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DOMESTIC BOTANY. 



than the last, seldom exceeding 15 feet in height, often more 

 like a shrub. The wood is prized for its beautiful grain, 

 and is used for cabinet work, under the name of Dogwood. 



In New Zealand, Euryhia furfuracea^ and several others, 

 are hard wooded and attain the size of small trees ; as also 

 Senecio Forsteri^ which is remarkable for its large white re- 

 pand leaves. 



African Fleabane {Tarchonanthus camphoratus). A native 

 of the Cape of Good Hope. It is a large shrub, often 

 assuming the appearance of a small tree 10 to 15 feet high, 

 having elliptical greyish leaves, smelling strongly of cam- 

 phor, on which account it is supposed to be a remedy 

 against fleas. It has been introduced to this country about 

 one hundred and sixty years, and is often to be seen in 

 greenhouses. It may be considered the largest and most 

 woody representative of the family in South Africa. 



In America the woody kinds are represented by different 

 species of Baccharis, and in Brazil by Stifftia Chrysantha. A 

 small tree, about 10 feet in height, having much branching 

 stems, lanceolate, shining leaves, and bearing heads of orange- 

 coloured flowers. It belongs to the division Lahiatijioroej and 

 has long been cultivated in the hothouses at Kew. 



Amongst the curious plants of the family is Ceradia 

 furcata^ a native of dry barren places on the South- West 

 Coast of Africa. It is a soft, thick, erect, branching shrub, 

 the branches forking like horns ; the whole being about a 

 foot or more in height, having a few simple leaves on the top 

 of each shoot, and with flowers not unlike the common 

 groundsel. A fragrant gum exudes from the fractured 

 stems. 



The species of the genus Klenia are also succulent, often 

 jointed-stemmed, and sometimes leafless ; K. articulata being 

 frequently grown in windows as a curiosity, and known by 

 the name of the Candle plant. 



There are many ornamental garden plants belonging to 

 this family, of which only a few can be here noticed, as — 



Chrysanthemum indicum, a native of China. Its date of 



