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CAMBESSEDESIA 



CALYPTRA NTHES. (From kaluptra, a veil, and 

 anthos, a flower ; referring to the way the flower-bud is 

 hid by the cohesion of the tips of the calyx, which falls 

 off like a cap when the flower expands. Nat. ord. 

 Myrtleblooms [Myrtaceae]. Linn. i2-Icosandria, i-Afono- 

 gynia. Allied to Pimento.) 



The dried flower-buds of C. aroma' ticus are a good 

 substitute for cloves. Stove evergreen trees. Layers 

 and cuttings in heat ; loam and peat. Summer temp., 

 60 to 85 ; winter, 50 to 55. 

 C. caryophyllifo'lia. See EUGENIA JAMBOLANA. 

 Chytracu'lia (Chytraculia). 20. White. April. 



Jamaica. 1778. 



Jambola'na. See EUGENIA JAMBOLANA. 

 Syzy'gium (Syzygium). 20. White. June. W. Ind. 



1778. 

 CALYPTBA'RIA H.EMANTHA. See CBNTRONIA 



H/EMANTHA. 



CALY PTRION. See CORYNOSTYLIS. 



CALYPTRO' CALYX. (From kaluptra, a covering, and 

 kalux, a cup. Nat. ord. Palms [Palmaceae]. Allied to 

 Areca.) 



For cultivation, see PALMS. 



C. spica'tus (spicate). 12. Amboyna. 



CALYPTRO'GYNE. (From kaluptra, a covering, and 

 gyne, the ovary. Nat. ord. Palms [Palmaceas]. Allied 

 to Areca.) 



Stove Palms of an ornamental character. Propaga- 

 tion by seeds. For cultivation, see PALMS. 

 C. ghiesbreghtia'na (Ghiesbreghtian). 2 to 5. Mexico. 

 sarapigue'nsis (Sarapiguan). 6. Leaves 6 ft. long, 



pinnate. Costa Rica. 1901. 

 spici'gera (spike-bearing). 5. Guatemala. 

 Swa'rtzii (Swartz's). See GEONOMA SWARTZII. 

 te'res (terete). British Guiana. 1882. 



CALYPTRONO'MA. See CALYPTROGYNE. 

 CALYSTE'GIA. Bearbind. ( From kalux, a calyx, and 

 siege, a covering ; in reference to the calyx being hid 

 by two bractes, as is the case with a section of Bind- 

 weeds. Nat. ord. Bindweeds [Convolvulaceae]. Linn. 

 S-Pentandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to Convolvulus.) 



C. pube'scens, received from China as a double flower, 

 has become single with Mr. Beaton. Cottage Gardener, iv. 

 302. Hardy deciduous plants, except where otherwise 

 mentioned. Both the creeping and twining species may 

 be propagated by divisions of the plant and roots. 

 Common soil. 

 C. affi'nis (related). A geographical form of C. sepium. 



Norfolk Island. 1898. 

 catesbia'na (Mr. Catesby's). Rose. July. Carolina. 



1816. Twiner. 

 dahu'rica (Dahurian). Pink. July. Dahuria. 1823. 



Twiner. 

 kedera'cea (ivy-like). Rose. June. Nepaul. 1826. 



Half-hardy 'twiner. Double. 

 margina'ta (bordered). 3. Pink. July. N. Holland. 



1824. Twiner. 



pube'scens (downy). See C. HEDERACEA. 

 renifo'rmis (kidney-shaped). See C. SOLDANELLA. 

 se'pium (great-hedge. Common Bindweed). 6. 



White. July. Britain. 

 ,, dahu'rica (Dahurian). Siberia. 

 incama'ta (red-flowered). 6. Red. July. 



England. 

 silva'tica (wood). 18. White. July. Hungary. 



1815. Twiner. 

 Soldane'Ua (Spldanellz-leaved. Sea Bindweed). Flame. 



June. Britain. Evergreen trailer. 

 spithama'a (span). See CONVOLVULUS SPITHAM^US. 

 sylve'stris (wood). See C. SILVATICA. 

 tomento'sa (woolly). See CONVOLVULUS SPITHAM.EUS. 



CA LYTHRIX. (From kalux, a calyx, and thri.r, hair ; 

 in reference to the divisions of the calyx ending in long, 

 bristly hairs. Nat. ord. Fringe-myrtles [Myrtaceae]. 

 Linn. i2-Icosandria, i-Monogynia.) 



The calyx, in this small order, ends in awn-like hairs, 

 or bristles, or is broken up into fringes : hence the name 

 of Fringe-myrtles. They are beautiful little bushes, 

 often not unlike Heaths, with the fragrance of Myrtle- 



blooms. Greenhouse evergreen shrubs. Cuttings of 

 points of shoots, in April or May, in sand, under glass. 

 Summer temp., 50 to 70 ; winter, 35 to 45. 



C. angula'ta (sharp-cornered). Yellow. May. Swan 



River. 1842. 



au'rea (golden- flowered). Bright yellow. Swan River. 

 brevise'ta (short-bristled). Pale lilac. May. Swan 



River. 1843. 



ericoi'des (heath-like). See C. TETRAGONA. 

 floribu'nda (many-flowered). 4. White. N. Holland. 



1820. 



gla'bra (smooth). See C. TETRAGONA. 

 glutino'sa (clammy). Yellow, purple. May. Swan 



River. 



pube'scens (downy). See C. TETRAGONA. 

 sapphiri'na (sapphire-coloured). 2. Blue. May. 



Swan River. 1843. 



sca'bra (rough-leaved and bracted). See C. TETRA- 

 GONA. 



Sulliva'nti (Sullivant's). Australia. 1899. 

 tetrago'na (four-angled). 4. White. Australia. 1810. 

 varia'bilis (changeable). Lilac. May. Swan River. 



1842. 

 virga'ta (twiggy-branched) See C. TETRAGONA. 



CAMARI'DIUM. (From camara, an arched roof ; in 

 reference to the arched tip of the stigma. Nat. ord. 

 Orchids [Orchidaceae]. Linn. 2o-Gynandria, i-Monandria. 

 Allied to Maxillaria.) 



Stove orchid ; division ; shallow basket, or raised 

 above the surface of the pots, with sphagnum, moss, 

 and broken pots. Summer temp., 60 to 90 ; winter, 

 55 to 65. 



C. aflbum (white), See C. OCHROLEUCUM. 

 lawrencea'num (Lawrencean). Yellow-white, purple. 



1894. 



ochroleu'cum (yellowish-white), i. White. July. 

 Trop. Amer. 1823. 



CAMAROTIS. (From camara, an arched roof; in 

 reference to the form of the lip, or labellum. Nat. ord. 

 Orchids [Orchidaceae], Linn. 2o-Gynandria, i-Monan- 

 dria. Allied to Sarcanthus.) 



Stove orchid ; divisions ; block of wood, or shallow 

 pot, with plant raised above it, and the lower part 

 fastened with moss, peat, &c. Summer temp., 66 to 90, 

 with moisture ; winter, 55 to 65. 



C. cochinchine'nsis (Cochin-China). Yellow, brown. 



Cochin-China. 1877. 



obtu'sa (blunt-leaved). See SARCOCHILUS OBTUSXJS. 

 purpu'rea (purple- flowered). See SARCOCHILUS PUR- 

 PUREUS. 



CAMA'SSIA. (From Quamash, so called by the North 

 American Indians, who eat the bulbs. Nat. ord. Lily- 

 worts [Liliaceae]. Linn. 6-Hexandria, i-Monogynia. 

 Allied to Scilla, or Squill.) 



Beautiful hardy bulbs ; offsets and seeds, which may 

 be sown when ripe ; sandy loam and peat, in a shady 

 situation. 



C. Bro'wnii (Brown's). Blue. Origin unknown. 



Cusi'ckii (Cusick's). 2. Light purple. May. Cali- 

 fornia. 1888. 



Engelma'nni (Engelmann's). i. Bright blue. Rocky 

 Mountains. 1889. 



escule'nta (eatable). 2. Purple. July. N.W. Amer. 

 1827. " Quamash." 



flo'rea'lbo (white-flowered), ij. White. N.W. 

 Amer. 1826. 



Frase'ri (Eraser's), ij. Pale blue. May. N. Amer. 

 Wild Hyacinth. 



Leichtli'nii (Leichtlin's). 2. Creamy-white. May 

 and June. British Columbia. 1853. 



a'lba (white). Pure white. 



atroviola' 'cea (dark violet). Deep purple. 1906. 



CAMBESSEDE SIA. (Named in compliment to fames 

 Cambessedes, a botanist. Nat. ord. Melastomads [Melas- 

 tomaceae].) 



A beautiful stove shrub of herbaceous habit. Fibrous 

 peat, loam, and sand. Cuttings of shoots getting firm 

 at the base in a close case with heat. 



C. Paraguay e'nsis (Paraguayan), ij. Rose-red. July. 

 Paraguay. 1874. First flowered in i88j. 



