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C. circinata, from the eastern United States, is readily 

 distinguished by its large, round leaves, these sometimes 

 measuring 6 inches long by 3£ inches wide. The yellowish- 

 white flowers are individually small, and succeeded by 

 bright-blue fruits, each as large as a pea. There are two 

 varieties, variegata and elegantissima. 



C. capitata (syn Benthamia fragifera). — Nepaul, 1825. 

 An evergreen shrub, with oblong, light-green leaves and 

 terminal, inconspicuous, greenish flowers, surrounded by 

 an involucre of four large, pinky-yellow bracts. It is 

 this latter that renders the shrub so very conspicuous 

 when in full flower. Unfortunately, this species is not 

 hardy throughout the country, the South and West of 

 England, especially Cornwall, and the southern parts of 

 Ireland being the favoured spots where this handsome 

 shrub or small-growing tree — for in Cornwall it has 

 attained to fully 45 feet ha height, and in Cork nearly 

 30 feet — may be found in a really thriving condition. 

 Around London it does well enough for a time, but with 

 severe frost it gets cut back to the ground, and though it 

 quickly recovers and grows rapidly afterwards, before it is 

 large enough to flower freely it usually suffers again. The 

 fruits are as large as and resemble Strawberries, and are of 

 a rich scarlet or reddish hue, and though ripe in October 

 they frequently remain on the trees throughout the winter. 

 Both for its flowers and fruit, this Nepaul shrub-tree is 

 well worthy of a great amount of trouble to get it estab- 

 lished in a cosy corner of the garden. Eich, well-drained 

 loam is all it wants, while propagation by seed is readily 

 effected. 



C. floeida. — United States, 1731. The Florida Dog- 

 wood is not always very satisfactory when grown in this 

 country, our climate in some way or other being unsuitable 

 for its perfect development. It is a handsome shrub or 

 small-growing tree, with small flowers surrounded by a 

 large and conspicuous white involucre. The leaves are 



