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CASSELL'S POPULAR GAEDEXIXG. 



and most interesting in an economic; point of view, 

 as from their seeds we obtain tlie pleasant beverage 

 called coffee, 

 which, is now 

 so largely 

 used through- 

 out Europe. 

 In oui' plant - 

 stoves they 

 produce their 

 f r a g r a n t 

 white flowers 

 in great 

 abundance, 

 which are 

 succeeded by 

 the large red 

 berries con- 

 taining the 

 seeds. Pot in 

 sandy loam 

 and peat in 

 about equal 

 parts, and 

 treat the 

 plants to a 

 high tempe- 

 rature, well 

 charged with 

 moistuiT. 



C. ar(Abica 

 yields the fa- 

 mous 'Olocha 

 coffee.^' It 

 is a much- 

 bra n c h e d 

 shrub ; the 

 flowers borne 

 in clusters in 

 the axils of 

 the leaves, 

 white and 

 sweet - scent- 

 ed. G. araUca 

 variegata is 

 distinguished 

 by its leaves, 

 which are 

 marbled and 

 flaked with 

 creamy-white 

 and yellow 

 markings. 



C. llberica is a robust- growing plant, and is said 

 to be of a stronger constitution than the preceding, 

 namelv, C. arabica. 



Coleus. — A genus belonging to the order Labiatcey 



containing numerous species, few of which, how- 

 ever, are suf- 

 ficiently at- 

 tractive to 

 find a place 

 in our plant- 

 houses. The 

 numerous 

 highly- co- 

 loured and 

 fantastically 

 marked form 3 

 (the majority 

 of which have 

 been obtained 

 by cross- 

 breeding) are 

 deservedly 

 popular, as 

 they are use- 

 ful as bed- 

 ding plants, 

 as ornaments 

 for the cot- 

 tage window, 

 the green- 

 house in sum- 

 mer, or the 

 stove all the 

 year round. 

 Coleus are 

 plants which 

 are very 

 easily man- 

 aged. They 



are 

 times 

 ''the 

 tasrers 



some- 

 called 

 Cot- 

 Cro- 



PlPEK POfiPHTEOPHTLLUlI (CiSSrS POEPHTEOPHYLLA of gll'deus) 



tons," from 

 the brilliant 

 colours they 

 develop when 

 fully exposed 

 to the sun in 

 a cottage 

 window, and 

 again they 

 are known as 

 '•Indian Xet- 

 tles," on ac- 

 count of their 



habit and general appearance. In winter, unless 

 kept in very strong heat, they usually lapse into 

 a imiform green state, and it is best to obtain 



