CALANDRINIA 



CALANTHE 



short time is great if not checked. Every weevil seen 

 should be destroyed, and traps set where it abounds. 

 The perfect weevil may be trapped by soaking bread in 

 milk and placing pieces on slates, tiles, or saucers. A 

 little milk alone in the saucers will act as a bait, and the 

 weevils should be destroyed. 



CALANDRI'NIA. (Named after Calandrini, a German 

 botanist. Nat. ord. Purslanes [Portulaceae]. I. inn. 

 ii-Dodfcandria, i-Monogynia.) 



When grown from seeds, the hardy, as well as the 

 greenhouse and stove kinds, like a little protection, such 

 as may be given by a slight hotbed, in April, and a hand- 

 light over it. Cuttings, also, strike freely ; light, sandy 

 soil, well drained, suits them well. 



HARDY. 

 C. arena' ria (sand-inhabiting). J. Orange, red. July. 



Valparaiso. 1831. Herbaceous perennial. 

 caule'scens (stemmed). Rose. August. Peru. 1827. 



Annual. 

 chroma'ntha (chrome-yellow-fruited). x. Rose. 



Fruits orange-yellow. Argentina. 1908. 

 compre'ssa (flattened). J. Rose. August. Chili. 



1826. Annual. 



corymbo'sa (corymbose). Chili. 



lea'na (Leaian). California. 



, longisca'pa (long-stalked). Chili. 



Menxie'sii (Menzies'). i. Purple. June. N.W. 



Amer. 1831. Perennial. 

 mma'ndra (one-stamened). See MONOCOSMIA CORRI- 



GIOLOIDES. 

 oppositifo'lia (opposite-leaved). Pearly white. 



Summer. California and Oregon. 1888. 

 pilosiu'scula (thinly hairy). Chili. 

 procu'mbens (lying-down). $. Rose. August. Peru. 



1827. Annual. 



specio'sa (showy). See C. MENZIESII. 

 Twee'dyi (Tweedy's). See LEWISIA TWEEDYI. 

 umbella'ta (umbel- flowered). J. Rose. July. Chili. 

 1826. Annual. 



GREENHOUSE. 



C. Andre'wsii (Andrews'). Rose. August. W. Ind. 



1800. Deciduous shrub. 

 di'scolor (two-coloured-leaved). ij. Rose. July. 



Chili. 1834. Herbaceous perennial. 

 glau'ca (milky-green). Rose. August. Chili. 1827. 



Annual. 



lindleya'na (Lindleyan). See C. DISCOLOR. 

 Lockha'rti (Lockhart's). Rose. June. Trinidad. 



1825. Deciduous shrub. 

 ni'tida (shining). \. Red. August. Chili. 1837, 



Annual. 

 phacospe'rma (lentil-seeded). Red. August. Chili. 



1837. Biennial. 

 polya'ndra (many-stamened). Purple. August. 



Australia. 1853. 



STOVE. 



C. asce'ndens (ascending). J. Purple. Brazil. Her- 

 baceous perennial. 



cilia' ta (hair- fringed). J. Purple. August. Peru. 

 1823. Annual. 



grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). i. Purple. July. 

 Chili. 1826. Herbaceous perennial. 



lla'vea (La Llave's). See CUPHEA LLAVEA. 



panicula'ta (panicled). ij. Purple. July. S. Amer. 

 1816. Herbaceous perennial. 



CALANTHE. (From kalos, beautiful, and anthos, a 

 flower. Nat. ord. Orchids [Orchidaceae], Linn. 20- 

 Gynandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Terrestrial orchids, all evergreens except C. vesti'ia. 

 Divisions and suckers ; loam and peat, lightened with 

 sand and charcoal, and enriched by top-dressings of old 

 cow-dung ; extra well-drained, constantly moist, and 

 the plants well exposed to light. Summer temp., 60 to 

 80 ; winter, 50 to 55. 



GREENHOUSE. 



C. bi color (two-coloured). See C. STRIATA. 

 di'scolor (discoloured). White. Japan. 1837. 

 ,, specio'sa (showy), i. Green, brown ; lip pink. 

 Japan. 1904. 



C. furca'ta (forked). White. Luzon Isles. 1836. 

 japo'nica (Japanese). Japan. 

 stria' to, (striated), ij. Yellow. Japan. 1837. 



STOVE. 



C. alba ta (whitish). Hybrid between (.'. veratrifolia and 



C. Cooksonii. 1896. 

 anchori'fera (anchor-bearing). Pale ochre. December. 



Polynesia. 1882. 

 atroru'bens (dark red). Hybrid between C. bella and 



C. burfordiense. 



austra'lis (southern). See SPIRANTHES AUSTRALIS. 

 barberia'na (Barberian). White, yellow. Hybrid 



between C. vestita and C. v. Turneri. 1881. 

 be'lla (pretty). Lilac, lip carmine. Hybrid between 



C. Veitchii and C. vestita Turneri. 1881. 

 bi'loba (two-lobed). Purplish ; lip purple. Himalayan 



Regions. 



bractto'sa (bracteated). White. Samoa. 1882. 

 brevico'rnu (short-horned). Rose. White. August. 



Nepaul. 1838. 

 burfordie'nse (Burfordian). Supposed hybrid between 



C. Veitchii and C. vestita rubro-oculata. 

 burma'nica (Burmese). Mauve-purple, yellow crest. 



Burma. 1907. 

 Ceci'lice (Cecilia's). Light ochre, tinted purple. 



Malaya. 1883. 



Chapma'nii (Chapman's). Hybrid between C. bur- 

 fordiense and C. Oakwood Ruby. 1905. 

 colo'rans (colouring). G. Chr. 1885, ii. 360. White; 



lip at length ochre. 



Coo&so'm't(Cookson's). White. Garden hybrid. 1896. 

 curculigoi'des (Curculigo-like). 2. Orange. October. 



Malacca. 1844. 

 Curti'sii (Curtis's). Rose outside, white within ; lip 



yellow. Sunda Islands. 1884. 

 darblaya'na (Darblayan). Hybrid between C. Reg- 



nieri and C. vestita gigantea. 1889. 

 ,, densifio'ra (dense-flowered). Yellowish. September. 



India. 1837. 

 Di'pteryx (two-winged). Purple. Sunda Islands. 



1884. 

 Domi'nii (Dominy's). Lilac-purple; lip red. Hybrid 



between C. Masuca and C. furcata. The first 



hybrid Orchid raised. Seed obtained, 1854 ; flowered, 



1855. 



emargina'ta (notched). Violet-orange. Java. 1866. 

 Eyerma'nii (Eyerman's). Hybrid between C. vestita 



and C. Veitchii. 1891. 

 fla'vicans (yellowish- flowered). White, blue. April. 



E. Ind. 1838. 

 Faersterma'nni (Foerstennann's). Yellow. Burma. 



1883. 



furca'ta (forked). White. Islands of Luzon. 1836. 

 gi'gas (giant). Hybrid between C. sanderiana gigantea 



and C. vestita gigantea. 1893. 

 gra'cilis (slender). Greenish-yellow. September. 



Khasya. 1851. 



Ha'lli (Hall's). Garden hybrid. 1888. 

 ,, Henni'sii (Hennis'). White, tinted sulphur. Philip- 

 pines. 1909. 

 labro'sa (large-lipped). Yellow-brown, purple. 



Burma. 1879. 

 ,, labro'sior (larger-lipped). White and blush lip. 1898. 



Garden hybrid. 

 ,, La'nsei (Lange's). Deep yellow. New Caledonia. 



1885. 



lauchea'na (Lauchean). Hybrid between C. sanderi- 

 ana and C. veratrifolia. 

 lentigino'sa (finely spotted). White ; lip spotted 



purple. Hybrid between C. labrosa and C. 



Veitchii. 

 lilaci'na (lilac). i}-2. Sepals and petals lilac ; lip 



white changing to orange. Luzon. 1910. 

 madagascarie 'nsis (Madagascar). Rosy mauve, 



magenta, white. Madagascar. 1900. 

 Masu'ca (Masuca). 2. Violet, purple. June. E. Ind. 



1838. 

 masu'co-tncarina'ta (3-keeled-Masuca). A hybrid b&- 



tween the parents named. 1895. 

 Myle'sii (Myles's). Pure white. Hybrid between 



C. vestita nivalis and C. Veitchii. 1890. 

 natale'nsis (Natalese). Pale lilac ; lip salmon. Natal, 



1885. 



