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CAIiYPTROGYNB (from lidlyptra, an extinguisher, ' 

 and gyne, a woman pistil in allusion to the form of the . 

 pistil). Including Ctdyptronoma. OBD. Palmce. A. smaU j 

 genus comprising five species of handsome store Palms, 

 allied to Geonoma (which see for cultivation). 

 C. Ghiesbreghtiana (Ghiesbreghfs). ft., peduncles erect, over- 

 topping the leaves, bearing a single cylindrical, undivided spadix, 

 9in. to 12in. in length. L pinnate, 2ft. to 5ft. long ; pinnae opposite 

 or alternate, sessile, of unequal breadth, the narrower ones one to 

 two-nerved, the broader ones six to ten-nerved, usually from six to 

 twelve on each side of the rachis ; the intervals between the pinnae 



vary from lin. to 2in. ; petiole broadly sheathing at the base, from 

 a few inches to lift. long. Stem short 



, 

 or absent. Mexico. A very 



species. 





C. Swartzil (Swartz's). L equally pinnatisect; pinna? deeply 

 reduplicate at the base, bifid at 

 to 60ft. Jamaica, 1878. 



the top. Trunk smooth, h. 50ft. 

 A handsome plant when young, and 



useful for general decorative purposes. ST>'. Calyptronoma 

 Svaartzii. 



CALYPTBONOMA SWABTZJJ. See Calyptro- 



gyne Swartzii. 



CAIiYSTEGIA (from Icalyx, a calyx, and stege, a 

 covering; in reference to the two large persistent bracts 

 enclosing the calyx). Bearbind. ORD. Convolvulacece. 

 Hardy, glabrous, twining or prostrate herbs. Peduncles 

 solitary, one-flowered ; corolla campanulate. five-plicate. 

 All the species are of easy cultivation in common garden 

 BoiL Propagation may be effected by dividing the plants ; 

 or by seeds, sown in spring. 



C. dahnrica (Dahurian).* JL, corolla of a rosy-purple ; sepals 

 lanceolate, acute, the two outer ones broadest ; peduncles tetra- 

 gonal, tomentose ; bracts broad-ovate, acute, longer than the 

 calyx. July. L glabrous or hairv, oblong-cordate, having the 

 margins and nerves on the under side tomentose. Dahuria, 1826. 

 (B. M. 2609.) 



C. Inflata (inflated). Synonymous with C. tepium incamata. 



FIG. 334. FLOWERING BRAXCH OF CALYOMU n 



FLORE-PLESO. 



C. pnbescens flore-pleno (downy, double-flowered).' JL 2m. 

 to Sin. across ; petals long, narrow, wavy, and reflexed, flesh- 

 colour, but ultimately bright rose ; pedicels 2Jin. to 3$in. long. 

 Summer and autumn. L alternate, hastate, downy. China, 1844. 

 See Fig. 334. 



C. sepium (hedge). Common Bindweed. /. white, sometimes 

 tinged with red ; peduncles tetragonal, exceeding the petioles ; 

 bracts cordate, keeled, acute, longer than the calyx, but one-half 

 shorter than the corolla. Summer. I. sagittate or co_rdate, very 

 acute ; hind lobes obtuse, or truncate, entire. Britain. A very 

 troublesome weed, (Sy. En. B. 924.) There is a variety named 



North America. STK. 



Calystegia continued, 

 incarnata, with rose-coloured flowers. 

 C in/Iota. (B. M. 732.) 

 C. Soldanella (Soldanella like).* Sea Bells. 



longjtadinal, yellowish plaits, large ; pedur. 6 _ ^, 



winged ; bracts large, ovate, blunt, mncronate, generally snorter 

 than the calyx. June, L rather fleshy, reniform, entire or a little 

 angular. Sea-shores, Britain. This pretty species can only be 

 grown with success in a very sandy soil (Sy. En. B. 925.) 

 C ALYTHBJX (from Icalyz, a calyx, and thrix, a hair ; 

 in reference to the lobes of the calyx, which each end in a 

 long hair). OBD. Myrtaceae. A genus of very pretty and 

 interesting greenhouse Heath-like shrubs, natives of Aus- 

 tralia. Flowers small ; bracteoles two under each flower ; 

 they are either free or joined together at the base, some- 

 times in the form of an operculum. Leaves scattered, 

 crowded, opposite, full of dots, axillary, solitary, almost 

 sessile. They grow well in a mixture of loam, peat, and 

 sand, with good drainage and firm potting. Cuttings, 

 made from young shoots, will root in April or May, if 

 placed in sand, under a bell glass, in a cool house. 

 C. ericoides (Heath-like). A synonym of C tetragon*. 

 C. glabra (glabrous). A synonym of C. tetragtma. 

 C. tetragona (tetragonal).* JL white ; bracts one-half snorter 

 than the tube of the calyx. L scattered, petiolate, glabrous ; 

 stipules deciduous. A, 2ft. 1825. STXS. C. ericmdtt, cTfflabra, 

 (B. R. 409.) 



C. angvlata, avrea, and breviteta are other species which have 

 been introduced, but are not worth house room when that described 

 above is grown. 



CALYX. The external whorl of floral leaves. 



CAMABJDITJM (from kamara, an arched roof; in 

 reference to the arched tip of the stigma). OBD. Orchidea. 

 A pretty stove orchid, allied to Cymbidium. It thrives 

 best if grown in a shallow basket, or raised above the 

 surface of the pots with sphagnum and broken pots. 

 C. ochroleucmn (yellowish -white).' JL yellowish - white. 



July. L ligulate. Pseudo-bulbs oblong, compressed, smooth. 



h. 1ft. Trinidad, 1823. SYN. Cymbidium oehroUuatm. (B. M. 



414L) 



CAMAKOTIS. See Sarcochiltts. 



FIG. 335. CAMASSIA maam 



CAMASSIA (from Quamash, so called by the North 

 American Indians, who eat the bulbs). STK. Sitocodiwn. 

 OBD. LiUace*. A small genus (two species) of handsome 

 bulbous plants. Perianth of six segments, slightly connected 

 at base, and spreading out horizontally, but not equally. 



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