CHAP. V. ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS, ETC. 529 



1. C. Ksempferi. A shrub about three feet high; flowers, 

 borne in April, of a coral-crimson colour, in a large close mass, 

 surmounting the head, of dark handsome leaves, in a very 

 stately way. Sir J. Paxton says this is probably identical with 

 2. C. fulgens. It, as well as C. pyramidale, Mr. Errington tells 

 me, is most easily propagated by cuttings of the young shoots, 

 which soon become handsome plants. 



3. C. urticsefolium. A plant of lower growth than the preced- 

 ing, but very similar in the manner of flowering. Its deep rich 

 green leaves set off admirably the exquisite crimson-scarlet 

 heads of flowers which rise above them in September. 



4. C. pyramidale. A shrub three or four feet high; bears, 

 during the Kains, its flowers in enormous, dense, conical heads, 

 presenting a truly magnificent appearance, though their colour 

 is perhaps somewhat inferior to that of other kinds, being of 

 rather a pallid crimson, not so brilliant as in either of the two 

 preceding. 



5. C. hastatum. A tall-growing shrub, native of Sylhet; 

 remarkable for its handsome spear-head-like leaves; flowers 

 described as more than five inches long, greenish-white, with 

 the mouth of the throat marked with fine purple dots, borne in 

 April and May. 



6. C. splendens. A dwarf climber, native of Sierra Leone; 

 blossoms in large close clusters of gorgeous crimson flowers ; of 

 exquisite beauty when in fine 'condition, as sometimes seen in 

 the stoves in England. In the vicinity of Calcutta it can hardly 

 be kept alive, and flowers, but very indifferently, in January. 



7. C. squamatum. The stems of this shrub rise naked from 

 the ground about three feet, and then bear a parasol-like expan- 

 sion of handsome, rich green, heart-shaped leaves, surmounting 

 which rise the heads of blossom, resembling a mass of bright 

 crimson coral. When in full flower, in April and May, no 

 plant can surpass this in beauty. 



8. C. sp. from Mauritius : in Garden of the Agri-Horticul- 

 tural Society. Somewhat resembles the last; blossoms in 

 October, producing afterwards large, enamel-like, deep-blue 

 seeds. 



9. C. fallax. A shrub about three feet high ; produces, in 

 March, pale violet-coloured flowers in large semi-spherical 

 heads upon slender stems. 



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