CALLA. 



CALCEOLARIAS. 



years. They succeed best in a light rich 

 soil. They may be raised from seed. The 

 best-known varieties are 



Calandrinia discolor, rose-lilac, hardy herba- 

 ceous perennial, i ft. 



CALANDRINIA UMBELLATA. 



Calandrinia grandiflpra, rose-pink, hardy 

 annual, i ft., herbaceous perennial, better 

 suited for greenhouse. 



Calandrinia umbellata, rich rosy-violet, hardy 

 annual, J ft. 



Calla. See Arum Lily. 



Calceolaria (nat. ord. Scrophula 



ria'cese). 



Calceolarias consist of two kinds the 

 herbaceous calceolaria, raised and reared 

 under glass for exhibition purposes, and 

 the shrubby calceolaria, grown for bedding- 

 out. The flower of the former, through 

 cultivation, has attained an enormous size 

 and a rich variety of markings, the ground 

 colour being for the most part yellow, 

 blotched, or spotted with brown or crimson. 

 The blossoms of the shrubby calceolaria are 

 small, but very numerous, forming large 

 trusses of flowers, and are either yellow, 

 orange, or a rich dark velvety brown in 

 colour, thus presenting an effective contrast 

 when grown in clumps or masses. 



Calceolarias, Green Ply on. 



Green flies hold carnival among the soft 

 delicate leaves of herbaceous- calceolarias, 

 and unless speedily destroyed will consign 

 Tie entire stock to the rubbish heap. For- 

 tunately, the flies on these and cinerarias 

 seem to be partially assimilated to the 

 nature of their food, being very soft and 

 easily destroyed. 



Calceolarias, Propagation of 

 Herbaceous, from Seed. 



The seed of this magnificent greenhouse 

 plant should be sown in July and August, 

 in pans well drained, covered with a little 

 rough turfy loam, making up the surface 

 with a very fine, light, sifted mould and 

 silver sand. Water the pans with a very 

 fine rose ; immediately after, sow the seed, 

 no covering of soil being required ; then 

 place the pans in a cold frame, or under a 

 hand-glass, taking care to keep them from 

 any exposure to the sun. When the seed- 

 lings are strong enough, prick them off into 

 pans made up as before, placing them in a 

 close situation. When sufficiently large, 

 pot off singly into 6o-sized pots, placing 

 them on shelves near the glass in the green- 

 house, where the plants will grow very 

 rapidly. 



Calceolarias, Propagation of 

 Herbaceous, from Cuttings. 



Very few people now think of growing a 

 named collection of herbaceous calceolarias, 

 a variety of which is shown in the accom- 

 panying illustration. Those who wish to 



HERBACEOUS CALCEOLARIA. 



try must cut them down as soon as they 

 have finished flowering. Place them in a 



