Croton 



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Crowea 



are seeking for new varieties. The general practice 

 is to raise stock by the aid of cuttings of the firm 

 upper portions of the shoots, which root readily in 

 sandy peat, beneath a bell-glass, over bottom heat. 

 and shaded from the sun. Cuttings can also be 

 -rooted in water, and in either case they must be 

 potted as necessary. 



Pin/to : Cassell 



Soil. The best compost for these plants consists 

 of fibrous loam three parts, peat and leaf mould 

 one part each, witli sharp sand according to the 

 nature of the principal ingredients. Instead of 

 adding. manure to the compost, it is preferable to 

 feed with liquid manure when the pots containing 

 the plants are full of roots. 



Other Cultural Points. When plants become 

 "leggy, "and lose their lower leaves, as they are 

 somewhat prone to do, elegant specimens, beauti- 

 fully " feathered," and admirable for table decora- 

 tion, may be had by rooting the tops. An upward 

 cut about 1" long is made beneath the lowest 

 leaves', and a small piece of wood is inserted to 

 keep the cut portion from the parent stem. Moss 

 is then bound round, and if kept moist in a high 

 temperature, roots will be emitted, and the whole 

 may be severed from the parent stem and 

 potted in the customary manner. Plants grown 

 on a single steni are most useful, but branched 

 plants may be secured by pinching out the lead in 

 the early stages and once subsequently stopping 

 the side growths. The plants must be kept 

 scrupulously clean, and must have the benefit of 

 the fullest light if the finest colouring is expecterl. 



A Selection of Varieties : 

 aigburthiensis, narrow, Flambeau. 



bright red, grn. (see Golden King, twisted Ivs., 



/>. '2')'2). rich yel., blotched grn. 



augustifolium, narrow, Hawkeri, creamy wh. , 



golden yeL, yel., gni. 

 IJismarckii, grn., yel. 



veins and blotches. 

 Chelsonii, or., salmon red-, 



criin. 



Disraeli, grn., veined yel. 

 Earl of Derby, golden 



yel., margined grn. 

 evansianum, grn., yel., 



crim., so. 



gru. (see figure). 

 Her Majesty. narrow 



foliage, golden yel. , 



deep grn. 



illustris, grn., spotted yel. 

 interruptum aureuni, pur. 



grn., golden yel. 

 Johamiis, grn., margined 



yel. 

 Laingii, grn., red, salmon. 



JIdme. E. Bcrgmaun, old 



gold, red br. 

 Mdme. E. Tournier, broad 



Ivs., gold, olive grn. 

 majesticum, grn., yel., 



crim. 

 Mayi, narrow foliage, grn., 



yel. 

 Mrs. Cliliran, narrow 



grn. , golden yel. 

 Mrs. Lewis, narrow, pale 



grn., yel. 



Newmannii, grn., red, yel. 

 picturatum, dark grn., 



yel., red. 

 Prmoeaa of Wales, gold, 



cream, grn. (*< p. '2 ">:>). 

 Princess Waldeck, gold, 



grn. 

 Queen Victoria, broad Ivs. , 



gold, magenta, crira. 

 recurvifolium, grn., cream, 



Reidii, broad, yel., pur. 



grn., salmon, bronze 



(.< i>. '251). 

 Russellii, sc., red, br. 

 Shuttle wortliii, grn., yel., 



br. 

 Tliomsonii, broad Ivs., 



gold, chocolate, crim. 

 varirgatum tricolor, grn.. 



gold, (Te;un. 

 Venus, narrow, twisted 



Ivs., light yel., deep 



grn. 

 \Varrenii, very handsome, 



twisted Ivs., grn., 



or. , car. (we figure). 

 Williamsii, broad, grn., 



crim., magenta. 

 Weismannii, grn., veined 



and margined vol. 

 Van Oosterxoi, small 



Ivs., grn., spotted 



pale yel. 



yel. 



True Crotons. The true Crotons are stove ever- 

 greens. The principal species arc Kleuteria, ;V, 

 June, greenish white, which gives the Eleuteria 

 bark of commerce ; and Tiglium, 10', August, 

 greenish white, from whose seeds is expressed the 

 powerful purgative known as Croton Oil. 



CROWBERRY. 



The Crowburry, Empotrum nignim, grows in the 

 highlands of Scotland, and the purple berries are 

 sometimes eaten, but if taken in quantity are said 

 to produce headache. They are employed in 

 Siberia in making a refreshing drink, and in other 

 parts of northern Asia for making a dark purple 

 dye. 



CROWEA. 



These Australian evergreen shrubs (iiriJ. Kuta- 

 ceie) gro%v well in the greenhouse, and may be 



I'liOto: Ctixtcll it- Coi/'a.v, /.'<?. 



CKOTOX WAUHEXII. 



increased from cuttings in very sandy soil. Soil, 

 peat and loam. They require careful watering at 

 all stages. 



Principal Species : 

 saligna. >' to 3', Aug., latifolia (.><< saligna). 



pk., pur. ("i/ii. latifolia). 



