CAB 



CAC 



Coleworls cr Collets, merely signify 

 cabbages eaten young, or previous to 

 their hearts becoming firm, the genuine 

 Cole wort, or Dorsetshire Kale, being 

 nearly extinct. 



The observations upon transplanting, 

 and the directions for cultivating cab- j 

 bages, apply, without any modification, to i 

 epleworts ; but the distance at which the | 

 plants may be set is much less. If the i 

 rows are a foot apart, and the plants i 

 seven or eight inches distant from each | 

 other, an abundant space is allowed, i 

 They may be eaten when the leaves are j 

 five or six inches in breadth. The most 

 preferable mode of taking them is to pull 

 rip every alternate one. The openings 

 3*. it, are beneficial to the remaining plants ; 

 and some, especially of the August-raised 

 plants, may be left, if required for cab- 

 baging. 



The cabbage is liable to the MILDEW j 

 and AMBURY, which sec-, and to many \ 

 insects, as the Aphis, Mamestra, and 

 those next enumerated. 



CABBAGE BUTTERFLY. See PIERIS. 



CABBAGE FLY. See ANTHOMYIA. 



CABBAGE - GARDEN PEBBLE - MOTH. 

 Pyralis - 



CABBAGE MOTH. Mamestra. 



CABO'MBA. (Derivation not explained. 

 Nat. ord., Watershialds [Cabombacere]. 

 Linn., G-ffexandria Q-Digynia.) 



A small water-plant, with floating shield-like 

 leaves, and small yellow flowers, which look, at 

 a distance, like so many Crowfoot-flowers. An 

 interesting species, propagated by root division, 

 requiring only greenhouse culture in summer, 

 and to rest in a cool part of the stove in winter. 

 A shallow pan of water, with three inches deep of 

 rich loam in the bottom, will suit it well. 

 C. aquti'tica (aquatic). Yellow. May. Caro- 

 lina. 1823. 



CACA'LIA (From kakos, pernicious, 

 and lian, exceedingly ; supposed to be 

 hurtful to the soil. Nat. ord., Composites 

 [Astevaceaj]. Linn., W-Syngenesia 1- 

 JEqttalh. Allied to Senecio.) 



Hardv species are propagated by dividing the 

 plant, and dividing the root when tuberous. C. 

 coccineu may be sown in the borders, in April ; 

 other annuals require a hotbed ; Cape and East 

 Indian species require the greenhouse and stove 

 respectively. Cuttings should have their juicy 

 ends dried before inserting them in sandy soil ; 

 sandy loam, fibry peat, equal parts ; lime-rubbish 

 and very rotten cow-dung, half a part of each. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 



C. rtlpi'nii (alpine). 2. Purple. July. Aus- 

 tria. 1/39. 



cocci'nea (scarlet-./7nu;em/). 14. Orange. 



June. 1/99. Annual. 



cordifo'/ia (heart-leaved), l. White. August. 



Mexico. 1823, Tuberous-rooted. 



C. husta'ta fhvlbert-leaoed). l. White. Sep. 

 tember. Siberia. 1/80. 



renifo'rmis (kidney-formed). l. White. 



July. N. Amer. 1801. 



suavs'olens (sweet-scented). 6*. White. 



August. N. Amer. 1752. 



tubero'sa (tuberous). ]. August. N. Amer. 



1812. Tuberous-rooted. 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREENS. 

 C. articula'tn (jointed). l. Yellow. Sep. 

 tember. Cape of Good Hope. 1/75. 



carno'sa (fleshy-leaned'). l. Yellow. June. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1757. 



cyli'ndrica (cylindrical). 1. Yellow. June. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1818. 



Hawo'rthia (Haworth's). 2. Yellow. Cape 



of Good Hope. 17Q5. 



Klei'nin (Klein's). 3. Yellow. Septem- 



ber. Canaries. 1732. 



longifo'lia (long-leaved), l. Yellow. 1820. 



papilla'ris (pimpled-stalked}. 2. Yelloxv. 



Cape of Good Hope. l/27 



ra'dicans (rooting). . Yellow. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1823. Creeper. 



reticula'ta (netted). 2. Yellow. Bourbon. 



1823. 



sca'ndens (climbing). 6. Orange, purple. 



April. Cape of Good Hope. 1814. 

 Twiner. 



STOVE. 



C. bi' color (two -coloured). 2. Purple. July. 

 E. Ind. 1804. Deciduous. 



ova'lis (oval-leaved'). 3. Yellow. July. 



E, Ind. 1734. Evergreen. 



CACO'UCIA. (The Indian name. Nat. 

 ord., Myrobolans [Combretaceae]. Linn., 

 il.-Dodc'candria. l-JWonoyynia. Allied to 

 Combretum.) 



A fine stove climber, requiring tke same treat- 

 ment as Combre'tutn purpu'reum. Cuttings of 

 stiff side-shoots in sand, under a bell-glass, in 

 bottom-heat. Peat and loam, both sandy and 

 fibry. Summer temp., 60 to 85 ; winter, 50 to 

 60 

 C. cocci'nea (scarlet). Scarlet. May. Guiana. 



CA'CTUS. Melon Thistle. (A name 

 applied by Theophrastus to some spiny 

 plant. Nat. ord., Indian F'ujs [Cacta- 

 cea3]. Linn., 12-Icosandria \-Mo>io- 

 gynia.) 



This extensive genus of Indian Fig. Melon- 

 cactus, &c., has been very properly divided into 

 several and well-marked sub-genera : here we 

 gather them under one general title. 

 C. corruga'tus (shrivelled). Chili. 1824. 

 falio'xus (leafy). Chili. 1824. 



redtt'ctus (restored). 2. Mexico. 1796. 



seni'lis (old). 20 feet at least. Mexico. 1823. 



speciosi'.ssimus (most showy). Crimson. 



July. S. Amer. 1836. 



Echinoca'ctus. (Hedgehog Thistle.) 

 C. abno'rmis (mis-shapen). White. July. S. 

 Amer. 181S. 



acu'tus (sharp-n66ed). April. Monte Video. 



1828. 



acutangula'ris (sharp-angled). Yellow. Sep- 



tember. Mexico. 1835. 



agglomern'tus (heaped). June. Mexico. 1838. 



Ancuni(i'nus(Ai\coi\ia.n}. April. Ancona. 1834. 



arcua'tus (arch-riftftcd). Yellow. September. 



Monte Vkleo. 1836. 



