CALLIXENE 



CALOCHORTUS 



The wood of C. quadriva'lvis is in great demand by the 

 Turks, who use it for the ceilings and floors of their 

 mosques, as they believe it to be indestructible. Green- 

 house, evergreen, cypress-like trees. Seeds and cuttings, 

 under a hand-light, in autumn, and protected by a cold 

 pit ; sandy loam, generally protected under a glass in 

 winter, though there seems reason to believe they would 

 flourish out of doors, in the warmer parts of England, 

 nearly as well as several of the Cypresses. In sheltered 

 positions on light, sandy soil, it is quite safe to plant 

 most species out. Soil has a great effect ; in cold, heavy 

 soil they rarely survive the winter. 

 C. arbo'rea (tree-like). 6. April. S. Africa. 1836. 



" Cypress Broom." 

 austra'lis (sou them). Australia. 

 calcara'ta (spurred). Australia. 

 cupressifo'rmis (Cypress-formed). See C. RHOM- 



BOIDEA. 



cupressoides (Cypress-like). 10. S. Africa. 1799. 

 Parlato'rei (Parlatore's). Australia. 

 quadriva'lvis (four-valved). 20. September. N. 



Africa. 1815. 



rhomboi'dea (rhomboid). 20. Australia. 1826. 

 robu'sta (robust). Australia. 



verruca' sa (warted). Australia. 

 trique'tra (triquetrous). April. S. Africa. 1820. 

 flATJJ'yrorrc POLYPHYTLLA. See LUZURIAGA ERECTA. 



CALLO'PSIS. (From Calla, the Marsh Calla, and opsis, 

 resemblance, the spathe being somewhat similar. Nat. 

 ord. Araceas.) 



A stove perennial of semi-epiphytic habit, and requiring 

 treatment similar to that given to Philodendron and 

 Anthurium ; shade in summer and water liberally when 

 growing. A compost of fibrous loam, peat, sphagnum, 

 sand, and some nodules of charcoal will suit. Propaga- 

 tion by division or cuttings. 



C. Volke'nsii (Volkens'). Snow-white. Spadix yellow. 

 German East Africa. 1904. 



CALLU'NA. (From kalluno, to adorn ; in reference 

 both to the beauty of the Heather, and to its use 

 as a scrubbing-brush or broom. Nat. ord. Heathworts 

 [Ericaceae]. Linn. S-Octandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Callu'na vulga'ris, the common Heather, and all its 

 varieties, are the best bee-flowers of our native Flora. 

 The C. vulga'ris is a native of many parts of the British 

 Islands, and its flowers are purple, opening in August ; 

 but there are the double-blossomed, the white, the 

 scarlet, the red, the decumbent, the spiked, the downy, 

 and variegated varieties. See ERI'CA. 

 C. vulga'ris (common), i to 2. Purple. August and 

 September. Britain. 



a'lba (white). 



a'lba Se'rlei (Serle's white). 



a'lba tene'lla (slender-stemmed white). 



Alpo'rti (Alport's). Red. 



arge'ntea (silvery). Silver variegation. 



au'rea (golden-leaved). 



cu'prea ( copper-coloured-leaved) . 



flor'e ple'no (double-flowered). Pale purple. 



Hammo'ndi (Hammond's). White. 



CALLUS is the matter exuded from the edges of the 

 wound of a plant in the process of healing. It is exuded 

 from the horizontally communicating cells of the plant ; 

 and, in cuttings, it is from and through this exuded 

 matter that the roots and the perpendicular vessels 

 connected with them proceed. 



CALOCE'PHALUS. (From kalos, beautiful, and kephale, 

 a head ; in allusion to the beautiful clusters of flower- 

 heads. Nat. ord. Compositae.) 



The only species in cultivation is a small, much- 

 branched greenhouse shrub, wholly covered with white 

 hairs, and much used in carpet and other bedding in 

 summer. Cuttings in sand in a gentle heat. Loam, 

 peat, and plenty of sand. 

 C. Brow'nii (Brown's). 1-2. White. August. Australia. 



CALOCHTLUS. (From kalos, beautiful, and cheilos, a 

 lip ; referring to the beauty of the labellum, or lip. Nat. 

 ord. Orchids [Orchidaceae], Linn. zo-Gynandria, i-Mono- 

 gynia. Allied to Listera and Neottia.) 



Orchids are only apparently monandrous. There are, 

 In fact, three filaments, firmly grown together in the 



column, the centre one bearing the pollen, and the other 

 two are barren. Greenhouse terrestrial orchids. Divisions 

 of the plant ; sandy loam and turfy peat, enriched with 

 a little lumpy, old cow-dung. Encouraged to grow, 

 when done flowering, by heat and moisture ; kept cool 

 and dry after they are pretty well matured, and heat 

 given again when to be started into bloom. Summer 

 temp., 50 to 75 ; winter, 45 to 50. 

 C. campe'stris (field). J. Green, brown. Australia. 1824. 

 paludo'sus (marsh), . Brown. Australia. 1823. 



CALOCHO'RTUS. Mariposa Lily, Star Tulip. (From 

 kalos, beautiful, and chortus, grass ; referring to the leaves. 

 Nat. ord. Lilyworts [Liliacea?]. Linn. 6-Hexandria, i- 

 Monogynia. Allied to the Tulip and Fritillaria.) 



The gayest of our hardy or half-hardy bulbs, intro- 

 duced by the unfortunate and intrepid Douglas from 

 N.W. America. Half-hardy bulbs. Offsets ; sandy loam 

 and peat, in equal proportions. If planted out, the bulbs 

 should be taken up and dried before winter ; if in pots, 

 keep in a cold pit, and re-pot in new soil when the bulbs 

 begin to grow. 



C. a'lbus (white), i. White. August. California. 1832. 

 ama'bilis (lovely). Small, golden-yellow. California. 



1875. 



amce'nus (pleasing). Rosy pink. N.W. Amer. 1892. 

 barba'tus (bearded). See C. FLAVUS. 

 Bentha'mi(Bentham's). J. Yellow, red-brown. June. 



California. 1877. 

 cceru'leus (blue). Petals bearded with long, bluish 



hairs. California. 1879. 

 Catali'nce (Cataline's). White, tinted lilac or purple. 



California. 1895. 



,, citri'nus (lemon). See C. WEEDII. 

 clava'tus (clubbed). Golden-yellow. California. 1897. 

 e'legans (elegant), i. White, purple. N.W. Amer. 



1826. 

 fla'vus (yellow). Yellow, bearded with purple hairs. 



Mexico. 1827. 



Go'ldyi (Goldy's). Old gold. Supposed hybrid be- 

 tween C. Benthami and C. amabilis. 1904. 

 Gunniso'ni (Gunnison's). Lilac, yellowish. N.W. 



Amer. 

 Krela'geiCKrelage's). Yellow, white, green, black. 



California. 1873. 

 Howe'llii (Howell's). White, and violet black blotch. 



Oregon. 1890. 

 Kenne'dyi (Kennedy's). Bright scarlet, and black 



blotch. California. 1892. 

 Leichtli'nii (Leichtlin's). See C. NUTTALLII LEICHT- 



LINII. 

 lilaci'nus (lilac). Lilac to pale purple. California. 



1868. 

 ,, longebarba'tus (long-bearded). Pale mauve with 



purple zone. N.W. Amer. 1890. 

 lu'teus (yellow). Deep orange, with brown spots. 



California. 1831. 



co'ncolor (one-coloured). Buttercup yellow. 1895. 

 ,, ocula'tus (eyed). Bright yellow, with an eye-spot 



to each petal. 



Lyo'ni (Lyon's). See C. CATALIN^. 

 macroca'rpus (large-fruited). 2. Purple. August. 



California. 1826. 



,, madre'nsis. Orange-yellow. Northern Mexico. 1890. 

 ,, mawea'nus (Mawean). i. White, purple. California. 



1875. 



monophy'llus (one- leaved). . Bright yellow. Cali- 

 fornia. 1848. 

 ni'tidus (shining). Mauve, indigo blotch. California. 



1896. 

 Nutta'llii (Nuttall's). i to 2. White, purple. N.W. 



Amer. 1869. 

 Leichtli'nii (Leichtlin's). Smoky white, with dark 



spot at the base, dwarf. 

 obispoe'nsis (Obispoan). Lemon-yellow, orange base. 



California. 1889. 

 pa'llidus (pale). See C. FLAVUS. 

 Palme' ri (Palmer's). White to pale purple. Cali- 

 fornia. 1902. 

 Plummet 'r<z (Plummer's). Delicate shade of lilac. 



California. 1894. 

 au'rea (golden). Golden- yellow, with a scarlet 



blotch across the petal California. 1897. 

 pulche'llus (beautiful), i to ij. Yellow. California. 



1832. 



