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two of the best. Occidentalis, which bears red flowers in August, 

 is also very sweet. These plants are nominally hardy in Great 

 Britain, but it is best to give them a sheltered place in a shrubbery 

 or near a wall. They like peaty soil, but are not fastidious. Propa- 

 gation is by layering in summer, or by seeds in a frame. The plant 

 sometimes grown under the name of Calycanthus praecox is 

 Oiimonanthus fragrans. 



Calystegia, Bearbind, Bindweed (calyste-gia, from kalyx, calyx, 

 and staga, a covering, from the calyx being 

 obscured by bracts. Ord. Convolvulaceae) . 

 While some of these relatives of the Con- 

 volvulus have beautiful flowers, notably 

 hederacea (pubescens), with rosy flowers in 

 early summer; and sepium dahurica, with 

 rosy purple flowers in summer, the genus as 

 a whole must be regarded with suspicion. 

 When the common Bindweed gets a footing 

 in a garden it is apt to become a nuisance, 

 twining round many plants which would look 

 much better without it. The best way of 

 keeping it under is to chop off the shoots as 

 fast as they appear above ground; if, how- 

 ever, the root can be traced it should be 

 pulled out altogether. The Calystegias may 

 be propagated by division in spring, or by 

 GRAFTING CAMELLIAS. seeds. 



Camellias may be propa- Camassia (camass-ia, from Quamash, the 



fprfng ii Haie^sfof the Indian name. Ord. Liliaceae). See Bulbs. 



b C ottkof4ater ted " * Camellia (camall-ia, after Camellus, a 



i Stock 2 Scion Moravian. Ord. Ternstromiaceae) . One of 



the noblest of our evergreen shrubs, the 



Camellia is so nearly hardy that it may be grown in cool houses in 

 northern climes, and outdoors in warm, moist, 

 southern districts of England. It is a beauti- 

 ful plant, its habit being bushy and com- 

 pact, its leaves glossy, its flowers symmetrical, < 

 substantial, and of brilliant colours. The ' 

 white varieties are quite wax-like in texture. 

 The double Camellias are the most popular. 

 The one serious difficulty with the Camellia 

 is its habit of casting its flower buds, which it 

 does on very slight provocation. The trouble 

 is less serious with planted-out than with pot 

 plants, and probably turns on correct water- PROPAGATING CAMELLIAS 

 ing (see Watering). Turfy loam and peat in BY CUTTINGS. 



equal parts, with broken charcoal and sand, The cuttings may consist of 

 suit as compost. The plant makes its growth mamredyoungwood.and 

 after flowering. Propagation can be effected bottom heat. 

 by striking young shoots in sandy soil in a 



shaded frame in July. Grafting, layering, and inarching are 

 practised in the nurseries. Repotting should never be done with 



