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C.fla'ccida (feeble). 2. Orange. May. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1774. 

 ^-frutico'sa (shrubby). 2. Yellow. June. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1752. 



murica'ta (prickled). 2. Yellow. Decem- 



ber. Cape of Good Hope. 



oppositifo'lia (opposite-leaved). 2. Yellow. 



August. Cape of Good Hope. 17/4. 



sii/rutico'sa (sub-shrubby). 1. Yellow. De- 



cember. Cape of Good Hope. 1823. 



tra'gus (goat-rtA). 2. White, purple. May. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1774. 



visco'sa (clammy). 2. Orange. August. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1790. 



HABDY ANNUALS. 



C. aroe'nsis (corn-field). 2. Yellow. June. Eu- 

 rope. 1597. 



aste'rias (star). 1$. Yellow. August. Eu- 



rope. 1838. 



gra'cilis (slender). Yellow. June. Persia. 



1836. 



graminifo'lia (grass-leaved). 1. Yellow. 



May. Cape of Good Hope. 1531. 



hy'brida(hy\>r\di-Great-Cape). 1. White. June. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1752. 



inca'na (hoary). 1$. Yellow. July. Barbary. 



1796. 



Mexica'na (Mexican). $. Yellow. August. 



Mexico. 1829. 



nudicau'lis (naked-stalked). 1. White, purple. 



July. Cape of Good Hope. 1731. 



officina'lis (officinal. Common marigold}. 3. 



Orange. June. South of Europe. 1573. 



flo're-ple'na (double-flowered). 3. Orange. 



June. 



Pe'rsica (Persian). Yellow. June. Persia. 



1830. 



pluvia'lis (rainy. Small Cape marigold}. 1. 



White. June. Cape of Good Hope. 1693. 



sa'ncta (holy-pale-flowered). 2. Yellow. June. 



Levant. 1731. 



Si'cula (Sicilian). 1. Yellow. June. Sicily. 



1816. 



stella'ta (starred). 2. Yellow. July. Barbary. 



1796. 



CALE'YA. (Named after G. Caley, su- 

 perintendent of the Botanical Garden, St. 

 Vincent. Nat. ord., a small section of 

 Orchids [Orchidacese]. Linn., 20-Gynan- 

 dria l-Monogynia.) 



Greenhouse terrestrial orchids ; division of the 

 plants ; fibry peat, lumpy loam, and a littie 

 charcoal, well-drained. Summer temp., 60 to 

 80 ; winter, 55 to 60. 



C. ma'jor (greater). Green, brown. June. N. S. 

 Wales. 1810. 



mi'nor (less). Green, brown. June. N. 



Holland. 1822. 



nigri'ta (blackish -flowered}. Dark. Swan 



River. 



CA'LLA. (From kalos, beautiful. Nat. 

 ord., Orontiads [Orontiacese]. Linn., 7- 

 Heptandria 1 - Mo n oyy nia.) 



All greenhouse plants ; division of the plants 

 and roots; rich loam and peat; the marshy one 

 does well as an aquatic, and frequently stands out 

 of doors ; all generally need the protection of the 

 greenhouse in winter. 



C. ttroma'tica (aromatic). 2. White. July. China. 

 1813, Herbaceous perenniaL 



C. occu'lta (hidden-spiA-ed). White. May. China. 

 1817. Herbaceous perennial. 



palu'stris (marsh). . White. July. N.Amer. 



1/63. Perennial aquatic. 



pertu'sa (perforated). 6. White. May. W. 



Ind. 1752. Evergreen creeper. 



CALICO-BUSH. Ka'lmia latifo'lia. 



CALLIA'NDEA. (From kalos, beautiful, 

 and aner, a man ; referring to the sta- 

 mens, or male organ ; literally, beautiful- 

 stamened. The long, silky, purple or 

 white stamens of this genus are very beau- 

 tiful. Nat. ord., Leguminous Plants [Fa- 

 baceae]. Linn., 16-Monadelphia 8-Poly- 

 andria. Allied to Inga.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs ; cuttings of rather firm 

 young wood in sand, under a glass, in heat ; peat 

 and loam. Summer temp., 60 to 85; winter, 50* 

 to 55. 



C. Harri'sii (Mr. Harris's). 20. Rose. Brazil. 

 1845. 



pulche'rrima (fairest). 20. Mexico. -1822. 



Twee'dii (Tweedie's). 6. Scarlet, crimson. 



Mexico. 1845. 



CALLICA'EPA. (From fcalos, beautiful, 

 and carpos, fruit ; referring to the beau- 

 tiful berries. Nat. ord., Verbenas [Ver- 

 benacese]. Linn., k-Tetrandria 1-Mono- 

 yynia. Allied to Petrsea.) 



The leaves of C. lana'ta are eaten by the Cinga- 

 lese as a substitute for betel-leaves. Stove ever- 

 greens, except where otherwise specified ; cut- 

 tings in saady soil, in bottom-heat; loam and 

 peat. Summer temp., 60 to 75; winter, 50 to 

 55. 



C. America'na (American). 6. Red. June. N. 

 Amer. 1724. Greenhouse deciduous 

 shrub. 



arbo'rea (tree). 12. Purple. August. E. 



Ind. 1820. 



ca'na (hoary). 3. Purple. E. Ind. 173?. 



ftrrugi'nea (rusty). 2. Blue. June. Jamaica. 



1/9*. 



inca'na (very hoary). 4. Red. July. E. Ind. 



1800. 



lama'ta (woolly). 4. Purple. June. E. Ind. 



1788. 



lanccola'ria (spear-leaved). 4. Purple. July. 



E. Ind. 1822. 



longifo'lia (long-leaved). 3. White. Apr3. 



China. 1825. 



macrophy'lla (large-leaved). 6. Pink. India. 



1808. 



purpu'rea (purple). 3. Purple. July. E. Ind. 



1822. 



reticula'ta (netted). 4. Red. July. Jamaica. 



1820. 



rube'lla (reddish). 2. Red. May. China. 1322. 



CALLI'CHEOA. (From kalos, beautiful, 

 and c/iroa, colour ; referring to the bright- 

 yellow colour of the flowers. Nat. ord., 

 Composites [Asterace.Tg. Linn., 19-Syn- 

 genesia 2-Si<perjlua. Allied to Helenium.) 



Hardy annual ; seed sown in March on a slight 

 hotbed, under a hand-light, and transplanted m 

 patches, in the open border, at the end of April, 

 or beginning of May ; or it may be sown in the 



