CAL 



CAM 



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

 Gynandria \-Monogyida. Allied to Li- 

 jjaris.) 



Half-hardy terrestrial orchid. Offsets from the 

 bulbs ; sandy loam and peat. Cold pit and frame, 

 or close to the side of a wall. 

 C. borea'lis (northern). . Rose, brown. January. 

 N. Amer. 1820. 



CALYPTKA'NTHES. (From kalyptra, a 

 veil, and anthos, a flower ; referring to the 

 way the flower-bud is hid by the cohe- 

 sion of the tips of the calyx, which falls 

 off like a cap when the flower expands. 

 Nat. ord., Myrtleblooms [Myrtacese]. 

 Linn., 12-Icosandria L-Monogynia. Al- 

 lied to Pimento.) 



The dried flower-buds of C. aroma'ticus are a 

 good substitute for cloves. Stove evergreen trees. 

 Layers and cuttings in heat ; loam and peat. 

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

 C. chytracu'lia (chytraculia). 20. White. April. 

 Jamaica. 1778. 



zuey'gium (zuzygium). 30. White. June. W. 



lad. 1778. 



CALYSTE'GIA. Bearbind. (From kalyx, 

 a calyx, and stega, a covering ; in refer- 

 ence to the calyx being hid by two bractes, 

 as is the case with a section of Bindweeds. 

 Nat. ord., Bindweeds [Convolvulacese]. 

 Linn., 5-Pentandria l-Monogynia. Allied 

 to Convolvulus.) 



C. pube'scens, received from China as a double 

 flower, has become single with Mr. Beaton. Cot- 

 tage Gardener, iv. 302. Hardy deciduous plants, 

 except where otherwise mentioned. Both the 

 creeping and twining species may be propagated 

 by divisions of the plant and root?. Common soil. 

 C. Catesbia'na (Mr. Catesby's). Rose. July. 

 Carolina. 181 6. Twiner. 



Dahu'rica (Dahurian). . Pink. July. Da- 



huria, 1823. Twiner. 



hedera'cea (ivy-like). Rose. June. Nepaul. 



1826. Half-hardy twiner. 



margina'ta (bordered). 3. Pink. July. N. 



Holland. 1824. Twiner. 



pube'scens (downy). 15. Pale rose. June. 



China. 1844. Twiner. 



renifo'rmis (kidney-shaped). Pink. June. N. 



5. Wales. 1822. Half-hardy. 



se'pium (great-hedge. Common Bindweed). 



6. White. July. Britain. 



incarna'ta (red-flowered). 6. Red. July. 



N. Amer. 



soldane'lla (soldanella -I eaved. Sea Bind- 



weed). Flame. June. Britain. Ever- 

 green trailer. 



spithama'a (span). 1. White. July. N. 



Amer. 1796. Twiner. 



sylve'stris (wood). 18. White. July. Hun- 



gary. 1815. Twiner. 



tomento'sa (woolly). June. N. Amer. 1818. 



Trailer. 



CA'LYTKIX. (From kahjx, a calyx, and 

 thrix, hair ; in reference to the divisions 

 of the calyx ending in long, bristly hairs. 

 Nat, ord., Frinye-myrtles [Chamselaucia- 

 cecej. Linn., 1%-Ieosandria l-Monogynia.} 



The calyx, in this small order, ends in awn-like 

 hairs, or bristles, or is broken up into fringes : 

 hence the name, of Fringe-myrtles. They are 

 beautiful little bushes, often not unlike Heaths, 

 with the fragrance of Myrtleblooms. Greenhouse 

 evergreen shrubs. Cuttings of points of shoots, 

 in April or May, in sand, under a bell-glass. 

 Summer temp., 50 to 70; winter, 35 to 45. 

 C. angula'ta (sharp-cornered). Yellow. May. 

 Swan River. 1842. 



au'rea (golden-flowered). Bright yellow. Swan 



River. 



brevise'ta (short-bristled). Pale lilac. May. 



Swan River. 1843. 



ericoi'des (heath-like). 2. White. N. Hoi- 



land. 1824. 



floribu'nda (many-flowered). 4. White. N. 



Holland. 1820. 



gla'bra (smooth). 4. White. May. N. Hol- 



land. 1818. 



glutino'sa (clammy). Yellow. Purple. May. 



Swan River. 



pube'scens (downy). 4. White. N. Holland. 



1S24. 



sapphiri'na (sapphire- coloured). 2. Blue. 



May. Swan River. 1843. 



sca'bra (rough-leaved and bracted). 4. White. 



June. South Australia. 1824. 



varia'bilis (changeable). Lilac. May. Swan 



River. 1842. 



virga'ta (twiggy-branched). 2. White. May. 



Australia. 1823. 



CAMARI'DIUM. (From camara,&r\ arched 

 roof; in reference to the arched tip of 

 the stigrna. Nat. ord., Orchids [Orchida- 

 cese]. Linn., %Q-Gynandrial-Monandria. 

 Allied to Maxillaria.) 



Stove orchid ; division ; shallow basket, or 

 raised above the surface of the pots, with sphag- 

 num, moss, and broken pots. Summer temp., 

 60 to Q0 ; winter, 55 to 65. 

 C. ochroteu'cum (yellowish-white). 1. White. 

 Brazil. July. Trinidad. 1823. 



CAMAEO'TIS. (From camara, an arched 

 roof; in reference to the form of the lip, 

 or labellum. Nat. ord., Orchids [Orchi- 

 dacese]. Linn., 2Q-Gynandria 1-Monan- 

 dria. Allied to Sarcanthus.) 



Stove orchids ; divisions ; block of wood, or 

 shallow pot, with plant raised above it, and the 

 lower part fastened with moss, peat, &c. Summer 

 temp., 66 to 90, with moisture ; winter, 55to 65. 

 C. Brazilie'nsis (Brazilian). White. May. Brazil. 

 1808. 



obtu'sa (blunt- teamed). Rose. April. India, 



1844. 



purpu'rea (purple-cowered). $. Purple. May. 



E. Ind. 1837. 



CAMA'SSIA. (From Quamash, so called 

 by the North American Indians, who eat 

 the bulbs. Nat. ord., Lilyworts [Lili- 

 acese]. Linn., 6-Hexandria l-Monogynia. 

 Allied to Scilla, or Squill.) 



A beautiful hardy bulb ; offsets and seeds, 

 which may be sown when ripe ; sandy peat, in a 

 shady situation. 



C. escule'nta (eatable). 2. Purple. July. Co- 

 lombia. 1827. 



