GARDEN FLOWERS. IO7 



in July ; Carolina; 1824. C. cordifolia (heart-leaved); 3 feet; 

 flowers white and yellow, in June; North America ; 181 2. C. 

 fcetida (fetid) ; 4 feet ; flowers light-yellow, in June ; Siberia ; 

 1777. C. palmata{^2\m2i\.€)\ 4 feet ; flowers white and yellow, 

 in July ; North America ; 1812. 



CiRCiEA. Enchanter's Nightshade. [Onagracese.] Hardy 

 herbaceous perennials. Common soil. Increased by di- 

 \dsion. 



C. Alpina (Alpine) ; hardy perennial ; 6 inches ; flowers pink, 

 in July ; Britain. C. Ltitetiana (Parisian) ; hardy perennial ; i 

 foot ; flowers pink, in July ; Britain. C. intermedia (interme- 

 diate) ; I foot ; flowers red, in July ; Europe ; 1821. 



CiRSiUM. [Compositae.] Hardy thistle-like biennials and 

 perennials : some of them showy. Common soil. In- 

 creased by division ; or the biennials by seed, from which 

 plants should be raised annually. Some few of the species, 

 among which is C. Casabonc?, one of the most ornamental 

 species, require protection. 



C. CasaboncE J half-hardy biennial ; 2 feet ; flowers purple, in 

 July ; south of Europe ; 1714. C. tnberosicni (tuberous) ; hardy 

 perennial ; 2 feet ; flowers purple, in August ; England. 



There are more than lift}' other species, many of which 

 are mere weeds. 



Cladaxthus. [Compositae.] A small genus, containing 

 one pretty, hardy annual, which should be sown in a frame 

 in April, and transplanted to the border in May ; or in the 

 open border in May. 



C. Arabicus (Arabian) ; hardy annual ; i foot ; flowers yel- 

 low, in July ; Barbar)- ; 1759. 



Clarkia. [Onagraceae.] Showy, free-flowering, well- 

 known annuals, flourishing in common garden soil, not very 

 rich, as then the plants run to leaves. Propagated by seed, 

 which should be sown in a frame in April, and the plants 



