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Bougainvillea. A very handsome hardy creeper, the plant 

 flowers in the cold season when its lovely mauve coloured bracts 

 cover the creeper, which assumes a sheet of colour, propagated 

 by layers. 



Cacalia Compositce, C< Coccinea, These plants will grow in 

 any soil and are mostly found in waste places, the species are 

 numerous and found in all parts of the globe. 



Caladium, See Arum. 



Calampellis, Bignoniacece, C. Scabra. This plant is of much 

 beauty, well adapted for training on trellis work, the orange 

 coloured flowers being very showy ; any light loamy soil suits it. 



Calandrina Portulacacece. The species of this genus are very 

 pretty, and only require light rich soil. They are easily culti- 

 vated by seed. 



Calathea Zebrina. A magnificent maranta with large bright 

 green velvet leaves with dark stripes, likes a moist shady shelter- 

 ed spot associated with ferns, in the cold weather should be kept 

 in-doors protected from cold cutting wind propagated by off-sets. 



Calceolaria, Scrophulariacece. These are both shrubby and 

 herbaceous plants, they thrive best in a light rich loamy soil 

 and may be cultivated both by seed and cuttings. The Hybrids 

 raised from this genus are very numerous and showy, the colours 

 are chiefly purple, orange yellow, and spotted. 



Calliopsis. There are many kinds of Calliopsis, all very hardy 

 and showy, but as they take a long time growing before they 

 flower it is best fco grow them in nursery ground and lift them 

 when nearly full grown with a trowel into the places intended 

 for them in the mixed border. The tall kinds are Calliopsis 

 Tinctoria and Nigra speciosa with their varieties. The dwarf 

 kinds are C. Drummondi and C. Filicifolia also called Cosmidium 

 Burridgi, these two last make very fine masses or clumps. Sow 

 the tall Calliopsis in July to flower in the cold weather, C. Drum- 

 mondi in October. It is quicker growing and does best in the 

 cold weather having then larger flowers than in the rains. 



