CALLIANDBA 



Lamberti4na Benth [Acdcia Lambeitidna D Don). 

 Unarmed branches terete Ivs puberulous villous : 

 pmniB 2-3 yoked Ifts 9-12 yoked oval oblong obtuse 

 at both ends petiole not glandular peduncles 3-5, 

 racemose heads roundish stamens 20-25 exserted. 

 Mexico B R 721 



CALLIRHOE 



217 



l/vs. tomentose beneath. 



Shrub, 3-6 ft., with scurfy, downy 



313. Calla palustiis. 



tetragona, Benth. {Aedeia tetrdgona, Willd.). Un- 

 armed, glabrous: branches tetragonal : pinniB 5-6-yoked : 

 Ifts. 16-29-yoked, linear, acute, the outer larger : heads 

 pedunculate, axillary; lis. white : pod linear-obtuse, 

 thickened at the margin. 



Fortoric6usis, Benth. (Acicia Portm-icinsis, ViiWA.). 

 Unarmed shrub, 10 ft. high: pinnffi 5-yoked: Ifts. 15-25- 

 yoked, linear, obtuse ; petioles not glandular: branch- 

 lets pubescent: heads globose, pedunculate, axillary: 

 calyx ciliate on the margin : filaments long, white : sta- 

 mens 20-25: pod straight, linear, tapering at the base. 

 West Indies. 



CALLICAEPA (Greek, hettutn and fruit). VertienA- 

 ce(B. Shrubs or trees, mostly with routrh, stellate hairs: 

 Ivs. opposite, usually dentute and di-i-iduous : lis. small, 

 perfect, in axillary cymes ; corolla with short tube, 4- 

 lobed ; stamens 4: fr. a small, berry-like drupe, red, 

 lilac or violet, with 2-4 seeds. About 30 species in trop. 

 and subtrop. regions of Asia. Australia, N. and C. Amer. 

 Some species are cult, chiefly for their decorative fr., 

 profusely produced in fall ; the hardiest are C pur- 

 purea and C. Japonica, and they may 1»- iri'"W" '-ven 

 north in sheltered positions, it soincwliat inoi, ,tr,l .lur- 

 ing the winter. If killed to the ki-"uii'I. ytnr^ -li.n.ts 

 spring up vigorously, and will prodme /Is. aii.l tr. m the 

 same season. If grown in the greeuhuuse, they require 

 a sandy compost of loam and peat, and plenty of light 

 and air. Prop, readily by greenwood cuttings in spring 

 or summer under glass, also by hardwood cuttings, layers 

 and seeds. 



Americ&na, Linn, 

 tomentum : Ivs. cuneate, elliptic-ovate, acuminate, 

 tusely serrate, 3-6 in. long: cymes short-stalked ; corolla 

 bluish, glabrous: fr. violet. July-Aug. Virg. to Texas 

 and W. India. — One of the handsomest in fr., but more 

 tender than the Japanese species. There is a var. with 

 white fr. 



AA. Lv.'i. glabrous beneathf hiti glandular : corolla 

 glandular outside. 



Jap6nica, Thunb. Shrub, 3-5 ft. : Ivs. cuneate, ellip- 

 tic or ovate -lanceolate, acuminate, crenately serrate, 

 2^-5 in. long: cjTues peduncled, manv-fld. ; fls.pinkor 

 whitish: fr. violet. August. Japan. P.F.G.2,p. 105. 



purpilrea, Juss. (C. grdcilis, Sieb. & Zucc). Shrub, 

 1-i ft. : Ivs. cuneate, elliptic or obovate, coarsely serrate 

 above the middle, entire toward the base, 15^-3 in. long: 

 cymes peduncled, few or many-fld. ; fls. pink: fr. lilac- 

 violet. August. Japan, China. Gn. 23: 392. -Closely al- 

 lied to the former, but smaller in every part. 



C. cdna, Linn. Shrub : Ivs. broadly elliptic, shining above 

 and whitish-tomentose beue.ttli : fr. deep pui-ple. E. India, 

 China. Philippine Isl.— C. dichntouia, C. Kot-h ^ C. purpurea.— 

 C. laiidta, Schan., not Liim.^C peihmculiita.— r. Mimurazdhi, 

 Sieb.=C. Japonifa — C. iniillix, Sieli. & Zucc. Shrub, to 4 ft.: 

 Ivs. oblong-laneculate. r.iumlfd at the base, tomentose beneath: 

 fls. ami fr. pink -I,,,,., -i , ' i;„,-uld!a, Ti.KT. Shrub: Ivs. 

 obloiiff-ovat,-. !M I ■ : iMunded at the base, green and 



slightly lonitTiti. ,, V sleuder-pediincled. E.Ind., 



Austr. Sieli J ■ i ' -Crubelta. Und\. Shrub or 



small tree, t<i 1'h n ] : - , .-t ,l,itr nhlong, tomentose beneath: 

 fr. purple. Himal, China. B. R.ll:883. F. S. 13: 1359 (as C. 

 purpurea). ALFRED Rehder. 



CALLI6PSIS. Consult Coreopsis. 



referring 

 ilso Cali- 

 m New 



CALLIPHKtTEIA (Greek, b.autlful ,„ 

 to the spathe inclosing the flowii> i. \V 

 phuria. Amari/lliddcew. Ten<lrr laii 

 Granada, dislnnguished from Eu(li;iris l.v tin- stamens, 

 the filaments being petalid, with three huge linear teeth 

 on top, the middle one bearing the anther. The fls. ap- 

 pear with the Ivs. Prop, by offsets. J. G. Baker. Ama- 

 ryllide.-e, p. 112. 



Hartwegiina, Herb. Bulb ovid, 1 in. thick, stolonifer- 

 ous, with brown membranous tunics: Ivs. bright green, 

 firmer and more closely veined than in Eucharis, with 

 an oblong-acute blade 4-5 in. long, 2 in. broad, narrowed 

 into a petiole, which is flat above, and round beneath : 

 scape slender, 1 ft. long : fls. 6-8, in an umbel, white ; 

 perianth 1 in. long and wide. Andes of Bogota. B.M.6259. 

 Int. in 1889 by Reasoner, who has never flowered it. 



C. subedentdta. Baker = Eucharis subedeutata. 



CALLIPEdEA is included in Brodiaa. 



C&.hIjtTTE3,IS (GTee\s.,beautiful fern). Polypodidcete. 

 A genus of ferns allied to Asplenium, with elongate sori 

 formed on both sides of the veins, and the veins uniting 

 to form meshes or areolfe. Some fifteen species are known 

 from the warmer parts of both hemispheres. The follow- 

 ing is the only one in cultivation. Culture of tropical 

 Aspleniums. 



prolifera, Bory {Asplenium decussdtumyS^vz.]. Lvs. 

 2-4 ft. long besides the stalks, which are 1-2 ft. long, with 

 numerous pinnee 6-12 in. long, 1-2 in. wide, with deeply 

 crenate margins and frequently with bulblets in the axils ; 

 veins pinnate, with the branches of contiguous veins 

 uniting. Polynesia and Malaya. l. ji. Underwood. 



CALLtBHOE (Greek mythological name). Malvdcece. 

 Poppy -Mallow. Seven native species of hardy, showy 

 herbs of the easiest culture and deserving a much greater 

 popularity. The two kinds mentioned are chiefly prop, 

 by seedsj but the perennial species may also be prop. 

 by cuttings. The name is also written Callirrlioe. 

 A. Annual: involucre absent. 



ped4ta, Gray. Fig. 319. Height 1-3 ft. : stem erect, 

 leafy: radical, and lower lvs. round-cordate, palmately or 

 pedatciv .'j-T-lobed or -parted, the lobes coarsely toothed 

 orini-isiii. upper H-.'i-cleft or -parted, usually into narrow 

 divisii.iis : Hs. red-purple, cherry red, varying to lilac. 

 Common in Texas. R.H. 1857, p. 430. 



