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C. me'dius (intermediate). 2. Purple. June. 

 Piedmont. 1819- 



onopordioi'des (onopordum-like). l. Purple. 



July. Iberia. 1818. 



orienta'Hs (eastern). 2. Purple. July. Iberia. 



1804. 



parviflo'rus (small-flowered). 2. Purple. July. 



South of Europe. 1781. 



podaca'nthus (foot-spined). 3. Purple. July. 



France. 181Q. 



pycnocc 1 phalus (dense-headed-7a/z'an). l. 



Purple. July. South of Europe. 1739- 



CARE'YA. (Named after Dr. Carey, a 

 celebrated divine and Indian linguist, 

 who devoted his leisure hours to garden- 

 ing and botany. Nat. ord., Barrington- 

 iads [Barringtoniacete]. Linn., 16-Jfo- 

 nadelphia $-Polyandria.} 



These splendid plants are fit associates to Bar- 

 ringtonia and Gustavia. Stove-plants, from the 

 East Indies ; cuttings, and dividing the roots ; 

 sandy loam one part, to two parts fibry peat, with 

 pieces of charcoal, and plenty of drainage, and 

 careful watering. Summer temp., 60 to 85; 

 winter, 55 to 60. 

 C. arbo'ren (tree). 8. Red and yellow. 1823. 



herba'cca (herbaceous). 1. Red and white. 



July. 1808. Herbaceous perennial. 



sphai'rica (round-fruited). 3. Red. 1803. 



Evergreen shrub. 



CA'RICA. Papaw-tree. (Named from 

 an erroneous idea that it was a native of 

 Caria. Nat. ord., Papayads [Papayacese]. 

 Linn., 22-Dioscia 9-Dccandria.) 



One of the tropical fruits grown in our stoves, 

 more for curiosity than for use. The Papaw fruit 

 (C. papa'va) is eaten, when cooked, in some parts 

 of South America, but not much esteemed by 

 Europeans. Stove trees ; cuttings of ripe shoots 

 in sandy soil, under a bell-glass, and in sweet 

 bottom-heat ; rich, loamy soil. Summer temp., 

 60 to 85; winter, 50 to 60. 

 C. cauliflo'ra (stem-flowering). 20. Green. Ca- 

 raccas. 1806. 



citrifo'rmis (orange-formed), 20. Yellowish. 



Lima. 1820. 



microca'rpa monoi'ca (small-fruited-monoe- 



cious). 20. Whitish-green. 1818. 



papa'ya (common papaw). 20. Green. July. 



India. 1690. 



pyrifo'rmis (pear-shaped). 20. Pinkish. Peru. 



1823. 



spino'sa (prickly). 20. Whitish-green. Guiana. 



1821. 



CAKI'SSA. (The derivation is not as- 

 certained ; but krishna-pakphula is the 

 Sanscrit name of C. Cara'ndas. Nat. ord., 

 a section of Dogbanes [Apocynacese]. 

 Linn., 5-Penlandria 1-Hfonogynia.) 



The milky juice of this and others in this order 

 of Dogbanes is manufactured into India-rubber. 

 The fruit of C. Cara'ndas furnishes a substitute 

 for red-currant jelly. Stove trees and shrubs ; 

 cuttings of ripe wood in sand, under a glass, in 

 hottom-heat; peat and loam. Summer temp., 

 60 to 85 ; winter, 50 to 55. 

 C. Cara'ndas (Carandaa). 15. White. July. 

 E. Ind. 1790. 



C. lunceola'ta (spear-leaved). 6. White. Julr. 

 N. Holland. 1822. 



ova'tu (egg-leaved). 15. White. August, 



N. Holland. 181Q. 



spina'rum (spiny). 20. White. July. E. 



Ind. 181Q. 



xylopi'cron (bitter-wooded). 12. White. 



July. Mauritius. 1820. 



CARU'NA. (Named after Charlemagne. 

 Nat. ord., a section of Composites [Astera- 

 ceaej. Linn., \9-Syngenesia 1-JEqualis.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials, except where 

 otherwise specified. Seeds of annuals in April ; 

 seeds and divisions of perennials. The Cape 

 species requires protection. Common soil. 

 C. acanthifo'lia (acanthus-leaved). 2. White. 

 June. Carniola. 1818. 



acau'lis (stemless). jj. White. June. Italy. 



1640. 



caule'scens (short-stemmed). 1. White. 



June. Switzerland. 1819- 



aggrega'ta (clustered). 2. White. July. 



Hungary. 1804. 



Biebersteinia'na (Bieberstein's). 2. August. 



Caucasus. 1816. 



corymbo'sa (corymbose). 3. Yellow. July. 



South of Europe. 1640. 



"Jana'ta (woolly). 3. Purple. June. South 

 of Europe. 1683. Hardy annual. 



lyra'ta (lyre-shaped-/eaped). ] . June. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1816. Greenhouse bi- 

 ennial. 



racemo'sa (racemed-./?ou>ered). 3. Yellow. 



July. Spain. 1658. Hardy biennial. 



Si'cula (Sicilian). 1. July. Sicily. 1827 . 



Hardy biennial. 



si'mplex (singly-lowered). lj. White. June. 



Hungary. 1816. 



CARLUDO'VICA. (Named after Charles 

 IV., of Spain, and Louisa, his queen. 

 Nat. ord., Screw-Pines [Pandanaceae], 

 Linn., 2l-Monoscia 9-Polyandria.) 



The leaves of all the Screw-Pines are set spirally 

 round the stem, which gives it a cork-screw ap- 

 pearance ; hence the name of this order. Stove 

 perennials; suckers; sandy loam. Summer temp., 

 60 to 80; winter, 50 to 55. 



EVERGREEN CLIMBERS. 



C.funi'fera (rope-bearing). 4. White. Trini- 

 dad. 1824. 



Jamaicc'nsis( Jamaica). 4. White. Jamaica. 



1825. 



HERBACEOUS SHRUBS. 



C. angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). 3. Greenish- 

 yellow. Peru. 1818. 



latifo'lia (broad-leaved). 3. Green. July. 



Peru. 1818. 



palma'ta (hand-leaped). 3. White. July. 



Peru. 1818. 



CARMICHAE'LIA. (Named after Capt. 

 H. Carmichacl, author of the Flora of 

 Tri&tan, da Acunha. Nat. ord., Legumi- 

 nous Plants [Fabacese]. Linn., \l-L>ia- 

 delphia k-Decandria. Allied to Indigo- 

 fera.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrub ; cuttings of side- 

 shoots under glass, in sand, in April or May} 

 sandy peat, and a very little fibry loam. Summer 

 temp., 55 to fl ; winter, 40 to 45. 



