24 AMATEUR CULTIVATORS GUIDE 



NO. PRICE 



C A.C A T jT A- (Tassel-Flower). Nat. Ord., Composita. 



A beautiful annual, with a profusion of scarlet tassel-shaped flowers from July to October. 



195 Cacalia Coccinea. Orange, scarlet, flowering in clusters, very pretty ; from South 



America, ij feet ^05 



196 Aurea. Golden yellow variety of above 05 



CAJLiAJVrmilVIA.. Nat. Ord., Portulacea;. 



Very beautiful dwarf-growing plants, usually treated as tender annuals, though of pe- 

 rennial duration if protected in winter : they are a blaze of beauty wherever the sun shines 

 upon them. They succeed well in a light, rich soil. 



197 Calandrinia Lindleyana. Small red flowers, suitable for edging. Half foot . . . .05 



198 Grandiflora. Fine rosy-lilac flowers from July to October, very showy, and of easy 



culture. 2 feet 05 



199 Umbellata. Very dwarf, with bright crimson flowers in clusters. Half foot . . .05 



CA_CTU©. Nat. Ord., Cactacece. 



An extremely curious and interesting genus, many of the varieties producing magnificent 

 flowers of the most brilliant and striking colors ; succeeds best in sandy loam, mixed with 

 lime rubbish and a little peat or rotten dung. Greenhouse perennial. 



200 Cactus, Mixed. A choice collection ; from Africa 25 



CAJL.CEOIjA.I1I A.. Nat. Ord., ScrophulariacetB. 



Plants of a highly decorative character ; an indispensable ornament for the drawing-room 

 or consei-vatory. The shrubby variety is sometimes grown for in-door and sometimes for 

 out-door decoration. They 3ucceed in any light, rich soil. Half-hardy perennials. 

 20 I Calceolaria Hybrida. Mixed. Saved from a named collection 25 



202 Superba Grandiflora. Extra fine, spotted and striped, large-flowered; 



saved from the prize flowers from the London Exhibition of the past season ; 

 superb, i foot 50 



203 Nana. A new dwarf variety from Germany, beautifully marked, close, com- 

 pact habit, free-bloomer ; one of the best ; mixed, saved from a prize collection. 

 Three-quarters foot 50 



204 Rugosa. A fine, shrubby variety for bedding . . ' 50 



205 Tigrini. New; spotted and striped of the above ; very fine . . . .50 



206 — — Scabious-leaved (Scabiososfoiia). Clear, sulphur-yellow flowers, in great pro- 



fusion ; fine. 2 feet 10 



CAIj!E^I>XJLA (Cape Marigold). Nat. Ord., Composite. 



A very showy, free-flowering genus of plants, producing a pretty effect in beds or mixed bor- 

 ders, and growing freely in almost any soil. Hardy annuals. 



207 Calendula Hybrida. White, i foot 05 



203 Pluvialis. White, large'flowers. 1 foot 05 



209 Pongei-, fl. pi. Double white, fine, i foot 10 



2 10 Ranunculoides. Ranunculus-flowered 05 



2 I I Officinalis Superba. New variety of pot marigold, golden orange, with black eye, 



beautifully imbricated ; fine 10 



212 Sulphurea. New sulphur-colored pot marigold ; very double and beautifiil . . 10 



CAIjIjA. Nat. Ord., Aracece. 



A very handsome plant, either as an aquatic or for the ornamentation of the dravring-room 

 or conservatory. Half-hardy perennial. 



213 Calla ^thlopica. White; from Cape of Good Hope. 2 feet 25 



CA.Ij1L.I"RIIOE. Nat. Ord., Malvacea. 



Too much cannot be said in praise of this beautiful summer-flowering annual ; from two 

 to three feet in height, with green sub-digitate leaves and leafy stems, terminating in large 

 panicled racemes of rich violet or purple crimson close-petalled flowers, with white centre, 

 each from one to one and a half inches in width, and partially cupped ; commences to bloom 

 when about six inches high, and continues to yield a succession of its numerous attractive 

 flowers throughout the summer and autumn till hard frost, forming an elegant object for 

 groups, beds, or single specimens, of the easiest culture. 



214 Callirhoe Involucrata. A trailing, hardy perennial, of great beauty ; from Rocky Moun- 



tains ; flowers are much like the Portulaca in form and color 10 



