CEOTON. 169 



moist heat to ftilly develope its beauty. Native of Bourbon 

 and the Mauritius. 



Oeoto^j (Oodmum). 



A genus of plants belonging to the natural order 

 Euphorbiaceoe. IVom one species (0. Tigliwm) the power- 

 ful purgative, Oroton Oil, is obtained. Those described 

 here are all handsome plants, and are of very easy culture. 

 There has been many fine species added to this fine class 

 within the last few years. When growing they delight in 

 strong moist heat ; and in order to produce the rich golden 

 colour in the leaves, to' which they are indebted for so much 

 of their beauty, they require to be placed close to the glass, 

 and never to have any shade whatever. As large speci- 

 mens, either for public exhibition or for the decoration of 

 the stove, Crotons are indispensable, for their habit and 

 colour produce an efiect which is not yielded by any other 

 plants. They are easily managed, and can be grown into 

 handsome small specimens, and when so grown, are among 

 the finest things that can be used for the adornment of the 

 dinner table, and also for vases for the sitting-room during 

 the winter months. In summer they will stand for a long 

 iime either in the windows or hall, and for this purpose 

 they should be extensively grown. Crotons succeed well 

 in rich loam, with a littlte peat and sand added ; they 

 require an abundaijce:©^ "water, and therefore must be 

 thoroughly drained. , "Jj^ceording to some authorities the 

 whole of the plant^.^Sn cultivation are varieties of one 

 species, but we have; described them as we know them in 

 gardens, without venturing an opinion upon this extremely 

 ■diflBcult subject, • 



G. angushfoUum. — This variety is perhaps more correctly 

 named angiistissimiim. The leaves are very long, narrow, 



