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CANTUA. [Polemoiiiaceae.] Greeiiboiise shrubs, some 

 of them of great beauty. Soil, sandy loam and peat. In- 

 ereaseJ by cuttings in sand in a hotbed. The growth must 

 be well ripened before they will produce blossoms. 



CAPE JASMINE. See Gardenia. 



CAPE MARIGOLD. See Calendula. 



CAPRT FOLIUM. See Lonici::ra. 



CAPSICUM. Chim Pepper. [Solanace®.] Annuals 

 requiring to be raised in heat, and transplanted, for the 

 warmer months of summer, on to a warm border, or at the 

 foot of a sunny \Yall ; or shrubs requiring stove tem['erature. 

 To the former class belongs the common cultivated Capsicum, 

 whose ripe and unripe fruit enter variously into domestic 

 cookery; to the latter belongs the true bird-pepper, or 

 Chili. Cayenne pepper is made from the fruit of Capsiciun 

 friitescens. C. firossiim is the best for pickling. All these 

 plants like a rich light soil, and the shrubby ones must be 

 kept constantly in the stove. The common annual species, 

 though planted in warm situations in the open air, are brought 

 to greater perfection in a greenhouse or under glass. 



CARAGANA. [Leguminosae, § Papilionacese.] Hand- 

 some hardy, and chiefly low-growing shrubs, the most in- 

 teresting of which are kept grafted as standards in the 

 nurseries, and make beautiful little pendent trees. The 

 stock used is C. arborescens, which is increased by seeds. 

 The rest may be increased by layering, and the spreading 

 sorts are suitable for large rock gardens. Sandy, loamy 

 soil. 



CARDAMINE. Lady s Smock. [ Cruciferae.] Hardy per- 

 ennials. Common moist soil. Increased by division. Except 

 C. pratejisis, single and double, they are of little moment ; but 

 these are ornamental on the margin of ponds. 



CARMICHAELIA. [Leguminos®, § Papilionacese.] A 

 curious greenhouse shrub. Soil, sandy peat, with a third 

 fibry loam. Propagated best by seeds. The side-shoots may 

 be used as cuttings, planted in sand under bell-glasses. 



CARNATION. See Dianthus caryophyllus. 



CAROLINA ALLSPICE. See Calycanthus. 



CARRION FLOWER. See Stapelta. 



CARTHAMUS. [Composite.] Hardv annuals. They 



