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Caragana continued. 



C. pygnuea (pigmy), fl. yellow; pedicels solitary. April. I. with 

 two pairs linear, glabrous leaflets, approximating at the top of 

 the very short petiole ; stipules and petioles spinescent. A. 1ft. 

 to 3ft. Siberia, 1751. Shrub. (B. R. 1021.) 



C. splnosa (spiny).* fl. yellow, solitary, almost sessile April, 

 May. 1. with two to four pairs of cuneate-lmear, glabrous leaflets ; 

 stipules small, spinose ; adult petioles permanent, strong, and 

 spmose. h. 4ft. to 6ft. Siberia, 1775. An excellent shrub for 

 forming impenetrable hedges, on account of its long branches and 

 strong thorns. 



CABAGUATA (its South American name). OBD. 

 Bromeliacece. Stove epiphytes, allied to Tillandsia. For 

 culture, see Billbergia. 



C.lingnlata (tongue-shaped-leaved), fl. white; flower-stalk erect, 

 with numerous large, broadly-lanceolate, brilliant scarlet bracts. 

 I. tufted, broad at the base, linear-lanceolate and recurved, h. 

 lift. Columbia, 1880. 



C. Van Volxemii(Van Volxem's).* fl. yellow, in close spikes, 

 tected by crimson bracts. I. tufted, h. 2ft. to 3ft. 

 1879. (I. H. 326.) 



(Zahn's).* fl. pale yellow, in dense oblong compressed 

 bracts scarlet. May. I. linear-ligulate, 1ft. long, yellow, 

 ison stripes, the upper part bright crimson ; semi-trans- 

 h. 1ft. Chiriqui, 1870. (B. M. 8)59.) 

 CABAIFI. See Moquilea ntilis. 

 CABAJUBA. A red colouring matter, obtained from 

 Bignonia Chica. 



CABALLIA (Karalli is the name of C. lucida in the 

 language of the Telingas). STN. Barraldeia. ORD. Rhizo- 

 phorece. Stove evergreen glabrous trees, from Madagascar, 

 Tropical Asia, and Australia. Peduncles axillary, trifid, 

 many-flowered. Leaves opposite, entire or serrated, stiffish, 

 shining on the upper surface. In common with all the 

 Rhizophorece, this genus is very difficult to grow. 

 C. lancesefolia (lance-leaved), fl., petals yellow, rather undulated. 

 I. oval or oblong, regularly serrated, h. 20ft. India, 1820. 

 CABALLUMA (G. adscendens is called Car-allum 

 by the Telingas). ORD. Asclepiadeas. Stove evergreen 

 shrubs, with almost the habit of Stapelia. Peduncles 

 solitary, one-flowered, rising from the axils of the teeth. 

 Stems tetragonal, toothed along the angles. For culture, 

 see Stapelia. 



C. adscendens (ascending), fl. variegated with purple and yellow, 

 usually drooping; segments of corolla reflexed at the edges, 

 acuminated, glabrous. Branches slender, ascending, each bearing 

 a solitary flower at top. h. 1ft. to 2ft. Coromandel, 1804. 

 C fimbrlata (flmbriate). fl. axillary, solitary, sub-campanulate, 

 segmentf of corolla falcate at top, with , replicate 



fringed edges ; marked with many transverse purple lines, pale 

 yellSw beneath, upper part purple. Branches elongated, attenu- 

 ated. A.6in. Burma, 1829. (L. B. C. 1863.) 

 CABAMBOLA-TBEE. See Averrhoa Carambola. 

 CABANA. The gum resin obtained from a species of 

 Icica. It is used in medicine for plasters. 



CABAFA (Carapa is the name of C. guianensis in 

 Guiana). OBD. Meliaceae. A small genus of stove trees, 

 natives of the West Indies, Tropical America, and Guinea. 

 Calyx usually of four distinct sepals; corolla of four or 

 five oblong, egg-shaped, spreading petals. Fruit large, and 

 containing numerous seeds. These trees are of economical 

 utility, and probably the only one in cultivation is C. 

 guianensis. They succeed well in a mixture of loam and 

 sand. Ripe cuttings will root in sand, under a hand glass, 

 in a moist heat. 



C. guianensis (Guiana). November, fr. the size of an apple. 

 1., leaflets eight or ten pairs, alternate or opposite, elliptical, 

 oblong, acuminated, coriaceous, shining, h. 60ft. Guiana, 1824. 

 (A. 07387.) 



The other species quoted as having been introduced to this 

 country are : C. guineensis and C. moluccensis. 

 CABAWAT. See Carum Carvi. 

 CABDAMINE (from Kardamine, a diminutive of 

 Kardamon, Cress, used by Dioscorides). Lady's Smock. In- 

 cluding Pteroneurum. ORD. Cruciferce. A genus of hardy, 

 usually smooth herbs. Eacemes terminal, bractless. Leaves 

 stalked, entire, lobed, or pinnately cut, usually very differ- 

 ent in the same plant. Only the perennial species are worth 

 growing, and these mostly thrive in a damp, shady situa- 



Cardaniine continued. 



tion, in any kind of soil. They are easily propagated by 

 divisions, after flowering. 

 C. asarifolia (Asarum-leaved).* fl. white, in close racemes. May, 



June. 1. smooth, stalked, cordate-orbicular, somewhat sinuately- 



toothed. h. lit. to lift. Mountains of Southern France and 



Northern Italy, 1710. (B. M. 1735.) 

 C. bellidifolia (Daisy-leaved), fl. white. April. I smooth, 



thickish ; radical ones stalked, ovate, entire ; cauline ones few, 



entire, or somewhat three-lobed, not eared at the base. h. 4in. 



Northern hemisphere. (F. D. 1, 20.) 

 C. chelidonia (Celandine-like), fl., petals purple, oval. March. 



I. pinnate, rather smooth ; segments stalked, ovate, toothed ; 



lower segments pinnate into three or four small segments, h. 1ft 



South and East Europe, 1739. 

 C. glauca (glaucous), fl. white, in dense racemes. May. I. 



stalked, smooth, glaucous, rather fleshy, pinnate ; segments five 



or nine, oblong, terminal one three-lobed. Stem diffuse, much 



branched, h. bin. Southern and Eastern Europe, 1824. 

 C. latifolia (broad-leaved). /. purplish, a little larger than those 



of C. pratensis. June. I. large, pinnate, smooth; segments 



three or seven, rather orbicular, angularly-toothed, h. 1ft. to 2ft 



Pyrenees, 1710. 

 C. macrophylla (large-leaved), fl. purple, about the size of 



those of C. pratensis. June. I. pinnate, somewhat pubescent ; 



segments five, oval-lanceolate, pointed, unequally serrated. 



Branches of root creeping, h. 1ft. to lift Siberia, 1824. 



FIG. 365. CARDAHINE PRATKNSIS. 



idow).* Cuckoo Flower, fl. usually pale purple, 

 sememe white. Early spring, i. pinnate; segments of 

 the radical ones roundish, of the stem ones linear or lanceolate, 

 Entire h 1ft. to lift. Northern Hemisphere (Britain). See 

 F 365 There are numerous varieties of this species, includ- 

 Sf'a very desirable double-flowered one, frequently met with 

 in a wild state. 



r i-hnmboidea (rhomboid).* fl. white, large. Spring, t., root 

 onS round and rather heart-shaped ; lower stem-leaves ovate or 

 ZmSobW, somewhat petioled, the upper almost lanceolate 

 all somewhat angled or sparingly toothed. Stems upright, from a 

 tuberiferous has?, simple United States of America. 



> A very pretty variety, with rounder 

 flowers appearing earlier than those of 



vhite, rather smalL Spring. 

 - ' often cordate at 



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