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CALLIBHOE 



CALLUNA 



AA. Perennial: involucre present. 

 involucrata, Gray. Height 9-12 in., plant hirsute or 

 even hispid : root large, napiform : stems procumbent: 

 Ivs. of rounded outline, palmately or pedately 5-7-parted 



319. Callirhoe pedata. 



or -cleft, the divisions mostly wedge-shaped, incised, the 

 lobes oblong to lanceolate : fls. crimson-purple, cherry 

 red or paler. All summer. Minn, to Tex. G.W.F. 26. 

 K.H. 1862:171, as C. verticlllata. 



Var. lineariloba, Gray. Less hirsute than the type : 

 stems ascending : Ivs. smaller, 1-2 in. across, the upper 

 or all dissected into linear lobes. An excellent trailer, 

 especially for rockeries. Thrives even in very dry soils, 

 the root penetrating to a great depth. A sunny position 

 is preferable. 



CALLISTfcMMA, CALLISTEPHUS. See Aster, CUna. 



CALLISTMON (Greek, hallos, beauty; stemon, a 

 stamen ; in most of the species the stamens are a beau- 

 tiful scarlet color). Myrtacece. BOTTLE-BRUSH. Au- 

 stralian shrubs : Ivs. evergreen, short : fls. in dense, 

 cylindrical spikes, at first terminal, but the axis grow- 

 ing out into leafy shoots ; anthers versatile, with par- 

 allel cells opening longitudinally : fr. persisting several 

 years. Prop, by ripened cuttings in sand under a hand- 

 glass, which flower when small ; or by seeds, but the 

 seedlings are slow in reaching the flowering state. 

 Rapid growers ; very ornamental ; greenhouse in the 

 north ; hardy in California, thriving in any soil and 

 without irrigation. 



A. Lvs. flat, penniveined. 



specidsus, DC. Lvs. thick, narrow-lanceolate, pubes- 

 cent when young : spikes dense, large : fls. scarlet, the 

 calyx and corolla pubescent ; stamens obscurely or very 

 shortly 5-adelphous. March-April. West Australia. 

 B.M. 1761, as Metrosideros speciosa. Height 10 ft. 



lanceolatus, Sweet. Fig. 320. Height 6-10 ft. : Ivs. 

 crowded, thick, lanceolate, punctate, reddish when 

 young: spike rather loose, of reddish fls. N.S.Wales. 6ft. 



rigidus, R. Br. Lvs. linear or narrowly linear-lanceo- 

 late, rigid, almost pungent-pointed : spikes dense : fls. 

 red ; anthers dark. New South Wales. 4 ft. 



AA. Lvs. channeled above, linear, nerveless or 

 1-nerved. 



linearis, DC. Height 4 to 6 ft.: fls. dark or pale scar- 

 let : fr. more globular and more contracted at the mouth 

 than in C. rigidus. June. N. S. Wales. 



J. BURTT DAVY. 



CALLtTRIS (from the Greek for beautiful}. Conif- 

 erce, tribe Cupresslnece. About 15 trees or shrubs", 

 growing in Africa and the Australian region, allied to 



Thuja. The small cones have 4-6 separating woody 

 scales : Ivs. small and scale-like, persistent. Of very 

 attractive habit. The only species in the Amer. trade is 

 robusta, R. Br. CYPRESS PINE. Somewhat resembles 

 our native red cedar, but is conical in form and very 

 dense. It is a fine tree for tall hedges and windbreaks. 

 Young trees planted out in S. Fla. make fine specimens, 

 branching from the ground. In five years the plants 

 reach 10-12 ft. high. Little known in this country. 

 Queensland. j^ H. B. 



CALLUNA (Greek, to sweep ; the branches are some- 

 times used for making brooms). Ericaceae. HEATHER. 

 Low evergreen shrubs with imbricated, scale-like Ivs. 

 in four rows, the branchlets therefore quadrangular : 

 fls. in terminal racemes ; corolla campanulate, 4-lobed, 

 shorter than the 4-parted colored calyx ; stamens 8 : 

 fr. capsular. One species in W. and N. Eu., also in 

 Asia Minor ; in E. N. Amer. in some localities natural- 

 ized. For culture, see Erica. 



vulgaris, Salisb. (Erica vulgaris, Linn.). From %-3 

 ft.: Ivs. oblong-linear, obtuse, sagittate at the base, 

 glabrous or pubescent : fls. small, in long, erect, rather 

 dense racemes, rosy pink, sometimes white. Aug.- 

 Sept. Cultivated in many varieties : Var. alba (and 

 var. alba Hammondi), with white fls.; var. Alpdrti, of 

 more vigorous growth, with rosy carmine fls. ; var. car- 

 nea, with flesh-colored fls. ; var. flore-pleno, with double 



Callistemon lanceolatus. 



rose-colored fls. ; var. pygmaea, forming low, moss-like 

 tufts; var. tomentosa, the branchlets and Ivs. with 

 grayish tomentum. The Heather is a very handsome 



