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Lagerstroemia indica is sometimes called the crape flower on account 

 of the crimped texture of the flowers. It is a beautiful shrub, with 

 quantities of many-flowered terminal panicles of a bright pink colour. 



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This shrub requires to be well pruned after flowering to produce a good 

 show in the next season. 



Laurus Cinnamomum is a handsome tree, the pink of the fresh 

 young leaves giving it a beautiful appearance in the spring. 



