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CAIiTPTROGTNE (from l-ahiiitm, an extiiignisli, r, 

 arcl ijtjne, a W(.)Tn;ii] j'istil — in allusion to tlie form of the 

 Distil). InohuUng Cnhjptrtmoma, ()RP. I'tilinrir. A small 

 eenus comprising five species of handsome stove palms, 

 allierl to Gf^onimm (which .wr for cultivation). 



C. Gblesbregbtiana (Cliif.sbrcsht's). /f., iieiluiu-les erect, over- 

 tupping the leaves, lieaiinj;; a single cylindiieal, unilividetl spatlix, 

 9in. ti) 12in. in Icriiith. /. pinnate, 2ft. to 5ft. Ion:;; pinna- uppnsite 

 or alternate, sessile, of unequal breadth, the narrower cnies nrie to 

 two-nerved, the ]>roader ones six ti> ten-nerved, usually fnnn six to 

 twelve on each side of the rachis ; the intervals between the pinna' 

 vary from lin. to 2in. ; petiole hroaiUy sheathing at the Iko-se, from 

 a few inches to lAft. lonji. Stem short or absent. Mexico. Avery 

 eleuant dwarf-sTowins species. SVNs. Gtviniina (Ihifshregldiana, 

 U. iiiui/i, ilica and G. Verschafeltii. (14. M. 5782.) 



C. splclgera (ear-beariirsV I. irre^oilarly pimiate, 2ft. to 3ft. 

 loii'j, 1ft. broad, deeply bifid at apex, rich bright gTeen ; petioles 

 short, sheathing at the base. Hat on the upper side, rouuiled 

 below. Stems stout, h. 5ft. ( ! uatemala. A very elegant 

 species. 



C. Swartzil (Swartz's). I. equally i>iimatisect ; pinnae deeply 

 retluplicate at the base, bifid at the top. Trunk smooth, h. 50ft. 

 to 60ft. .laniaica, 1878. A handsome plant when young, an<l 

 tiseful for general decorative purposes. Sv.x. Caliti'tromuiia 

 SH'art:rii. 



CALTPTRONOMA SWARTZII. See Caljrptro- 

 gjne Swartzii. 



CALTSTEGIA (from l-ahjx, a calyx, and stei/e, a 

 covering ; in reference to the two largo persistent bracts 

 enclosing the calyx). Bearbind. Okd. Cojimlvulacece. 

 Hardy, glabrous, twining or prostrate herbs. Peduncles 

 solitary, one-flowered ; corolla campa;iulate, five-pUoato. 

 All the species are of easy cultivation in common garden 

 soil. Propagation may be effected by dividing the plants; 

 or by seeds, sown in spring. 



C. dahnrlca (Dahurian).* Jl., corolla of a rosy-pui-ple ; sepals 

 lanceolate, acute, the two outer ones broadest ; peduncles tetra- 

 goiuil, tomeutose; bracts broad-ovate, acute, longer than the 

 calyx. .Inly. I. glabrous or hairy, oblong-cordate, having the 

 margins and nerves on the under side tomeutose. Dahuria, 1826. 

 (B. M. 2609.) 



C. Inflata (inflated). Synonymous with C. sepium incarnata. 



Fig. 334. Flowering Branch or C.\lvstegia runKSCENS 

 i-i.ore-pi.i-:no. 



C. pubescens flore-pleno (downy, ihud.le-floweied).* H 2in. 

 to Sin. across ; petals huig, narrow, wavy, and retlexedj fli'sli- 

 colour, l>ut ultimately bri;iht rose; pedicels 2-;in. to 3Aiu. lung. 

 Sunuuer and autumn. I. altemate, hastate, downy. China, 1844. 

 See i''ig. 334. 



C. sepium (hedge). Conmion Bindweed. /I. white, sometimes 

 tingeil with red ; peduncles tetragonal, exceeding the petioles ; 

 bracts cordate, keeled, acute, longer than the calyx, but one-half 

 shorter than the corolla. Sunnner. L .sagittate or cordate, very 

 acute ; hind lobes obtuse, or truncate, entire. Britain. A very 

 truublebomM weed. (Sy. En. B. 924.) There is a variety named 



Calysteg'ia roufinuoil. 



iiifiinnitn, with rosp-coloured flower.^. North .\morica. Sv.N 

 C. iiillnl,,. (l;. .\1. 732.) 



C. Soldanella(S..ldaiiella-Iike).» Sea Bells. /. pale red, with five 

 hingitudinal, yellnwish plaits, large; pedtm'eles angular, angles 

 wiTiged ; bracts large, ovate, hlunt^ unicronate, generally shorter 

 than the calyx. June. I. rather Hesliy, reuiforni; entire or a little 

 angular. Sea-shores, Britain. This pretty species can only be 

 grown wiji succiss in a very sandy soil. (Sy. Kn. B. 9i;6.) 



CAIiYTHRIX (from hali/x, a calyx, and thrix, a hair ; 

 in reference to tlie lobes of the calyx, which each end in a 

 long hair). Ord. MijrIaeecB. A genna of very pretty and 

 interesting greenhouse Heath-like shrubs, natives of Aus- 

 tralia. Flowers small ; bracteoles two under each flower ; 

 they are either free or joined togetlier at the base, some- 

 times in the form of an operculnni. Leaves scattered, 

 crowded, opposite, full of dots, axillary, solitary, almost 

 sessile. They grow well in a mixture of loam, peat, and 

 sand, with good drainage and firm potting. Cuttings, 

 made from young shoots, will root in April or May, if 

 placed in sand, under a bell glass, in a cool house. 

 C, ericoides (lleath-like). A synonym of C. tetratjona. 

 C, glabra ('4labrous). A synonym of C. tetraijona. 

 C. tetragona (tetragonal).* Jl. white ; bracts one-half shorter 



than tlie tube of the calyx. I. scattered, petiolate, glabrous ; 



stipules deciduous, h. 2ft. 1825. SYNS. C. ericoides, C. nialira. 



(B. E. 409.) 



C. anfndafa, aurca, and hreoiseta are other species which have 

 been introduced, but are not worth house room when that describeil 

 above is grown. 



CAIiTX. The external whorl of floral leaves. 



CAMAIMIIIXTM (from kamara, an arched roof ; in 

 reference to the arched tip of the stigma). Ord. Orchidew. 

 A pretty stove orchid, allied to Cyinhidium. It thrives 

 best if grown in a shallow basket, or raised above the 

 surface of the pots with sphagnum and broken pots. 



C. ochroleucutn (yellowish - white).* fl. yellowish -white. 



.July. I. ligulatc. Pseudo-bulbs oblong, compressed, smooth. 

 h. 1ft. Trinidad, 1823. SvN. Cumbidium ochraleiicum. (B. M. 

 4141.) 



CAMABOTIS. See Sarcochilns. 



Fig. 335. Ca.massia i.slule.nta. 



CAMASSIA (from Quamash, so called by the North 

 American luduius. who eat the bulbs). Syn. SitorodiHm. 

 Ord. JjiU'ieen\ A small genus (two species) of handsome 

 bulbous plants. Perianth of six segments, slightly connected 

 at base, and spreading out horizontally, but not equally. 



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