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C. specta'bile (showy). Leaves blotched pink and white. 



Brazil. 1861. 



stria'tipes (lined-stalked). Brazil. 

 subrotu'ndum (roundish). See C. SCHOMBURGKII SUB- 



ROTUNDUM. 

 Troubetzko'yi (Troubetzkoy's). See C. PICTURATUM 



TRODBETZKOYI. 

 veno'sum (veiny). Leaves with yellow veins and red 



margin. Brazil. 1893. 



virgi'nicum (Virginian). See PELTANDRA VIRGINICA. 

 vivi'parum (viviparous). See REMUSATIA VIVIPARA. 

 zamicefo'lium (Zamia-leaved). See ZAMIOCULCAS 



LODDIGESII. 



CA'LAIS LINDLEYI. See MICROSERIS LINDLETI. 



CALAMAGRO'STIS. (From calamos, a reed, and 

 agrostis, a grass. Nat. ord. Gramineas.) 



Beautiful plumy grasses that may be used for mixing 

 with cut flowers. Being perennial and perfectly hardy, 

 seeds may be sown in the open in September, and the 

 seedlings thinned out in spring. Any good garden soil. 



C. epige'ios (terrestrial). 3. Purple. Britain. Common 



Wood Reed. 

 lanceolate (lance-shaped). 3. Purple. Britain. 



CALAMINT. See CALAMINTHA. 



CALAMI NTH A. Calamint. ( From kalos, beautiful, and 

 mintha, mint. Nat. ord. Labiates [Labiatae]. Linn. 

 1 4-Didynamia, i-Angiospermia. Allied to Melissa.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials, except where otherwise 

 mentioned. Suckers and divisions ; common soil. 

 C. A'cinps (Acinos). . Purple and white. July. 



Britain. " Basil Thyme." Annual. 

 a'lba (white). See MICROMERIA RUPESTRIS. 

 alpi'na (alpine). |. Purplish. July to September. 



S. Europe. 1731. 

 arve'nsis (field). See C. ACINOS. 

 carolinia'na (Carolina), i. Flame. June. Carolina. 



1804. 



chine' nsis (Chinese). China. 

 Clinopo'dium (Clinopodium). i. Rose. July to 



September. Britain. 

 cocci'nea (scarlet). Scarlet. June to September. 



S. United States. 1834. 



co'rsica (Corsican). . Purple. June. Corsica. 1829. 

 cre'tica (Cretan). . Purple. June. S. Europe. 



1596. Half-hardy evergreen. 



croa'tica (Croatian). See MICROMERIA CROATICA. 

 fructico'sa (shrubby). See MICROMERIA MARIFOLIA. 

 grandiflo'ra (large-flowered), i. Red. July. Italy. 



1596. 

 variega'ta (variegated-leaved), i. Red. July. 



Gardens. 

 grave'olens (strong-smelling), i. Purple. June. S. 



Europe. 1820. 



menthafo'lia (Mint-leaved). See C. OFFICINALIS. 

 marifo'lia (marum-leaved). See MICROMERIA MARI- 

 FOLIA. 

 mimuloi'des (Mimulus-like). i. Yellow. September. 



California. 1849. 



offlcina'lis (medicinal), i. Purple. July to Sep- 

 tember. Britain. Medicinal " Calamint." 

 patavi'na (Paduan). J to f. Purple-red. June. S. 



Europe. 1776. s 



rotundifo'lia (round-leaved). J. Purple. June, 



Spain. 1829. 

 suave'olens (sweet-smelling), i. Red, purple. Greece. 



1817. 



sylva'tica (wood). See C. GRANDIFLORA. 

 CALA'MPELIS. See ECCREMOCARPUS SCABER. 



CA'LAMUS. (From kalom, the Arabic word for a reed. 

 Nat. ord. Palms [Palmaceae]. Linn. 6-Hexandria, i-Mono- 

 gynia.) 



The dark-coloured resin called Dragon's-blood is the 

 natural secretion of the fruit of C. Dra'co. Stove palms. 

 Seed ; sandy loam. Summer temp., 60 to 80 ; winter 

 50 to 55. 

 C. acanthospa'thus(sp'my-sp3ithed). Himalayan Regions. 



acce'dens (approaching). See D^MONOROPS DRACO. 



adspe'rsus (scattered). See D^MONOROPS ADSPERSUS. 



a'lbus (white). 50. E. Ind. 1812. 



aspe'rrimus (roughest). Java. 1877. A climber. 



austra'lis (Australian). Australia. 1861. 



C. calica'rpus (beautiful-fruited). See D^BMONOROPS 



CALICARPUS. 



,, calole'pis (beautiful-scaled). See C. MELANOLOMA. 



Caro'li (Charles's). A twining Palm. 1898. 



caryotoi'des (Caryota-like). Australia. 



cilia'ris (ciliated). Malaya. 1869. 



cinnamo'mea (cinnamon). 1870. 



dclica'tulus (somewhat delicate). Ceylon. 



Dra'co (dragon). See D.EMONOROPS DRACO. 



ere'ctus (erect). Himalaya. 



farino'sus (mealy). Sumatra. 1872. 



fi'ssus (split). See D^EMONOROPS FISSUS. 



Flag'ellum (whip). Himalaya. 



,, floribu'ndus (free-flowering). Himalayan Regions. 



graci'llimus (most graceful). Leaflets wide apart. 



1893. 



gra'ndis (great). See D^EMONOROPS GRANDIS. 

 guinee'nsis (Guinean). Sikkim. Bull. Cat., 1884. 

 ,, heteroi'deus (like various plants). See C. REIN WARDTII. 

 ,, huegelia'nus (Huegelian). Malabar. 

 Hy'strix (hedgehog). See D^EMONOROPS HYSTRIX. 

 jenkensia'nus (Jenkensian). See D^EMONOROPS JEN- 



KENSIANUS. 



,, kentiafo'rmis (Kentia-formed). 1884. 

 ,, Ice'vis (smooth). See ANCISTROPHYLLUM L>EVE. 

 latifo'lius (broad-leaved). Burma. 

 leptospa'dix (slender-spiked). Himalayan Regions. 

 lewisia'nus (Lewisian). See D.SMONOROPS LEWISIANUS. 

 Linde'ni (Linden's). Malaya. 1883. 

 ,, margina'tus (margined). Borneo. 

 melanochcB' 'tes (black-spathed). See D^EMONOROPS 



MELANOCHjETES. 



melanolo'ma (black- fringed). Java. 



micro! nthus (small flowered). Malaya. 



monta'nus (mountain). See C. ACANTHOSPATHUS. 



Muelle'ri (Mueller's). Trop. Australia. 



, Nicola'i (Nicola's). Kerch. Palm, p. 237. 



, ni'ger (black). See D^MONOROPS NIGER. 



, oblo'ngus (oblong). Java. 1857. 



, orna'tus (adorned). Malaya. 1875. 



, ovoi'deus (egg-shaped). Ceylon. 1885. 



, oxleya'nus (Oxleyan). Malaya. 



, pachyste'monus (thick-stamened). Ceylon. 

 palemba' nicus (Palembanian). See D^EMONOROPS PAL- 



EMBANICUS. 



periaca'nthus (spine-surrounded). See DAEMON DROPS 



PERIACANTHUS. 



pisica'rpus (pea-fruited). 20. Cochin-China. 1812. 



pri'nceps (chief). Java. 1872. 



,, Pseu'do-Ro'tang (false Rotang). See C. VIMINALIS. 



Re'gis (King's). New Guinea. 1886. 



Reinwa'rdtii (Reinwardt's). Malaya. 



robu'stus (robust). Borneo. 1893. 



Ro'tang (Rotang Cane). India. 



Roxbu'rghii (Roxburgh's). See C. ROTANG. 



roylea'nus (Roylean). See C. TENUIS. 



rude'ntum (cable). 200. Green. E. Ind. 1812. 



schizospa' thus (split-spathed). See C. ERECTUS. 



specta'bilis (showy). Sumatra. 1886. 



siibangula'tus (somewhat angled). E. Ind. 1882. 



te'nuis (slender). India and Cochin-China. 



trichro'us (hairy). See D^JMONOROPS TRICHROUS. 



trine'rvis (three-nerved). E. Ind. 1883. 



Verschaffe'ltii (Verschaffelt's). See ACANTHOPHCENIX 



CRINITA. 



verticilla'ris (whorled). See D^SMONOROPS VERTI- 



CILLARIS. 



ve'rus (true). See C. PISICARPUS. 

 ,, vimina'lis (twiggy). India and Malaya. 

 ,, volontea'nus (Volontean). Hort. Linden. 

 Wi'ghtii (Wight's). See C. HUEGELIANUS. 

 Zala'cca (Zalacca). See ZALACCA WALLICHIANA. 



CALA'NDRA GRANA'RIA. Granary Weevil. Seeds 

 of many kinds when stored away are liable to be destroyed 

 by this small and beautiful but destructive weevil, which 

 is about two lines long and black-brown, spotted on the 

 shoulders, and spotted and striped on the wing-cases. 

 It has a long, slender beak like some other destructive 

 weevils. The female lays one egg in each seed, and the 

 grub feeds in the interior. Here it undergoes all its 

 changes from the egg to the weevil stage in the course of 

 six or seven weeks, when it is ready to go through the 

 whole process again, and thus gives rise to several genera- 

 tions during the year. The destruction they cause in a 



