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which compose this genus, under 

 their old name of Coreopsis ; from 

 ■which genus they have been sepa- 

 rated on account of a slight differ- 

 ence in the internal structure of the 

 flower. The new and old names 

 have s?me resemblance in point of 

 sound, but they are very different 

 in origin, for Coreopsis is derived 

 from the Greek word /jojv's, a bug, 

 from the resemblance of the seeds to 

 that insect ; while Calliopsis is from 

 Jcallistos, signifying most beautiful. 

 The species are hardy annuals and 

 perennials; the former of which 

 may be sown in autumn, as they 

 will stand the winter without any 

 protection, and will thus come into 

 flower early in summer. All the 

 species will grow in any common 

 soil ; and the perennial kinds are 

 propagated by division of the root. 

 Calliopsis hicolor is the same as 

 Coreopsis tinctbria. 



Calliste'mma. — One of the bo- 

 tanic names for the China Aster. 



Calliste'mon. — MyrtacccE. — 

 Australian shrubs, with evergreen 

 leaves and tassel-like flowers, better 

 known by their old name of Metro- 

 sideros. They should be grown in 

 sandy loam ; and cuttings of the 

 old wood strike freely in sand under 

 a bell-glass. 



Calliste'phus Dec. — Compo- 

 sitce. — The name given to the China 

 Aster in De Candolle's Prodromus. 



Callu'na D. Don. — The com- 

 mon Heather or Ling. — See Eki^ca. 



Calocho'rtus. — TuUpacece. — 

 Californian bulbs with splendid 

 flowers, but rather difficult of cul- 

 ture. They require a very sandy 

 soil, which should be covered with 

 litter in frosty weather, if the 

 bulbs are not taken up as soon as 

 they have done flowering in autumn. 

 They produce their large lilac and 

 white flowers in August and Sep- 

 tember, and occasionally ripen a 



few seeds, by which, or by offsets, 

 they may be increased slowly. 



Ca'ltha. — Ranunculacece. — The 

 Marsh Marigold. 



Caltca'nthoS. — Calycantha- 

 cece. — Deciduous shrubs from North 

 America, with dark -brownish purple 

 flowers, remarkable for their fra- 

 grance, as well as their rich colour. 

 The plants thrive best in loam and 

 peat, but they will grow in any soU. 

 that is not very stiff and moist ; 

 and they are commonly propagated 

 by layers. Most of what are called 

 different species, are only varieties 

 of C. floridus, the American All- 

 spice-tree. The scent of the flowers 

 is commonly thought to resemble 

 that of ripe fruit. The handsomest 

 species is C. occidentalis, from Cali- 

 fornia, with very large dark crim- 

 son fiosv^ers. Ccdycdntlius 2:)rce'cox, 

 the Japan Allspice, is now called by 

 De CandoUe Chimondnthus frd- 

 grans, or the Winter-flower, as it 

 produces its flowers about Christ- 

 mas. — See Chimoxa''nthus. 



Caltste'gia. — Convolvuldcece. — 

 The new name for the common 

 hedge Convolvulus, and some other 

 species from America resembling it. 

 The red variety of C. septmn, com- 

 monly called the American Convol- 

 vulus, makes a very pretty covering 

 for a bower. Calystegia pxd)escens 

 is a Chinese species, with pale-blush 

 double flowers, introduced in 1844. 

 All the kinds grow best in sandy or 

 gravelly soil. 



Came'llia. — Ternstroemidcece. — 

 Evergreen shrubs with splendid 

 flowers, from Chma, of which C. 

 japonica, and its numerous garden 

 varieties, are in general cultivation 

 in all the greenhouses of Europe and 

 America. Some of the varieties, as 

 for example C. j. variegdta, the 

 variegated red, are so hardy as to 

 stand the open air, either as 

 standards, or planted against a 



