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Fig. 361. Head of Cannabis sativa. 



CANNON-BALL TRU'E. A common n 

 Couronpita gpuianensis (which see). 



CANSCOBiA (from Kansgan-Cora, the Malabar name 

 of C. pii/oZiaia, as yet nnintroduced). Stn. Pladera. In- 

 cluding Fhyllocyclus. Okd. Gentianece. Small, erect, 

 simple or branched, stove or greenhouse annuals. Flowers 

 stalked or snb-sessile. Leaves opposite, sessile or amplexi- 

 canl. Corolla funnel-shaped, with a four-cleft, unequal 

 limb ; the two outer segments equal, two lower ones com- 

 bined a greater distance. Stems tetragonal. C. Parishii 

 requires similar treatment to Balsam, and grows best in 

 a soil to which chalk or limestone lU'bris is added. 



C. Parishii (Parish's). Jl. white. I. opposite, perfectly conn.ate, 

 so that the united two "apparently form an exactly orliicuhir le;if. 

 h. 2ft. Moulmein, 1861. Greenhouse. (B. M. 5429.) 



See Campanula Me- 



CANTERBURY BELLS. 



diiun. 



CANTHARELLUS CIBARIUS. See Chantarelle. 



CANTHITTM. A synon.vm of Plectronia. 



CANTTTA (from Cantu, the Peruvian name of one of 

 the species). Stn. Periphragmos. Ord. Polemoniace<e. 

 Very pretty erect, branched greenhouse evergreen shrubs. 

 Flowers in corymbs, at the termination of the branches, 

 rarely solitary and axillary. Leaves entire or almost pin- 

 natifid, alternate, petiolate, elliptic, acuminated, or cuneate- 

 oblong, glabrous, or downy on both stirfaces when young. 

 They are of easy culture in a compost of turfy loam, leaf- 

 mould, and sand, if good drainage is allowed. Propagated 

 by cuttings, placed in sand, under a hand glass. In the 

 western parts of England, these plants — particularly C. 

 buxifoUa — thrive remarkably well in sheltered situations. 

 C. bioolor (two-coloured), fl. solitary ; corolla with a short yellow 



tube and scarlet limb. May. h. 4ft. Peru, 1846. (B. M. 4729.) 

 C. buxifolia (Bos -leaved).* Jf., corolla pale red, straight, funnel- 

 shaped, with a very long tube ; corymbs few-fiowered ; peduncles 

 tomentose. April. L cuueate-obloii;]:, mucronulate, quite entire. 

 h. 4ft. Peruvian Andes, 1849. .An elegant plant, bavins the tops 

 of branches, calvces, and young leaves, downy. Syn. C. dependens. 

 See Fig. 562. (B. M. 4582.) 

 C. dependens (lianging). Synonymous with C. buxifolia. 

 O. pyrifolia (Pyrus-Ieaved).* fl., corolla yellowish-white, curved ; 

 stamens twice as long as the corolla ; corymbs terminal, dense- 

 tlowered. March. I. elliptic or obovate acute, entire or siuuate- 

 dentatc. h. 3ft. Peru, 1845. (B. M. 4386.) 



CAOUTCHOTTC. The elastic gummy substance known 

 as indiarubber. which is the inspissated juice of various 

 plants growing in tropical climates in different parts of 

 the world; such as Castilloa, Ficus e/a.-fiVa, Uevea, various 

 species of Landolplna, Manihot, Sec, &c. 



CAFE EVERLASTING. See Helichrysum. 



CAFE GOOSEBERRY. See Fhysalis peruviana. 



Fig. 352. Flowering Branch of C.intoa bdxifolia. 



CAFE GUM. The gum of Acacia Karroo or A. 

 capensis. 

 CAFE JESSAMINE. See Gardenia fiorida. 

 CAFER-TREE. See Capparis. 



CAFILLARY. Very slender; resembling a hair. 



CAFITATE. Growing in a head. 



CAFITULATE. Growing in small heads. 



CAFITULUM. A close head of flowers; the inflo- 

 rescence of Compo-sites. 



CAFFARIDEffi. An order of herbs or shrubs, rarely 

 trees. Flowers clustered, or solitary ; sepals four to 

 eight, imbricate or valvate ; petals four, arranged crosswise, 

 sometimes, but rarely, five, or eight, rarely absent. Leaves 

 alternate, very rarely opposite, stipulate or exstipulate. 

 The order is distributed throughout the tropical and warm 

 temperate regions of both hemispheres, the frutescent 

 species being largely represented in America. There are 

 about twenty-three genera — the best-known being Capparis, 

 Cleome, and Cratceva — and about 300 species. 



CAFFARIS i'kapparis, old Greek name used by Dios- 

 corides, from Persian kabar. Capers). Caper-tree. Oed. 

 Capparidem. Greenhouse or stove evergreen shrubs, of 

 considerable beauty. Calyx four-parted ; petals four ; 

 stamens numerous ; succeeded by a berry. They thrive 

 best in a compost of well-drained sandy loam. Cuttings 

 of ripe shoots will root in sand, under a hand glass, in 

 moist heat. This genus contains about 120 species, but 

 it is very doubtful if more than six are to be found under 

 cultivation in this country. 



C. amygdallna (Almond-like).* n. white ; peduncles axillary, 

 compressed, corj-mbiferous. (. elliptical-oblong, n.arrowed towards 

 both ends, with a callous point ; upper surface smooth ; under sur- 

 face, as well as the branches, covered with silvery scaly dots. 

 h. 6ft. West Indies, 1818. Stove. 



C. cynophallopliora (Dog-phallus bearing), fl. white, large, 

 fragrant ; peduncles few-flowered, shorter than the leaves. (. 

 smooth, leatlierv, oblong, on short petiole, h. 8ft. to 25ft. West 

 Indies, 1752. Stove. (R. G. 1862, 351.) 



C. odoratissima (sweetest-scented).* fl. violet, sweet-scented, 

 about the size of Myrtle, with yellow anthers ; peduncles racemi- 

 ferous at the top. I. oblong, nrumiuate, on long footst."ilks ; upper 

 surface smooth ; under surface covered with little hard scales. 

 h. 6ft. Carac«L3, 1814. Stove. 



