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Calanthe—continued. 
C, Forstermanni (férstermann’s). /l., sepals and petals yellow, 
oblong, acute ; lip whitish-yellow, reniform, with an apiculus; 
spur clavate, half the length of the stalked ovary ; bracts rather 
thin, exceeding the flowers; peduncle distantly sheathed, 
densely racemose at apex. J. petiolate, oblong-lanceolate, acute, 
3ft. long. Birma, 1883. 
Cc. Langei (Lange's). /. deep yellow, numerous, crowded; dorsal 
sepal ovate, acute, the lateral ones lanceolate; petals ovate, 
acute; lip spathulate-obovate, apiculate, with minute, deltoid 
side lobes, and two slight elevations at the base; raceme din. to 
4in. long; scape shorter than the leaves. J. lanceolate, 2ft. long, 
2hin. broad. New Caledonia, 1885. 
C. lentiginosa (freckled). . white; sepals hairy outside; lip 
well developed, four-lobed, much plaited, having three blunt 
keels, and numerous purple spots, the basilar lobes turned over so 
as to form a cover inside; spur long, antrorse, curved, hairy. 
Pseudo-bulbs obpyriform. 1883. Hybrid. 
Cc. natalensis (Natal). /. lin. to ljin. in diameter, pale lilac, 
with a darker, redder lip, or with the sepals and petals white and 
suffused with lilac towards the margins only; sepals ovate- 
lanceolate, acuminate ; petals shorter and broader ; lip about as 
long as the sepals ; raceme 6in. to 8in. long ; scape longer than the 
leaves, erect. J. five to seven, all radical, 8in. to 12in. long, din. 
to 5in. broad, elliptic-lanceolate. Natal. (B. M. 6844.) 
C. porphyrea (porphyry-colour). jl. in a zigzag raceme ; sepals 
and petals dazzling purple, oblong, acute ; lip yellowish at base, 
with small, purple spots, three-lobed, the side lobes involved, the 
anterior one purple, emarginate, protruded ; spur ochre, nearly 
equalling the stalked ovary; peduncle hairy. Pseudo-bulbs con- 
stricted, fusiform. 1884. Hybrid. 
C. proboscidea (snout-like). #. white, changing to lightest 
ochre, with a few vermilion markings on the lip, the short nail of 
which descends and the large blade stands at right angles with 
it, having four laciniz ; anterior part of the column curved down, 
like the snout of some insects. Sunda Islands, 1884. Allied to 
C. furcata. 
C. Regnieri (Regnier’s). jl. eight to ten, about 2in. across ; sepals 
white, recurved; petals white, with a faint rosy, central stripe ; 
lip elbowed or inflexed near the base so as to project forwards, 
three-lobed, lively rose-pink, with a deep crimson, central spot; 
spur recurved, about lin. long ; scapes woolly, 14ft. to 2ft. high, 
with large bracts. Pseudo-bulbs leafless, large, with a contracted 
mouth, Cochin China, 1883. 
C. R. fausta (lucky). A fine variety, having the column and base 
of the lip of the darkest and warmest purple. 1884. 
C. rosea (rosy). jl. pale rose, shading to white on the lip, which 
is oblong, flat, retuse ; spur straight, obtuse, horizontal ; column 
tomentose ; bracts recurved, shorter than the ovary ; scape many- 
flowered, longer than the leaves. Jl. oblong-lanceolate, plicate, 
glabrous. Pseudo-bulbs fusiform. Moulmein. Syn. Limatodes 
rosea (B. M. 5512 ; P. F. G. iii. 81). 
C. Sanderiana (Sander’s). _fl. disposed in strong, many-flowered 
spikes ; sepals and petals rosy; lip rosy-crimson, similar to that 
of C. Regnieri. Spring. Cochin China. Allied to C. Veitchii. 
Cc. Sandhurstiana (Sandhurst’s). A charming hybrid, similar 
to C. Veitchii, but having much deeper-coloured flowers. 1884. 
Cc. sanguinaria (bloody). . dazzling blood-red, the acuminate 
Bepals and the lip being lighter, with blood-red markings, outside 
pale purple; petals broader than the sepals ; middle lobe of lip 
cuneate, dilated, bilobed; raceme hairy. 
gonal. 1886. A handsome, seedling form. 
C. Sedeni (Seden’s). (fl. large; sepals and petals bright rose ; lip 
the same colour, with a very dark purplish blotch, surrounded by 
a zone of white, at the base. A hybrid between C. Veitchii and 
C. vestita rubro-oculata. 
C. Stevensii (Stevens’). . white (changing to buff as they 
become older), with a rosy-purple spot on the lip; scape erect, 
hairy, eight to ten-flowered. Bulbs greyish, stout-jointed. 
Cochin China, 1883. A pretty species. 
Cc, Turneri (Turner's). . pure white, with a deep rose eye, 
resembling those of C. vestita, but more compact, and produced 
in ierger and longer spikes that in that species. Pseudo-bulbs 
jointed. Java. 
Cc. T. nivalis (snowy). jl. wholly white. Birma. 
C. veratrifolia macroloba (large-lobed). fl. pure white, larger 
and of greater substance than in the type; basilar lobe very 
ae lateral calli much developed. May and June. Pacitie 
slands. 
C, v. Regnieri (Regnier’s). jl. pure white, with a light ochre 
lip; lateral laciniw of the lip divaricate, nearly semi-lunate. 
Cochin China, 1887. 
C. vestita luteo-oculata (yellow-eyed). /. white, with a blotch 
of yellow in the middle of thelip. October to February. (F. d. 8. 
816; L. J. F. 335; P. M. B. xvi., p. 129; W. S. O. i. 29, upper fig.) 
Cc. v. oculata-gigantea (giant-eyed). _/l. white, handsome, 
about Jin. in diameter, with a fiery-red blotch on the base of the 
lip, the under side of the base and the much-curved spur orange ; 
raceme hairy. Borneo, 1886. (W. O. A. 211.) 
Pseudo-bulbs hexa- 
Calanthe—continued. 
Cc. v. Williamsii (Williams'’). //., sepals and petals white, striped 
and edged with rosy-crimson ; lip bright magenta-crimson. 1884. 
A showy variety. (W. O. A. iii. 154.) 
CALCEOLARIA. This genus embraces nearly 120 
species, natives of Western America. Two are also found 
in New Zealand. To those described on pp. 239-40, 
Vol. I., the following should now be added: 
C. Sinclairii (Dr. Sinclair's). . in loose, sub-corymbose heads ; 
corolla pale lilac or flesh-coloured externally, spotted reddish- 
purple within, }in. to sin. in diameter, between hemispherical 
and campanulate. June. /. membranous, long-petiolate, 2in. to 
4in. long, oblong or ovate-oblong, crenate-toothed or lobulate. 
New Zealand, 1881. A straggling, half-hardy herb. (B. M. 6597.) 
Varieties. The yearly improvement in the Calceolaria 
consists in the production of improved strains from seeds. 
The improvements are as follow: Plants of a dwarfer 
habit, a much larger quantity of blossom from a plant, and 
the flowers themselves richer and more varied in colour, 
larger in size, and much better formed. When a variety 
of a distinct colour has been obtained, and its qualities are 
such that it may fairly be considered a good advance on 
existing varieties, seeds are saved from it; and if it has 
been kept free from the influence of foreign pollen, the 
seedlings can be depended upon to be much like the 
parent. In this way strains of distinct colours are ob- 
tained. Named collections are not to be had, as the 
expense of propagating them from cuttings or offsets is 
too much to compensate the growers. The plants can be 
propagated during the summer months most surely by 
layering, while placed in hand-lights or frames on the north 
side of a wall or fence. From six to a dozen plants may 
be obtained from one old stool during summer. Cut- 
tings will strike in sandy soil if they are placed in closed 
kand glasses. 
CALIMERIS. Included under Aster (which see), 
CALLIANDRA. Of the eighty species of this genus, 
one is a native of the East Indies, and the rest are all 
tropical or sub-tropical American. To those described on 
p. 242, Vol. I., the following should now be added: 
Cc. tergemina (threefold). #. white, disposed in globose heads ; 
filaments tipped red. Spring. /. pinnate, grey-green. Branches 
zigzag. Tropical America, 1887. 
CALLIRHOE. Seven species of this genus are 
known. Calyx five-cleft; petals purplish, pink, or white, 
cuneiform-truncate and often fimbriate-denticulate. Leaves 
mostly lobed or parted. To the species described on 
p. 243, Vol. I., the following varieties should now be added: 
Cc. involucrata lineariloba (linear-lobed). _fl., petals lilac in 
the centre, margined white on each side, broad, obcuneate. 
1. pedato-partite, dark green, roundish in outline, cut in a bi- 
pinnatifid manner almost to the base into narrow lobes gin. wide. 
Stems numerous, trailing. Texas, 1884. 
Cc. pedata compacta (compact). A compact, garden variety, 
having flowers of a delicate blush. 1887. (R. G. 1224.) 
CALOCEPHALUS (from kalos, beautiful, and kephale, 
a head; alluding to the inflorescence). Including Lewco- 
phyta. ORD. Composite. A genus embracing about ten 
species of greenhouse, usually cottony or woolly, annual or 
perennial herbs, rarely sub-shrubs or small shrubs, natives 
of Australia. Flower-heads numerous and usually more or 
less stipitate on a small and branching or globose or 
conical receptacle, in an ovoid or globular, dense cluster or 
compound head, without any involuere, or surrounded by a 
few bracts rarely exceeding the florets; partial heads two 
or more-flowered; receptacle without scales; florets five- 
toothed. Leaves alternate or (in two species) opposite, 
entire. C. Brownii is the only species grown in our 
gardens. It is much used in carpet-bedding arrangements, 
and thrives in almost any soil. Propagation may be 
effected by means of cuttings, inserted under a bell glass, 
in a cool greenhouse or frame, and wintered in any light, 
dry structure, free from frost. 
C. Brownii (Brown’s). #. in globular clusters four to six lines 
in diameter, surrounded by a few floral leaves. J. alternate, 
linear, obtuse, two lines or less inlength, h. 1ft. A rigid, woolly- 
tomentose shrub. Syn. Leucophyta Brownii. 
