CANTUA

(from Cantu, the Peruvian name of one of the species). S YN. Periphragmos. O RD. Pole mon i aceæ. Very pretty erect, branched greenhouse evergreen shrubs. Flowers in corymbs, at the termination of the branches, rarely solitary and axillary. Leaves entire or almost pinnatifid, alternate, petiolate, elliptic, acuminated, or cuneate-oblong, glabrous, or downy on both surfaces when young. They are of easy culture in a compost of turfy loam, leaf-mould, and sand, if good drainage is allowed. Propagated by cuttings, placed in sand, under a hand gla . In the western parts of England, these plants—particularly C. buxifolia —thrive remarkably well in sheltered situations.