CLEEODENDRON 



China. R.B. 22:253. Gn. 42: 

 warm greenhouses or in the c 



foetidum, Bunge (C. Bungei, Steud.). Grows 3-6 ft., 

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

 ovate and acuminate, stallted, 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: 25. -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. 



Yolkamiria odorAla. offered in the Amer. tr.ide. is a climb- 

 ing Clerodenilron. r. odnrntit of tlic botanists is n hnshy Car}-- 

 opteris (C. WiiUii-liiiina ', T. .../..niM ..f Si,-lir...lit \- \\ adlcy 



ross. indigenous to several of th 

 .ilarly to Dominica, Martiniqu 

 DOW in the American trade. 



ft. high, with soft, hair 

 acute point and gljuiroi 

 ters of white fls., shad: 

 the clusters lJ^-3 in. ac 

 Indian islands, pjirtic 

 Guadaloupe." It is not 



CLfiTHKA (ancient Greek name of the Aider, trans- 

 ferred to this genus on account of the resemblance of 

 the Ivs.). EricHeeif. White Aldek. Shrub or small 

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

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

 petals 5, erect; stamens 10; capsuli- v|,|itfiiii_' into 3 

 valves, many-seeded. About 25 specii--^ in Am.ri.a, E. 

 Asia, Madeira. Only a few hardy, deciiluouv ~|„ n. > are 

 generally cultivated; valuable for their ^how\ .sidkus 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.thrhl ,., ■• fn < iixfxsn-ted. 



alnildlia, Linn. S^^ ; i i : -n. Shrub, 3-10 ft. : 

 Ivs. short-petioled. . ,: ■ ■ - or oblong, sharply 



serrate, mostly glalir -u- "i n :iriN so, 2-t in. long: fls. 

 fragrant, in erect, usualiv iiaiiiclfii racemes. July-Sept. 

 Maine-Florida. M.U.G. l«95;i;o. J.H. IH. 31:375. 

 G.W.F.A.22. Eiu. 421). -Very variable. The following 

 forms are often descril)ed as species : Var. panicul&ta, 

 Arb. Kew. ( C. pa n icuUitu , Ait . 1 . Ia-s. cuiieate-lanceolate, 

 less toothed, green and ijlalinius ..n liotli sides: racemes 

 panicled. Var. BCabra, Arl., I\. w. i ( '. .v, ,W,,.(, Ait.). Lvs. 

 scabrous above, putn-sctuT Im iiMitth: iianji-l<s with fewer 

 racemes. Var. tomentdsa, :\li(lix, ('". ^.«/, ii/iVsu. Lam.). 

 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. : 

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

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

 nodding. July-Sept. Alleghany Mts. Virginia to Georgia. 

 L.B.C. 15:1427, 



can68cens, Reinw. (C. biirh:„r 

 Shrub or tree, to 30 ft.: lvs. , 

 or elliptic, acuminate, sharpl> : 

 beneath, 3-6 in. long : raceim - [. 

 pedicels about as long as the il^. 

 Philippine Isl., Java. Gt. 19: 054. 



AA. IAjs. evergreen : stamens included. 



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

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

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

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

 only a few degrees of frost. 



C. tiuercifdlia. Sehlecht. .Shrub: lvs. obovate-ohloug, tomen- 

 tose Iieneath: racemes panicled. Mexico, 'B.R,'2S:'23. — C. tini- 

 folia. .Swartz. Shrub: lvs. oblong, entire, tomentose lieneath: 

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

 cal regions. ALFRED Rehder. 





v: Zucc). 

 ■. obovate 

 'ubescent 

 fragrant ; 

 E.Asia, 



CLIDEMIA 335 



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. 



0Chn4cea, DC. [C.Japdmca, Sieb & Zucc). Height 

 about G ft.: lvs. oval-oblong, acute at tioth ends, veined 

 above, entire. Himalayas. — C JapAnici " i^ •listin 

 guished by DeCandolle by its i i i i l\s , 



which are veinless, and minutel\ \ .u 



tricolor, Hort., has dark green l\ m iilv 



ings, and a margin of white an I ' i i ii .'ition 



lieins more brilliant in younger 1\ s ^_ jj_ 



CLEYfiKA (after Andrew Cleyer, Dutch physician ol 

 the seventeenth century). Ternstroinidceie. <\ oclinacea 

 rarely cult, in northern greenhouses. 



is a tender s 



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. piiniceiis 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 .iust before the growth 

 begins. A sharp lookout should be kept for the red 

 spider, frequent syringtngs being the only remedy for 

 this pest. 



Oampigri, 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 : stipule.s 

 largerthaninCpiuiiVcHS.- 

 fls. 4-G 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. Germinicus, Hort., 

 is also sold, and is pnd.a- 

 bly var. margin4tus,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 3 ft.: 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, o. ^x. Oliver and W. M. 



CLIDfiMIA (old Greek name). Melastomdceo'. An 

 unimportant group in a family famous for its foliage 

 plants. C, vittata, Linden and Andr6, once offered by 



