244 



CARDIANDRA 



petiole, coarsely serrate, sparsely pilose, membrana- 

 ceous, 3-7 in. long : fls. white, tinged red. Summer. 

 S.Z. 66, 67. Alfked Rehder. 



CAEDINAL FLOWER. Zobelia cardinalis. 



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CAREX 



CAEDOON (CynAra Carduncuhis,l,mn.). A thistle- 

 like plant of southern Europe, cult, for the thick leaf- 

 stalk aud midrib. It is thought to be of the same spe- 

 cies as the artichoke, and to have been developed from 

 it by long cultivation and selection. The plant has been 

 introduced into South America, and has run wild exten- 

 sively on the pampas. Darwin writes that "no culti- 

 vated plant has run wild on so enormous a scale as the 

 Cardoon." From the artichoke it differs in taller and 

 more prickly growth and smaller heads. The Cardoon 

 is perennial, but it is not hardy, and is treated as an 



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CAEDUUS Tor 6 be I 



I la t ten poratt cl 

 the Stan nate i aked 

 le tl e p St Hate con 



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Card 



CAEDIOSPfiEMUM 



white heart-shapr.i - 

 the pli 



pind&cea. Thir 

 herbs, with alt 

 lfts.,aud small 



I d hence 

 ,sps) b,a- 

 t climbing 



\mbs. 

 The most popular is the interesting Balloon \ ine, which 

 is a rapid-growing, tender annual, curious for its in- 

 flated seed-vessels. 



HaUcAoabum, Linn. Fig. 359. Height, 10 ft.: stem 

 and branches grooved : balloons an inch or more thick. 

 E. and W. Indies. B.M. 1049.— A general favorite, es- 

 pecially with children. W. M. 



362. Carex Morrowi. 



H6rrowi, Boott. (C. Jnpdnica, Hort., not Thunb. 

 C. fcnufssma, Hort. C. acutifblia, nort.). Fig. 362. 



