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Caleana—continued. 
C. minor (less). f. green-brown. June. 1822. 
©. nigrita (blackish-flowered). 7. dark. 
CALECTASIA (from kalos, beantiful, and ektasis, èx- 
tension; in allusion to the star-like perianth segments). 
ORD. Juncaceæ. An elegant greenhouse suffruticose 
perennial, with dry, permanent, starry flowers. It thrives 
best in a compost of peat and loam. Propagated by 
divisions. 
C. cyanea (blue). fl. bright blue, solitary, on short terminal 
branches. June. J. needle-shaped, sheathing at the base. 
Australia, 1840. (B. M. 3834.) . 
CALENDULA (from calendw, the first day of the 
month; in allusion to the almost perpetual flowering). 
Marigold. ORD. Composite. A genus of showy green- 
house and hardy annuals, and some few greenhouse shrubby 
species. Pappus none; receptacle naked ; involucre of one 
to two series of sub-equal, acuminate, generally scarious- 
edged bracts. The shrubby species are propagated by 
cuttings, and thrive best in a compost of loam and peat. 
For culture of the annuals, see Marigold. 
Fig. 323. FLOWERS OF CALENDULA OFFICINALIS. 
arvensis (field). .-heads yellow. Pericarps urceolate, obovate, 
Rocco; outer lanceolate-subulate, muricated at back. A. 2ft. 
Europe, 1597. Hardy annual. “EA. 
Calendula—continued. 
C. maderensis (Madeira).* fl.-heads orange. Pericarps cymbiform, 
incurved, muricated; outer five ovate lanceolate, membranous, 
toothed at edge. A. 2ft. Madeira, 1795. Hardy. SYN. C. stellata. 
C. officinalis (officinal).* Common Marigold. fl.-heads orange. 
June to September. Pericarps cymbiform, allincurved, muricated. 
h. 3ft. South Europe, 1573, Hardy annua). See Fig. 323, 
C. o. prolifera (proliferous). A garden form, analogous to the 
Hen and Chickens Daisy. See Fig. 324. s 
©. stellata (stellate). A synonym of C. maderensis, 
CALICO BUSH. See Kalmia latifolia. 
CALIPHRURIA (from kalos, beautiful, and phroura, 
prison; from the handsome spathe inclosing the flowers). 
Orv. Amaryllidew. Pretty half-hardy greenhouse bulbs. 
Tube of perianth narrow, funnel-shaped, nearly straight; 
limb regular, stellate; stamens furnished with ¿a bristle 
on each side. They thrive best in a com of sandy 
loam, a little peat, leaf soil, and sand. . Propagated by 
offsets. After flowering, the plants should have a slight 
heat; and, when starting into new growth, they ‘should 
be repotted. +", zwa 
C. Hartwegiana (Hartweg’s).* fl. greenish- e umbels seven- 
flowered ; scape nearly terete, glaucous. étiolate, de- 
pressed, ovate, sub-plicate, green, A. lft. enada, 1843. 
(B. M. 6259.) 
Fic. 325. CALIPHRURIA SUBEDENTATA. 
C. subedentata (rarely-toothed).* jl. white, funnel-shaped, dis- 
posed in a truss, on a long scape. Winter. J. stalked, ovate. 
oblong, h. 14ft. Columbia, 1876. See Fig. 325. (B. M. 6289.) 
CALISAYA BARK. See Cinchona Calisaya. 
CALLA (from kallos, beauty). ORD. Aroidee. A genus 
of plants, comprising but the single species here figured. 
Tt isa native of Central and Northern Europe and North 
Fic. 326. CALLA PALUSTRIS 
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