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Calanthe— coTiftnued. 



O, Forstcrmanni (FGratennann's). /., gepals and petals yellow, 

 obJong, acute; Jip whitish-yellow, reniform, with an apiculus; 

 spur clavate, half the len-th of the stalked ovary ; bracts rather 

 thin, exceediiTg tho rtowers i peiluncle distantly sheathed, 

 densely racemose at apex. I petiolate, oblong-lanceolate, acute 

 3ft. lon^. liirma, 1883. 



C. Langel (Lange's). Jl. deep yellow, uumerous, crowded; dorsal 

 sepal ovate, acute, the lateral onefl lanceolate; petals ovate 

 acute ; lip spathulate-obovate. apiculate, with minute, deltoid 

 side lobes, and two slight elevations at the base ; raceme 5in. to 

 4m. long; scape shorter than the leaves. I. lanceolate. 2ft. long 

 2iin. broad. New Caledonia, 1885. ^' 



C. lentlginosa (freckled). /, white; sepals hairy outside; lip 

 well developed, four-lobed, much plaited, having three blunt 

 keels, and numerous purple spots, the basilar lobes turned over so 

 as to form a cover inside ; spur long, autrorse, curved, hairy. 

 Pseudo-bulbs obpyriform,- 1883. Hybrid. 



C* natalensis (Natal), fl. lin. to l^in. in diameter, pale lilac, 

 with a darker, redder lip, or with the sepals and petals white and 

 suffused with lilac towards the margins only; sepals ovate- 

 lanceolate, acuminate ; petals shorter and broader ; lip about as 

 long as the sepals ; raceme 6in. to Sin. long ; scape longer than the 

 leaves, erect. I. five to seven, aU radical, Sin. to 12in. long, 3in, 

 *to 5m. broad, elliptic-lanceolate. Natal. (B. M. 6844.) 



€• porphsrrea (porphyry-colour). ;!. in a zigzag raceme ; sepals 

 and petals dazzling purple, oblong, acute ; lip yellowish at base, 

 with smaU, purple spots, three-lobed, the side lobes involved, the 

 anterior one purple, emarginate, protruded ; spur ochre, nearly 

 equalling the stalked ovary ; peduncle hairy. Pseudo-bulbs con- 

 stricted, fusiform. 188^. Hybrid. 



C. proboscidea (snout-like). Jt. white, changing to lightest 

 ochre, with a few vermilion markings on the lip. the short nail of 

 which descends and the large blade stands at right angles with 

 It, having four lacinise ; anterior part of the column curved down, 

 Uke the snout of some insects Suuda Islands, 1884. AUied to 

 C./urcata. 



C. RegXLieri (Regnier's). fl. eight to ten, about 2in. across ; sepals 

 white, recurved ; petals white, with a faint rosy, central stripe ; 

 lip elbowed or inflexed near the base so as to project forwards, 

 lUree-iobed, lively rose-pink, with a deep crimson, central spot ; 

 spur recurved, about lin. long ; scapes woolly, IJft. to 2ft. high, 

 with large bracts. Pseudo-bulbs leafless, large, with a contracted 

 mouth. Cochin China, 1683. 



^V^LV**!^**** (lucky). A flne variety, having the column and base 

 01 the Up of the darkest and warmest purple. 1884. 



*^"./*^,®a froay). fl. pale rose, shading to white on the lip, which 

 r **"^o^ff- flat, retuse ; spur straight, obtuse, horizontal ; column 

 tomentose ; bracts recurved, shorter than the ovary ; scape many- 

 nowered, longer than the leaves. I. oblong-lanceolate, plicate, 

 glabrous. Pseiulo-bulbs fusiform. Moulmein. Syn. Limatodes 

 rosea (B. M. 5312 ; P. F. G. iii. 81). 



^' ^.?^^®riana (Sander's). Jt. disposed in strong, many-flowered 

 ^? A^^ri '**®P^*8 and petals rosy ; lip rosy-crimson, similar to that 

 ot C. Re<jni&ri, Springy Cochin China. Allied to C. VdtcUL 



^r ^^.^WStiana (Sandhurst's). A charming hybrid, similar 

 lio t. veitchu, but having mucli deeper -coloured flowers. 1884. 



^* ^^SUlnarla (bloody). /. dazzling blood-red, the acuminate 

 sepals and the lip being lighter, with blood-red markins:s, outside 

 paie purple; petals broader than the sepals ; middle lobe of lip 

 cuneate, dilated, bUobed; raceme hairy. Pseudo-bulbs hexa- 

 gonal. 1886. A handsome, seedling form. 



^\^^^^i^^^^^^'s,), jL large; sepals and petals bright rose; lip 

 cne same colour, with a very dark purplish blotch, surrounded by 

 a zone of white, at the base. A hybrid between C. Veitchii and 

 C. vestita TubrO'Oculata. 



\f}r^^^^}^ S^^^'^^'^^')- fi^ white (changing to buff as they 

 hlw^^ ^ ll!^\ ^^^^ ^ rosy-purple spot on the lip ; scape erect, 

 Cnphf..^^^- to ten.flowered. Bulbs greyish, stout -jointed. 

 Cochin China, 1883. A pretty species. 



rJ^iTSf^^/J"^^^^'^^- ^ P^^« w^ite, with a deep rose eye, 

 in Ini^iV^*^.^?® ^^ ^- ^^^txta, but more compact, and produced 

 jointei J^v ^^^^^ ^P^®^ *^^* "* ^^** species. Pseudo-bulbs 



C. T. mvalia (snowy), fl. wholly white. Birma. 



and^of*^*i^* macrololja (large-lobed). /. pure white, larger 

 broacf . if^!^*?' sv.^stance than in the type ; basilar lobe very 

 Islands ^'^^^ developed. May and June. Pacitic 



lateral lacinise of the lii 



Cochin China. 1887. 



Inteo-oculata 



a blotch 



01 yellow \Tn\Zr - j^t***!?* vy^Aiow-eyeu). }t^ -wnite, witi 

 816-L J V^tf'i'^^.^r^^^^^^^P- October to Febrilary. (F. d. S. 

 I V A 1 ' ' ^' ^- ^^^'> P- ^i ^- S' ^- i- 29. upper fig.) 



about ^S^i^*^:^^*^^ (giant-eyed), /, white, handsome, 

 lip, the undAr u^f'^^fiJ^'^^ a fierv-red blotch on the base of the 



raceme hiVrv » *^ . o^?^® ^"^ *^® much-curved spur orange ; 

 "lenairy. Borneo, 1886. rw. O. A an \ ^ 



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Calautlie— continued. 



^oy^"^*^^"l?^*^^''^^^^''*^'>- A. sepals and petals white, striped 

 ""^^i^^^^^ li^f" mgLta-crimson. ik 



CALCEOLARIA. This genus embraces nearly 120 

 species, natives of Western America. Two are also found 

 in New Zealand. To those described on pp. 239-40, 

 Vol. I., the following should now be added : 



C. SinclairU (Br. Sinclair's), fl. in loose, snb.coT>>mbose heads : 

 coroUa pale lilac or flesh-coloured externally, spotted reddish- 

 purple within, *in. to ^in. in diameter, between hemispherical 

 and campanulate. June. I, membranous, long-petiolate, 2in. to 

 4in. long, oblong or ovate-oblong, crenate-toothed or lobulate. 

 New Zealand, 1881. A straggling, half-hardy herb. (B. M. 6597.) 



Varieties, The yearly improvement in the Calceolaria 

 consists in the production of improved strains from seeds. 

 The improvements are as follow: Plants of a dwarfer 

 habit, a much larger quantity of blossom from a plant, and 

 the flowers themselves richer and more varied in colour, 

 larger in size, and much better formed. When a variety 

 of a distinct colour has been obtained, and its qualities are 

 such that it may fairly be considered a good advance on 

 existing varieties, seeds are saved from it ; and if it has 

 been kept free from the influence of foreign pollen, the 

 seedlings can be depended upon to be much like the 

 parent. In this way strains of distinct colours are ob- 

 tained. Named collections are not to be had, as the 

 expense of propagating them from cuttings or offsets is 

 too much to compensate the growers. The plants can be 

 propagated during the summer months most surely by 

 layering, while placed in hand-lights or frames on the north 

 side of a wall or fence. Prom six to a dozen plants may 

 be obtained from one old stool daring summer. Cut- 

 tings will strike in sandy soil if they are placed in closed 

 hand glasses. 



CALIMEBIS. Included under Aster (which see). 



CALLIANDRiA. Of the eighty species of this genus, 

 one is a native of the East Indies^and the rest are all 

 tropical or sub-tropical American. To those described on 

 p. 242, Vol. L, the following should now be added : 



C. tergemina (threefold).^ fl^ white, disposed in globose heads ; 

 filaments tipped red. Spring:. L pinnate, grey-green. Branches 

 zigzag. Tropical America, 1887. 



CALLIKHOIi. Seven species of this genus are 

 known. Calyx five-cleft ; petals purplish, pink, or white, 

 cuneiform- truncate and often fimbriate -denticulate. Leaves 

 mostly lobed or parted. To the species described on 

 p. 243, Vol. I., the following varieties should now be added : 

 C Involnorata lineaxiloto (Imear-lobed). /., petals niacin 



the centre, margined white on each side, broad, obcuneate, 

 I. pedato-partite, dark green, roundish in outline, cut in a hi- 

 pinnatifid manner almost to the base into narrow lobes |in. wide. 

 Stems numerous, trailing. Texas, 1884. 



C, pedata compacta (compact). A compact, garden variety, 



having flowers of a delicate blush. 1887. (B. G. 1224.) 



CALOCEFHALTTS (from Icalos^ beautiful, and kephale, 

 a bead ; alluding to the inflorescence). Including LeiicO' 

 phyta. Ojbd. Composifm. A genus embracing about ten 

 species of greenhouse, usually cottony or woolly, annual or 

 perennial herbs, rarely sub-shrubs or small shrubs, natives 

 of Australia. Flower-heads numerous and usually more or 

 less stipitate on a small and branching or globose or 

 conical receptacle, in an ovoid or globular, dense cluster or 

 compound head, without any involucre, or surrounded by a 

 few bracts rarely exceeding the florets; partial heads two 

 or more-flowered; receptacle without scales ; florets five- 

 toothed. Leaves alternate or (in two species) opposite, 

 entire. C Brownii is the only species grown in our 

 gardens. It is much used in carpet-bedding arrangements, 

 and thrives in almost any soil. Propagation may be 

 effected by means of cuttings, inserted under a bell glass, 

 in a cool greenhouse or frame, and wintered in any light, 

 dry structure, free from frost. 



C Brownii (Brown's), ft. in globular clusters four to six lines 

 in diameter, surrounded by a few floral leaves. I. alternate, 

 linonr Ahtnse. two lines or less in length. K 1ft A rigid, wooUy. 



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