree. A large overspreading and 

 extensively-growing scandent shrub, throwing out twig-like 

 stems of immense length, bearing in pairs oblong, pointed, 

 smooth, deep-green leaves, from three to four inches long ; 

 rather unmanageable, and requiring an outhouse or a large 

 strong trellis for its support. Its handsome and luxuriant foliage 

 forms a fine foil to the very large, bell-shaped, bright, rich 

 purple flowers which it bears during the Hot and Kain seasons. 

 Propagated by cuttings in the Kains. 



Holostemma. 



H. Rheedii. A climbing shrub, with large heart-shaped, 

 pointed leaves, five to six inches long; described as bearing in 

 the Rains large clusters of large, thick, fleshy five-lobed flowers, 

 of a beautiful mixture of green and white colours. 



Calotropis. 



1. C. gigantea; and 2. C. Hamiltoniana Mudar. These are too 

 well known to need description. They are unquestionably very 

 handsome flowering shrubs, and nothing but their extreme 

 commonness in the jungul and by the wayside excludes them 

 from admission into the garden. 



Oxystelma. 

 0. esculentum. A very slender-stemmed herbaceous, creeping 



