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the Mammillaria tribe growing neatly upon the triangularis, 
and other species of the cereus. 
Ceropegia elegdns is the only species of any merit : it is 
a thin-growing climbing plant, producing a great profusion 
of very curious flowers of a greenish colour, spotted with 
brown ; the interior and tips of the corolla are set with hairs 
— it is of very easy culture. (Soil No. 7.) 
Caryota. — A genus of palms. C. tiretis is an admired 
species, pi'oduces flowers in long pendulous spikes, which 
are succeeded by strings of succulent globular berries. In 
its native state it produces a sweet liquor in large quantities, 
and no stronger than water. (Soil No. 12.) 
Caryophyllus aromdticus is the clove tree of commerce. 
The whole plant is aromatic, and closely allied to Myrtus; 
the flowers are in loose panicles, the leaves oblong, acumi- 
nate, entire. It is a fine evergreen. Pots must be well 
drained. (Soil No. 9.) 
Centradenia rosea. — A unique-looking plant, with a fine 
reddish purple foliage, which in the winter season is pro- 
fusely covered with delicate rosy pink flowers. The plant 
is of dwarf habit, and of the easiest culture. Use soil 
No. 2. 
Cerberas. — About twelve species of strong-growing trees, 
full of poisonous juice. C. thevetia is an elegant plant, 
with acuminate leaves, and large, nodding, yellow, solitary, 
fragrant flowers, proceeding from the axil ; O. ahouai, pro- 
duces a nut which is deadly poison. C. oddllam, once C. 
mdnghas, has large star-like flowers, white, shaded with red. 
They are principally East India plants, and require great 
heat. (Soil No. 17.) 
Chrodendrum. — This genus contains some very beautiful 
and fragrant plants. C frdgrans Jiore pleno has a very 
beautiful head of double Avhite sweet-scented flowers, and 
does very well as a green-house plant. C. squamdtum has 
very showy scarlet flowers. C. spec iosissi mum, the plant so 
glaringly figured in some of the English periodicals, is the 
same as C. squamdtum, a plant which has been grown in this 
vicinity fifteen or twenty years. (Soil No. 2.) 
Goffha Ardbka. — It produces the celebrated coffee, and 
is a plant universally known in our collections, and of easy 
culture. The leaves are opposite, oblong, wavy and shin- 
