No. 870. 
CROTON PICTUM. 
Class. Order. 
MONOECIA MONADELPHIA. 
This is evidently the plant which is figured 
by Rumphius, vol. iv. 25, differing widely 
from Rheede’s Tab. 61, vol. vi. which is the 
variegatum, and has been confounded with 
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roi ever beheld. > À much ctt by 
i is used by them in their marriage 
ceremonies and rejoicings, as well as at the 
funerals of young persons. 
With us it requires the continued heat of 
the stove, of which it is a lively ornament. 
It may be increased by cuttings, and thrives 
very well in rich loam, with a portion of 
peat soil. 
