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These are the best of the shrubby kinds and are easily propagated by 
cuttings of the stems from six to nine inches long inserted in sandy soil. 
Stems which have flowered should be cut down to make room forfche young 
shoots that are thrown up from the root. In this a succession of flower 
can be had all the year round. These plants are seen to the best 
advantage when grown close together in beds or groups. 
Clerodehdron macrosiphon. Should not be omitted from the 
number. It is a close growing dwarf shrub producing immense num- 
bers of white tubular flowers and an excellent plant for many purposes. 
Cryptostegia grandiflora . Is a African shrub of a rambling nature. 
The branches are scandent and sparsely leaved. The flowers are large 
and reddish-purple in colour with a campanulately funnel-shaped corolla. 
When given good soil and pruned to induce branching it forms a not 
unsightly shrub; but would be probably at its best as a climber. 
Propagated from seeds or by cuttings. 
Duranta Plumieri. Is a handsome West Indian shrub, often 
forming a small tree, with pretty blue flowers borne in great profusion 
in racemes towards the ends of the branches. The stems are spinose. 
There is a white variety which is even prettier than the type and 
when in fruit is laden with amber coloured berries which give it an 
extremely ornamental appearance. Propagation is by seeds or cuttings 
of ripe wood. 
Duranta Ellisia. Kesembles Plumieri in habit and foliage. The 
flowers are white in erect terminal racemes. The fruits are golden 
yellow and very attractive. 
Erythoxylon coca. The “ Coca-leaf” of South America is a shrub 
recommended for its graceful habit and profusion of small bright 
scarlet fruits. It is seen to the best advantage when grown as 
isolated specimens. The seeds germinate freely if sown in shallow 
pans or pots of light soil. 
Facjrea auriculata. Is a Malay epiphytal shrub with very large 
funnel-shaped flowers, white when they first open, turning to yellow. 
The leaves are coriaceous broad, cuneate-oblong, acute, veiny and very 
large and dark green. An ornamental and striking shrub suited to 
places where plant room can be afforded. 
Gardenia florida is perhaps the best of the true Gardenias for 
general garden use. This plant is known to many as the “Cape 
Jessamine.” The flowers are white and very svreet scented and are 
almost terminal, solitary and sessile. 
There are several other species such as grandiflora , nitida and 
radicans well worthy of cultivation. They are propagated by cuttings 
but plants make slow growth when young. 
Galphimia glauca. Is a neat little Mexican shrub with large 
terminal racemes of small yellow flowers. It is a change from the 
usual run of golden shrubs and is well adapted for bed or pot culture. 
The plant is an upright fair-sized shrub with small leaves. Cuttings 
of well ripened wood soon root in sandy soil. 
The Hibiscus is a genus of the most useful and ornamental of 
our Garden shrubs, They are familiar to every one by the name of 
