CLERODENDRON 



CLIDEMIA 



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China. R.B. 22:253. Gn. 42: 889.- Very showy. Cult, in 

 warm greenhouses or in the open in S. Calif, and S. Fla. 



foitidum, Bunge (C. BAnyei, Steud.). Grows 3-6 ft., 

 making a Imsh; pubescent, spiny: Ivs. opposite, broad- 

 ovate and acuminate, stalked, coarsely toothed : fls. 

 lilac-purple, tube 3-4 times as long as calyx, in a dense 

 capitate corymb 4-8 in. across. China. B.M. 4880. Gn. 

 5: 2."). Cool greenhouse. Hardy in middle and southern 

 states. Killed to the ground in" the latitude of Philadel- 

 phia, but sprouts up and blooms. Blooms in August. 

 Fls. not foetid, but name given because of the odor of 

 the bruised Ivs. Spreads by the root. 



Yolkmnt'rin odnrutn, offered in the Amer. trade, is a climb- 

 ing Clerodendron. V. odorata of the botanists is a bushy Cary- 

 opteris (,('. Wallichiana). V.odorata of Siebrecht & W;idley 

 is not a vine, as described, but "a shrub, which grows from 2-4 

 ft. high, with soft, hairy stems, broad, oval, opposite Ivs. with 

 acute point and glaucous-hairy or almost woolly, compact clus- 

 ters of white fls., shading to pink on the outside of the petals, 

 the clusters \Vf-'A in. across. Indigenous to several of the West 

 Indian islands, particularly to Dominica, Martinique and 

 Guadaloupe." It is not now in the American trade. 



L. H. B. 



CLETHRA (ancient Greek name of the Alder, trans- 

 ferred to this genus on account of the resemblance of 

 the Ivs.). Ericclcece. WHITE ALDER. Shrub or small 

 trees: Ivs. alternate, usually serrate, deciduous or per- 

 sistent: fls. white, in terminal, often panicled racemes; 

 petals 5, erect ; stamens 10 ; capsule splitting into 3 

 valves, many-seeded. About 25 species in America, E. 

 Asia, Madeira. Only a few hardy, deciduous species are 

 generally cultivated ; valuable for their showy spikes of 

 white, fragrant fls., appearing late in summer. They 

 grow best in a moist, peaty or sandy soil. Prop, by 

 seeds, sown in spring in pans in sandy and peaty soil, 

 and by greenwood cuttings under glass, growing best if 

 taken from forced plants in early spring and placed in 

 slight bottom heat ; also, increased by layers and by 

 division of large plants. Handsome when forced under 

 glass. 



A. Lvs. deciduous : stamens exserted. 



alnifolia, Linn. SWEET PEPPERBUSH. Shrub, 3-10 ft. : 

 Ivs. short -petioled, cuneate, obovate or oblong, sharply 

 serrate, mostly glabrous or nearly so, 2-4 in. long: fls. 

 fragrant, in erect, usually panicled racemes. July-Sept. 

 Maine-Florida. M.D.G. 1895:65. J.H. III. 31:375. 

 G.W.P.A. 22. Em. 426. Very variable. The following 

 forms are often described as species : Var. paniculata, 

 Arb. Kew. ( C. paniculcita,Ait. ) . Lvs. cuneate-lanceolate, 

 less toothed, green and glabrous on both sides: racemes 

 panicled. Var. scabra, Arb. Kew. ( C. scdbra, Ait.). Lvs. 

 scabrous above, pubescent beneath : panicles with fewer 

 racemes. Var. tomentosa. Michx. (C. tomentosa,Lsaai.). 

 Lvs. canescent beneath: racemes solitary or few, larger, 

 and appearing later than the foregoing. B.M. 3743. 

 G.F. 4:65. 



acuminata, Michx. Tall shrub or small tree, to 15 ft. : 

 Ivs. petioled, oval or oblong, acuminate, sharply serrate, 

 almost glabrous, 3-7 in. long: racemes usually solitary, 

 nodding. July-Sept. AlleghanyMts. Virginia to Georgia. 

 L.B.C. 15: 1427, 



can6scens, Reinw. (C. barbine"rvis , Sieb. & Zucc.). 

 Shrub or tree, to 30 ft. : Ivs. petioled, cuneate, obovate 

 or elliptic, acuminate, sharply dentate-serrate, pubescent 

 beneath, 3-6 in. long : racemes panicled ; fls. fragrant; 

 pedicels about as long as the fls. July-Sept. E. Asia, 

 Philippine Isl., Java. Gt. 19: 654. 



AA. Lvs. evergreen: stamens included. 

 arbdrea, Ait. Shrub or small tree, to 20 ft.: Ivs. 

 cuneate, narrow-elliptic, acuminate, serrate, almost gla- 

 brous, shining above, 3-4 in. long: racemes panicled; 

 fls. fragrant. Aug.-Oct. Madeira. B.M. 1057. It stands 

 only a few degrees of frost. 



C. fjuercifolia, Schlecht. Shrub: Ivs. obovate-oblong, tomen- 

 tose beneath: racemes panicled. Mexico. B.R. 28:23. C. tini- 

 fblia, Swartz. Shrub: Ivs. oblong, entire, tomentose beneath: 

 racemes panicled. Jamaica. These two only hardy in subtropi- 

 cal regions. ALFRED REHDER. 



CLEYERA (after Andrew Cleyer, Dutch physician of 

 the seventeenth century). Ternstrb'midcete. C.ochnacea 

 is a tender shrub rarely cult, in northern greenhouses. 



In the south it is cult, outdoors. It has glossy foliage, 

 numerous creamy white, fragrant fls., borne in June, 

 and red berries, which last all winter. The genus has 

 about nine species, and is distinguished by its petals 

 free or scarcely coalesced, its pilose anthers, numerous 

 ovules, and scarcely bracted flowers. Sepals 5, with 2 

 bractlets: petals 5: stigmas 2-3: berries 2-3-celled. 



ochnacea, DC. (C. Japonica, Sieb. & Zucc.). Height 

 about 6 ft. : Ivs. oval-oblong, acute at both ends, veined 

 above, entire. Himalayas. C. Japonica was distin- 

 guished by DeCandolle by its oblong-lanceolate lvs. r 

 which are veinless, and minutely serrate at the apex. Var. 

 tricolor, Hort., has dark green Ivs., with greyish mark- 

 ings, and a margin of white and rose, the variegation 

 being more brilliant in younger Ivs. ^ M. 



CLIANTHUS (Greek, glory -flower). GLORY PEA. 

 GLORY VINE. PARROT'S BILL. Legumindsce. About five 

 species of tender, half-trailing shrubs, with large, showy 

 flowers of unique appearance. See Fig. 495. Swainsona 

 is an allied genus, but its general appearance is very 

 different. Interesting plants, with pinnate Ivs. of many 

 Ifts., and fls. in racemes. Fls. scarcely papilionaceous. 

 Pod stalked, many-seeded. Prop, by seeds and cuttings. 



Clianthus Dampieri is anything but easy to grow 

 in the latitude of Washington. Red spider is its greatest 

 enemy, but too much moisture in the soil, followed by 

 hot sun, proves equally fatal to it. In a sandy soil, 

 when the seeds are sown early in spring, the plants, 

 during ordinary summers, make a very fine display. 

 The plants will not bear transplanting. Even when they 

 are grown in pots, it is a risky piece of work to shift 

 from small pots into larger ones. C.puniceus is an old- 

 fashioned greenhouse plant, grown sometimes to cover 

 rafters or trellis work, but more frequently trained 

 around sticks placed around the edge of the pot. The 

 flowers, not very unlike those of the common Erythrina, 

 are freely produced in hanging clusters. Cuttings 

 rooted in early spring may be grown into good-sized 

 plants during the summer. Water should be given spar- 

 ingly during the dull months. Pruning, repotting and 

 tying the shoots should be done just before the growth 

 begins. A sharp lookout should be kept for the red 

 spider, frequent syringings being the only remedy for 

 this pest. 



Dampieri, A. Cunn. GLORY PEA. Fig. 495. Height 

 2-4 ft. : plant glaucous and hoary, with long, whitish, 

 silky hairs: stems slightly 

 tinged with red : peti- 

 oles longer than in C. 

 puniceus : Ifts. about 15, 

 nearly opposite, sessile, 

 usually acute : stipules 

 larger than in C.puniceus: 

 fls. 4-6 in a raceme, large, 

 drooping, about 3 in. long, 

 rich crimson or scarlet, 

 with a handsome velvety, 

 purple-black area on the 

 raised center. Austral. 

 B.M. 5051. R.H. 1868:230. 

 Gt. 48, p. 272. Gn. 20:294. 

 Var. Germanicus, Hort., 

 is also sold, and is proba- 

 bly var. marginatU8,Hort. , 

 which has one petal white, 

 margined scarlet. See Gn. 

 37:746 and p. 299 for an ac- 

 count of grafting this spe- 

 cies on stocks of C. pu- 

 niceus. 



puniceus, Banks & Soland. PARROT'S BILL. Height 

 about 3ft.: plant glabrous : Ifts. 19-21, each with a very 

 short petiole, alternate (at least towards the end of the 

 leaf), blunt or slightly notched: fls. 8 or more in a ra- 

 ceme, crimson, fading with age. New Zealand. B.M. 

 3584. Cult, in eastern greenhouses, and a favorite Cali- 

 fornian outdoor shrub. Blooms all winter in Golden 

 Gate Park, San Francisco. Q. w. OLIVER and W. M. 



CLIDEMIA (old Greek name). MelastomcLcece. An 

 unimportant group in a family famous for its foliage 

 plants. C. vittata, Linden and Andre", once offered by 



495. Clianthus Dampieri. 



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