John Saul, has large, oval, pointed Its. with 5 strong 

 nerves, and a narrow band of white down each side of 

 the midrib. I. H. 22:219. R.H. 1876, p. 233. 



CLIFF BEAKE. See PeUtpa. 



CLIMBERS aiv ,| -■ ,ii-:.;-m-I fnuii rwiiin-s l,y iKiving 

 some means of :i 1 1 ■ . n.liiN .n- .iilji-r >|M-cial 



devices, while tw II.' I '■ ' i^imi.' thrir vii-m- r.jund 



their support. In i « i.l^ f -. n-i tin- wurii is ,.frrii used 

 synonymously with "vines.' By "trailers." nurserymen 

 commonly mean low-growins vines, and by "climbers," 

 taller-growing vines. See Vines. 



CLIMBING FERN. See L,ir,o,ll,tm. CUmbing Fumi- 

 tory is Aillnmia eirrhnsn. Climbing Hempweed, Mikii- 

 niu sen nil f IIS. Climbing Lily, ahirin.^n .■mperba. 



curved at the base ; ruchis .sf;ily, convex on the bacli, 

 obtusely keeled above : spadix long : fertile branches 

 long, thick, the floral areas distant: spathes 2-3: fr. 

 globose or subglobose, small, red at maturity. Species 

 3. Australasia and Samoa. 



This graceful and recent palm resembles Howea For- 

 steriana somewhat in habit of growth, but its arching 

 Ivs. spread wider, and its stems are dark purplish, and 

 its pinnae tough and leathery. The palm is free and 

 clean in growth. 



Mooreinum, F. Muell. (Kintia Moomlna, F. Muell.). 

 Dwarf palm, 3-4 ft. high : Ivs. .3-4 ft. long ; segments 

 about 1 ft. long, longitudinally plicate when young. 

 New South Wales. 



Jared G. Smith and H. A. Siebkecht. 



CLINTdNIA (after DeWitt Clinton, the famous Gov- 

 ernor of New York and promoter of the Erie canal). 

 I/ili(lcece. A small genus of low-growing, hardy, herba- 

 ceous plants with a few, tufted, dark green, broad, shin- 

 ing Ivs., and usually umbels of fls. They grow in cool, 

 moist woods, and fanciers can obtain them from some 

 dealers in native plants. It is difficult to tell the species 

 apart by the Ivs. S. Watson, in Proc. Am. Acad. 14:271 

 (1879).' For C. pulchella and other species of the aban 

 doned genus Clintonia of Douglass, see Downingia 



Scape hearing an 



Fls. 



green 



nhel of fls. 

 ellow. 



boreillis, Raf . Height 1-2 ft. : fls. 3-6, nodding, green, 

 margined yellow. Labrador to Winnipeg and south to 

 N. C. D. 123. B.M.li03 &s Smilacina borealis. -This 

 is one of the choicer plants of cool, moist woods, known 

 to plant lovers chiefly by its handsome umbels of blue 

 berries found in autumn, which are borne above the 

 large, dark green, shining Ivs. The commonest species. 

 BB. Fls. white, with green spots. 



umbtUita, Torr. Fls. 10-20 or more, smaller than in 

 C. h'n-KiUs. I rect or nearly so, white with a green or 

 piiri.li-li s]i.it at the tip of each segment. Allegheny 

 Mts. fr.ini X. Y. to Ga. B.M. 1155. -This species has 

 the siiiuUest rts. of the group, and is the only one that 

 has but a single pair of ovules in each cell of the ovary. 

 BBB. Fls. deep rose. 



Andrewsiina, Torr. Pis. 20 or more, nearly erect. 

 California, in (iet]i, lool woods, in clayey soil rich in 

 mold. B.."H. Til'.tJ. -Til- showiest of the'group. Cult, by 

 C. Purdy, Uki^ih. Calif. 



AA. Scapi: bearing 1 white flower. 



unifldra, Kunth. The only species in which the scape 

 is shorter than the Ivs. : fl. nearly erect. Rarely there 

 are 2 fls. Calif, to Brit. Columb. ^ jj 



CLITORIA (derivation recondite). Leguminbsw. 

 BcTTKKFLV I'F.A. A \vidi_--spre:id .tiul variable genus al- 

 lied to Ciiitr"-.iina. and i-liaractt-rizHii liy the calyx tube 

 being cylindrical and longer than the lobes : standard 



CLIVIA 



narrowed at the base, not appendaged on the back : 

 style often bearded. The most important "-arden plant 

 is C. Ternatea, a warrahoiis.- aiiiiu:il iwimr. reaching 

 15 ft., and requiring no spiri:,i niltur. . It lias very 

 showy blue fls., and lately int.i , ~t in ii ha- nvived. 

 A. Leaflets S. 



TematSa, Linn. (C. cwrulea, Hort. ). Annual warm- 

 house climber : Ifts. 5, oblong, obtuse, short-petioled : 

 fls. 1 in. or more long, rich blue, with beautiful and va- 

 riable markings, especially on the standard. B.M. 1542. 

 Gn. 38:765. P.M. 7:147 and 13:79. -Name fromTemate, 

 one of the Molucca Islands, and not from temaite, mean- 

 ing 3-leafleted. Prop, by seeds. C. alba, Hort., is a 

 white form. More or less double forms have been known 

 for over a century. 



AA. Leaflets S. 



Mariftna, Linn. Hardy, perennial, smooth, erect, or- 

 sliL'litlv twining, 1-3 ft. high: Ifts. 3, obovate or ovate- 



I .1.1..: tis. light blue, 2 in. long, on short peduncles: 



I - ■ 'iL,'lit, few-seeded. Summer. Dry banks, N. Y. 

 1 I . ,.imI west to Mo. Also India and Burma. -Rarely 

 -ihl liv dealers in native plants. yf^ jj. 



CLtVIA (after a Duchess of Northumberland and 

 member of the Clive family). Syn., ImaniophyUum. 

 Amaryllidicece. A genus of 3 species of tender, 

 bulbous plants from South Africa, with handsome ever- 

 green foliage and showy, bright red fls. in large umbels. 

 C. miniata is the best species, and perhaps a dozen 

 varieties and hybrids of it have been offered at various 

 times. The genus is distinguished by its fruit being a 

 berry, its several ovules, and imperfect bulb. J. G. 

 Baker, Amaryllidete, p. 61. Clivias make excellent 

 house plants, but, like Amaryllis, they are too costly to 

 be very popular. They have the advantage over 

 Amaryllis of having attractive foliage all the year 

 round, and are more certain to bloom well. They have 

 thick, fleshy roots, like an Agapanthus. 



6. Clivia I 



All of the species are well worth growing, because of 

 their handsome umbels of flowers, produced during the 

 spring and early summer months. They are evirgreen 

 plants of the Amaryllis family, with thick, leathery, 

 strap-shaped leaves. Clivia miniata is the species most 

 commonly grown, There are several distinct forms of 



