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Orchids [Orchidacece], Linn., 20-Gy- 

 lumdria l-Monogyiiia.) 



Terrestrial orchids, all evergreens except C. 

 vesti'ta. Divisi ns and suckers; loam and peat, 

 lightened with band and charcoal, and enriched 

 by top-dressings of old cow-dung ; extra well- 

 drained, constantly moist, and the plants well ex- 

 posed to light. Summer temp., 60 to 80 ; win- 

 ter, 50 to 55. 



GREENHOUSE. 

 C. bi'color (two-coloured). Yellow. Japan. 1837. 



di'scolor (discoloured). White. Japan. 1837. 



furca'ta (forked). White. Luzon Isles. 1836. 



STOVE. 

 . austra'lis (southern). N. S. Wales. 18'23. 



brevico'rnu (short-horned). Rose. White. 



August. Nepaul. 1838. 



curculigoi'des(c\iTc\iligo-li\ic). 2. Orange. Oc- 



tober. Malacca. 1844. 



denslflo'ra (thickly-flowered), f. Yellowish. 



September. E. Ind. 1837. 

 fla'vicuns (yellowish-flowered). White, blue. 

 April. E. Ind. 1838. 



gra'cilis (slender). Greenish-yellow. Sep- 



tember. Khasya. 185 1. 



Masu'ca (Masuca). 2. Violet, purple. June. 



E. Ind. 1838. 



ochra'cea (ochre-coloured). Pale yellow. April. 



Japan. 1836. 



plantngi'nea (plantain - leaved}. Lilac. Fe- 



bruary. Nepaul. 1S3Q. 



Siebo'ldii (Siebold's). E. Ind. 1337. 



si/lvu'tica (wood). Wlute.changing to yellow. 



Madagascar. 1823. 



vcratrifo'lia (veratrum-leaved). 2. White. 



April. Java. 181Q. 



versi' color (various-coloured-/o?wered). Whit- 



ish-blue. August. Mauritius. 1S36. 



vesti'ta (clothed). 2. White and pink. No- 



vember. This has pseudo-bulbs. No 

 water given between December and 

 March, its time of rest. See The Cot- 

 tage Gardener, v. 166. 



vi'ridi fu'sca (greenish - brown). Greenish- 



brown. April. Assam. 



CALA'TI-IEA. (From kalatlios, a basket; 

 in reference to the leaves being worked 

 into baskets in South America. Nat. 

 ord.fMarantlia [Marantacese]. Linn., 1- 

 Monandrla 



Stove herbaceous perennials. Divisions ; sandy 

 peat and fibry loam. Summer temp., 60 to 75; 

 winter, 5b to 60. 



C.flave'fcens (pale yellow). 1$. Yellow. Au- 

 gust. Brazil. 1822. 



grandifo' lia (large-leaved). 2. Yellow. July. 



llio Janeiro. 1826. 



longittracteu'ta (long-bracted). I. Purple. 



July. Brazil. 1826. 



orbicula'ta (round-leaved). 2. Yellow. Au- 



gust. W. Ind. 1830. 



villo'sa (shaggy). 3. April. Brazil. 1825. 



viola'ceu( violet-coloured). 14- Purple. July. 



Brazil. 1815. 



zebrl'nii. (zebra-plant). 2. Red, yellow. Bra- 



zil. 1815. 



CALATHIAN VIOLET. Gentia'na pncu- 

 tnona' nthe. 



CALCAREOUS SOIL is a soil in which 

 chalk (carbonate of lime) predominates. 



The colour approaches to white, in pro- 

 portion. No soil is productive which does 

 not contain some chalk, or in which it 

 exceeds nineteen parts out of twenty. 

 From one to five per cent, is the usual 

 proportion in fertile soils. Calcareous 

 soils are rarely productive ; they are so 

 feebly retentive of moisture, that the 

 crops upon them are burnt up in sum- 

 mer ; and they reflect the sun's rays so 

 fully, that they remain unheated, and ve- 

 getation is late upon them in spring. 

 The best addition to such soils, to im- 

 prove their staple, is clay. 



CALCEOLA'RIA. Slipperwort. (From 



calceolus, a slipper; in reference to tho 



j shape of the iiower. Nat. ord., Fiyivorts 



[Scrophulariacete]. Linn., 1-Diandria 1- 



Jlfonof/ynia.) 



Herbaceous kinds, to bloom early, sow seeds in 

 August and September, and cuttings at the same 

 time. Shrubby kinds, for flower-garden decora- 

 tion, by cuttings of firm young shoots, under 

 glass, in September ; and again, in heat, in 

 March. Soil for pots, light and rich compost, 

 well drained ; for beds, a good loam should pre- 

 ponderate. Summer temp., 50 to 60 ; winter, 

 35 to 45. 



HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS. 

 C. amplexicau' Us (stem-clasping). 1$. Yellow. 

 June. Peru. 1845. 



arachnoi'des (cobweb-like). 1. Purple. June. 



Chili. 1827. 

 u'lbu (white-flowered). 1. White. June. 



conna'ta (base-joined-/et'erf). 3. Yellow. 

 | Chili. 1824. Biennial. 



I corymbo'sa (corymbose). 1. Yellow. May. 

 Chili. 1822. 



crenatijio'ra (scolloped- lipped). 14. Yel- 



low-spotted. June. Chili. 183). 



cuneifo'lia (wedge-shaped-leaved). l. Pale 



lemon. Bolivia. 1846. 



flexuo'aa (zigzag). 3. Yellow. Peru Mountains. 



1847. 



Fot/iergi'lti (Fothergill's). 4. Orange. April. 



Falkland Isles. 1777- 



PIerbertia'na( Herbert's). $ Yellow. June. 



Chili. 1828. 



pinna' ta (leafleted). 2. Yellow. July. Peru. 



17/3. Annual. 



plantagi'nea (plantain-feowrf), 1. Yellow, 



August. Chili. 182/. 



poly fo' lia (poly-leaved). 1. Yellow. July. 



Chili. 1827. 



purpu'rea ( purple-flowered). 1. Purple. Julv. 



Chili. 1827. 

 e'leqims (elegant). 1. Pale purple. June. 



Chili. 1832. 

 pi' eta (painted). 1. White, purple. June. 



Chili. 1832. 



SHRUBBY EVERGREENS. 



C. a' Ilia (wliite-flawered). 14. White. June. 

 Chili. 1844. 



angustiflo'ra (narrow-flowered). 14. Yellow. 



June. Peru. 1830. 



asce'ndens (ascending). I. Yellow. July. Cor- 



dilleras. 1826. 



j bi'color (two-coloured). 2. Yellow. August. 

 Peru. 1829. 



