Taoven seldom — by varied and 
collections, Crotons, (botanically ipadisi 
of Codiæum,) are present in more or less numbers 
in the majority of private gardens, and the fre- 
absence of a thoroughly good collection 
especially is such the case at the 
n flowers are scarce, and anything 
exists, h 
produce a high colour in bacateis ( vithout 0 
ie 
the Cogg is valueless and e ga an ex- 
amount of fire-heat is essential. This 
and prejudicial $ò the com- 
en temperature 
N are a useless waste of fuel, and a likely 
8 n 1 ik nothing worse. Another 
course i 8 widely held, is 
that a 9 
re f chemical stimulants has to be I 
Pe eect, admit the use of these Baits their 
8 but — 2 . I have never 
cial to t ifi- 
in pe producing niga colours, riven 4 
dit structure, du to watering, and 
da dane a moist te tem: d above all a 
: 7 cean stock to work with, they can be 
nficien y colou 
red to satisfy the most exacting 
: Worshippers of this plant, 
30 feet long, in a haying a southern aspect; the 
pots are stood on finely-broken clinkers, the dark 
colour of these sc sos with the bright colours 
of the Crotons. Pr 
ren tried repeatedly the rooting of tops in the 
dinary manner, but have failed to retain all the 
leaves near the base of the cutting; and 
is was most noticeable in very highly-coloured 
a I am led to think that attain the 
best results, the process of ringing or splitting must 
be adopted, The usual application of sand and moss 
to the stem is deferred until the first indications 25 
roots are apparent. The rooted “ top 
from the stcck- plant with a sharp koife, ay aiim 
Ø 
“ye | oH 
GAR, 
Fic, 35.—LYCORIS AUREA: FLOWERS GOLDEN YELLOW, (SEX P. 
in a small pot when the number of roots visible 
through the moss warrants this step being taken. 
The pots are plunged in a propagating-case, and in 
3 time the plants may be safely removed 
to a shelf or bench near the paei where they aa 
clean, i and drainage pith 2 any over 
which a thin 152 of live-moss be a 
5 smaller int n used 
TOW- , now so much in — 
These include C. Ge C. Aigburthiensis, C. 
angustifolius, C. Mrs. Dorman, C. Golden Ring. 5 
Cronstadti, C. gracillimus, and many others, 
stronger-growing varieties are given slightly e 
pots. Amongst the best in this class are C. Queen 
Noemie C. Andréanus, C. Reidi, C. Evansianus, 
C. Mortii, C. Mooreanus, C. Etna, C. Sunshine, and 
C. Nevillei. 
f 9, 1806) THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 263 
i CROTONS. To meet the demands for house and table decora- Generally, fibry loam from which the fine earth has 
tion, we devote the front bench, 44 feet wide and been freely shaken, should form the basis of the com- 
Pot- 
ting should be done somewhat firmly, pressing the 
soil with a thin lath between the root-mass and the 
sides of the pot 
Unless when. the thermometer indicates hah and 
we have frequently let it ran up to 105° 
never open the ventilators, a 
sparingly, for about an hour. I much prefer drawing 
a thin shading over sie and syringing 833 if 
he is very h This shading, which is 
roller, is used for 12 growing on the eo 
shelves, and is not drawn over the Crotons s0 much 
262.) 
for a shield against the sun's rays as to preserve the 
moist temperature which we endeavour to maintain 
by syringing the foliage, and damping the paths, 
walls, 
tures should be 
eee 65 in dull or N lay eee sad m 
70° in bright weather, allowing the the 
run up to 100° by un-heat, provided eee, 
is well eh A e Šo and ig An 
60° by day a the winter months will suffice, 
J. F, McLeod. 
e Dag a 
