460 CALOPOGON. 



THE ENGLISH FLOWER GARDEN. 



CALYCANTHUS. 



August and September, and a tuft of 

 deep-orange hairs at the base of each 

 segment. It rarely exceeds a span in 

 height, the stems bearing several flowers 

 in a loose head. Mexico. 



C. Maweanus is a low plant, from 

 5 in. to 9 in. in height, and bearing 

 from four to six bell-shaped flowers in 

 July, each \\ in. to 2 in. in diameter. 

 The petals are white, tinged with bright 

 purple at the base, and densely clothed 

 with purple hairs. California. 



C. nitidus is a lovely strong growing 

 species with five to ten large white 

 flowers in an umbel, each petal having a 

 large indigo blotch in the centre, and 

 covered with long hairs. 



C. Nuttalli has large white flowers 

 with a blackish purple blotch at the base 

 of the broader segments, the narrow 

 segments being green striped with red. 

 The rare variety Leichtlini has white 

 flowers also, but is more beautifully 

 marked. 



C. Plummerse throws up a broad leaf 

 about 2 ft. long, and a strong branching 

 spike with numerous soft lilac flowers of 

 a satiny lustre and about 4 in. across, the 

 base of each petal being clothed with 

 golden hairs. 



C. pulchellus. A hardy plant, the 

 bulbs, left in the open border, flower regu- 

 larly. It grows about a foot high, much- 

 branched, each branch terminating in an 

 umbel of three to four fragrant, bright 

 orange-yellow pendulous flowers. 



C. splendens. A pretty species, the 

 flowers of a pale lilac, with a dark blotch 

 at the base of each of the petals. 

 California. 



C. Tolmiei. This very scarce Star 

 Tulip is a vigorous grower, with tubular 

 flowers covered with bluish hairs. 



C. venustus. One of the prettiest 

 of the Mariposa Lilies, from i ft. 

 to 2 ft. high, the flowers very large, 

 white or pale lilac, with a prominent 

 red blotch at the top of each petal, 

 the centre brownish-yellow, the base 

 brown. California from Alameda County 

 southwards. 



C. Weedi. A handsome and remark- 

 able species in having the bulbs fibrous- 

 coated. The stem grows about a foot in 

 height, one to three flowered, large, deep 

 yellow, dotted and frequently margined 

 with purple. 



CALOPOGON. C. pulchellus is a 

 beautiful hardy Orchid suitable for boggy 

 ground, the flowers pink, I in. in diameter, 

 in clusters of two to six upon a stem, 

 beautifully bearded with white, yellow, 

 and purple hairs. Plant in the rock- 



garden, bog, or in an open spot in the 

 hardy fernery in moist peaty soil, as it 

 is a native of wet spots at the edges of 

 Pine woods in the Moss in Cranberry 

 swamps, and in wet Grassy marshes, 

 and occasionally seen on solid ground, 

 in low, wet, woody situations in N. 

 America. 



CALTHA (Marsh Marigold\1te 

 Marsh Marigold (C. palustris], that in 

 early spring " shines like fire in swamps 

 and hollows gray," and is one of our 

 good hardy plants, though it is so 

 frequent in a wild state that there is 

 little need to give it a place, except on 

 the margin of water. Its double varie- 

 ties, however, are worth a place in a moist 

 rich border, or, like the single form, by the 

 water-side. There is a double variety of 

 the smaller creeping C. radicans, about 

 half the size of the common plant. 

 There are double-flowered forms, bearing 

 beautiful golden rosettes. There are 

 also C. leptosepala, a California!) kind, 

 and C. purpurascens, distinct and hand- 

 some, about i ft. high, with purplish 

 stems, and bright-orange flowers, the out- 

 side of the petals flushed with a purplish 

 tinge. The various forms of the Marsh 

 Marigold are handsome in their golden 

 blossoms, and in groups or bold masses 

 are effective ; they are easily grown, and 

 increase freely. 



CALYCANTHUS (Allspice Tree}. 

 North American shrubs with handsome 

 flowers of pleasant fragrance. C. occidcnt- 

 alis is from 6 to 8 ft. high, with large 

 maroon-crimson flowers of fine fragrance, 

 and is worthy of cultivation. C. florid us is 

 smaller and not so dense, with purplish- 

 red flowers, strongly scented. The names 

 in catalogues, 

 such as C. glau- 

 cus, IcEirigatus, 

 oblongifolius, 

 macr op hy llus, 

 represent forms 

 or varieties of 

 either the east- 

 ern or the west- 

 ern species. The 

 two described 

 are hardy, the 

 Carolina species 

 having been grown since 1757, while the 

 Californian has been cultivated over fifty 

 years. They flourish best when some- 

 what shaded by other trees and where 

 the ground is damp. They grow wild 

 near streams and wet places. The 

 Winter-Sweet, Chimonanthus, is some- 

 times included among these shrubs in 

 Continental lists. Calycanthaceae. 



Calycanthus laevigatus. 



