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Crotolaeia. 



All extensive genus of Leguminosa, containing many plants 

 of great beauty, as well as others which produce valuable 

 fibre, &c., &c. The soil best suited for Crotolarias is a 

 mixture of loam and peat, with a little sand added. Cuttings 

 of young wood of the perennial kinds root freely, whilst the 

 annual and biennial kinds must be raised from seeds. 



C. elegans. — This most beautiful plant, seldom seen in col- 

 lections, requires to be kept well pruned back, to form a bush 

 while the plant is young ; after that the mature wood should 

 be allowed to grow on for flowering. The blossoms are pro- 

 duced in spikes, and are of a rich plum colour. Native of 

 the Cape of Good Hope. 



Crowea. 



A genus of beautiful greenhouse plants, belonging to the 

 order Rutacea. This species of Crowea are natives of Aus- 

 tralia, and succeed well in the greenhouse if they are placed 

 .in a situation which, while airy, is not exposed to draughts, 

 and is at the same time well exposed to the light. Some 

 little care is also needed in watering, for if carelessly watered, 

 or crowded up with other plants, Croweas will always be un- 

 satisfactory subjects for the cultivator. The soil best adapted 

 for them is two parts peat and one of fibrous loam, with some 

 sand added. 



C. latifoUa. — Leaves light green, alternate, entire, ovate- 

 lanceolate, andj slightly decurrent at the base ; flowers light 

 purple or pinkish, produced from the axils of the leaves. It 

 grows from one to two feet high, and blooms throughout the 

 summer and autumn. Native of New Holland. 



C. saligna. — Another very handsome species, with pale 



