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CALLA 



Asia, and E. N. Amer. V. 2:197; 14:244. B.M. 1831. 

 An interesting little perennial plant, useful for out- 

 door ponds. JARED G. SMITH. 



CALLIANDRA (Greek, beautiful stamens}. Legu- 

 minbsse. Evergreen shrubs and trees of greenhouse 



culture, planted in 

 the open far south. 



Leaves bipinnate ; 

 Ifts. numerous: fls. 

 usually in globose 

 heads or clusters; 

 corolla small, ob- 

 scured by the nu- 

 merous, long, silky, 

 purple or white 

 stamen s. A bout 

 120 species, widely 

 distributed in trop- 

 ics. Distinguished 

 from Acacia by the 

 presence of a thick- 

 ened margin on the 

 pod. 



Propagation is by 

 cuttings placed in 

 sand over bottom 

 heat. Keep in warm- 

 house, with the ex- 

 ception of those 

 from Mexico. 



742. Calla paxustris. 



Lamb ertiana, 

 D. Don.) Unarmed; 



Benth. (Acacia Lambertidna, 



branches terete: Ivs. puberulous-villous; pinnae 2-3- 

 yoked; Ifts. 9-12-yoked, oval-oblong, obtuse at both 

 ends; peduncles 3-5, racemose, heads roundish; stamens 

 20-25, pink. Mex. B.R. 721. 



tetragona, Benth (Acacia tetragdna, Willd.). Un- 

 armed; branches .tetragonal: pinnae 5-6-yoked: Ifts. 

 16-29-yoked, linear, acute, the outer larger: heads 

 pedunculate, axillary; fls. white. Trop. Amer. 



portoricensis, Benth. (Acacia portoricensis, Willd.). 

 Unarmed shrub or small tree: pinnae 2-4-yoked; Ifts. 

 15-25-yoked, linear, obtuse, closing at evening; branch- 

 lets pubescent: heads globose, pedunculate, axillary, 

 the white fls. opening as Ivs. close; calyx ciliate on the 

 margin; stamens 20^25; filaments long, white: pod 

 straight, linear, tapering at base. W. Indies. Endures 

 temperatures as low as 24 F. in Calif. Var. major, a 

 splendid form, is known abroad. B.M. 8129. 



Tweedyi, Benth. Unarmed shrub, lightly pubescent: 

 pinnae 3-4-yoked; Ifts. 20-30-yoked, linear, obtuse, 

 shining: peduncles axillary, 1-2 in. long, from large 

 scaly buds; calyx and corolla silky, lobes erect; stamens 

 long, numerous, purple. Brazil. B.M. 4188. 



C. caHfornica, Benth. A stiff, hairy, much-branched shrub cult, 

 in Calif. It is native near Magdalena Bay and is the most north- 

 erly known representative of the genus. C. caracasdna, Benth. 

 (Mimosa caracasana, Jacq.) differs from C. portoricensis in having 



garple stamens, but is probably not distinct. C. grandifldra, 

 enth. Not over .10 ft.: foliage glaucous: fls. scarlet. Intro, by 

 *ranceschi.=Mimosa grandiflora, L'Her.(?). C. Samdn, Griseb., 

 e =.ritnecolobiuin Saman. TT * -r-r 



HARVEY MONROE HALL.T 



CALLIANTHEMUM (Greek, beautiful flower). Ra- 

 nunculacex. Two or 3 little herbs of the mountains 

 of Eu. and Cent. Asia, allied to Anemone, some- 

 times mentioned for outdoor planting. Lvs. radical 

 (very small or none on the St.), decompound: fls. ter- 

 minal, white or rose-color; sepals 5, deciduous; petals 

 5-15, showy, with nectaries at the base. The species 

 apparently intergrade. C. anemonoides, Endl. Three 

 to 10 in. high, blooming in spring: Ivs. as broad as 

 long, triangular in outline, bipinnatifid: fls. 1^ in. 

 or less across; sepals broad; petals narrow: rhizome 

 somewhat fleshy. Tyrol. Useful in rockwork. 



CALLICARPA 



CALLICARPA (Greek, beauty and fruit). Verbend- 

 ceae. Ornamental woody plants cultivated chiefly for 

 their brightly colored berry-like fruit appearing late in 

 autumn; also for the attractive flowers which appear 

 in summer. 



Flowers perfect; calyx short-campanulate, truncate 

 or slightly 4-toothed, rarely 4-parted; corolla with short 

 tube, 4-lobed; stamens 4, of equal length; ovary 4- 

 celled, cells 1-ovuled: fr. a subglobose berry-like drupe 

 with 2-4 stones. More than 30 species in tropical 

 and subtropical regions of Asia, Austral., N. and Cent. 

 Amer. 



Callicarpas are shrubs or trees, often with stellate 

 hairs, with opposite, usually serrate, deciduous leaves 

 and small pink, bluish or whitish flowers in axillary 

 clusters, followed in autumn by small berry-like lilac, 

 violet or red, rarely white fruits. The hardiest are C. 

 dichotoma, C. japonica and C. Giraldii, which may be 

 grown even North in sheltered positions, if somewhat 

 protected during the winter. If killed to the ground, 

 young shoots spring up vigorously, and will produce 

 flowers and fruit in the same season. If grown in the 

 greenhouse, they require a sandy compost of loam and 

 peat, and plenty of light and air. Propagation is readily 

 effected by greenwood cuttings in spring or summer 

 under glass; also by hardwood cuttings, layers and seeds. 



A. Lvs. tomentose beneath. 



americana, Linn. Shrub, 3-6 ft., with scurfy, downy 

 tomentum: Ivs. cuneate, elliptic-ovate, acuminate, 

 obtusely serrate, 3-6 in. long: cymes short-stalked; 

 corolla bluish, glabrous: fr. violet. July, Aug. Woods and 

 rich soil, Va. to Texas and W. Indies. One of the hand- 

 somest in fr., but more tender than the Japanese spe- 

 cies. Var. alba, Hort., has white fr.; very conspicuous 

 in fall and early 

 winter. 



AA. Lvs. not or 

 slightly pubes- 

 cent below and 

 glandular: co- 

 rolla glandular 

 outside. 



B. Peduncles longer 

 than petioles: 

 Ivs. glabrous or 

 nearly so below. 



japonica, Thunb. 



(C. Mimurazdki, 

 Sieb.). Fig. 743. 

 Shrub, 2-5 ft.: Ivs. 

 cuneate, elliptic or 

 ovate-lanceolate, 

 long-acuminate, 

 serrulate, 23^-5 in. 

 long : cymes pe- 

 duncled, many-fld.; 

 fls. pink or whitish: 

 fr. violet. Aug. 

 Japan. S.I.F. 1:70. 

 G.C. 1871:173. P. 

 F.G. 2, p. 165. H.F. 

 1861:12. Var. leuco- 

 carpa, Sieb. With 

 white fr- 



dichotoma, Koch 

 (C. grdcilis, Sieb. & 

 Zucc. C. purpiirea, 

 Juss.). Shrub, 1-4 

 ft.: Ivs. cuneate, 

 elliptic or obovate, 

 crenately serrate 

 above the middle, 

 entire toward the 

 base, 1 ^-3 in. long : 743. Callicarpa japonica. ( X H) 



