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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 



Caladium continued. 

 C. sub-rotundnm (half -round). I. roundish, spotted with red and 



white. Brazil. 1858. 



C. Verschaffeltii (Verschaffelt's).* I somewhat heart-shaped ; 

 ground colour brilliant green, entire surface irregularly spoil- 

 with bright red. Para. 



C. Wallisli (Wallis's). I. dark olive green, with large irregular 

 shapwlTpots and blotches of the purest white, and the veins all 

 yellowish-white. Para, 1864. 



Tho following descriptive list of hybrid varieties is, for 

 the most part, a selection from Mr. Bull's catalogue, and 

 contains all of importance : 



ADOLPHE ADAMS, green leaf-ground, densely speckled with white, 

 and rose-coloured midribs ; ADOLPHE AUDRIEN* a very attractive 

 varietv with fine large richly-coloured foliage; AGRIPPINE 

 DYMVTRY, leaves large- with white ground narrow green margin 

 and veins and pink centre ; ALCIBIADE,* crimson-rayed centre, 

 f urrounded with pale green, and blotched with pure white green 

 margin ALFRED BLEU, leaves rich green, with pure white spots, 

 nd flesh-coloured centre ; ALFRED MAME* carmme-red bor- 

 dered with white, and profusely spotted with rose; ALPHAND, 

 green, spotted with red, crimson centre; ALPHONSE KARR, 

 rosy-ermine centre and red spots; ARISTIDE, light green, with 

 crimson centre AUGUSTS LEMONIER,* fine large leaves, with 

 sofrgVeen ce'ntreVand rosy-crimson ribs and veins; AUGUSTE 

 RIVIERE, white centre and rays upon a light green ground, with 

 crimson spots ; BARILLET,* bright rosy-crimson centre, and nbs on 

 Kreen ground, with broad margin of rich green ; BARON DE 

 ROTHSCHILD, rich blood-red centre, and spots, on mottled green 

 leaf-ground; BARONNE JAMES DE ROTHSCHILD,* young leaves of 

 a bright rose colour, the more matured foliage soft rose, with 

 red veins ; BARRAL, bright green, with a fine red centre, and 

 large spots of rose ; BEETHOVEN,* ground colour white, inter- 

 sected and veined with green, centre rib delicate rose; BEL- 

 I.EVMKI ,* fine white variegated leaves; BELLINI, mottled pale 

 Ereen ground, with rosy centre and spots ; BLANQU^RTI, dark 

 green, with grey veins and white spots ; BUREL, dark bluish- 

 treen veined bright rose, marked with rosy-violet, and spotted 

 orange-red; CHANTINII FULGENS,* rich dark metallic-green, 

 with attractive crimson centre and white spots; CHELSONI* 

 bright glossy green, suffused with brilliant red, and blotched 

 with crimson; CLIO, ground colour deep rose, shaded white, 

 green ribs and narrow green margin; DE CANDOLLE,* rich 

 green, with beautiful rose-coloured spots and creamy white centre 

 rays; DE HUMBOLDT, a fine variety, having glossy green leaves, 

 spotted with scarlet ; DEVINCK, leaves heart-shaped, delicate pink 

 centre ribs, interspersed with white spots ; DR. BOISDUVAL, 

 centre rayed crimson, snow-white blotches on a green ground ; 

 DR. LINDLEY,* crimson centre, the green ground marked with 

 rose blotches ; Due DE CLEVELAND, deep red centre, surrounded 

 with pea-green, lately spotted with red ; Due DE MORNY,* deep 

 green leaf borders, with large crimson-rayed centre ; DOC DE 

 NASSAU,* brilliant red centre and ribs, white spot on emerald 

 green leaf borders; Due DE RATIBOR, green ground, with red 

 midribs marked with white spots; DUCHARTRE, leaf-ground 

 white, flushed rose, green veins and red spots ; EDOUARD ANDRE, 

 crimson centre, and rose blotches ; EDOUARD MOREAUX, mottled 

 green ground, with lake centre ; EDOUARD RODRIOUES,* deep 

 carmine, margined with light green, and spotted with rose; 

 1C. G. HENDERSON,* green, with transparent rose spots and mottled 

 crimson rays and centre; ELVINA, bright green, blotched with 

 red, grey centre and veins ; EMILIE VERDIER,* leaves of a light 

 transparent rose colour, spotted with red; ETOILE D' ARGENT,* 

 bright green, midribs and veins creamy-white, shaded with grey ; 

 EUCHARIS, rose centre, with violet reflections, margined with 

 bright green, very fresh and bright looking; FELICIEN DAVID* 

 centre of leaf dark carmine, surrounded with white and beautifully 

 veined with red on a light green ground ; GOLDEN QUEEN, leaves 

 large, pale golden yellow, uniform in colour ; GRETRY, carmine 

 centre, with white spots on a dark green ground ; HELEVY, white 

 midribs and marked with crimson blotches, on a green ground ; 

 HF>ROLD,* dark carmine veins, surrounded by light green, blotched 

 with pure white, and margined dark green ; IBIS ROSE,* a magni- 

 ficent variety, with beautiful rich rose-coloured foliage, extremely 

 attractive; ISADORA LEROY, rich metallic green, with crimson-red 

 centre rays; JULES DUPLESSIS, bright rose centre, shaded with 

 rich red and bordered with green ; JULES PUTZEYS, rich green, 

 with crimson midrib and veins, centre mottled grey, and the whole 

 surface blotched with red ; LAINGII,* reddish-carmine centre, 

 surrounded with yellowish-green, the whole of the leaf sprinkled 

 with white; LAMARTINE, deep crimson centre, with white and 

 red spots; LA PERLE DU BRESII,,* exceedingly attractive, large 

 leaves, white, delicately tinted with rose, midrib and veins dark 

 green ; LEPLAY, leaves attractively marked with white, and 

 beautifully veined with rosy-violet; LOUISE DUPLF.SSIS, red rays 

 and veins on a white ground, green margin ; LUDDEMANXII,* deep 

 crimson ribs, the leaf blotched with magenta and white, border 

 pea green ; MADAME ALKUUD BLEU, deep green, with large white 

 Blotches, and broad crimson -scarlet veins ; MADAME ALFRED 

 MAME, light green, covered with large white spots, rosy-carmine 

 centre ; MADAME DE LA DEVANSAVK, leaves white, shaded rose, 

 and veined with red and green ; MADAME DOMBRAIN,* centre and 

 ribs pale yellowish-green, shaded rose, surface covered with large 

 white and rose spots ; MADAME FRITZ KCF.CHLIN,* white ground, 

 with violet-rose ribs and green veins, a beautiful dwarf-growing 



Caladium continued. 



variety ; MADAME HEINE,* silvery white, stained and edged with 

 pale green, distinct ; MADAME HUNNEBELLE, leaves veined with 

 light garnet colour on a white ground, and margined with green 

 veins; MADAME JULES MENOREAU, fine large leaves, with white 

 centre tinted rose, veined rich bright rose, and margined green ; 

 MADAME LAFORGE, centre and ribs reddish-crimson, with green 

 margin ; MADAME MARJOLI.N ScHEFFER,*a beautiful variety, with 

 white foliage, charmingly veined and netted with pure rosy-lake ; 

 MADAME WILLAUME, a charming variety, with transparent leaves, 

 of a delicate salmon-rose colour ; MARQUIS DE CAUX, red centre 

 and veins, with rose blotches on margins ; MARTERSTYGINUM, 

 crimson centre and white spots; MERCADANTE, pale copper- 

 coloured centre and veins, bordered with green ; MEYERBEER,* 

 white leaf-ground, green veins, and red midribs; MINERVE,* 

 silvery white midrib and rays, surrounded with greyish white, 

 green margin, with snowy white spots; MITHRIDATE, ground 

 colour crimson-lake, with darker ribs, and dark bronze-green 

 margin; MONSIEUR A. HARDY, rich reddish-carmine veins on 

 white ground, tinted with rose and spotted with green ; MON- 

 SIEUR J. LINDEN,* a fine large whitish leaf, with metallic reflec- 

 tions, coral-rose veins, and reticulated green border; MRS. 

 LAING,* white ground, deep rose centre and veins, green 

 margin; MURILLO,* centre and veins metallic-red, with large 

 crimson blotches, broad margin of lustrous bronzy-green ; 

 NAPOLEON III.,* flamed crimson centre, with forked rays, and car- 

 mine spots on green ground ; ONSLOW, deep rosy-crimson centre, 

 with broad green margin, spotted with rose ; PAILLET, crimson 

 centre, broad green margin, splashed with crimson, and dotted with 

 white ; PAUL VERONESSE, large leaves, with pinkish-white centre, 

 deep scarlet ribs, and broad green margin ; PHILIPPE HERBERT, 

 deep mottled crimson rays, and clear white margin, spotted 

 with crimson ; PicruM, green blotched, and spotted with white ; 

 PRINCE ALBERT,* dark emerald green, rich crimson midrib, 

 radiating from centre to margins, the intervening spaces spotted 

 with white ; PRINCE OF WALES,* a very handsome variety, with 

 large golden-yellow leaves; PRINCESS ALEXANDRA,* rosy-salmon 

 leaf, green centre rib, bordered with magenta-crimson, green 

 margin, with light pink chain ; PRINCESS OF TECK,* ground 

 colour bright orange-yellow, the veins suffused with deep red ; 

 PRINCESS ROYAL, leaves of a golden ground, with crimson centre ; 

 PYRRHUS, centre and ribs deep crimson, pea-green margins; 

 QUADRICOLOR, centre of leaf pale yellowish-green, ribs white, 

 edged rosy-crimson, and margined green ; RAMSAU, centre and 

 ribs deep reddish-crimson, surface covered with white blotches, 

 shaded red; RAULINII, rich red centre and veins, finely spotted 

 with white ; REGALE, silvery grey centre, rosy-red ribs, spotted 

 with vermilion-red; REINE MARIE DE PORTUGAL,* violet-rose 

 centre, with red veins, dark maroon zone, and green border, very 

 handsome ; REINE VICTORIA,* green veins and margins, spotted or 

 marbled with white and rich crimson ; ROSSINI, large leaf, with 

 pale centre, pink midribs, and red blotches ; ROUILLARD, glossy 

 green margin, pale green centre, midrib and rays rich violet-plum, 

 the whole leal spotted crimson; SANCHONIANTIION, cnmson 

 centre, deep glossy crimson ribs, and pea-green margin ; SIEBOLDII, 

 rich green, with fiery-red crimson-rayed centre, green spaces, 

 spotted with claret red ; SOUVENIR DE MADAME E. ANDRE,* large 

 deep green leaves, marbled with pure white, veins fine rosy 

 crimson ; SPONTiNi, pea-green, with white spots, and rosy-pink 

 ribs and veins ; THIBAUTII, fine large leaf, with rich crimson veins 

 on a red ground ; TRICOLOR, edges of leaves grey-green, inter- 

 sected with dark green, centre red-lake, carmine midribs; 

 TRIOMPHE DE L' EXPOSITION,* crimson centre, with red ribs, and 

 green border ; VERDI, crimson-lake centre with small green zone 

 and apple-green margin ; VESTA, greenish- white veins, surrounded 

 with crimson, the whole of the leaf spotted bright rose ; Vi- 

 COMTESSE DE LA ROQUE-ORDAN, red midrib, and rays bordered 

 with white, the margin beautiful emerald green; VILLE DE 

 MULHOUSK, a beautiful variety, with greenish-white leaves, shaded 

 rose, and rich green centre ; VIRGINALE,* clenr shining white, 

 veined with dark bluish-green, a handsome variety. 



CAI.AMAGBOSTIS (from calamos, a reed, and 

 agrostis, grass). ORD. Graminece. A widely- distributed 

 genus of grasses, for the most part hardy. Panicle more 

 or less spreading ; spikelets compressed, one-flowered ; 

 empty glumes two, sub-equal, lanceolate, pointed, keeled, 

 awnless. The species thrive in any ordinary garden soil. 

 Propagation may be effected by seeds, sown during 

 autumn. 



C. lanceolate (lanceolate). Jl. purple, spreading in all directions ; 



panicle erect, loose, much branched. July. Culms about 3ft. 



high, smooth, slender. Britain (moist woods and hedges). (Sy. 



En. B. 1724.) 

 C. strlota (upright). Jl. brown, spreading in all directions ; panicle 



erect, close. June. Culm about 2ft. high, very slender, smooth. 



England, &c. (bogs and marshes), but very rare. (Sy. En. B. 



1725.) 



CALAMINT. See Calamintha. 



CALAMINTHA (from kalos, bemtiful, and Mintha, 

 Mint). Calamint. ORD. Labiatce. A genna of hardy 



