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front of the border in the end of April, and it will 

 blow later. 



C.platyglo'ssa (broad-rayed). 1. Yellow. Oc- 

 tober. California. 1835. 



CALLICO'MA. (From kalos, beautiful, 

 and coma, hair ; in reference to the tufted 

 heads of its yellow flowers. Nat. ord., 

 Cunoniads [Cunoniacese]. Linn., ll-Do- 

 decandria %-Digynia. Allied to Wein- 

 mannia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrub ; cuttings of half- 

 ripened wood, under a bell-glass, in sandy peat ; 

 sandy peat. Summer temp., 50 to 70 ; winter, 

 40 to 45. 



C. serratifo'lia (saw-leaved). 4. Yellow. June. 

 N. S. Wales. 1/93. 



CALLI'GONUM. (From kalos, beautiful, 

 and gonum, a joint; in reference to its 

 leafless joints. Nat. ord., Buckwheats 

 [Polygonacese], Linn., Il-Dodecandria 

 -Tetragynia. Allied to Polygonum.) 



This is a curious leafless shrub, a native of 

 Siberia, where the Calmucks, in times of scarcity, 

 pound and boil the roots, from which they obtain 

 a nutritious gum resembling tragacanth, to allay 

 their hunger ; while, by chewing the acrid 

 branches and fruit, they quench their thirst. 

 Hardy evergreen shrub ; cuttings under a hand- 

 giass, in spring and autumn ; sandy loam. 

 C, Palla'sia (Pallas's). 4. Green, white. August. 

 Caspian Sea. 1780. 



CALLIO'PSIS. Synonyme of COREO'P- 

 sis, which see. 



CALLIPHRU'RIA. (Derivation not ex- 

 plained. Nat. ord., Amaryllids [Amaryl- 

 lidacese]. Linn., Q-Hexandria I-Monogy- 

 nia. Allied to Eurycles.) 



Pretty Peruvian bulbs, flowerintr, when not in 

 leaf, like the Guernsey lily. Offset s ; sandy loam 

 and a little peat ; cold pit, or a warm border, and 

 protected during winter. 

 C. Hartwegia'na (Hartweg's). Yellow. Grenada, 



1843. 

 Herbertia'na (Herbert's). 



CALLI'PRORA. (From kalos, beautiful 

 and prora, a front ; referring to the front 

 view of the flowers. Nat. ord., Lilyworts, 

 in the Squill section [Liliacese], Linn. 

 6-Hexandria l-Monogynia) 



A pretty, hardy little bulb, with drooping 

 yellow flowers. Offsets ; shady, peaty border. 

 C. lu'tea (yellow-flowered'), f . Yellow. August 

 California. 1831. 



CALLI'PTERIS. Synonyme of DIPLA'- 

 ZIUM, which see. 



CALLI'SIA. (From kalos, beautiful. A 

 pretty species. Nat. ord., Spiderworls 

 [Commelynacese]. Linn., 3-Triandria 

 1-Monogynla. Allied to Tradescantia.) 



Stove evergreen trailer ; division of its creeping 

 roots; sandy loam and a little peat. Summer 

 temp., 60 to 70 ; winter, 45 to 55. 

 C, re'pens (creeping), i. Blue, June. W. Ind 

 1776. 



CALLISTA'CHYS. (From kalos, beautiful, 

 and stachys, a flower- spike. Nat. ord., 

 Leguminous Plants [Fabacese]. Linn., 

 [Q-Decaadria L-Monogynia. Allied to 

 Oxylobinsn . ) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs, except where 

 otherwise specified. Cuttings of half-ripened 

 side-shoots in April, in sand, under a bell-glass ; 

 andy peat, fibry loam, and a little charcoal. 

 Summer temp., 55 to 70; winter, 40 to 45. 

 C. cunea'ta (wedge-leaved'). 3. Yellow. July. 

 N. Holland. JS24. 



lanceola'ta (spear-teawed). 4. Yellow. June. 



N. Holland. 1815. 



ttnaritefo'lia (toad-flax-leaved). 6. Yellow. 



June. N. Holland. 1824. 



linea'ris (narrow-Jeaued). 2. Red. October. 



Swan River. 1838. 



longifo'lia (long-leaved). 5. Red, yellow* 



June. Swan River. 183p. 



ova'ta (egg-shape-Jea?;erf). 4. Yellow. June. 



N. Holland. 1815. 



retu'sa (jagged-ended - leaved}. 4. Yellow. 



July. N. Holland. 1830. 



CALLISTE'IIMA. China-Aster. (From 

 kalistos, most beautiful, and stemma, a 

 crown. Nat. ord., Composites [Astera- 

 ceffi]. Jjimn.,~\.Q-Syngfiiicsia 2-Sttperftua.) 

 This is the common name for the China-Asters. 

 Cassini, its author, however, changed it to Callis- 

 te'phus; but, as botanists acknowledge that the 

 whole order, as now arranged, is but " a tempo- 

 rary device," and that "the genera are need- 

 lessly multiplied," we adopt the more common 

 name until the whole order is re-arranged. Hardy 

 annuals. Seeds sown in a slight hotbed, in March, 

 hardened and transplanted in May. If pricked 

 out in a similar way to celery, they will well re- 

 pay the labour. Seeds may also be sown at thn 

 end of April, where the plants are to bloom ; an 

 open situation and a rich, loamy soil will answer 

 best. 



C. horte'nse (garden). 1J. Blue. July. China. 1731. 

 a'lbum (white.) l. White. July. China. 



1731. 

 ru'hrum (red). !. Red. July. China. 



1731. 

 variega'tum (variegated). 1$. Variegated. 



July. China. 1731. 

 mu'ltiplex (double). l. Variegated. July. 



China. 1731. 

 brachya'nthum (short-flowered). l- Blue. 



July. China. 1/31. 

 1'ndicum (Indian). 1. Blue/July. E. Ind. 1820. 



CALLISTEMMA CULTURE. Propagation. 

 These, being annuals, must be in- 

 creased by seed every year. It should 

 be saved from the best-formed and most 

 double flowers. Those with quilled flow- 

 ers are most esteemed. The colours 

 should also be taken into consideration 

 in saving seed. The self-colours should 

 be clear, divided, and bright; such as 

 have striped blooms ought to have the 

 colours well defined, not run into each 

 other, but distinctly separated. 



Soil. The soil should be light and 



