LIST OF GREENHOUSE PLAXTfc 



C. medica, var. Limonum, the Lemon. Of this there is a form, 

 Metford's Lemon, which has fruits nearly three pounds in weight. 

 C. nobilis, var. Tangerina, is the Tangerine Orange. 



Clematis indivisa, from New Zealand, is an excellent 

 greenhouse climber, with dark-green, ternate leaves and 

 large panicles of white flowers. 



Fig. 647.— Clianthus Dampieri. 



Clethra arborea, the "Lily of the Valley Tree", from 

 Madeira, forms a large bush or small tree with oblong 

 glossy leaves and large panicles of waxy-white, fragrant 

 flowers. Loam and peat. 



Cleyera japonica, var. variegata (Eurya japonica), is 

 a Japanese shrub with the habit of a Laurel, and has 

 ovate, green yellow and brown leaves. Much used for 

 decorative work. Loam. Cuttings. 



Clianthus. — Bright - flowered climbers, among the 

 most striking of the Leguminous order. C. Dampieri (fig. 

 647), the "Glory Pea" of Australia, has herbaceous stems, 

 silky, pinnate leaves, and racemes of four to six flowers, 

 which are bright-red with a large purple, eye-like blotch. 

 It is difficult to grow, but good plants are sometimes ob- 

 tained when grafted on stocks of Colutea. C. puniceus, 

 the "Parrot's Bill", has long scandent shoots, and is a 

 good plant for pillar or rafter. It has green leaves and 

 pendent clusters of scarlet flowers. Loam and peat. 



Cobaea scandens is a quick -growing, coarse climber, 

 with pinnate leaves and tubular flowers 3 inches long. 

 Var. variegata has golden variegated leaves. Both are 

 useful for large houses. 



Coleus thyrsoideus (fig. 648), from Africa, is a bushy 

 herb with Nettle-like leaves and large, erect, terminal 

 panicles of bright-blue flowers, which last for six weeks 

 in mid-winter. It succeeds well if grown with Chrysan- 

 themums. 



Cordyline. — Of the true Cordylines as distinguished 

 from Dracaenas, the species most serviceable in the green- 

 house are: — C. australis, which is useful when small for 

 table decoration, and when planted out it attains a height 

 up to 40 feet. The flowers are white, in large upright 

 panicles, and very fragrant. Var. Doucettii has varie- 

 gated leaves ; lentiginosa has purple leaves ; gracilis has 

 narrow rigid leaves. C. indivisa is a distinct species with 

 wide leaves with a broad red midrib. Loam. 



Coronilla glauca is a useful greenhouse plant of easy 

 culture ; it has slender, erect stems, glaucous, pinnate 



leaves, and yellow fragrant flowers in small erect umbels. 

 Loam and peat. 8. Europe. 



Correa. — Dwarf Australian shrubs with small ovate 

 leaves and pendulous, tubular flowers. They flower all 

 winter in a light, cool, airy house. Cuttings, or grafted 

 on 0. alba. 



C. alba has yellowish-white flowers \\ inch long. 

 C. cardinal-is has thin stems, sparsely clothed 

 with small dark-green leaves, and large flowers of 

 a bright cardinal-red colour. 



C. speciosa has red flowers. There are many 

 named varieties, differing principally in flower 

 colour. 



Crinum. — Bulbous evergreen or decidu- 

 ous plants, with usually large leaves, and 

 large handsome flowers, white, pink, or 

 purple, in umbels, on stout stems well above 

 the leaves. They should be grown in large 

 pots or borders in rich loamy soil. The fol- 

 lowing thrive in the greenhouse : — 



C. latifolium. Leaves long and broad, wavy ; 

 flowers in large umbels, white. 



C. longifolium (capense). Long narrow leaves, 

 white flowers. 



C. Macowani. Leaves 3 feet long; flowers white, 

 tinged red. 



C. Moorei. One of the best; very strong; large 

 leaves, flowers white, suffused with rose. Var. 

 alba has pure-white flowers, and var. variegata has 

 variegated leaves. 



C. Powellii. A hybrid between C. longifolium 

 and C. Moorei, intermediate in character. 



Fig. 648.— Coleus thyrsoideus. 



Crotalaria. — Leguminous shrubs, with pinnate leaves, 

 and yellow flowers. 0. longirostrata, from Mexico, is one 

 of the best. It has small leaves, and bears long upright 



