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annual, sowing the seeds in heat in March and planting out 
the seedlings in groups in rich soil in a sunny border in May. 
C. Arcturus grows 3 to 5ft. high, and has golden-yellow flowers 
with purple stamen-filaments. It is a shrubby perennial. May 
be increased by seed as advised for C. cretica, or by cuttings 
inserted in sandy soil in a cold frame in August, planting the 
rooted cuttings out in March or April. Natives of Mediter- 
ranean region. 
Chamserops. — Handsome foliage plants, belonging to 
the Palm family (Palmacem). The only species adapted for out- 
door cultivation is C. humilis, and this will only withstand the 
winter thus in very sheltered positions. It may, however, be 
placed outdoors in summer, sinking its pot or tub to the rim 
in the lawn, and removing it to the greenhouse again in 
October. It is a fan-leaved palm of graceful growth, grows 
4 to 6ft. high, and is a native of S. Europe and N. Africa. 
C. Fortunei, now placed in the genus Trachycarpus, is another 
handsome species, which may be grown under similar con- 
ditions. 
Coleus. — Ornamental, tender-leaved plants, belonging to 
the Lavender order (Labiatse), and used for summer bedding 
only in the outdoor garden. For greenhouse cultivation there 
is an infinite variety of coloured-leaved forms, but for outdoor 
purposes only one, C. Verschaffelti, or Blumei, a dark-leaved 
kind, is suitable. The richly-coloured foliage comes in useful for 
contrasting with silvery-leaved plants in mixed beds of foliage 
plants. Increased by cuttings in heat in spring, the plants 
being afterwards grown on in heat till May, then hardened off 
and planted out in June. Cuttings should also be put in small 
pots in summer to provide stock for cuttings in the spring. 
Cordyline (Club Palm). — Graceful and elegant orna- 
mental foliage plants with narrow strap-like leaves. Nat. Ord. 
Liliacese. They are better known as greenhouse than flower 
garden plants. In Devon, Cornwall, Scilly Isles and Ireland 
they succeed outdoors, but in other parts can only be used for 
summer bedding. C. australis is a native of New Zealand and 
is the hardiest species. It has a yucca-like habit of growth — 
i.e., a stout stem with a tuft of strap-like leaves on top. In 
the Scilly Isles the plants grow 10ft. high and upwards. C. 
indivisa is a still more graceful species, with narrow arching 
leaves 2 to 4ft. long. There are several varieties of the 
latter, namely, lineata, atropurpurea, and Veitchii. For 
summer bedding they should be grown in pots in a heated 
greenhouse from September to June and then plunged in their 
pots in beds in company with other foliage plants. Increased 
by seeds sown in heat in spring; also by offsets. 
