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Calycanthus macrophyllus 



Is tlic garden name for C. occidentalis. 



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Calycanthus occidentalis 



(jrcfftcru Allspice). The 'sweet-scented shrub,' as 

 it is called familiarly in California, is the best allspice 

 we know in this country. The position it likes best 

 is to be against a wall, with plenty of room to spread, 

 where it is overshadowed by trees and the ground is 

 damp. There it will grow 12 ft. high, and from May 

 to October the air all round will be deliciously scented 



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with its large crimson flowers. It will grow well in 

 any soil, but best of all in a compost of peat. It is 

 often called C. macrophyllus. For propagation v. 

 r. floridus. 



Calycanthus pr^ecox. 



Syn. for Chimonanthus fragrans, q.v. 



Carpenteria calif or nica. 



In the South of England this lovely sweet-scented 

 evergreen will do quite well, and grow to a height of 

 10 ft. in a well-drained loamy soil. The bright and 

 clean appearance of its leaves makes it particularly 



