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and thamnns, a shrub. Nat. ord., Myrtle- 

 blooms [Myrtaceae]. Linn., 18-Polyadel- 

 ph.iaZ- Polyandria. Allied to Melaleuca.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs, natives of Aus- 

 tralia. Cuttings of young wood, firm at the base, 

 iti sand, under a bell-glass ; sandy peat and fibry 

 loam. Summer temp., 55 to 75; winter, 38 to 

 45. 

 C. clava'ta (club-leaved). 2. Scarlet. July. 1824. 



gru'cilis (slender-leaved). S. Scarlet. July. 



1803. 



Kni'phtii (Knight's). Blooms all year. 183Q. 



qu'idri'fida (four-cleft). 3, Scarlet. July. 1803. 



villo'sa (soft-haired). 3. Scarlet. July. 1803. 



CALO'TIS. (From kalos, beautiful, and 

 OMS, an ear ; in reference to the chaffy 

 scales of the pappus, or seed-head. Nat. 

 ord., Composites [Asteracese]. Linn., 19- 

 Syngenesla Z-Superflua, Allied to Bel- 

 lium.) 



Greenhouse herbaceous perennial. Divisions ; 

 sandy loam, bummer temp., 55 to 70 ; winter, 

 35 to 45. 



C. cuneifo'lia (wedge-leaved). 1. Blue. June. 

 N. Holland. 1819. 



CALO'TROPIS, (From kalos, beautiful, 

 and tropis, a keel ; referring to the flower. 

 Nat. ord., Asclepiads [Asclepiadacese], 

 Linn., 5-Pentandria 2-Digynia. Allied to 

 Schubertia.) 



C. gi%a'ntea is the Akund-yercutn, or Mudar- 

 plant of India, whose thick, miiky juice is a pow- 

 erful purgative. Stove evergreen shrubs. Seeds 

 in a slight hotbed, in March ; cuttings of half- 

 ripened shoots in sand, under a glass, in April ; 

 good, common, fibry loam and a little sand. Sum- 

 mer temp., 50 to 80; winter, 40 to 50. 

 C. giga'ntea (gigantic). 6. White. August. E. 

 Ind. 1690. 



pro'eera (tall). 10. White. April. Persia. 17U. 



CA'LTHA. Marsh Marigold. (A con- 

 traction of kalathos, a goblet; referring 

 to the form of the flower. Nat. ord., 

 Crowfoots [Ranunculacese]. Linn., 13- 

 Polyandria 6-Polygynia. Allied to Hel- 

 lebore.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials. Seeds, or di- 

 visions, in March or April ; common soil of the 

 border. A moist place, near a running stream, is 

 where they flourish most. 

 C. a'rctica (arctic). Yellow. May. N. Amer. 1827. 



asarifo'lia (asarum-leaved). 4. Yellow. April. 



Unilas. 1824. 



biflo'ra (two-flowered), f . White. June. N. 



Amer. 1827. 



flabellifo'tia (fan-leaved). 1. Yellow. April. 

 N. Amer. 1818. 



Govenia'na (Gowen's). North Ind. 1848. 



intege'rnma (entire-leaved). Yellow. May. 



N. Amer. 1827. 



leptose'pala (small-sepaled). 1. Yellow. May. 



N. Amer. 182?. 



mi'nor (smaller). L Yellow. May. Bri- 

 tain. 



no.' tans (floating). Yellow. May, Siberia, 



1816. 

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C. palu'stris (common-marsh). 1. Yellow. April. 



Britain. 

 flo're-ple'no (double-flowered). 1. Yellow. 



April. 



parnassifo'lia (parnassia-leaved). $. Yellow. 



April. N. Amer. 1815. 



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



Scotland. 



sagitta'ta (arrow-leaved). J. Green, yellow. 



November. Cape Horn. 1840. 



CALTROPS. Tri'bidus.. 



CALYCA'NTHUS. Allspice. (From kalyv, 

 a calyx, and anthos, a flower ; in reference 

 to the coloured calyx. Nat. ord., Caly- 

 canths [Calycanthaceae]. Linn., 12-Jco- 

 sandria 3-Polygynia.) 



The bark of C. flo'ridus, from its aromatic fra- 

 grance, is used as a substitute for cinnamon in the 

 United States of North America. Hardy deci- 

 duous shrubs. Layers, as fruit is seldom pro- 

 duced; rich, sandy loam, in a shady situation. 

 Ic is said, that by pulling out the terminal bud of 

 a shoot two flower-buds are produced ; and thus 

 the flowering season is prolonged. 

 C.fe'rtilis (fertile). 3. Brown. June. Carolina. 

 1726. 



flo'ridus (flowery). 6. Brown. June. Carolina. 



1726. 



asplenifo 1 lius (asplenium - leaved). 6. 



Brown. July. 

 fefrnx (fertile- flowered] . 6. Brown. July. 



inodo'rus (nearly-scentless). 6. Brown. 



July. 



longifo'lius (long -leaved). 6. Brown. 



July, 

 ova'tus (egg-8hape-/eats?d). 6. Brown. 



July. 

 variega'tus (variegated-teaed). 6. Brown. 



July. 



glau'cvs (milky-green -leaved). 6. Brown. May. 



Carolina. 1726. 



Iceviga'tus (smooth-beared). 3. Brown. June. 



N. Amer. 1806. 



macrophy'llus (large-leaved). 6. California. 



1848. 



oblongifo'lius (oblong-leaved). 4. Brown. 



May. N. Amer. 1820. 



ocddenta'lis (western). 7i- Scarlet. Sep. 



tember. California. 1831. 



Pennsylva'nicus (Pennsylvanian). 4. Brown. 



May. Pennsylvania. 1820. 



CALYCOPHY'LLUM. (From kalyx, calyx, 

 and phyllon, a leaf; referring to a divi- 

 sion of the calyx expanding into the 

 form of a leaf. Nat. ord., Cinchonads 

 [Cinch on acese]. Linn., 5-Pentandria 1- 

 Monogynia. Allied to Bouvardia.) 



Stove evergreen shrub. Cuttings of half- 

 ripe shoots in sand, under a bell-glass, in heat ; 

 loam, peat, and a little sand and charcoal. Sum- 

 mer temp., 60 to 85 ; winter, 50 to 55. 



C. candidi'ssimum (whitest). 20. White. Cuba. 

 1830. 



CALY'CULATE, having bractes so placed 

 as to resemble an outer or additional 

 calyx. 



CALY'PSO. (From kalypto, to conceal ; 

 in reference to its place of growth. Nat. 



