CA MPYL OB TRYS — CA RA G UA TA—CENTROPOGON. 



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intermediate between that of a stove and greenhouse. C. Ghiesbreghtiana, South 

 America, attains a height of 3 feet, and has large broad leaves, while the flowers are 

 produced in axillary cymes : colour yellow, spotted red on the disk. There is a variegated 

 form of this species (C. G. variegata), having leaves blotched with creamy white. 

 C. refulgens, South America, height 1 to 2 feet, flowers pale red in solitary cymes, and 

 C. regalis, Mexico, height 1 foot, flowers inconspicuous, leaves glabrous, shining dark 

 green on the upper surface, reddish purple underneath, are the other species catalogued. 

 They are increased by cuttings 2 to 3 inches long, inserted in sandy soil, under a bell- 

 glass, or in a temperature of 65° to 75°, at any time between February and June. Top 

 to make the young plants branch, and when shifting them from small pots into larger 

 sizes employ a mixture of two parts peat to one of leaf soil, adding sand and charcoal 

 freely. Pot firmly. During the summer the plants may be grown in pits, frames, or 

 sheltered sunny positions in the open air. Syringe daily. 



cabaguata. — A small genus of Bromeliads, of which a few are very beautiful ; their 

 characteristic features are well represented in C. lingulatse cardinalis (Fig. 140). It is a 

 native of Columbia, and when well-grown cannot fail to arrest notice ; the plant is of 

 sturdy habit, flowering when a foot high, or a little more ; the leaves are about 18 inches 

 long, by 1| inches in width, and deep green. The flower spike rises from the centre of the 

 plant, and produces dense bracts of a bright scarlet or cardinal colour ; these, and not the 

 white flowers, imparting to the plant its strikingly ornamental appearance. C. musaica 

 has beautifully marked leaves, white flowers, and vermilion bracts, and C. Zahni yellow 

 flowers and scarlet bracts. The plants are increased by offsets, in brisk heat, and 

 generally require the same cultural treatment as their allies, JEchmeas (see page 269). 



centropogon. — Of this small family only C. Lucyanus is to be found in many 

 plant stoves. It is a garden hybrid raised at Marseilles by M. Desponds, as the result 

 of crossing C. fastuosus and Siphocampylus betulsefolius. There are few plants more 

 easy of culture, and moderately strong growths flower profusely during the winter. 

 The flowers are tubular in form, colour rosy carmine, and are produced by short lateral 

 spurs. Cuttings of young shoots about 3 inches long, taken preferably with a heel, 

 inserted in sandy soil, and placed in a close frame with a temperature of 60° to 

 70°, produce roots freely. Top the young plants, and soon afterwards place them singly 

 in 2|-inch pots, keeping them somewhat close and shaded till they have formed fresh 

 roots. Before the soil becomes crowded with roots transfer the plants to G-inch pots, in 

 which size they may be flowered. Afford ample drainage, and use a compost of equal 



