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C. cefrnun (nodding-./?OM'v?0. 1. Blue June. 

 Cape of Good Hope. 1804. Biennial. 



dehi'scens (gaping). 1. Blue. July. E. Ind. 



1818. Annual. 



gra'cilis (slender). 1. Blue. June. N. S. 



Wales. 1794. Biennial. 



Ktora'lis (shore). 1. Blue. April. N.Holland. 



1820. Biennial. 



mo'lKs (soft). I- Purple. June. Sicily. 1788. 



Herbaceous perennial. 



Ottonia'na (Otto's). 1. Blue. July. Cape of 



Good Hope. 1825. Evergreen shrub. 



CAMPE'LIA. (From kampe, bending, and 

 helios, the sun; in reference to the flow- 

 ers bending round to the sun. Nat. ord., 

 Spidcrworts [Commelynacene]. Linn., f>- 

 Hexandria l-Monogynia. Allied to Ira- 

 descantia.) 



Stove herbaceous perennial; seeds in spring; 

 rich loam ; common stove treatment. 

 C. zano'nia (znnonia.- leaved). 2. Blue. July. W. 

 Ind. 1759. 



CA'MPHORA. Camphor-tree. (From cam- 

 phor, commercial name of its chief pro- 

 duct. Nat. ord., Laurels [Lauracese]. 

 Linn., Q-Enneandria I-Honogynia. Allied 

 to Cinnamomum.) 



Although camphor is secreted by many plants 

 in this order, and more particularly by some spe- 

 cies of cinnamon, the true camphor of commerce 

 is obtained from Ca'mphnr officinu'lis, and is a 

 product of the oil procured from the wood, 

 branches, and leaves, by means of dry distillation. 

 Camphor is chiefly manufactured in the Island of 

 Formosa, and from thence sent to Canton for ex- 

 portation. The hard camphor of Sumatra and the 

 camphor-oil of Borneo are the natural secretions 

 of Dryoba'laopscu'mphora. Stove evergreen tree ; 

 cuttings ; peat and loam ; cool stove. 

 C officina'lis (officinal. Camphor-tree}. 20. 

 Greenish-white. March. Japan. 1?27- 



CAMPOMANE'SIA. (Named after Campo- 

 manes, a Spanish naturalist. Nat. ord., 

 Myrtleblooms [Myrtaceae]. Linn., 12- 

 Icosandria \-Monogynia. Allied to Psi- 

 dium.) 



Its yellow, sweet-scented fruit, called palillo, is 

 eaten by the natives. Greenhouse evergreen 

 shrub ; cuttings of rather ripe shoots in sand, 

 under a bell-glass. Summer temp., 50 to 70; 

 winter, 40 to 45, 



C. lineatlfo'lia (lined-leaved). White. April. Peru. 

 1824. 



CAMPTE'BIA. (Stove Ferns. Allied to 

 Pteris and Blechnum [Polypodiacese]. 

 Linn., 23-Cryptogamia 1-Filices.) 



Divisions ; peat and loam. Summer temp., 60 

 to 75 ; winter, 45 to 55. 



C. biauri'ta (two-eared). Pale yellow and brown. 

 W. Ind. 1824. 



nemora'Hs (grove.) 1^. Brown. Isle of Bour- 



bon. 1823. 



CAMPYLA'NTHUS. (From campylos, a 

 curve, and anthoy, a flower. Nat. ord., 

 figworts [Scrophulariacese]. Liun., 2- 



Diandria 1-Monogynia. Allied to Ge- 

 rardia. ) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrub ; cuttings in sand 

 Of half-ripened shoots, under a bell-glass ; sanri\ 

 peat and fibry loam. Summer temp., 65 to 7o c j 

 winter, 40 to 50. 



C. salsoloi'des (salsola-like), 1, Purple. March. 

 Teneriffe. 1825. 



CAMPY'LIA. (A section of the Pelar- 

 goniums.) 



CANADA RICE. Tiza'nia. aqua' Ufa. 



CANARI'NA. (So named from being a 

 native of the Canary Islands. Nat. ord., 

 Bdlworts [Campanulacesej. Linn., 6- 

 Hexandria \~Monogynia. Allied to Light- 

 food a.) 



Greenhouse herbaceous perennials; cuttings o' 

 small side-shoots in sandy loam, under a hand- 

 light, but rather difficult to manage ; division of 

 the roots in spring, just as they begin to grow ; 

 and at that time, for a month or two, they like 

 the assistance of a hotbed ; at other times the 

 common treatment of the greenhouse will suit 

 them ; fibry loam, turfy peat, and a good portion 

 of sand ; pots, well drained. 

 C. campanula (campanula). 3. Orange. Janu- 

 ary. 1696. 



leeviga'ta (smooth). 3. Orange. January. 1825 



CANARY GRASS. Pha'laris. 



CANAVA'LIA. (From Canavali, its na- 

 tive name in Malabar. Nat. ord., Legu- 

 minous Plants [Fabaceae]. Linn., ifi- 

 Monadelphia 6-Uecandriu. Allied to Dio- 

 clea.) 



Stove perennial twiners, except where otherwise 

 specified ; seeds and cuttings in sandy soil, and in 

 h>->at, under a bell-glass; sandy loam. Summer 

 temp.. 60 to 75; winter, 50 to 55. 

 C. Bonarir.'nsis (Buenos Ayrean). 10. Purple. 

 July. Buenos Ayres. 



gladia'ta (sword-podded). 6. White, red. 



June. E. Ind. 17QO. 



obttuifu'iia (twisted-leaved). 6. Purple. July. 



E. Ind. 1820. 



emarglna'ta (end-notched-fcawd). 6. 



Purple. July. E. Ind. 1800. 



ro'sea (rose-coloured). 3. Purple. July. 



Jamaica. 1812. Evergreen creeper. 



ru'tilans (shining). Scarlet. 1847- Green- 



house evergreen twiner. 



CANDLEBERRY MYRTLE. My'rica. 



CANDO'LLEA. (Named after the gre.it 

 botanist, Decandolle. Nat. ord., Dille- 

 niuds [Dilleniaceas]. Linn.,18-Po/^a^/- 

 phia 2-Polyandria.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs, from Australia ; 

 cuttings in sandy peat, under a glass ; sandy 

 peat and fibry loain. Summer temp., 55 to 70 ; 

 winter, 40 to 45. 

 C. Bruno'ms (Brown's). 6. Yellow. May. 1837- 



cuneifo'rmis (wedge-shaped). 7. Yellow. 



July. 1824. 



Huge'lii (Hugel's). 6. Yellow. May. 183/. 



tetra'nda (four-stamened). 7. Vellow. June. 



1842. 



