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CALOTROPIS 



C. pulche'llus parvifto'rus (small-flowered). See C. 



AMABILIS. 



Pu'rdyi (Purdy's). f. Silvery white, purple base. 



California. 1898. 

 purpu'reus (purple). 3. Purple. August. Mexico. 



1827. Partly C. bonplandianus. 

 sple'ndens (splendid). White, deep lilac or purple. 



California. 1832. 



uniflo'rus (one-flowered). See C. LILACINUS. 

 venu'stus (handsome). i|. Whitish or pale lilac. 



California. 1836. 

 brachyse'palus (short-sepalled). White, yellow, 



red. California. 1876. 



lilaci'nus (lilac). Lilac, reddish, yellow. Cali- 

 fornia. 1877. 

 pfctus (spotted). Pure white, with central red 



blotch. California. 1895. 

 purpu'rens (purple). Rich purple-lilac. Cali- 



fornia. 1877. 

 ro'seus (rosy). Purple-rose, white inside, with 



red blotch. 1886. 

 V Ssius White, tinted lilac, with red blotch on 



the petals. 

 Wee'dii (Weed's). Rich yellow, covered with brown 



hairs. California. 1875. 



CALODENDRON. (From kalos, beautiful, and den- 

 dron, a tree. Nat. ord. Rueworts [Rutaceae]. Linn. 5- 

 Pentandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to Dipsma.) 



One of those beautiful Diosma-looking genera which 

 abound in our Cape Colony, remarkable alike for their 

 pretty flowers and for their powerful and generally offen- 

 sive odour. The settlers call them Bucku-plants. Green- 

 house tree. Cuttings of half-ripened wood in sand, under 

 a bell-glass, or in close frame, and with a little bottom- 

 heat ; sandy loam. Summer temp., 50 to 75 ; winter, 

 40 to 50. 



C. cape'nsis (Cape). 40. Pink. Cape of Good Hope. 

 1789. 



CALO DRAGON. (From kalos, beautiful, and dracon, 

 a dragon ; the allusion being to Draccena Draco, the 

 Dragon-tree. Nat. ord. Liliaceae. It is now referred to 

 Cordyline.) 



Greenhouse, shrubby plant of easy culture and requiring 

 similar treatment to Dracaena or Cordyline australis. 

 C. no'bilis (noble). Japan. 1852. 



CALONYCTIONPSEUDOMUBICATUM. SeeIponcuA 



GRANDIFLORA. 



CALOPE'TALON RI'NGENS. See MARIANTHUS RIXGENS. 



CALO PHACA. (From kalos, beautiful, and phakc, a 

 lentil ; in reference to the lentil-like flowers. Nat. ord. 

 Leguminous Plants [Leguminosae]. Linn. ij-Diadelphia, 

 4-Decandria. Allied to Cytisus.) 



Loudon says of it, " Grafted standard high on the 

 common Laburnum, it forms an object at once singular, 

 picturesque, and beautiful." Hardy deciduous shrubs. 

 Seeds sown in March ; or cuttings, under a hand-light ; 

 common, light loam. 



C. grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). Bright yellow. Turke- 

 stan. 1886. 

 u'o/ga'rtca(Wolga). 2. Yellow. May. S.Russia. 1786. 



CALO PHANES. (From kalos, beautiful, and phaino, 

 to appear. Nat. ord. Acanthads [Acanthaceae]. Linn. 

 14-Didynamia, 2-Angiospermia. Allied to Ruellia.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennial. Dividing the roots in 

 March ; light, sandy loam. 



C. oblongifo'lius (oblong-leaved), i. Blue. August. 

 Carolina. 1832. 



CALOPHYXLUM. (From kalos, beautiful, and phyllon, 

 a leaf. Nat. ord. Guttifers [Guttiferae]. Linn. i$-tetra- 

 dynamia.) 



Stove evergreen trees ; cuttings of half-ripened shoots 



in sand, under a glass, and in bottom-heat ; peat and 



loam. Summer temp., 60 to 85 ; winter, 50 to 55. 



C. Cala'ba (calaba-/r). 30. White. Trop. Amer. 1780. 



Inophy'Uum (fibrous-leaved). 90. White. E. Ind. 



1793. 



specta'bile (showy). Trop. Asia. 

 spu'rium (spurious). See C. INOPHTLLUM. 

 Tacamaha'ca (Tacamahaca). 30. White. Bourbon. 

 1822. 



CALOPO GON. (From kalos, beautiful, and pogon, a 

 beard ; in reference to the fringe on the lip, or labellum. 

 Nat. ord. Orchids [Orchidaceae]. Linn. 2o-Gynandria, 

 i-Monandria. Allied to Pogonia.) 



Greenhouse orchids. Division of its tuberous roots ; 

 peat and loam. Summer temp., 55 to 75 ; winter, 

 45' to 50*. 

 C. multiflo'rus (many-flowered). Purple, with golden 



plates on the lip. N. Amer. 1884. 

 pulche'Uus (pretty), ij. Purple. July. N. Amer. 



I77L 



C ALORHA B DOS. ( From kalos, beautiful, and rhabdos, 

 a rod or wand ; in allusion to the long, terminal raceme 

 of flowers. Nat. ord. Scrophulariaceas.) 



A slender, upright herb with the habit of a Veronica, 

 and requiring greenhouse treatment. Propagated by 

 seeds and cuttings in sandy soil under glass. Fibrous 

 loam, leaf-mould, and sand. 



C. caulo'ptera (winged-stemmed). Red-purple in long 

 racemes. China. 1901. 



CALOSA'NTHES I'NDICA. See OROXYLUM INDICUM. 



CALOSCO RDUM. (From kalos, beautiful, and 

 scordon, garlic. Nat. ord. Lilyworts [Liliaceae]. Linn. 

 b-Hexandria, i-Monogynia. Now referred to Nothos- 

 cordum.) 



Half-hardy little bulb. Offsets ; common soil. Though 

 a native of Chusan, it is likely to require but little pro- 

 tection in winter. 

 C. nerinefio'rum (nerine- flowered). See NOTHOSCORDUM 



NERINIFLORUM. 



CALOSTE MMA. ( From kalos, beautiful, and stemma, 

 a crown. Nat. ord. AmaryUids [Amaryllidaceae]. Linn. 

 6-Hexandria, i-Monogy-nia. Allied to Coburgia.) 



Greenhouse bulbs. Offsets ; sandy loam and a little 

 leaf-mould ; a cold pit, or the greenhouse in winter. 



C. a'lbum (white), i. White. May. N. Holland. 1824. 

 ca'rneum (flesh-coloured- flowered). See C. PURPUREUM 



CARNEUM. 



Cunningha'mi (Cunningham's). May. Moreton Bay. 

 lu'teum (yeUow). i. Yellow. November. N. Hol- 

 land. 1819. 

 purpu'reum (purple), i. Purple. November. N. 



Holland. 1819. 

 ca'rneum (flesh-coloured). I. Flesh. Australia. 



1837. 



CALOTHA'MNUS. (From kalos, beautiful, and 

 thamnos, a shrub. Nat. ord. Myrtlcblooms [Myrtaceae]. 

 Linn. i8-Polyadelphia, 2-Polyandria. Allied to Mela- 

 leuca.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs, natives of Australia. 

 Cuttings of young wood, firm at the base, hi sand, under 

 glass ; sandy peat and fibrous loam. Summer temp., 

 55 to 75 ; winter, 38 to 45. 

 C. Baxte'ri (Baxter's). See KUNZEA BAXTERI. 

 clava'tus (club-shaped). See C. QUADRIFIDUS. 

 gra'cilis (slender). 3. Scarlet. July. 1803. 

 Kni'gMii (Knight's). See C. ROBUSTUS. 

 ,, latera'lis (lateral). Red. June. Australia. 

 Prei'ssii (Preiss's). Australia. 

 quadri'fidus (four-cleft). 3. Scarlet. July. 1803. 

 robu'stus (robust). Blooms all the year. 

 rupe'stris (rock). Filaments crimson ; anthers yellow. 



W. Australia. 1903. 

 ,, sangui'neus (blood-coloured). Red. May. Australia. 



CALO 'TIS. (From kalos, beautiful, and ous, an ear ; 

 in reference to the chaffy scales of the pappus, or seed- 

 head. Nat. ord. Composites [Compositae]. Linn. 19- 

 Syngenesia, 2-Superflua. Allied to Bellium.) 



Greenhouse herbaceous perennial. Divisions ; sandy 

 loam. Summer temp., 55 to 70 ; winter, 35 to 45*. 

 C. cuneifo'lia (wedge-leaved), i. Blue. June. N. 

 Holland. 1819, 



CALO'TROPIS. (From kalos, beautiful, and tropis, a 

 keel ; referring to the flower. Nat. ord. Asclcpiads 

 [Asclepiadacea?]. Linn. $-Pentandria, 2-Digynia. Allied 

 to Schubertia.) 



C. giga'ntea is the Akund-yercum, or Mudar-plant of 

 India, whose thick, milky juice is a powerful purgative. 

 Stove evergreen shrubs. Seeds in a slight hotbed, in 



