CANNABIS 



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CAPPARIS 



C. glau'ca ru'bro-lu'tea (yellow and red). 4$. Yellowish- 

 red. August. Jamaica. 1834. 



ru'fa (reddish-brown). 2. Brown. July. Mexico. 

 heliconiafo'lia (Heliconia-leaved). 8. Red, yellow. 



Mexico. 

 i'ndica (Indian). 3. Scarlet. December. Tropics. 



1570. 

 iridiflo'ra (Iris-flowered). 6. Red. December. 



Peru. 1816. 



Ehema'nni (Ehemann's). 6. Scarlet. 1880. 

 ju'ncea (rush-like), i. Red. May. China. 1820. 

 lagune'nsis (Laguna). See C. LUTEA. 

 Lambe'rti (Lambert's). 4. Scarlet. May. Trinidad. 



1819. 

 lanceola'ta (speai-Uaved) . 3. Red. December. 



Brazil. 1825. 

 lanugino'sa (woolly). 6. Scarlet. April. Trop. 



Amer. 1823. 



latifo'lia (broad-leaved). See C. GIGANTEA. 

 liliiflo'ra (Lily-flowered). 8 to 9. Yellow, rose. 



Panama. 1884. 

 limba'ta (bordered). 3. Red. December. Brazil. 



1818. 

 lu'tea (yellow). 2. Yellow. October. Trop. Amer. 



1820. 

 macula'ta (spotted). 2. Reddish- yellow. December. 



Trop. Amer. 



maxima (largest). See C. LAMBERTI. 

 ,, mexica'na (Mexican). See C. GLAUCA RUFA. 

 occidenta'lis (western). 3. Reddish- yellow. June. 



W. Ind. 1822. 



,, orienta'lis (eastern). 4. Red. June. E. Ind. 1820. 

 fla'va (yellow). 4. Yellow. June. E. Ind. 1820. 

 ,, macula'ta (spotted). Scarlet, yellow. August. 



E. Ind. 1570. 



pa'llida (pale- flowering) . See C. LUTEA. 

 latifo'lia (broad-leaved). See C. LUTEA. 

 panicula'ta (panicled). Peru. 

 pa'tens (spreading). 2. Reddish-yellow. May. Rio 



Janeiro. 1778. 

 peduncula'ta (/og-flower-stalked). 6. Orange. 



October. 1820. 

 polymo'rpha (many- formed). 3. Red. December. 



S. Amer. 1825. 



Ree'vesii (Reeve's). 5. Yellow. May. China. 1835. 

 rosco*a'na(Roscoean). 4. Yellow, spotted red. Trop. 



Amer. 



,, r:ib>cu'nda (red). Red. Trop. Amer. 

 ru'bra (red). See C. COCCINEA. 

 rubricau'lis (red-stemmed). See C. EDULIS. 

 sangui'nea (bloody). See C. SPECIOSA. 

 spedo'sa (showy). 3. Red. August. S. Amer. 1820. 

 ,, sulphu'rea (sulphur). See C. LUTEA. 

 sylve'stris (wild). 5. Scarlet. December. S. Amer. 



1820. 



varia'bilis (variable). See C. CARNEA. 

 Warstfuri'czii (Warszewicz's). 3$. Scarlet. Costa 



Rica. 1849. 

 xalape'nsis (Xalapian). See C. PATENS. 



CA'NNABIS. Hemp. (An old name used by Dios- 

 corides for some plant or other. Nat. ord. Urticaceae.) 



A hardy annual valued for its ornamental foliage in 

 sub- tropical gardening and bedding generally. Seeds hi 

 heat in March, and the seedlings to be planted out at 

 the end of May. 



C. sati'va (cultivated). 4 to 8. Green. Central Asia 

 and N.W. Himalayas. 



CANNON-BALL TREE. Couroupi'ta guiane'nsis. 



CANSCO'RA. (Derived from the Malabar Kansjan- 

 Cora, the name for C. perfoliata. Nat. ord. Gentianacea?.) 



A greenhouse annual requiring treatment similar to 

 that given garden Balsams. Seeds ; loam, leaf- mould, 

 sand and lime rubble in small pieces. 

 C. decussa'ta (decussate). \. White. E. Ind.; Trop. 

 Africa. 



,, Parishii (Parish's). 2. White. Moulmein. 1864. 



CANTERBURY rar.T.g Campanula Medium. 



CA'NTHIUM. ( From Cantix, its Malabar name. Nat. 

 ord. Rubiaoeas. Linn. s-Pcntandria, i-Monogynia. Most 

 species are now referred to the genus Plectronia.) 



Besides its beautv, C. dubium is one of those remedial 

 agents for which Cinchonads are so much celebrated. 



A stove evergreen shrub. Cuttings of half-ripened shoots 

 in sandy soil, under a glass ; rich, fibrous, sandy loam. 

 Summer temp., 60 to 70 ; winter, 40 to 45. 



C. chine'nse (Chinese). See RANDIA DUMETORUM. 

 corona' turn (crowned). See RANDIA DUMETORUM. 

 du'bium (doubtful). See DIPLOSPORA VIRIDIFLORA. 



CA'NTUA. (Cantu is the Peruvian name. Nat. ord. 

 Phloxworts [Polemoniaceae]. Linn. s-Pentandria, i-Mono- 

 gynia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs. Cuttings in sand, under 

 glass ; sandy loam and peat. Winter temp., 40 to 45. 



C. aggrega'ta (crowded). See GILIA AGGREGATA. 

 W color (two-coloured). 4. Reddish-yellow. May. 



Peru. 1846. 

 buxifo'lia (box-leaved). 4. Rosy. April. Peruvian 



Andes. 1849. 



dependent (drooping). See C. BUXIFOLIA. 

 ligustrifo'lia (privet-leaved). See VESTIA LYCIOIDKS. 

 ,, ova'ta (ovate). Peru. 



parvifto'ra (small-flowered). See GILIA PARVIFLORA. 

 i pyrifo'lia (pear-leaved). 3. Cream. March. Peru. 



1846. 



CAPE GOOSEBERRY. Physa'lis peruvia'na. 



CAPE JASMINE. Garde' nia fto'rida. 



CAPE PHTJLLYR^EA. Elaode'ndron cape'nse. 



CAPERO'NIA. (From capero, to be wrinkled ; the 

 leaves are wrinkled beneath. Nat. ord. Euphorbiaceae.) 



Stove perennial herb. Cuttings or divisions. Loam, 

 leaf-mould, sand. 



C. castanafo'lia (chestnut-leaved). Java. 

 CAPER-TREE. Ca'pparis. 



CAPNO'DIUM AUSTRAXE, A fungus that occasion- 

 ally attacks Conifers. The hyphae consist of fine black 

 threads. 



CAPPARIS. Caper-tree. (From kabar, the Arabic 

 name for capers. Nat. ord. Capparids [Capparidaceae], 

 Linn. i^-Polyandria, i-Monogynia.) 



The flower-buds of C, spino'sa, when preserved, form 

 what is known as " Capers," and used as Caper Sauce to 

 be eaten with boiled mutton. Stove evergreen shrubs, 

 except where otherwise specified. Cuttings of ripe shoots 

 in sand, under a glass, in moist heat ; sandy loam and 

 fibrous peat. All require protection, and most of them 

 the usual treatment of the plant-stove. 



C. acumina'ta (long-pointed-leaved) . See C. ACUTIFOLIA. 

 acutifo'lia (acute- leaved). 4. White. July. China. 



1822. 



agypti'aca (Egyptian). See C. SPIKOSA. 

 amygdali'na (almond-like). See C. BREYNIA. 

 angustifo'Jia (narrow-leaved). Mexico. 

 aphy'Ua (leafless). 4. White. E. Ind. 1822. 

 arbore'scens (becoming a tree). See C. PULCHERRIMA. 

 auricula'ta (eared). 6. White. 

 Bra'ssii (Brass's). 4. White. Gold Coast. 1793. 

 Bre'ynia (Breynius's). u. White. W. Ind. 1752. 

 chine'nsis (Chinese). See C. ACUTIFOLIA. 

 cynophaUo'phora (dog-phallus-bearing. Bay-leaved). 



8. Green, white. W. Ind. 1752. 

 eustachia'na (St. Eustach's). 6. Striped. St. Eus- 



tach. 1822. 



ferrugi'nea (rusty). 4. White. Jamaica. 

 ftexuo'sa (flexuous). Java. 



Fonton^stt(Fontanes'). 3. White. July. Mauritius. 

 frondo'sa (leafy). 7. Green. Carthagena. 1806. 

 herba'cea (herbaceous). See C. SPINOSA. 

 jamaice'nsis (Jamaica). 4. White. Jamaica. 1752. 

 linea'ris (narrow-leaved). 15. White. W. Ind. 1793. 

 LoddigSsii (Loddiges'). 6. White. 

 maria'na (Marianne Island). See C. SPINOSA. 

 MitcMttii (Mitchell's). Australia. 

 no'bilis (noble). Australia. 

 odoratfssima (sweetest-scented). 6. White. Carac- 



cas. 1814. 



,, ova'ta (egg-shape-kai'fti) . See C. FONTANESII. 

 pelta'ta (^acid-leaved). 6. White. Trinidad. 1827. 

 pulche'rrima (fairest). 10. White. Carthagena. 



1700. 



,, Roxbu'rghii (Roxburgh's). India. 

 salf gna (willow-leaved). See C. CTNOPHALLO'PHORA. 



