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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Calandrinia—continued. 
a light sandy soil. O. umbellata may be sown in a pan, 
placed in a cold frame, in May or June; and when the 
plants are large enough to handle, they should be potted 
off, or placed out in colonies where they are to bloom. 
C. discolor (two-coloured). J. bright rose, with a yellow tuft 
of stamens in the centre, Ijin. across; raceme long. uly, 
Angust. l fleshy, obovate, attenuated at the base, pale green 
shove, purple benecihs. h. lit. to 1}ft. C 1834. (B. M. 3357.) 
CG. ora (large-flowered).* fl. rosy, about 2in. across ; 
calyx spotted ; raceme simple, loose. Summer, J. fleshy, rhom- 
boid, acute, petiolate. Stem suffruticose. A. lft. Chill, 1826. 
(B. R. 1194.) 
C. Menziesii (Menzies’).* #. deep purple-crimson, from jin. to 
lin. across, terminal and axillary, solitary. June to September. 
l. elongated, ——- much attenuated at the base. Stems 
much branched, prostrate. California, 1831. Syy. C. speciosa. 
See Fig. 315. (B. R. 1598.) ki 
C. nitida (shining). A. rose-coloured, about 2in. across ; raceme 
leafy, many-flowered. S . l. oblong-spathulate, sub-acute, 
ow ars attenuated at the base, lin, to 2in. in length. A. 6in. 
‘hili, 1837. A very pretty hardy annual, forming a tuft from fin. 
to in. across. 
C. speciosa (showy). A synonym of C. Menziesin 
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Fic. 316. CALANDRINIA UMBELLATA, showing Flower and Habit. 
C. umbellata (umbeliate).* 4. of a dazzling magenta-crimson, 
about as large as a sixpence ; corymb cymose, terminal, many- 
flowered. Summer. & radical, linear, acute, pilose. A. 6in. 
Peru, 1826. A very charming half-hardy biennial. See Fig. 316, 
(P. M. B. 12, 271.) 
Other species occasionally met with are: compressa, micrantha, 
= procumbens; they are, however, inferior to those described 
above. 
CALANTHE (from kalos, beautiful, and anthos, a 
flower). ORD. Orchidew. Sec. Vande. A very handsome 
genus of stove terrestrial orchids. They may be cha- 
racterised as robust-growing plants, producing large, 
_ broad, many-ribbed, or plaited leaves, which are, with one 
_ or two exceptions, evergreen, and long spikes, bearing 
many flowers, distinguished by their calcarate lip, which is 
attached to the column, and by the eight thick, waxy pollen 
masses adhering to a separate gland. Calanthes should 
be special favourites with amateurs, as, in the first place, 
they produce an abundance of showy flowers, which last a 
long time in perfection; and, secondly, because they are 
so easily managed. In potting these plants, it will be 
necessary to depart from the usual style of potting orchids 
and, instead of elevating them above the rim of the pot 
upon a cone of peat and sphagnum, they must be kept 
below the rim, as in potting ordinary*plants. In place 
of the usual soil and moss, these plants should have a 
mixture of loam, leaf mould, and peat, broken up rough, 
-to which may be added some silver sand and dried cow 
manure. During the growing season, they require abundant 
_ supply of water, and in winter éven this element must be 
administered freely to the evergreen kinds; whilst the 
deciduous ones, on the contrary, enjoy a thorough rest after 
o 
' pagated by suckers and divisions. 
Calanthe—contipued. 
“blooming, Good drainage is essential to all. Little more 
need be Said upon the cultivation of Calanthes during 
*the summer months. When growing, they enjoy strong 
heat and plenty of moisture ; but, when growth is complete, 
a cooler situation is most beneficial. They are subject to 
the attacks of ‘various insects, which. must be continually 
searched for, and, when found, destroyed; for, if neglected 
in this particular, the bold and handsome leaves will be 
niuch disfigured, and rendered far from ornamental. Pro- 
1 About forty species are 
known, of which the following are a selection : 
C. curculigoides (Curculigo-like). /l. beautiful orange-yellow, 
disposed in an erect spike. Summer and autumn. Z. large, ever- 
green, plaited. h. 2ft. Malacca, 1844, (B. R. 33, 8.) 
C. Do | (Dominy’s),* fl., sepals and petals lilac; lip d 
purple. This fine giie s a cross between C. Masuca and Q 
veratrifolia, (B. M. 5042.) ; 3 
C. furcata (forkeds fl, creamy white, very freely produced ; 
spikes erect, 3ft. long. June to August, Luzon Işles, 1836. An 
excellent exhibition plant. 
C. Masuca (Masuca).* fl., sepals and petals deep violet colour, 
with an intense violet-purple lip; numerously produced on spikes 
2ft. long. Juneto August. India, 1838. (B. M. 4541). The variety 
grandiflora differs from the type in its greater size both of spike 
and individual flower; the gigantic spikes are from 3ft. to 4ft. 
high, and continue blooming for three months, 
C. Petri (Peter Veitch’s).* . whitish-yellow. Said to be very 
like C. veratrifolia, but pearing: leaves a little narrower, and a 
system of five curious sulcate yellowish calli on the base of the lip, 
without the single lamella and teeth which are proper to that 
species. Polynesia, 1880. 
C. pleiochroma (many-coloured). fl. whitish, purplish, ochre, 
orange. Japan, 1871. 
k green, : 
dwarf-growing species. (R. H. 
Fig. 317. SINGLE FLOWER OF CALANTHE VEITCHII. 
's).* fl. rich rose, with a white throat ; 
c. Tortent T a helit of, ft, and bearing an inkmense 
rge, 
ege- light green 
A Winter. 
uantity of flowers. s very beautif 
do-bulbs flask-shaped. 
iduous. 
result of a cross between C. vestita and C., rosea 
hybrid i atodes rosea), See Fig. 317. (B. M. 375.) 
Cc. (Veratrum-leaved).* jl. pure white, except the 
f of the sepals and the go den papillæ on the disk of the 
f + spikes 2ft. to 3ft. high, freely produced on well- 
iggy OSA 1. 2ft. or more long, dark es 
May to July. een, 
amet kea d with wavy margins. India, 1819. ; 
_ (B. M. 2615.) 
vestita (clothed).* fl., sepals and petals pure white, numerously 
C voa & manyfowered, nodding epike k Cann 
udo-bulbs la whitish, A. 2}ft. Burmah. (B. M. 4671) 
The varieties of this species are very numerous, 
