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Maranths [Marantacesej. Linn., 2-Dian, 

 drin l-Hfonogynia.) 



Store herbaceous perennials. Divisions of the 



root; seed sown in hotbed; rich, open, loami 



soil. Summer temp., 60 to 80 ; winter, 50 to 55 



C.Achi'ras (Achiras). 5. Dark red. August 



Isle of Mendoza. 182g. 



angustifo'lia (narrow - leaved). 2. Scarlet 



April. S. Amer. 1854. 



auranti'aca (orange). 4. Orange. December 



Brazil. 1824. 



ca'rnea v flesh-coloured). 4. Flesh. December 



Brazil. 1822. 



eoccVnea (scarlet). 2. Scarlet. December, 



S. Amer. 1731. 



oompa'cta (compact). 2. Red. April. E, 



Ind. 1820. 



cro'cea (saffron-coloured). 2. Red. May. 1823. 



denuda'ta (naked). 2. Scarlet. June. Brazil. 



1818. 



latifo'lia (broad-leaved). 3. Red. May. 



Brazil. 1818. 



di'sculor (two-coloured-teae(f). 10. Scarlet. 



November. Trinidad. 182/. 



edu'lis (eatable). 3. Red. September. Peru. 



1820. 



escule'nta (esculent). 4. Red. December S. 



Amer. 1822. 



exce'lsa (lofty). 16. Scarlet. January. Brazil. 



1820. 



fla'ccida (weak). 5. Red. July. South Carolina. 



1788. 



giga'ntea (gigantic). 5. Red, yellow. De- 



cember. South Europe. 1809. 



glau'ca (milky-green). 2. Yellow. January. 



S. Amer. 1730. 



ru'bro lu'tea (yellow and red). 4J. Yel- 

 lowish-red. Augnst. Jamaica. 1834. 



ru'fa (reddish-brown). 2. Brown. July. 



S. Amer. 



1'ndica (Indian). 2. Scarlet. December. India. 



1570. 



macula! ta (spotted). 2. Reddish-yellow. De- 



cember. India. 



iridlflo'ra (iris-flowered). 6. Red. December. 



Peru. 1816. 



ju'ncea (rush-like). I. Red. May. Indies. 1820. 



Lagune'nsis (Laguna). 5. Yellow. Septem- 



ber. Laguna. 1 823. 



Lambe'rti (Lambert's). 4. Scarlet. May. 



Trinidad. 1819. 



lanceola'ta (spear-leaved). 3. Red. Decem- 



ber. Brazil. 1825. 



lanugino'sa (woolly). 6. Scarlet. April. Marant. 



1823. 



latifo'lia (broad-leaved). 10. Pink. Decem- 



ber. Brazil. 1820. 



limbatta (bordered). 3. Red. December. 



Brazil. 1818. 



to/tea (yellow). 2. Yellow. October. E. Ind. 



1829- 



occidentals (western). 3. Reddish-yellow. 



June. W. Ind. 1822. 



orientu'tis (eastern). 4. Red. June. E. Ind. 



1820. 



fla'va (yellow). 4. Yellow. June. E. 



Ind. 1820. 



macula'ta (spotted). Scarlet, yellow. Au- 

 gust. E. Ind. 15/0. 



pa 1 7rtda(pale- flowering}. 4. Pale yellow. June. 



W. Ind. J820. 



latifo'lia (broad-leaved). 3. Yellow. June. 



W. Ind. 18iO. 



pa'tens (spreading). 2. Reddish-yellow. May. 



Kio Janeiro. 1778. 



C.pedunculn > ta(long-fio\ter-&talked'). 6. Orange. 

 October. 1820. 



polymo'rpha (many-formed). 3. Red. De- 



cember. S.Amer. 1825. 



Reefvesii (Reeve's). 5. Yellow. May. China. 



1835. 



ru'bra (red). 3. Red. December. W. Ind. 



1820. 



rubricau'lis (red-stemmed). 3. Red. May. 



18-21. 



sangtti'nea (bloony). 4. Red. December. S, 



Amer. 1820. 



specio'sa (showy). 3. Red. August. S.Amer. 



1820. 



sylve'stris (wild). 5. Scarlet. December. S. 



Amer. 1 8VO. 



varia' bills (variable). 3. Red. December. 



India. 1822. 



Warszeu'i'czii (Warszewicz's). 3$. Scarlet. 



Costa Rica. 1849. 



CANNON-BALL TREE. Le'cythis. 



CANTERBURY BELLS. Campanula mc'- 

 dium. 



CA'NTHIUM. (From Cantix, its Mala- 

 bar name. Nat. ord., Cinehonads [Cin- 

 chonacese]. Linn., 5-Pentandria 1-Monv- 

 gynia. Allied to Psychotria.) 



Besides its beauty, it is one of those remedial 

 agents for which Cinchoaads are so much cele- 

 brated. A stove evergreen shrub. Cuttings of 

 half-ripened shoots in sandy soil, under a glass; 

 rich, fibry. sandy loam. Summer temp., 60 to 

 70 ; winter, 40 to 45. 



C. du'bium (doubtful). 8. White. July. E. Ind. 

 1824. 



CA'NTUA. ( Canlu is the Peruvian name, 

 tfat. ord., Pliloxworts [Polemoniacece]. 

 Linn., 5-Pentandria l-Monoyynia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs. Cuttings in sand, 

 under glass ; sandy loam and peat. Winter temp-, 

 40 to 45. 



C. bi 1 color (two-coloured). 4. Reddish-yellow. 

 May. Peru. 1846. 



buxifb'lia (box-leaved). 4. Rosy. April. 



Peruvian Andes. 1849. 



pyrifo'lia (pear-leaved). 3. Cream, March. 



Peru. 1846. 



CAPE JASMINE. Garde' tiiajlo'rida. 

 CAPE PHILLY'REA. Cassi'ne Cape'nsis, 

 CA'PPARIS. Caper-tree. (From Ara&ar, 

 he Arabic name for capers. Nat. ord., 

 lappands [Cappaiidacese]. Linn., 13- 

 Polyandria 1-Monogynia.) 



The flower-buds of C. spino'sa form a well-known 

 ickle. Stove evergreen shrubs, except where 

 therwise specified. Cuttings of ripe shoots in 

 and, under a glass, in moist heat ; sandy loam 

 nd fibry peat. All require protection, and most 

 f them the usual treatment of the plant-stove. 

 C. acumina'ta (long-pointed-teoyed). 6. White. 

 E. Ind. 1822. 



JEgypti'aca (Egyptian). 3. White. Egypt. 



1822. 



amygdali'na (almond-like). 6. White. W. 



Ind. 1818. 



aphy'lla (leafless). 4. White. E. Ind. 



1822. 



auricula' ta (eared). 6. White. 



