There are several others of the C. orbiculata type, then there 

 are some with names of their own. C. Flanaganii I planted for 

 its flowers, good handsome heads of pendent terra-cotta 

 blooms showing up well against the grey leaves which are rolled 

 up into pointed tubes. I chose C. Pillansii too for my terrace 

 to make a contrast, because it has yellow-green hairy leaves, 

 also tubular, and its blooms are very distinct, being deep yellow. 

 Then there is C. grandiflora^ whose blossoms are certainly the 

 largest of all and a good shade of red. Small green leaves appear 

 in winter and spring, but as soon as the weather is hot and 

 dry they drop off, the plant being kept alive by the food stored 

 in its thick succulent stems, which even without leaves or 

 flowers are quite decorative. 



There are many tiny cotyledons, but these really should be 

 classed with the succulents proper, which are not included in 

 this book ; they have defeated me with their number and 

 variety. 



The extreme edge of the terrace has a dainty decoration of 

 Helichrysum retortu?n, a very pretty six-inch plant with silver 

 leaves and flowers like large white stiff daisies with yellow 

 centres, a treasure among " everlastings ". 



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