NEW, RARE AND DESIRABLE STOVE PLANTS. 
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CROTON KINQIANUS. 
Probably the noblest and grandest form of this extremely varied and remarkably bcautiM gioup of 
plants which has yet been obtained. It is indeed a magnificent object, whioh once seen would not be 
easily forgotten. The immense leaves are oblong-obovatc, twelve to eighteen inches in length, and five 
to eight inches in breadth, brilliantly marked with golden variegations. The ground colour is a deep 
green, on which is displayed a series of coloured reticulations ; the principal veins are distant, and 
pass from the midrib nearly to the edge, where they arch to meet each other, exterior to which they 
become more closely reticulated, and all picked out in gold. 1 guinea. 
CROTON LANCIFOLIUS, 5s. 
LINEARIS, vitlc page 14. 
MACAFBEANUS, 3s. 6<f. 
MACAETHURI, 3s. 6cl. 
MAJESTICUS, 2s. 6d. and 3s. 6rf. 
CROTON MASS ANGE ANUS, 10s. 6d. 
MOORE ANUS, 3s. 6/1. 
MORTII, 7s. Cd. 
MUTABILIS, vide V, princeps 
ORESTES, 10s. Gd. 
CROTON ORNATUS. 
An attractive and distinct variety. The leaves are oblong, and slightly undulated at the margin, 
nine inches long by about two inches broad ; they are deep green with a narrow central band of creamy- 
yellow, and long parallel veins of the same colour, the surface being here and there marked by bold 
irregular blotches of yellow, the yellow parts becoming tinged with crimson. In some conditions the 
leaves are wholly of a bronzy green, with the lines and blotches rosy pink, and the midrib of a deeper 
rosy crimson. 15s. 
CROTON PICTURATUS, 3s. 6d. j CROTON PRIMA DONNA, 15s. 
PRESIDENT, 5s. | PRINCE OF WALES, 5s. 
CROTON PRINCEPS (MUTABILIS). 
A stout habited free 1 growing variety of CVofon, obtained from the New Hebrides. It has broad 
linear leaves, at first green, with a yellow costa, yellow margins, and a few scattered yellow blotches 
on the lamina;. Uy the time they reach maturity they have entirely changed these colours, the green 
portions taking on a dark bronzy hue, and all the yellow markings, midrib and all, passing into the 
richest rosy crimson. It is one of the richest coloured varieties in cultivation, and is strikingly hand- 
.some. This was one of the twelve New Plants with which Mr. William Bull gained the First Prize 
at the International Horticultural Exhibition, held at Dundee in 187G, and the First Prize at 
the Great International Horticultural E.xhibition, held at Ghent in 1878. 7s. 6d. 
CROTON PRINCESS OP WALES, vide 
C. gloriosus 
QUEEN VICTORIA, 3s. 6d. 
REX, 3s. 6d. 
ROSEO-PICTUS, vide page 32. 
CROTON RUBESCENS, vide page 14. 
SCHOMBURGKIANUS, 15s. 
SOVEREIGN, 5s. 
SPECTABILIS, vide page 14. 
CROTON SPECIOSUS. 
A very choice novelty, having many good qualities, of which a neat habit of growth, moderate-sized 
foliage, and a rich blending of colours, are not the least important. The leaves are of an elliptic- 
lanceolate form, some with a solitary yellow midrib, others with a broad band of yellow giving off 
lateral vein.s, and frequently also variously blotched. 1 guinea 
CROTON SPIRALIS, 2s. 6d. .-md 3s. 6t7. | CROTON SPLENDIDUS, 5s. 
CROTON SUPERBIENS. 
One of the finest of known varieties, and of a thoroughly distinct character. The leaves are oblong, 
acute, rounded at the base. The colouring is exceedingly rich, and quite unique. In the least coloured 
condition, the leaves are green, with clouded yellowish markings. As these mature, the green deepens, 
the yellow brightens, and the coppery red veining and margin are brought out. Subsequently the 
green becomes blacki.sh bronze, while all the pale portions become coppery, the veins and the costa being 
picked out with crimson, which shows in a very marked degree on the costa. In this state the colouration 
is truly superb. It is a native of New Guinea and is a gem amongst the Crotons. 10s. 6d. 
CROTON TORQUATUS, 3s. 6d. 
TORTILIS, 3s. 6d. 
TRICOLOR, vide page 14. 
TRILOBUS DISRAELI, 3s. 6d. 
■ EARL OF DERBY, 10s. 6d. 
TRAVELLER, 5s. 
CROTON TRIUMPHANS (HARWOOD- 
lANUS), vide page 34. 
UNDULATUS, 3s. 6d. 
VARIABILIS (FALCATUS), 3s. 6rf. 
VEITCHIANUS, 3s. 6d. 
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