8O GARDEN FLOWERS. 



abundant bloom, and the beautiful blue of the one contrast- 

 ing well with the orange-yellow black-eyed flowers of the 

 other. C, Drummondii is dwarfer, but equally beautiful. 



C. bicolor (two-colored) ; hardy annual ; 2^ feet ; flowers or- 

 ange and black, in July; Arkansas; 1822. Of this, formerly 

 called Coreopsis tinctoria, there are several varieties. C. Drum- 

 mondii (Drummond's) ; hardy annual ; 2 feet ; flowers yellow 

 and brown, in July ; Texas ; 1834. 



There are many new varieties among which we may men- 

 tion C. Atkinsonia, yellow and crimson ; cardiminifolia hy- 

 brida, bright yellow ; coronata, crimson and yellow ; Bur- 

 ridgii, crimson golden edge. 



CALLIRHOE. [Malvaceae.] A fine tribe of hardy annuals, 

 flourishing in garden soil, and raised from seed sown in May. 



C. involucrata ; hardy annual ; i foot ; flowers rosy-crimson, 

 all summer ; North America. C.pedataj hardy annual ; 2 feet; 

 flowers purple, with white eye, all summer ; North America ; 

 variety nana, a dwarf variety. C. -vertidllata ; hardy annual ; 

 6 inches ; flowers purple, with white eye ; North America. 



CALLISTEPHUS OR CALLISTEMMA. China Aster. [Com- 

 positae.] Callistemma hortense is a favorite annual. The 

 German varieties, with flowers single, semi-double, or dou- 

 ble, self-colored, red, pink, dark and light purple, or striped 

 in all ways, form a varied and striking feature towards the 

 end of the summer wherever they are introduced. To have 

 them in perfection, plant them in half well-decomposed dung 

 and half loam, or add plenty of manure to the soil of the 

 garden. Sow them in a hot-bed in March or April ; plant 

 them out in May. If planted in beds, in which way they 

 are very effective, let the bed be supplied with a good 

 dressing of dung, and plant them a foot apart every way : 

 keep them clear of weeds, and, in dry sultry weather, let them 

 have plenty of water. They~will bloom much better treated 



