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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 



Calathea continued. 



bars, alternating with numerous lines of a dark preen on a pale 



bright green ground. Brazil, 1880. An elegant and small-growing 



plant. 



C. olivaris (olive-green). Synonymous with C. ifakoyana,. 

 C. ornata (ornamented).* I. oblong acuminate 6in. to 9in. long, 



Sin. or more broad, yellowish-green, relieved by broad transverse 



bands of dark olive-gruen ; under side tinged with purple. A. 1ft. 



to 2ft. Columbia, 1849. 

 C. o. olbo-lineata (white-lined). Columbia, 1818. SYN. Maranta 



albo-lineata. 

 C. o. majestica (majestic). Rio Purus, 1866. SYN. Ifaranta 



majestica. 

 C. o. regalis (royal). Peru, 1856. SYNS. Naranta regalia and 



M. corufolia. 

 C. O. roseo-lineata (rosy-lined).* h. 1ft. 1848. SYN. Maranta 



rogeo-lineata. 



C. pacifica (Pacific). 1. oblong ovate of a fine dark green on the 

 upper surface, olive-brown beneath. Eastern Peru, 1871. 



C. virginalis (virginal). I. large, bro . _ 



midrib white, also with a white band on each side; the under side 



Calathea continnefl. 



C Vanden Heckci(Yan den Heck's).* I. rich dark glossy green, 

 shaded with transverse bands of a lighter green; midrib broadly 

 margined with silvery-white, two hands of the same colour tra- 

 verse the leaf from base to apex, midway between midrib and 

 margin ; under side of a uniform purplish-crimson. Brazil, 1865. 

 Very distinct and handsome. 



C. Veitchii (Veitch's).* 1. large, ovate elliptic, over 1ft. long, very 

 rich glossy green, marked along each side the midrib with cres- 

 cent-shaped blotches of yellow, softened by shades of green and 

 white ; under surface light purple. A. 3ft. W. Tropical America, 

 1865. Probably the handsomest of the genus. See Fig. 319. 



broadly ovate, light green 

 nu on each side; the under ski 

 of a greyish-green. Amazons, 1857. Habit dwarf and compact. 



C. Vittata (striped). I. ovate-acuminate, 9in. long, very light 

 green, with narrow transverse bars of white on each side of the 

 midrib. Brazil, 1857. 



C. Wallisii (Wallis's).* 1. rather large, of a rich and pleasing light 

 green, beautifully relieved with a ray of rich dark green. South 

 America, 1867. A handsome and distinct sort, but somewhat 

 rare. 



C. W. discolor (two-coloured). 1. bright velvety green, with the 

 centre and margins grey. South America, 1871. 



C. Warscewiczii (Warscewicz's).* I. 2ft. long, about Sin. wide, 

 deep velvety green in colour, relieved by a feathery stripe of yel- 

 lowish-green on either side the midrib, and extending from the 

 base to the apex. A. 3ft. Tropical America, 1879. A fine sort. 

 (R. G. 515.) 



C. Wioti (Wiot's). I. bright green, with two series of olive-green 

 blotches. Brazil, 1875. 



Fia. 



C. pardina (leopard).* fl. yellow, large, handsome, produced in 

 great abundance. 1. lOin. to 18in. long, 5in. to 6in. wide, ovate, 

 reen, with dark brown blotches on each side the midrib, and 

 occur at regular intervals the whole length of the leaf. 

 New Grenada. (F. d. S. ii., 1101.) 



C. praslna (leek-green). I. with a yellow-green central band. 

 Brazil, 1875. 



C. princeps (magnificent).* I. 12in. to 18in. long ; centre rich dark 

 green, broadly margined with yellowish-green, purple beneath. 

 A. 2ft. to 3ft. Peru, 1869. A superb large-growing species. 



C. pulchella (pretty). I. bright green, with two series of deep 

 green blotches, alternately large and small. Brazil, 1859. This 

 much resembles C. zebrina in general appearance, but is not so 

 strong a grower, and the leaves are not so dark. 



C. rosea-picta (rose-coloured). I. somewhat orbicular, of a rich 

 glossy green ; midrib of a lovely rose-colour, between the margin 

 and midrib are two irregular bands of the same colour, traversing 

 the entire length of the leaf. Upper Amazon, 1866. (R. G. 610.) 



C. Seemanni (Seemann's). 1. about 1ft. long, 6in. broad, satiny 

 emerald-green ; midrib whitish. Nicaragua, 1872. 



C, splendida (splendid). I. large, oblong-lanceolate, deflexed, 

 lOin. to 18in. long, rich dark olive-green, with distinct blotches of 

 greenish-yellow. Brazil, 1864. 



C. tubispatha (tube-spathed).* I. somewhat obovate, obtuse, 

 6in. to 12in. long, pale greenish-yellow, beautifully relieved by a 

 row of rich brown oblong blotches, set in pairs on each side of 

 the midrib, throughout the entire length of the leaf. West 

 Tropical America, 1865. An elegant species. (B. M. 5542.) 



FIG. 320. CALATHEA ZEBUINA. 



C. zebrina.* Zebra Plant. 1. 2ft. to 3ft. long, 6in. to 8in. wide, 

 beautiful velvety light green on the upper side, barred with green- 

 ish purple ; under side of a dull greenish purple, h, 2ft. Brazil, 

 1815. This is a very old inhabitant of our stoves, and, for general 

 usefulness is not much surpassed. See Fig. 320. (B. R. 385.) 

 CALATHIAN VIOLET. See Gentiana Fneumo- 

 nanthe. 



CALCARATE. Spurred, or having a spur. 

 CALCEOLARIA (from calceolus, a little slipper, in 

 allusion to the form of the corolla; the form cnlceolarius, 

 shoemaker, probably chosen to include a reference to F. 

 Calceolari, an Italian botanist of the sixteenth century). 

 Slipperwort. OBD. Scropliularineae. A genus of hardy or 

 half-hardy shrubs, sub-shrubs or herbs. Peduncles one 

 or many-flowered, axillary or terminal, corymbose ; corolla 

 with a very short tube ; limb bilabiate ; upper lip short, 

 truncately rounded, entire ; lower lip large, concave, slipper- 

 shaped. Leaves opposite, sometimes three in a whorl, 

 rarely alternate. 



SHRUBBY SECTION. In addition to the widely-known 

 utility of this class for bedding purposes, they are fine 

 decorative plants when well grown, and useful alike in 

 conservatory or dwelling house. It will be found more 

 convenient to grow these in a pit or frame, as in such 

 places they are less liable to the attacks of fly, and make 

 sturdier growth. If large plants are required, cuttings 

 should be taken in August, placed in a cold frame facing 



