CALOPHACA. 



THE ENGLISH FLOWER GARDEN. 



CALYCANTHUS. 



August and September, and a tuft of 

 deep-orange hairs at the base of each 

 segment. It rarely exceeds a span in 

 height, the stems bearing several flowers 

 in a loose head. Mexico. 



C. Maweanus is a low plant, from 

 5 in. to 9 in. in height, and bearing 

 from four to six bell-shaped flowers in 

 July, each \\ in. to 2 in. in diameter. 

 The petals are white, tinged with bright 

 purple at the base, and densely clothed 

 with purple hairs. California. 



C. nitidus is a lovely strong growing- 

 species with five to ten large white 

 flowers in an umbel, each petal having a 

 large indigo blotch in the centre, and 

 covered with long hairs. 



C. Nuttalli has large white flowers 

 with a blackish-purple blotch at the base 

 of the broader segments, the narrow 

 segments being green striped with red. 

 The rare variety Leichtlini has white 

 flowers also, but is more beautifully 

 marked. 



C. Plummerse throws up a broad leaf 

 about 2 ft. long, and a strong branching 

 spike with numerous soft lilac flowers of 

 a satiny lustre and about 4 in. across, the 

 base of each petal being clothed with 

 golden hairs. 



C. pulchellus. — A hardy plant, the 

 bulbs, left in the open border, flower regu- 

 larly. It grows about a foot high, much- 

 branched, each branch terminating in an 

 umbel of three to four fragrant, bright 

 orange-yellow pendulous flowers. 



C. splendens. — A pretty species, the 

 flowers of a pale lilac, with a dark blotch at 

 the base of each of the petals. California. 



C. Tolmiei. — This very scarce Star 

 Tulip is a vigorous grower, with tubular 

 flowers covered with bluish hairs. 



C. venustus. — One of the prettiest 

 of the Mariposa Lilies, from i ft. 

 to 2 ft. high, the flowers very large, 

 white or pale lilac, with a prominent 

 red blotch at the top of each petal, 

 the centre brownish-yellow, the base 

 brown. California from Alameda County 

 southwards. 



C. Weedi. — A handsome and remark- 

 able species in having the bulbs fibrous- 

 coated. The stem grows about a foot in 

 height, one to three flowered, large, deep 

 yellow, dotted and frequently margined 

 with purple. 



CALOPHACA.— Pretty Pea-flowered 

 rock shrublets, C. Wolgarica., a native of 

 .S. Russia and C. Crandiflora., Central 

 Asia. Plants for the rocks, banks, and 

 free soil, and as far as I have seen them 

 of good effect. They are allied to Cara- 

 gana. 



CALOPOGON.— C. pulcheUus is a 

 beautiful hardy Orchid suitable for boggy 

 ground, the flowers pink, i in. in diameter, 

 in clusters of two to six upon a stem, 

 beautifully bearded with white, yellow, 

 and purple hairs. Plant in the rock- 

 garden, bog, or in an open spot in the 

 hardy fernery in moist peaty soil, as it 

 is a native of wet spots at the edges of 

 Pine woods in the Moss in Cranberry 

 swamps, and in wet Grassy marshes, 

 and occasionally seen on solid ground, 

 in low, wet, woody situations in N. 

 America. 



CALTHA {Marsh Marigold).— The 

 Marsh Marigold (C palustris)., that in 

 early spring " shines like fire in swamps 

 and hollows gray," and is one of our 

 good plants, though it is so frequent in a 

 wild state that there is little need to give 

 it a place in country gardens. Its double 

 varieties, however, are good in a moist 

 rich border, or by the water-side. There 

 is a double variety of the smaller creeping 

 C. radicans, about half the size of the 

 common plant. There are double-flowered 

 forms, bearing beautiful golden rosettes. 

 There are also C. leptosepala., a Califor- 

 nian kind, and C purpurascois, distinct 

 and handsome, about i ft. high, with pur- 

 plish stems, and bright-orange flowers, the 

 outside of the petals flushed with a pur- 

 plish tinge. The various forms of the 

 Marsh Marigold are handsome in their 

 fine yellow blossoms, and in groups or 

 bold masses are effective ; they are easily 

 grown in wet soil, and increased freely by 

 division or seeds. 



CALYCANTHUS {Allspice Tree).— 

 North American shrubs with flowers of 

 pleasant fragrance. C. occidciitalis is 

 from 6 to 8 ft. high, with large maroon- 

 crimson flowers of fine fragrance, and 

 is worthy of cultivation. C. floridus is 

 smaller and not so dense, with purplish- 

 red flowers, strongly scented. The names 

 in catalogues, 

 such as C. glau- 

 ciis., IcevigafHs, 

 oblongif alius., 

 macrop/iyllus, 

 represent forms 

 or varieties of 

 either the east- 

 ern or the west- 

 ern species. The 

 two described 

 are hardy, the 

 Carolina species 

 having been grown since 1757, while the 

 Californian has been cultivated over fifty 

 years. They flourish best when some- 

 what shaded by other trees and where 



Calycanthus 



