= AN ENCYCLOPEDIA 
OF HORTICULTURE. 
Calochortus—continued. 
localities and sheltered positions, they may be flowered 
outside. A frame, in a sunny situation, is the best pos- 
sible place for their cultivation. Here they may be 
fully exposed to the sun and air, during mild weather, 
through the winter; and, when expedient, they may be 
protected from excessive moisture, as that is the primary 
cause of failure, rather than cold, for they are perfectly 
hardy, and capable of enduring all the frost we are likely 
to get. From May onwards, the lights might be wholly 
removed. From the end of June to August, the bulbs will 
be in bloom, when, if necessary, the flowers should be 
fertilised to secure seed; and when the capsules are 
forming, material assistance would be given by placing the 
lights on again, allowing plenty of air. Assuming that 
fresh bulbs are being planted, they should be in the soil 
early in the autumn, as nothing is more prejudicial 
than keeping them dry through the winter. A good depth 
of soil should be provided, composed of fibrous loam, leaf 
J soil, and sand, in equal proportions, in a well-drained 
position. The bulbs must be planted 3in. deep, and some 
_ Sand placed about them; they may be left undisturbed 
ger for years. Of course, where no frame can be provided, 
they may be planted in a well-drained, sunny position in 
the same soil. They are also easily managed in pots, but | 
it is necessary to pot in the autumn, and keep in a frame. 
Through the winter, they must never be allowed to get dry, 
until the leaves are withering in the autumn, when water 
may be withheld. 
- Propagation. This may be effected by seeds or offsets, 
and by the tiny bulbs frequently produced on the upper 
portion of the stem. Sow seeds in pans, in a cool house or 
frame, as soon as ripe, or in the early part of the year, and 
keep the plants close to the glass during their early 
stages, as they are very liable to damp off. Sow thinly, 
so as to enable the young plants to pass a second season in 
the seed pots or pans. Early in the third season, pot off 
and plant out singly, encouraging them to grow freely. 
Propagation by offsets is the most usual method. With 
iberal treatment, most of the species increase pretty 
freely. The offsets are best removed when the plants are 
in a dormant state. They may be either grown in pots or 
pans, or planted out in pits or frames, until they reach 
flowering size. During the season of rest, it is the safest 
plan, with those in pots, to keep them in the earth in 
which they were grown. 
_ - C. albus (white).* fl. snow-white, with a rich blotch, bearded and 
ciliated, large, globose, pendent; umbels many-flowered, on stems 
from lft. to 1}ft. Ta California, 1832. This handsome species 
is rare. SYN. Cyclobothra alba. (B. R. 1661.) 
a entham’s).* rich yellow; 3 
S ensely covered. with ests ae ites stein thes ip sa flowered 
ugut: inear, much elon; in. erra 
Nevada, SYN. C. olgali aoe a 
C. ceeruleus (bluish).* fl. lilac, more or less lined and dotted 
- with dark blue, the petals covered and fringed with slender hairs ; 
stem two to five-flowered. July. l. solitary, linear. h. din. to 6in. 
Sierra Nevada. ` 
C. elegans (elegant).* Jl. greenish-white, purplish at base ; stems 
sere nowirod te tals not ciliate on the margin, or sparingly so. 
June. h. 8in. ifornia, 1826. This is a rare species. 
C. e. lutea (yellow). A synonym of C. Benthami. 
C. Gunnisoni (Gunnison’s).* * fl. light lilac, yellowish-green below 
the middle, Si a purple f ri encircling the base of the 
perianth ; large, 2in. to din. in diameter. Rocky Mountains. 
C. Leichtlinii (Leichtlin’s), A synonym of C. Nuttallii, 
C. lilacinus (lilac).* fl. pale pink, hairy below the middle, 1}in. 
across, with three segments narrow and three broad; scape 
slender, leafy, bearing one to five flowers. l, solitary, narrow 
lanceolate, radical, 6in. to Sin. California, 1868. - Syn, C. 
ptt (B. M. 5804, under the name of C. uniflorus.) 
_ G, luteus (yellow).* fl. terminal, two or three together; exterior 
wie pa pean of he ish; the pated. tg bordered 
purple hairs. ni: 
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th h 
September. h. 1ft. California, 1851. (B. R. 
p A eye on Sus ane er ooh petal: sii i br ight yellow, wi 
apin e _ lavender- 
h. “Au T 4 lifo ag A 
Calochortus—continued. 
C. Maweanus (Mawe’s). fl., sepals purplish, broadly obovate 
acute ; petals white or bluish-purple, longer than the sepals, the 
surfaces more or less covered with long purplish hairs. June, 
July. Z. glaucous, linear. Stem three to six-flowered. h. 6in. to 
10in. San Francisco, &c. (B. M. Reve, figured under the name of 
C. elegans.) ” 
C. Nuttallii (Nuttall’s).* fl. large, 2}i oss ; the three smaller 
segments of the perianth of a greenish colour streaked with red ; 
the three larger segments pure white, with a purple spot at the 
base on the inner surface ; two or three fiowers on a stalk. June. 
ee h. 6in. California, 1869. SYN. C. Leichtlinii. 
C. pulchellus (beautiful).* /l. bright yellow, globular, drooping ; 
umbels three to five-flowered, on stems from 10in. to 12in, igh: 
Summer. California, 1832. A lovely species. (B. R. 1662.) SYN. 
Cyclobothra pulchella. 
C. purpureus (purple).* fl, outer segments of the perianth green 
and purple outside and yellow within; inner segments purple 
outside and yellow within. August. A. 3ft. - Mexico, 1227. 
(S. B. F. G. ser. ii., 20.) 
C. splendens (splendid).* ‘fl. clear lilac, large. August. h. 1}ft. 
California, eke (B. 4 1616) e à 
C. umbellatus (umbelled). A synonym of C. lilacinus. 
C. venustus (charming).* /l. large, white, nearly 3in. in diameter, 
yellow at the base, deeply stained with crimson, and blotched on 
each ETIN withcrimson. A. 1łft. California, See Fig. 329. 
(B. R. 1669.) There are three varieties of this species, viz., brachy- 
sepalus (short-sepaled), lilacinus (lilac), and purpureus (purple- 
flowered). i : 
CALODENDRON (from kalos, beautiful, and dendron, 
a tree), ORD. Rutacew. A very handsome greenhouse 
evergreen tree. Flowers in terminal panicles. Leaves 
large, opposite, simple, crenated. It will grow freely in 
a mixture of loam and peat. Cuttings of half-ripened 
wood root in sand if placed under a bell glass, in gentle 
bottom heat. 
C. capensis (Cape). fl. flesh-coloured ; ressed, 
dilated under the flower; panicle hotomously divided. 
Branches opposite, or three in a whorl. 40ft. Cape of Good 
Hope, 1789. This is supposed to be one of the finest trees at the 
Cape of Good Hope. (G. C., 1883, xix., 217.) See Fig. 330, for 
which we are indebted to Mr. Bull, 
CALODRACON. See Cordyline. 
CALONYCTION. See Ipomea. 
CALOPHACA (from kalos, beautiful, and phake, a 
lentil; in allusion to the beauty of the plant, and to its 
being one of the leguminous kind). ORD. Leguminose. 
A hardy deciduous shrub, with axillary pedunculate ra- 
cemes of yellow flowers, and impari-pinnate leaves. This 
is well adapted for the front of shrubberies. It is some- 
what difficult to propagate, except by seeds, which, how- 
ever, in fine seasons, are produced in abundance. Grafted 
high on the common Laburnum, it forms an object at once 
singular, picturesque, and beautiful, whether covered with 
blossoms, or with its fine reddish pods. `: 
"A w. May, June. l, leaflets six or 
ene Glace, A O as well an tH calyoen 
h. 2ft. to 3ft. Siberia, 1786. (W. D. B. 83.) 
CALOPHANES (from kalos, beautiful, and phaino, to 
appear; alluding to the flowers), ORD. Acanthacee. A 
genus of about therty species, widely distributed, prin- 
cipally in the tropical regions of both hemispheres. The 
best garden plant is that mentioned below; it is an in- 
teresting hardy herbaceous perennial, excellent for growing 
in borders, in loam and peat, or sandy loam soil; and may 
be propagated by dividing the roots, in March. 
oblong-leaved).* fl. ; corolla funnel-shap 
yg o erana A A EE al equal; tube of corolla 
half longer than the calyx; pedicels axillary. Augu 
posite, oblong-spathulate, entire, acuminated. A. lft.’ 
&c., 1832. (S. B. F. G., ser. ii., 181.) oe 
CALOPHYLLUM (from kalos, beautiful, and phyllon, 
a leaf; the leaves are large, of a beautiful green, and ele- 
gantly veined). Orp. Guttiferæ. Fine stove evergreen 
trees. Flowers disposed in axillary racemes. Leaves 
furnished with numerous transverse, parallel nerves. They 
thrive in a compost of loam, sand, and peat. Cuttings 
of half-ripened shoots will root in sand, if placed under a 
‘glass, in bottom heat. ae : 
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