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N •■ Silene acanlis. 

 See Lyclinis. 

 kampiiis, a curving). 



CampaniunsBa— co7ifiHiie<!. 



C. gracilis (ttTaceful). rf. pale blue : corolla niemliranous, with 

 a tubular base, dilated throat, and slightly expanded, truncated 

 limb. (. on long petioles, ovate, blunt. Himalayas. Sy.n. Codo- 

 nopsis rjracili^. (C. H. P. t. xvi. A.) 



C. Inflata (inflated.) /I. yellowish, with browni.'sh veins ; corolla 

 herhaceou.s, ventricose ; peduncles opposite tlie leaves, one- 

 flowered. I. alternate, ovate-cordate, acute. Himalayas. (C. H. P. 

 t. xvi. c.) 



C. javanica (Javan). fl. yellowish, with brownish veins ; corolla 

 herbaceous, very broadly eampanulate, with five spreading lobes. 

 I. variable, opposite and" alternate, ovate-cordate, crenate. Hima- 

 layas. (C. U. P. t. xvi. B.) 



CAMPEACHT WOOD, or LOGWOOD. See 



Haematoxylon campechianum. 



CAIUFHOBiA (Camphor, commercial name of it.s chief 

 product). Camphor-tree. Ord. Laurinew. Cool stoye 

 evergreen trees, now referred to Cinnamomum. The true 

 Camphor of commerce is a product of the oil procured 

 from the wood, branches, and leaves of this tree, by means 

 of dry distillation. The species thrives in a compost of 

 peat and loam, and may be propagated by cuttings. 

 C. officinalis (officinal), jl. greenish-white. March to June. 

 I. triple-nerved, lanceolate, ovate. A. 20ft. Japan, 1727. SVN. 

 Cinnamomum Camijhora. 



CAMFHOK-TREE. See Camphora. 



CAMPION. Sec Silene. 



CAMPION, MOSS. 



CAMPION, ROSE. 



CAPSIDIUM (from lampsis, a curving). Ord. 

 Bignoniacece. A small genus, the best-known (perhaps the 

 only) species being a handsome greenhouse climber. For 

 culture, see Bi^^onia. 



C. chilense (Chilian). Pipil Boqui. /. rich orange colour ; corolla 

 tubular, almost regular ; antliers parallel, l. pinnate, dark shining 

 green, h, 30ft. to 40ft. Chili. (G. V. 1870, 1182.) 



CAMPTERIA. Included under Pteris (which see). 

 CAMPTODIUM. See Neplirodium. 



CAMFTOFUS (from Jiamptos, curved, and pons, a foot ; 



the flower-stalk is curved downwardly). Ord. Riibiaceiv. 



A curious shrub, now referred to Cephaelis. It requires 



a most stove temperature. Cuttings will root in sandy 



loam, under a hand glass, in bottom heat. 



C. Mannii (Mann's), jl. white, numerously produced in sub- 

 globose, compound heads ; peduncles stout, scarlet, drooping, 

 from 12in. to 18in. long. Summer. I. large, opposite, obovate or 

 obovate-lanceolate, glabrous, coriaceous ; midrib thick, red be- 

 neath. A. 16£t. Fernando Po, 1S63. (B. Jl. 5755.) 



CAMPTOSORUS. Sep Scolopendrium. 



CAMFYLANTHERA. A synonym of Pronaya. 



CAMF7LIA. Included under Felarg'onium. 



CAMFYLOBOTRYS. See HoiFmannia. 



CAMFYLONEURON. See Folypodium. 



CAMWOOD. See Baphia. 



CANADA BALSAM. See Abies balsamea. 



CANADA RICE. See Zizania aquatica. 



CANADA TEA. See Gaultheria procumbens. 



CANALICULATE. Channelled, or furrowed. 



CANARINA (so named from its habitat). Stn. 

 Pernettija (of Scopoli). Ord. Campanulacew. A beautiful, 

 glaucescent, greenhouse, herbaceous perennial. It thrives 

 in a compost of loam, leaf mould, thoroughly decomposed 

 manure, and sand, in equal parts ; ample root space and 

 perfect drainage are essential, and when new growth 

 commences, a little extra heat will considerably accelerate 

 the development of the flowers. Water should be liberally 

 supplied during the growing season. The plant may be 

 propagated by divisions when repotting, in January ; or by 

 young cuttings, inserted iu sandy soil, in a gentle warmth. 



C, Campanula (bell-shaped).* /. of a yellowish-purple or orang; 

 colour, with red nerve-, drooping, solitary, terminating axillaiy 

 branchlets ; corolla six-lobed at the apex, large, eampanulate, 

 January to March. I. opposite, bastately sub-cordate, irregularly 

 toothed, h. 3ft. to 4tt. Canary Islands, 1696. (B. M. 444.) 



CANARIUM (from C'aiian', its vernacular name in 

 tlie Mal.ay language). Okd. Burseracew. A rather large 

 genus of stove trees. Flowers small, in axillary panicles ; 

 petals usually three, valvate, or slightly imbricate in the 

 bud. Drupe ovoid or ellipsoid, often three-angled. Leaves 

 large, impari-pinnate. For culture, see Boswellia. 



C. commune (common). _fl. white, glomerate, nearly sessile, 

 br.'icteate ; panicle terminal. I., leaflets seven to nine, on long 

 stalks, ovate-oblong, bluntly acuminated, entire. India. The 

 fruit has a thin olive ;,kin, and when the nuts are mature, they 

 contain a sweet kernel, which does not become rancid, and 

 resembles a Sweet Chestnut ; they are also used for various 

 economic purposes. (B. M. PI. 61.) 



CANARY-BIRD FLOWER. See Trop^olum 

 peregriuum. 



CANAVALIA (from Cnnavali, the name of one of 

 the species in Malabar). Ord. Legtimmosa:. A genus 

 of elegant twining or climbing stove herbs or sub- 

 shrubs. Flowers in racemes, produced from the axils 

 of the leaves ; calyx bell-shaped, two-lipped ; corolla 

 papilionaceous. Leaves trifoliate. They are well adapted 

 for training up the rafters in a stove or warm green- 

 house. For culture, see Dolichos. 



C. bonarlensis (Buenos Ayrean). ^.purple; racemes drooping, 

 longer than tlit- li aves. July and August. ^., leaflets ovate, obtuse, 

 coriaceous, glabrous. Buenos AjTes, 1824. (B. R. 1199.) 



C, ensiformis (ensiform).* j!. white, red, pendulous ; racemes 

 longer than the leaves. June. L, leaflets ovate, acute. India, 

 1790. Sy.n. C. fjlailiata. (B. M. 4027.) 



C. gladlata (sword-podded). Synonymous with C. ensiformis. 



C. obtusifolla (obtuse-le.aved). yi. purple. July, August, i., leaf- 

 lets ovate obtuse. Malabar, 1820. 



CANBIA (named in honour of W. M. Canby, of Wil- 

 mington, Delaware). Ord. Papaver'acerji. A monotypio 

 genus, remarkable for its persistent (not caducous) coroUa. 

 Sepals three, caducous ; petals six, barely Jin. in length 

 stamens six to nine. 





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Fig. 355. Canbia Candida. 



B. Candida (glossy white). H. white, solitary, on little scapes. 

 / alternate, linear, entire, h. about lin. Discovered in sandy 

 soU in South-east California, in 1876. See Fig. 356. 



CANCELLATE. Latticed ; resembling lattice-work. 



CANDELABRUM .r CHANDELIER TREE. 



See Faiidanus candelabrum. 



CANDLEBERRY MYRTLE. See Myrica cerei- 

 fera. 

 CANDLEBERRY-TREE. See Aleurites triloba. 

 CANDLE-TREE. See Farmentiera cerifera. 



