88 GARDEN FLOWERS. 



CAPE MARIGOLD. See CALENDULA. 



CAPRIFOLIUM. Honeysuckle. [Caprifoliaceas.] A genus 

 of mostly deciduous, and some evergreen, climbers, generally 

 hardy, too well known to need description. Propagated by 

 seeds, cuttings, and layers. The hardy species require little 

 care, except pruning ; the half-hardy are better laid down 

 and covered with earth in the winter. 



C. dioicum (dioecious) ; 6 feet ; flowers purple, in June ; North 

 America; 1776. C. Douglasii (Douglas's); 20 feet; flowers 

 orange, in July ; North America; 1824. C. Etruscum (Etrus- 

 can) ; 15 feet ; flowers orange, in May ; Italy. C.flavum (yellow); 

 10 feet; flowers yellow, in May; Carolina; 1810. C. gratum 

 (pleasant) ; evergreen ; 20 feet ; flowers red, in July ; North 

 America; 1730. C. hirsutum (hairy-leaved); 20 feet; flowers 

 yellow, in May; Canada ; 1822. C. longiflorum (long-flowered); 

 climber; flowers yellow, white*, in July ; China; 1826. C. Occi- 

 dentals (Western) ; 20 feet ; flowers orange, in July ; Fort Van- 

 couver ; 1824. C. periclymenum (woodbine); 20 feet; flowers 

 yellow, in June ; Britain. C. periclymemtm Belgica (Dutch) ; 20 

 feet ; flowers yellow, in June. C. periclymenum quercifolium 

 (oak-leaved) ; 20 feet ; flowers yellow, red, in June. C. pericly- 

 metmm serotinum (late-red) ; 20 feet ; flowers yellow, red, in 

 June. C. periclymenum variegatum (variegated) ; 1 5 feet ; flow- 

 ers yellow, red, in June ; Britain. C. sempervirens (evergreen) ; 

 15 feet; flowers scarlet, in June; North America; 1656. C. 

 sempervirens Brownii (Brown's) ; 20 feet ; flowers bright-scar- 

 let, in May. C. sempervirens major (larger-flowered) ; 20 feet ; 

 flowers scarlet, in May. C. sempervirens minus (less trumpet) ; 

 15 feet ; flowers scarlet, in June ; Carolina ; 1656. 



C. brachypoda ( Lonicera) variegata is a very beautiful va- 

 riety, lately introduced from Japan, with fine variegated fo- 

 liage, and does well if covered with earth in winter. 



CAPSICUM. [Solanaceae.] Annuals requiring a warm 

 sunny exposure. The plants should be started in a hot-bed 

 in April, and pricked out when all danger of frost is over: 



