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C. fraemnWssirmttn (most fragrant). 4. Red 

 Uemerara. 1832. A parasite. 



hdleborifo'lium (hellebore-leaved). 2. White. 



June. Caraccas. 1/96. 



la'cerum (torn). 4. White. Caraccas. 1S22. 



macula'tum (spotted). 6. Green. August. 



8. Amer. 1820. 



Segui'num (Seguin Dumb-cane], 6. White, 



March. Amer. J759- 



triparti'tum (three-parted-jeamJ). 3. White. 



Caraccas. 181 6. 



xanthorhi'zum (yellow-rooted). White. 1822. 



STOVE HERBACEOUS. 



C. li'color (two-coloured). 1. White. June. 

 Madeira. 17/3. 



edu'le (eatable). 4. White. Guiana. 1800. 



CKCulc'ntum (esculent). 2. White. America. 



1739. 



li'i'idiirn (livid). ). Dingy. September. W. 



Ind. 1828. 



nymp/iatifo'liiim (\vzter-l\ly -leaved). 4. White. 



E. Ind. 1800. 



odora'tuin (fragrant). 2. White. _ Pegu. 1818. 



ova'lum (egg-shaped). 4. White. E. Ind. 



1818. 



peda'tum (doubly -cvA^leavad}. 2. White. 



Brazil. 1824. 



petiola'tum (toff-leaf-s talked). 1. Purple. 



June. Fernando Po. 1832. Tuberous- 

 rooted. 



pinnati'fidum (deeply-lobed-leaved). 2. White, 



Caraccas. 181/. 



pu'milum (dwarf ). 1. White. Nepftul. 1820. 



sagitteefo'lium (arrow-leaved). 2. White. W. 



Ind. 1710. 



sca'ndens (climbing). 2. White. Guinea. 1822. 



Virgifnicum (Virginian). 1. June. Virginia. 



1759. Hardy. 



vivi'parurn (viviparous). 2. Green. May. 



E. Ind. 1817- 



zamictfa 'Hum (zamia-leaved). Yellow. Brazil. 



C ATA 'is. (Named after a fabled indi- 

 vidual covered with scales ; referring to 

 tho scaly involucre, or the parts which 

 surround the outside of composite flow- 

 ers. Nat. ord., Composites [Asteracece] . 

 Linn., 19 -Syngenesis 1-^Egualis. Allied 

 to Succory.) 



A hardy annual. Seeds in common soil, in 

 March or April. 



C. Lindle'yi (Dr. Lindley's). Yellow. May. N. 

 Amer. 1833. 



CALAMI'NTHA. Calamint. (From katos, 

 beautiful, and mintha, mint. Nat. ord., 

 Labiates [Lamiacere] . Linn., 14-D/V/y- 

 namia 1-Anyiospermia. Allied to Me- 

 lissa.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials, except where 

 otherwise mentioned. Suckers and divisions; 

 common soil. 

 C. a'/Ao (white), f. White. July. Hungary. 1813. 



Carolinia'na (Carolina). 1. Flame. June. 



Carolina. 1804. 



Cre'tica (Cretan) . Purple. June. South 



Europe. 1596. Half-hardy evergreen. 



frncticofsa (shrubby), ij. Purple. August. 



-Spain. 1752. Half-hardy evergreen. 



grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). 1. Red. July. 



Italy. 1598 



C. grandiflora vnricga't'i (variegated-faiBcd!). 1-, 

 lied. July. Gardens. 



marifo'lia (marum-leaved). l. Purple. June. 



Spain. 1788. 



CA'LAMUS. (From kalom, the Arabic 

 word for a reed. Nat. ord., a section of 

 Palms [Palmacess]. Linn., 6-Hexandri<t 

 i-Bfonogynia.) 



The dark-coloured resin called Dragon's-blood 

 is the natural secretion of the fruit of C, dra'co. 

 Stove palms. Seed ; sandy loam. Summer temp., 

 60 to 80 ; winter, 50 to 55. 

 C. a'lbus (white). 50. E. Ind. 1812. 



dra'co (dragon). 50. E. Ind. 1819. 



li'ger (black). 20. Green. E. Ind. 1824. 



rude'ntum (cable). 200. Green. E. Ind. 1812. 



nt'rus (true.) 20. Green. Cochin China. 1812. 



Zala'cca (Zulacca). 20. Green. E. Ind. 1812. 



CALANDRI'NIA. (Named after Calan- 

 drinl, a German botanist. Nat. ord., 

 Purslanes [Portulaceae]. Linn., 11-1)0- 

 decandria \-Mono<jynia.} 



When grown from seeds, the hardy, as well as 

 the greenhouse and stove kinds, like a little pro- 

 tection, such as may be given by a slight hotbed, 

 in April, and a hand-light over it. Cuttings, 

 also, strike freely; light, sandy soil, well drained, 

 suits them well. 



HARDY. 



C. arena' ria (sand-fnAWttf ). $. Orange, red. 

 July. Valparaiso. 1831. Herbaceous 

 perennial. 



caule'scens (stemmed). Rose. August. Mexico. 



1827. Annual. 



compre'ssa (flattened). . Ross. August. 



Chili. 1826. Annual. 



mona'ndra (one-stamened). . lied. August. 



Chili. 1837- Annual. 



procu'mbens (lying-down). . Rose. August. 



Peru. 1827. Annual. 



specio'sn (showy). . Purple. June. Califor- 



nia. 1831. Herbaceous perennial. 



umbclla'ta (umbel-flowered). . Rose. July. 



Peru. 18-26. Annual. 



GREENHOUSE. 



7. Andre'wsii (Andrews'). Hose. August. W.. 

 Ind. 1812. Deciduous shrub. 



dfacolor (two-Kolovttfd'leaved), l. Rose. July. 



Chili. 1834. Herbaceous perennial. 



glau'cn (milky-green). Rose. August. Chili. 



182/. Annual. 



Lockha'rti (Lockhart's). Rose. June. Tri- 



nidad. 1825. Deciduous shrub. 



ni'tida (shining). Red. August. Chili. 



1837. Annual. 



pJiacospe'rma (lentil-seeded). Red. August. 



Chih. 1837. Biennial. 



STOVE. 



C. asce'ndens (ascending). . Purple. Brazil. 

 Herbaceous perennial. 



cilia' tn (hair-fringed). 4- Purple. August. 



Chili. 1823. Annual. 



grandifln'ra (large-flowered). 1. Purple. 



July. Chili. 1826. Herbaceous perennial, 



Lla'vea (La Llave's). April. Mexico. Herba- 



ceous perennial. 



paniculn'ta (panicled). 1^. Purple. July. S. 



Amer. 1816. Herbaceous perennial. 

 CALA'NTHE. (From kalos, beautiful, and 

 ant/ws, a flower. Nat. ord., a section of 



