CALANDRINIA 35 



CALANDRI'NIA continued. 



C. compre'ssa. Height 6 ins. Eose. August. 

 From Chili in 1826. 



C. grandifto'ra. Height 1 ft. Is a showy plant 

 with succulent leaves, and likes a very sunny 

 position. Eose-pink, poppy-like flowers. 

 Chili, 1826. 



C. glandulo'sa. See C. monandra. 



C. Menzie'sii. Height 6 ins. Has flowers J to 1 

 in. across of magenta, which rise erect. They 

 close up as the sun's strength diminishes in 

 the latter part of the day. May to October. 

 California, 1831. Syn., C. speciosa. There is 

 a white variety called alba. 



C. mona'ndra. Height 9 ins. Eed. August. 

 Chili, 1837. Syn., C. glandulosa and parvi- 



flora. 



C. oppo'sitifo'lia. Prostrate and distinct, having 

 large thick succulent leaves, and white 

 flowers. It blooms throughout the summer. 

 Oregon and N. California, 1888. 



C. pa'rvi'flo'ra. See C. monandra. 



C. procu'mbens. Height 6 ins. Is a spreading little 

 plant with rose-coloured flowers. August. 

 Peru, 1827. 



C. specio'sa. See C. Menzie'sii. 



C. umbella'ta. Height 6 ins. A distinct trailing 

 plant with flowers of a bright rosy- violet. It 

 likes sandy peat, and is sometimes perennial 



