464 TREES AND PLANTS FOR CEMETERIES 



SUITABLE PLANTS FOR CEMETERIES 



FOR DESCRIPTIONS, SEE SPECIAL CHAPTERS ON FLOWERING AND 

 FOLIAGE PLANTS. ETC. 



Dwarf or slow-growing plants, which are either evergreens or 

 produce white flowers, are the kinds usually desired for planting 

 on or around graves. The following are selected species for the 

 purpose : 



FOR LOW ELEVATIONS 



TREES, ETC: 



Casuarina equisitifolia 

 Cupressus funebris. "Weeping 



Cypress" 

 Cycads (Ceylon " Madu ") 



Palms: Chrysalidocarpus. Areca, 



Caryota, etc. 



Plumeria acutifolia. "Temple tree" 

 Thuja orientalis. "Arbor Vitae" 



FLOWERING SHRUBS WITH WHITE OR BLUE FLOWERS: 



Brunfelsia americana; flowers 



cream 

 B. uniflora ; flowers white and 



blue 



Clerodendron macrosiphon ; flowers 



white and pink 



Heeria macrostachva; flowers cream 



Plumbago capensis; white and blue- 

 flowered varieties 

 Tabernaemontana coronaria ; 



Flowers pure white 

 Vinca alba. Fl's white 

 Wrightia /eylaniea; flowers pure 



white 



DWARF OR EDGING PLANTS: 



Alternanthera; dwarf plants for 



edging, etc. 

 Amaryllis; white-flowered 



varieties 



Caladium argyrites; small variegated 

 white and green leaves 

 Coleus; handsome velvety variously- 

 coloured foliage 



Eucharis lily; pure white flowers 

 Eurycles; white flowers 



Ophiopogon; creamy white flowers 

 Pancratium zeylanicum; pure white 

 flowers 

 Phalaris arundinacea; small 



variegated grass 



Sal via farinaceae: pale blue flowers 

 Tuberoses; creamy-white flowers. 



see i; ted 



Vinca alba; white flowers 

 Zephyranthes; white flowers (tuber) 



FOR UP-COUNTRY:- 



Alternantheras; dwarf foliage plants 



suited for edging, etc. 



Amaryllis Belladona, Belladona lily; 



pink flowers 



Carnations; flowers white, 



crimson, etc. 

 Coleus; handsome foliage; (see 



above) 



Crinum Moorei; white fl's (tuber) 

 Cyrtanthus Mackenii; white flowers 

 Eurycles; white flowers (tuber) 



Hydrangea; white or pale blue 



flowers 



Pancratium; white flowers (tuber) 

 Santolina; Cotton Lavender, pale 



grey scented foliage 

 Sweet-william; white and pink 



flowers 



Tuberose; white fl's; see above 

 Vinca major; Periwinkle; creeper, 



flowers pale blue 

 Zephyranthes; white flowers (tuber) 



Also various white-flowering annuals, etc. 



