LIST OF STOVE PLANTS. 



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and flat Achimenes-like flowers, usually purple or blue. 

 Loam and peat. Cuttings. B. Americana, B. calycina (in- 

 cluding numerous garden forms named augusta, exirnea, 

 macrantha, violacea, &c), B. latifolia, and B. nitida are 

 the best. May be grown in pots or planted out in a 

 border. 



Burbidgea nitida. — A handsome perennial, allied to 

 the Ginger, growing to a height of 2 or 3 feet, producing 

 bright orange-scarlet flowers. Grows very freely in loam, 

 peat, and leaf -mould. 



Burchellia capensis. — A handsome bushy plant, in 

 habit not unlike an Ixora; it is a free-grower, bearing 



Fig. 670.— Billbergia Breautiana. 



from the points of the shoots moderate -sized bunches of 

 scarlet flowers in spring. Peat. Cuttings. 



Caladium. See p. 414. 



Calathea. — Often confused with Maranta, but dis- 

 tinguished by its short globose flower-heads. Many of 

 the species are cultivated for their prettily variegated 

 foliage. The best of these are C. argyrophylla, C. eximea, 

 C. illustris, C. fasciata, C. leopardina, 0. Lindeniana, 

 C. medio-picta, C. princeps, C. Sanderiana, 0. Veitchiana, 

 and C. zebrina. Division. 



Caraguata. — A genus of Bromeliads, with elegant 

 smooth foliage and central pyramidal heads of bright-red 

 flowers. 0. Andreana, C. cardinalis, C. conifera, C. Meli- 

 nonis, C. Morreniana, and 0. Zahni are the best. Suckers. 



Cissus (now included in Vitis), free-growing climbers, 

 suitable for covering a wall or trellis. Loam. Cuttings. 

 C. discolor has velvety - purplish leaves, marbled with 

 white, and shaded with pink. C. argentea has leaves 

 handsomely marked with silvery - gray. C. porphyro- 

 phyllus, with purplish-coloured leaves, is a species of 

 Pepper. 



Clerodendron. — Shrubby plants, others of twining 

 habit ; all good growers and free-flowering. Loam. Cut- 

 tings and seeds. C. fallax has spreading ample foliage, 

 and large panicles of bright-scarlet blooms. C. fragrans 

 is moderate in growth, and has white flowers tinged with 



red. C. T'homsonce {Balfouri) is suitable either for a pillar, 

 rafter, or as a trained pot specimen; flowers deep -red, 

 with pure- white calyces produced in the greatest profusion, 

 and lasting for several weeks during the summer. C. 

 spdendens is of similar habit, but has rich -crimson flowers. 

 0. speciosurn is a hybrid between these two. 



Clivia. See p. 428. 



Cochliostema Jacobianum. — A broad-leaved, spread- 

 ing, dense-habited plant, in appearance not unlike a Bill- 

 bergia, and bearing through the summer, from the ba.->e of 

 almost every leaf, large panicles of azure -blue flowers. 

 Peat. Suckers. 



Columnea scandens. — Of spreading habit, bearing freely 

 during the summer numerous tube-shaped scarlet flowers, 

 Sandy peat. Cuttings. 



Combretum purpjureum is a handsome evergreen climber 

 of moderate growth, producing large racemes of intense 

 purplish-crimson flowers in July. Peat. Cuttings. 



Cossignia borbonica. — An elegant hard-wooded plant, 

 attaining a considerable size; the imparipinnate leaves 

 green, with orange-coloured veins. Peat. Cuttings. 



Costus, — Several species are worth growing, especially 



C. igneus, which has stems a foot high, round, fleshy, hairy 

 leaves, and large, flat, golden -orange flowers. Division. 



Crinum. — A large genus of bulbous plants, chiefly 

 tropical. They require plenty of light at all times, and 

 should be watered freely whilst growing, afterwards rest- 

 ing them for two or three months. The best for garden 

 purposes are C. amabile, C. asiaticum variegatum, C. Au- 

 gustum, C. brachynema, C. giganteum, C. latifolium, C 

 Sander ianum, and 0. zeylanicum. They prefer well- 

 drained loamy soil. Seeds and offsets. 



Crossandra unduhrfolia is a dwarf, shrubby Acanthad, 

 with shining green leaves and terminal racemes of salmon- 

 red flowers. Cuttings. Autumn. 



Croton. See under Codio?um, p. 429. 



Cupania filicifolia. — A hard-wooded upright-growing 

 plant, with fern-like leaves of most elegant habit. Peat. 



Curculigo recurvata variegata. — A broad-leaved grass- 

 like plant a yard high, the leaves plaited, gracefully 

 curved, green striped with white. Loam. Division. 



Curcuma Roscoeana. — A low-growing, deciduous, herb- 

 aceous plant, with ample foliage, and spikes of scarlet 

 bracts and yellow flowers that stand for weeks in the 

 summer. Peat. Division. 



Cyanophyllum magnificum. — A noble plant with im- 

 mense velvety-ribbed leaves, rich olive- green on the upper 

 side, the under surface pale-red. Peat and loam. Cuttings. 



Dalechampia Roezliana. — A free - growing plant of 

 dwarf, bushy habit. The flowers are subtended by large 

 pale-pink bracts, produced in May and June. Peat or 

 loam. Cuttings or seeds. 



Desmodium gyrans. — The "Telegraph Plant"; a 

 slender, erect herb 2 feet high ; the leaves are continu- 

 ally in motion, the foot -stalks being hinged at their 

 junction with the stem. Loam. Seeds. 



Dichorisandra musaica. — A dwarf herbaceous plant 

 with dark-green reticulated leaves, purple beneath. There 

 are several species with tall stems and prettily variegated 

 leaves, viz. D. vittata, D. Sieberi, &c. Peat. Cuttings. 



Dieffenbachia. — "Dumb-Cane". Stems stout, succu- 

 lent ; leaves large, spreading, of a very ornamental char- 

 acter. Loam. Cuttings. The best sorts are D. Bo umanni, 



D. Baraqniniana, D. brasiliensis, D. Carderi, D. grandis, 

 D. illustris, D. Jenmani, D. Leopoldi, D. nobilis. B. picta 

 (Bausei), D. Weiri supe?'ba, D. Mcmoria-Corti. D. robusta. 



Dipladenia. — Twining plants, suitable for rafters or as 

 trained pot specimens, flowering freely all through the 



