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Ixora fulgens. Has orange scarlet flowers in dense corymbs and 
linear-lanceolate leaves. A most desirable dwarf species from Java 
varying in height from three to four feet. 
Ixora javanica. As the name denotes is also a Javanese species. 
The flowers are orange in dense corymbs on rather long pedunc es. 
A most distinct and desirable plant with oval-oblong acuminated 
leaves. 
Ixora barbata. Flowers white in terminal corymbs, and glossy 
dark green foliage. 
Ixora oclorata . Has pure white flowers turning to yellow in very 
large terminal divided panicles. 
There are numbers of varieties and garden hybrids of the above 
and other species, many of them are exceedingly fine but unfortunately 
they are rarely met with in the east. 
Jatropha integer rima- Is a Cubanlshrub with sub-cymose racemes 
of red flowers. A very showy plant seen at its best when grown as a 
specimen in a tub or planted out. Propagated by cuttings or ripened 
shoots. The shoots require frequent stopping if bushy shrubs are desired. 
Kopsia fruticosa. Belongs to a small genus of shrubs, natives for 
the most part of the Malay Archipelago. This is the best known of the 
group and is a beautiful flowering shrub. Plants thrive best in a good 
loamy soil and are best adapted for isolated positions on the lawn or 
other open position. The flowers are a beautiful pale pink, sweet 
scented and borne in terminal corymbs. Cuttings of half ripened 
shoots root readily. 
Largerstroehnia indicct. Is a Chinese shrub of very handsome 
appearance. The flowers are bright pink, large and in many flowered 
panicles The leaves are roundish-ovate, acute and glabrous. , When 
given good conditions this shrub reaches a height of from 6 to 10 . 
Propagated mostly by cuttings of firm wood and by seeds when 
available. 
Malpighia coccifera. Is a well known shrub plentiful in Chinese 
gardens all over the peninsula. The Chinese train it into all kinds of 
fantastic shapes such as representatives of animals, birds, houses, etc. 
I do not recommend it for this purpose. As a naturally grown shrub 
it is very effective and soon grows into quite a large bush. The 
flowers are pale bluish or pink in colour and of an uncommon shape. 
The foliage is very small, spiny and glossy green resembling those of 
boxwood. Plants of this Malpighia are equally attractive grown in 
pots or tubs. Propagated easily by cuttings of side shoots. Care 
should be taken in removing the small leaves from cuttings otherwise 
the bark may be damaged causing the cutting to decay. 
Mussoenda erythrophylla. Is undoubtedly one of the most hand- 
some garden shrubs we possess. 
Its beauty is not in the flowers, which are inconspicuous, but in 
the large brilliant scarlet floral leaves which are formed by the enlarge- 
ment of one of the calyx segments. These bracts are large, from three 
to four inches in diameter, and roundish-ovate. The leaves are large, 
ovate, bright green and covered with a silky pubescence. 
